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Bloomsbury presents Rulebreakers and Ghost Runners: The British women who asserted their right to run by Katie Holmes, read by Lydia Thomson The incredible untold stories of the British women who broke the rules and pioneered female running today Did you know that until April 1975 women in the...

Bloomsbury presents The Gentleman: Gianluca Vialli and How He Changed English Football Forever by Luca Dal Monte, read by Luis Soto 'I loved Gianluca. As a person and as a player. All Chelsea fans do and we always will. If you want to understand why or just bask in his glory, read this book' –...

This raw, rags-to-riches sports memoir reveals the brutal toll of escaping urban poverty for global football fame. Narrated with the intimacy of a late-night confession, this gripping underdog journey speaks directly to anyone battling adversity or seeking high-energy motivation during a...

With four World Series rings, baseball legend Darryl Strawberry is one of the greatest hitters in the long history of the New York Mets, with a home-run record that held for 37 years. But Darryl’s success on the baseball field came hand-in-hand with personal challenges that included substance abuse, divorces, cancer, and jail time. Two decades ago, he overcame the demons brought on by his childhood traumas and found true redemption and restoration. Today, as an ordained Minister of the Gospel, his purpose and passion is helping others transform their lives.

talkSPORT stalwart Ian Danter holds nothing back in this gripping account of how a Brummie wannabe rock star became one of the UK’s best-known sports broadcasters. After a dramatic late 20s career shift from guitar sales to local–and then national–radio, Ian reveals how he developed his natural talents behind a mic alongside legends such as Alan Brazil, Adrian Durham, Hawksbee and Jacobs, Jeremy Kyle and many more.

Ein außergewöhnliches Leben in zehn Lektionen Jet Li gelang ein wahrhaft drachengleicher Aufstieg. Geboren in extremer Armut, gewann er mit nur zwölf Jahren die chinesischen Kampfkunst-Meisterschaften. Noch vor seinem 20. Lebensjahr war er fünffacher Meister und suchte neue Herausforderungen...

O maior lutador de jiu-jítsu do mundo e autor do best-seller Respire, Rickson Gracie traz um livro inspirador sobre os poderes invisíveis dentro de todos nós. Um dos primeiros lemas da família Gracie dizia que "a autoconfiança e a paz de espírito adquiridas ao aprender jiu-jítsu vão...

Amanal Petros ist die „German Machine" – der erste Deutsche in der absoluten Weltspitze des Langstreckenlaufs. Doch sein Weg dorthin begann nicht auf einer Tartanbahn, sondern mit der Flucht aus Äthiopien. In seiner packenden Autobiografie erzählt der deutsche Rekordhalter im Marathon und Vizeweltmeister von 2025 erstmals seine ganze Geschichte: von der Ankunft in Deutschland mit 16 Jahren bis hin zum Silber-Märchen von Tokio.

With a foreword by Lance Franklin. Highly respected AFL coach John Longmire spent 14 years leading the Sydney Swans, taking them to a triumphant premiership in 2012 before four agonising Grand Final defeats over the next decade. In this rare insight into what makes a modern-day coach tick...

Após seu premiado relato sobre Roger Federer, Christopher Clarey, um dos mais renomados escritores de tênis do mundo, volta seu olhar para Nadal, a força da natureza espanhola. O tenista venceu em todas as superfícies ao longo da carreira, consagrando-se como um dos maiores jogadores de todos os tempos: conquistou dois títulos em Wimbledon na grama, quatro títulos no Aberto dos Estados Unidos em quadras duras e até uma medalha de ouro olímpica. Mas no saibro, a superfície mais desafiadora do esporte, é onde tudo conspira a seu favor.

I chose violence. Not because I had to. Because I wanted to. I didn’t grow up in the streets. I grew up on a wealthy island outside Stockholm. And I still chose this life. This is the true story of how I became part of one of Europe’s most feared football firms and what it actually felt like to be there. Not written by a journalist. Not based on rumours. I lived it. I took on a leading role within an AIK sub-group connected to the main firm, moving through a world that stretches across Sweden and into Europe. Sweden’s hooligan scene is not what people think. It’s not chaos. It’s not random.

Struggle. Overcome. Inspire. For Jacky Hunt-Broersma, a cancer diagnosis in her mid-twenties brought a life-changing challenge: a below-the-knee amputation. Navigating her new reality, Jacky first kept her difference hidden as she learned to walk and do daily activities using a prosthesis. Years...

A riveting exposé of professional tennis by revered journalist Matthew Futterman (of The New York Times and The Athletic), The Cruelest Game offers never-before-reported access to the daily routines, mindsets, and personal trials faced by today’s major stars and tomorrow’s rising newcomers...

A fitting tribute to the most popular and provocative professional wrestler of all time. Step into the ring as David Shoemaker wrestles with the legacy of the iconic Hulk Hogan. Why Hulk Hogan Matters traces the explosive heat and heel turns of how Hulk Hogan became a true cultural phenomenon...

From Michelle Akers to Megan Rapinoe, bold and inspiring profiles of the pioneers, champions and future heroines of women's soccer around the world. Women's soccer has come a long way. The first organized games on record -- which took place three hundred years ago in the Scottish Highlands --...

En 1983, el ciclismo español se encontraba en un coma profundo: la secreta línea de continuidad que llevaba de Trueba a Fuente y Ocaña, pasando por Berrendero, Ruiz, Loroño, Bahamontes o Jiménez, se había roto. Con la retirada del conquense y del asturiano, con la decadencia del legendario...

In The Backcourt, bestselling author Marquez Price delivers an unforgettable sports biography that transcends the game of basketball to explore the deep bonds of friendship and the perseverance of the human spirit. Delano Price and Hoegie Simmons were high school basketball prodigies whose dynamic chemistry electrified their Tucson community. Dubbed the ultimate backcourt duo, their story was destined for greatness—until life’s unexpected turns separated them.

Before Tiger. Before Topgolf. Before luxury golf resorts became corporate playgrounds… there was the caddy yard. Step into the unforgettable world of 1950s and 1960s Chicago golf culture in Confessions of a Country Club Shoeshine Boy, a hilarious, heartfelt, and deeply nostalgic memoir by Bob Hrad. Raised in a crowded Catholic family on the South Side of Chicago, Bob grew up surrounded by priests, nuns, caddies, golfers, country club workers, and unforgettable neighborhood characters.

El increíble relato de una proeza humana que ya forma parte de la historia del toreo. El tratamiento de electrochoquess contra una depresión resistente con episodios disociativos le había provocado pérdida de memoria. Sin embargo, consiguió llegar a su primera corrida del año y firmó la temporada más rotunda y conmovedora de su vida, una obra artística y humana contra toda lógica. Un ejercicio de superación descarnado que abre también una reflexión sobre la salud mental en el hermético mundo del toro.

الهتاف الشهير "جوهري.. جوهري" لم يكن مجرد كلمات يكافئ بها جمهور مصر مدرب المنتخب الوطني على إنجازاته، وإنما برهانًا على وجود شخصية متفردة وشديدة الخصوصية في تاريخ اللعبة الشعبية الأولى على أرض المحروسة، له صولات وجولات وتحديات عظيمة أسعدت الشعب المصري، وانكسارات كانت لها أسبابها. رحل محمود الجوهري ولم يكتب سيرته الذاتية، لكن صنيعته من النجوم والأساطير في سماء الكرة المصرية يحملون له ذكريات وحكايات اختصوا بها صفحات هذا الكتاب ليكون بمثابة شهادات للتاريخ تكتب السيرة الذاتية للجنرال.