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  'Unsuitable for Females' - The...

  Carrie Dunn

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  Discover the origins of the Lionesses that brought football home. 
  Shortlisted for the Sports Book Awards for Best Football Writing of the Year
  England's Lionesses are on the front and back pages; their stars feature on prime-time television; they are named in the national honours lists for their contribution to their sport and to society. The names of Lucy Bronze, Steph Houghton and Ellen White are emblazoned across the backs of children's replica jerseys. These women are top athletes – and top celebrities. But in 1921, the Football Association introduced a ban on women's football, pronouncing the sport 'quite unsuitable for females'.
  That ban would last for half a century - but despite official prohibition the women's game went underground. From the Dick, Kerr Ladies touring the world to the Lost Lionesses who played at the unsanctioned Women's World Cup in Mexico in 1971, generations of women defied the restrictions and laid the foundations for today's Lionesses - so much so that in 2018 England's Women's Super League became the first fully professional league in Europe...when just a few decades previously women were forbidden to play the sport in England at all.
  This book tells the story of women's football in England since its 19th-century inception through pen portraits of its trailblazers. The game might have once been banned because of its popularity – find out about the subversive women who kept organising their teams and matches despite the prohibition, who broke barriers and set records – the legends of the game who built the foundations of the stage upon which today's stars flourish.
  'At what feels like a pivotal moment, Carrie's forensic research and depth of knowledge make her the perfect person to guide us through the constantly changing landscape of women's football' - Kelly Cates, TV presenter

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  Building Champions - Paths to...

  Molly McElwee

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  Featuring a foreword by Billie Jean King.
  Since the turn of the century, women's tennis has established itself as one of the world's most unpredictable sports. With 36 different Grand Slam champions from 2000 to 2024, upsets have become the norm and underdog triumphs are almost guaranteed.
  These young winners are not all serve bots or baseline bruisers hailing from the tennis academy system. Instead, their origin stories differ considerably. A generation of Czech talent eclipsing the richest tennis nations; child prodigies like Coco Gauff modelled by her parents; Kim Clijsters defying the odds to become a comeback champion after giving birth; and Emma Raducanu crafting a coaching rotation system to achieve her fairytale in New York.
  This book maps out the complex, remarkable blueprints followed by champions from across the globe, as told by those in their inner circle, and explores what this generation of women can tell us about the future of the game.

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  Rigged Justice - How the College...

  John Vandemoer

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  Theformer Stanford University sailing coach sentenced in the Varsity Blues collegeadmissions scandal tells the riveting true story of how he was drawnunwittingly into a web of deceit in this eye-opening memoir that offers adamning portrait of modern college administration and the ways in which justiceand fairness do not always intersect. 
   Foreleven years, John Vandemoer ran the prestigious Stanford University sailingprogram in which he coached Olympians and All-Americans. Though the hours werelong and the program struggled for funding, sailing gave Vandemoer’s life shapeand meaning. 
  But earlyone morning, everything came crashing down when Vandemoer, still in hispajamas, opened the door to find FBI and IRS agents on his doorstep. He quicklylearned that a recruiter named Rick Singer had used him as a stooge in asophisticated scheme designed to take advantage of college coaches and play tothe endless appetite for university fundraising—and wealthy parents looking foran edge for their college-bound children. 
  Vandemoerwas summarily fired, kicked out of campus housing, his children booted fromcampus daycare. The next year of his life was a Kafkaesque hellscape, andthough he was an innocent man who never received a dime was the first person tobe convicted in what became known as the Varsity Blues scandal. 
  A truestory that reads like a suspense novel, Rigged Justice lays bare how asophisticated scheme could take advantage of college coaches and universitymoney—and how one family became collateral damage in a large governmentinvestigation that dominated national headlines.

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  Survival Is Not Assured - The...

  Geoff Powter, Michael Kennedy

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  Jim Donini has been an icon of American climbing for the past fifty years, pushing the boundaries of alpine ascents around the world, and inspiring generations with his achievements. In Survival Is Not Assured, award-winning author Geoff Powter dives into Donini's remarkable life story, exploring his groundbreaking climbs and his tumultuous experiences both on and off the rock. From the tragic death of his best friend in a car accident to his integral role in the Yosemite "Valley Uprising," Donini's life has been a roller coaster of highs and lows, but his spirit of resilience and determination has been unyielding. 
   
   
   
  Through personal interviews and never-before-shared stories, this authorized biography examines the life and legacy of this iconic climber, providing an inspiring and thought-provoking look at an American legend.

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  When Friday Comes - Football...

  James Montague

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  'Passionate and moving and provides further evidence of the universality of football' Jonathan Wilson, FourFourTwo 
   
  The definitive story of the Middle East's unstoppable rise to football superpower, and the road to the Qatar World Cup 
   
  When James Montague first began covering football in the Middle East two decades ago, people asked him what future there could possibly be for the beautiful game in one of the most volatile regions in the world. In the years that followed, it would become one of the biggest stories in global sport, from the from revolutionary ultras of the Arab Spring and the takeover of some of the world's biggest clubs by the Emirati super rich, to Qatar's controversial journey towards hosting the 2022 World Cup finals. 
   
  The only Western journalist covering the story on the ground from the very beginning, James Montague tells the definitive tale of the region's rise to ultimate power player in the global game in a fully revised and updated edition. Travelling to every country in the Middle East and meeting fans, players, workers and campaigners, he paints an unforgettable picture of football in a controversial, vibrant and surprising new world.

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  Man City Quiz Book - 1000...

  Mart Matthews

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  How much do you really know about the club you love? You can find out by exploring the 1000 questions set out in 100 categories that make up this fascinating Man City FC Quiz Book.
  It's not often that books on football make reference to Basil Fawlty, James Bond, Haydock Park Racecourse, Harley Davidsons or Nijinsky, but this one does!
  'Call Yourself a City Fan?' is a quirky challenge for real City fans who can test themselves or take each other on, with the emphasis on enjoyment and discovery.
  Try these questions for size:
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