NEW TITLES 2016
COLLISION COURSE THE OLYMPIC TRAGEDY OF MARY DECKER AND ZOLA BUDD jason henderson
A gripping exploration of one of the most famous moments in Olympic history Mary Decker’s clash with Zola Budd at the 1984 Los Angeles Games is one of the biggest and most controversial events in Olympic history. Using this famous moment as its focal point, Collision Course tells the story of two of the best-known and greatest athletes of all time, analyses their place in history as pioneers of women’s sport, and lifts the lid on two lives that have been filled with sporting and political intrigue that, until now, has never been fully told. ISBN: 9781909715363 Publication: 29 July 2016 Extent: 320pp Rights: World All Languages
Price: £12.99 Format: 234 x 156mm pbk Illustrations: 16pp colour plates eBook ISBN: 9780857909022
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BEHIND THE RYDER CUP THE PLAYERS’ STORIES peter burns with ed hodge
Packed full of exclusive and previously untold stories from all 40 Ryder Cups With exhaustive research and exclusive new material garnered from interviews with players and captains from across the decades, Behind the Ryder Cup unveils the compelling truth of what it means to play in golf’s biggest match-play event, where greats of the game have carved their names into sporting legend. ISBN: 9781909715318 Publication: 14 July 2016 Extent: 480pp Rights: World All Languages
Price: £20.00 Format: 234 x 156mm hbk Illustrations: b/w & col. throughout eBook ISBN: 9780857908858
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PEP GUARDIOLA THE EVOLUTION martí perarnau
The astonishing sequel to the best selling Pep Confidential For three extraordinary seasons at Bayern Munich, Martí Perarnau was given total access around the German super club – to its players, its backroom staff, its board members and, above all, to its manager, Pep Guardiola. In the follow-up to his critically acclaimed account of Guardiola’s first full season at Bayern, Pep Confidential, Perarnau now lifts the lid on the Catalan’s whole tenure in Bavaria and how those experiences have shaped the man who now leads Manchester City’s assualt on English football and the club’s quest for European glory. ISBN: 9781909715493 Publication: 03 November 2016 Extent: 384pp Rights: EL UK, Rep. of Ireland, US
Price: £14.99 Format: 234 x 156mm pbk Illustrations: 16pp colour plates eBook ISBN: 9780857909220
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PERSEVERED THE EPIC STORY OF HIBERNIAN’S 2016 SCOTTISH CUP CAMPAIGN aidan smith
The complete story of an historic season at Hibs that also looks at all the agonising near-misses at glory down the decades One hundred and fourteen years and no Scottish Cup for Hibernian. And then came 2016 and a run all the way to the final at Hampden. Hibs couldn’t finally, at long, long last, win the infernal, blasted thing ... could they? Aidan Smith takes us on the turbulent journey that was Hibs’ 2016 Scottish Cup Campaign, through a season of peaks and troughs which, despite everything, finally delivered that elusive Cup victory Hibs fans have craved for so long. ISBN: 9781909715479 Publication: 11 November 2016 Extent: 240pp Rights: World All Languages
Price: £14.99 Format: 234 x 156mm hbk Illustrations: 16pp col. plate section eBook ISBN: 9780857909213
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RUNNING THE SMOKE 26 FIRST-HAND ACCOUNTS OF TACKLING THE LONDON MARATHON michael g. mcewan
A fascinating biographical examination of what it is like to run the world’s most famous foot-race Running The Smoke tells the story of what it’s like to take part in the London Marathon in the most enlightening and enriching way possible: using 26 first-hand accounts from elite runners, celebrities and fun-runners. Whether you are preparing for your first marathon or your 100th, Running the Smoke will give you the encouragement, insight, belief and inspiration you need to cross that line. ISBN: 9781909715387 Publication: 01 October 2016 Extent: 320pp Rights: World All Languages
