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Hammers in the Heart
Random House Group Ltd 2013; US$ 13.34West Ham are back in the Premiership and, to celebrate, Pete May reflects on a lifetime of supporting the Irons. It's all here in Hammers in the Heart, from a full account of West Ham's triumph against Preston in the Coca-Cola Championship play-off final at Cardiff on 30 May 2005 to his early recollections of Bobby Moore, high-leg DM boots in the... more...
Science and Football VII
Taylor and Francis 2013; US$ 160.00Science and Football VII showcases the very latest scientific research into the variety of sports known as ?football?. These include soccer, the national codes (American football, Australian rules football and Gaelic football), and the rugby codes (union and league). Bridging the gap between theory and practice, this book is by far the most comprehensive... more...
Centre of Excellence
Birlinn 2013; US$ 10.14On 15 January 1972, James Menzies Renwick made his international rugby debut for Scotland against France at Murrayfield. He was 19 years old. In the years that followed he became, arguably, the most talented rugby player ever to pull on a Scotland jersey - running in some of Scotland's most celebrated and spectacular tries. During a 24- year playing... more...
Barbarians, Gentlemen and Players
Taylor and Francis 2013; US$ 63.95First published in 1979, this classic study of the development of rugby from folk game to its modern Union and League forms has become a seminal text in sport history. In a new epilogue the authors provide sociological analysis of the major developments in international ruby that have taken place since 1979, with particular attention to the professionalism... more...
The Heisman
HarperCollins 2009; US$ 13.99Close your eyes and picture the Heisman Trophy. The form is easy to conjure, a graceful, fluid pose that is football past and football present in one dignified figure ... The story of the Heisman Trophy is an american epic. -- from the Preface No sport in America can match the pageantry, raw emotion, and thrilling tradition of college football.... more...
Football
Taylor and Francis 2013; US$ 60.95The story of the creation of Britain's national game has often been told. According to the accepted wisdom, the refined football games created by English public schools in the 1860s subsequently became the sports of the masses. Football, The First Hundred Years , provides a revisionist history of the game, challenging previously widely-accepted beliefs.... more...
Rammer Jammer Yellow Hammer
Crown Publishing Group 2004; US$ 15.00"Fresh and funny? St. John has crafter a winner.? ? Tony Horwitz, author of Confederates in the Attic In the life of every sports fan, there comes a moment of reckoning. It may happen when your team wins on a last-second field goal and you suddenly find yourself clenched in a loving embrace with a large hairy man you?ve never met. . . . Or in the... more...
Wins, Losses, and Lessons
HarperCollins 2006; US$ 11.99One of the nation's most successful football coaches shares the story of his life, from his childhood and the forces that shaped him, to his military service and his career at Notre Dame and South Carolina. more...
Brumbies
Allen & Unwin 2006; US$ 31.81From humble beginnings ten years ago, the Brumbies have become Australia's most successful provincial rugby union side, winning the Super 12 series for the second time in 2004. This is the story of a club that has developed a unique culture and engenders fierce loyalty. more...
Coaching Football
McGraw-Hill 2006; US$ 19.95“This is the ultimate textbook for coaches and serious students of football.”. – John Robinson, former head coach, Los Angeles Rams and University of Southern California. From youth leagues to the pros—two of the winningest coaches in football update their top-selling instructional to help you improve your teams' skills. Written... more...









