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Cover of Lahore To London
by Younis Ahmed
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2016

Younis Ahmed was a talented, attacking middle-order batsman who left his native Pakistan to forge a successful career in cricket around the globe. But he is not remembered for his vibrant batting. Instead it is for moments of controversy: an international ban for touring apartheid-era South Africa,...
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Arthur Carr

The Rise and Fall of Nottinghamshire's Bodyline Captain

by Peter Wynne-Thomas
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2017

When Arthur Carr played his last first-class cricket match in 1934, it was the end of an impressive career which saw him play for Nottinghamshire for 25 years, lead England as captain and score 45 centuries. Yet Carr graced Trent Bridge little in the years after his retirement. The reason?...
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The Prodigal Platypus

"The story of God's endless love and forgiveness"

by Lisa Griffin
Language: English
Release Date: April 8, 2016

A children's eBook about the parable of God's endless love and forgiveness---as you've never heard it before! This book features the 'Read Aloud' feature. If you device supports Read-Aloud; the words highlight as they are read to you. This helps the young person with reading skills while being entertaining....
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The Champion Band

The First English Cricket Tour

by Scott Reeves
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2014

In 1859, twelve cricketers left Liverpool to embark on the first overseas tour by a representative England side. Their destination was the place where cricket looked most likely to flourish: Canada and the United States. It was not an easy trip – the English players experienced death on...
Cover of The English Cricketers’ Trip to Canada and the United States
by Fred Lillywhite
Language: English
Release Date: September 15, 2014

In 1859, Fred Lillywhite accompanied the twelve top cricketers of the day to Canada and the USA. It was a turning point in the history of the sport – the first overseas cricket tour by an English side. Lillywhite’s account of the trip means that this crucial moment is recorded in detail,...
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Teddy

The Life and Times of Major EG Wynyard DSO, OBE

by Richard Evans
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2018

Described as one of the greatest all-round athletes of the Victorian era, Teddy Wynyard lived a remarkable and action-filled life which encompassed far more than just the sports field. His path crossed with those of Robert Baden-Powell, Arthur Conan Doyle and Winston Churchill, while he shared a wicket...
Cover of Keep Turning Left
by Scott Reeves
Language: English
Release Date: September 30, 2013

Success in the world of Formula 2 stock car racing takes a rare combination of aggression, skill and luck. Only the best drivers get to race under the gold roof of the World Champion. In KEEP TURNING LEFT, twelve top F2 drivers give an open and honest account of racing bumper to bumper in...
Cover of Still Turning Left
by Scott Reeves
Language: English
Release Date: October 19, 2013

When 35 of the best stock car racing drivers came together to contest the World Championship in September 2013, few people predicted that James Rygor would come from the back of the grid in his debut World Final to claim the greatest prize in the sport. Yet Rygor snatched glory in the dying...
Cover of Gold Top: The John Lund Story
by Scott Reeves
Language: English
Release Date: August 31, 2013

In 1987, John Lund’s eleven year struggle behind the wheel finally came good – he won the stock car World Final. Little did he realise that over twenty years later he would still be part of the sport, having won the World Final more times than any other. GOLD TOP tells the story behind...
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The Father of Modern Sport

The Life and Times of Charles W Alcock

by Keith Booth
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2015

SHORTLISTED FOR THE CRICKET SOCIETY BOOK OF THE YEAR 2002 A model Victorian sporting all-rounder, Charles Alcock was a prime mover in the development of both football and cricket as the world’s biggest sports. As a player, he was the first ever footballer to be ruled offside, the...
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by PJ O'Donnell
Language: English
Release Date: April 19, 2018

I have written two books about Whitehead. The first, Whitehead: The Town with No Streets, is a comprehensive history of the development of the town from its early beginnings to the present day. The second is a history of Whitehead Golf Club, expanded from a chapter in the original book and written...
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by Paul Harrison
Language: English
Release Date: August 31, 2013

“I just feel that my time has come.” When Paul Harrison uttered those words before the Formula 1 Stock Car World Final in 2011, he was about to make history. It was the culmination of a life spent trying to match his father’s achievement and wear the gold roof that signifies the World...
Cover of The Bank Clerk Who Went To War

The Bank Clerk Who Went To War

Memories of a Professional Cricketer

by Ian Addis, Andrew Radd, David Steele
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2018

‘Who’s this grey-haired bleeder?’ Few people expected the slim, bespectacled 33-year-old who made his Test debut at Lord’s in 1975 to be the one to rescue England after a first Test thrashing in the Ashes – especially after he took a wrong turn in the pavilion on his way to the middle....
Cover of Only Gold Matters

Only Gold Matters

Cecil Griffiths, The Exiled Olympic Champion

by John Hanna
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2014

He was one of Wales’ greatest athletes. But he could have been even greater. Cecil Griffiths won an Olympic gold medal in 1920. Then his running career was shattered, banned by the athletics authorities for receiving prize money in wartime charity races as a junior. Although this working-class...
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