Price: £14.99 Format: 234 x 156mm pbk Illustrations: 16pp colour plates eBook ISBN: 9780857903327
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BEHIND THE SILVER FERN PLAYING RUGBY FOR NEW ZEALAND tony johnson & lynn mcconnell
Behind-the-scenes stories from world famous All Blacks, from the 1905 ‘Originals’ to the 2015 World Cup winners This is a complete history of rugby’s most famous yet enigmatic team, the New Zealand All Blacks, told by the men who have had the honour of wearing the iconic black jersey. From the legendary 1905 ‘Originals’ all the way through to Richie McCaw’s record-breaking back-to-back World Cup champions of 2015, this is a history of the All Blacks like you have never experienced it before – told, definitively, by the men who have been there and done it. ISBN: 9781909715424 Publication: 03 November 2016 Extent: 480pp Rights WAL: (exc. New Zealand)
Price: £20.00 Format: 234 x 156mm hbk Illustrations: Colour throughout eBook ISBN: 9780857903334
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NO BORDERS PLAYING RUGBY FOR IRELAND tom english
– Irish Independent – Rugby World ISBN: 9781909715462 Publication: 20 October 2016 Extent: 352pp Rights: World English Language
Price: £14.99 Format: 234 x 156mm pbk Illustrations: illustrated throughout eBook ISBN: 9780857908445
BEHIND THE THISTLE PLAYING RUGBY FOR SCOTLAND david barnes and peter burns with john griffiths
‘Takes the reader as close to the action as it is possible to get, short of invading the pitch’ – The Scotsman ISBN: 9781909715035 Publication: 01 February 2016 Extent: 400pp Rights: World
Price: £14.99 Format: 234 x 156mm pbk Illustrations: illustrated throughout ebook ISBN: 9780857906014
BEHIND THE LIONS PLAYING RUGBY FOR THE BRITISH & IRISH LIONS stephen jones, tom english, nick cain, david barnes, with peter burns and john griffiths
Over 18,000 copies sold – Rugby World ‘Utterly compelling’ – Planet Rugby ISBN: 9781909715448 Publication: 11 November 2016 Extent: 400pp Rights: World All Languages
Price: £14.99 Format: 234 x 156mm pbk Illustrations: illustrated throughout eBook ISBN: 9780857905291
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MONEY THE LIFE AND FAST TIMES OF FLOYD MAYWEATHER tris dixon ‘detailed and compelling’ – Thomas Hauser, Ring Magazine ‘exhaustively researched . . . worthy of a spot on anyone’s boxing bookshelf’ – Boxing News ISBN: 9781909715356 Publication: 01 June 2016 Extent: 320pp Rights: World English Language
Price: £12.99 Format: 234 x 156mm pbk Illustrations: 16pp colour plates eBook ISBN: 9780857908438
GRAND PRIX: THE KILLER YEARS EXTENDED INTERVIEWS FROM THE BBC FILM john l. matthews ‘Sober, shocking’ – Daily Telegraph ‘Tragic, brilliant’ – Autosport ISBN: 9781909715417 Publication: 01 March 2016 Extent: 208pp Rights: UK & Commonwealth ex Canada
Price: £8.99 Format: 198 x 129mm pbk Illustrations: b/w illustrations eBook ISBN: 9780857909053
THE SECRET AGENT INSIDE THE WORLD OF THE FOOTBALL AGENT the secret agent ‘exposes the truth about the life of football’s middle men . . . [offers] honest answers and a deeper understanding of the role of football agents in the industry’ – Daily Telegraph ISBN: 9781909715431 Publication: 01 June 2016 Extent: 304pp Rights: World English Language
Price: £9.99 Format: 198 x 129mm pbk eBook ISBN: 9780857908155
THE ROAD TO LISBON A NOVEL martin greig and charles mcgarry ‘Jack Kerouac’s On the Road meets David Peace’s The Damned United in this spectacular novel’ – Scottish Daily Mail ISBN: 9781909715394 Publication: 01 October 2016 Extent: 256pp Rights: World
Price: £7.99 Format: 198 x 129mm pbk eBook ISBN: 9780857901903
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