Simon Schuster Uk: 575 books
Engage
The Fall and Rise of Matt Hampson
Language: English
Release Date: August 18, 2011
SHORTLISTED FOR THE WILLIAM HILL SPORTS BOOK OF THE YEAR PRIZE
CROSS SPORTS BOOK AWARDS BIOGRAPHY OF THE YEAR
'Engage!' was the last word Matt Hampson heard before dislocating his neck while in rugby training with other young England hopefuls.
On a cold, grey, overcast day in 2005, the...
More Blood, Sweat and Beers
World Cup Rugby Tales
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2011
In More Blood, Sweat and Beers, World Cup-winning rugby legend Lawrence Dallaglio shares his favourite stories from his time at International rugby's greatest tournament. With razor-sharp wit and good humour he lets the reader behind the closed doors of the tournament, to see what happens on and off...
Bulgarian Bruises, Bloodgate and Other Stories
The Changing World of Rugby
Language: English
Release Date: May 23, 2013
In his almost 20 years in the sport, Will Greenwood has achieved just about everything a professional rugby player could ever aspire to, playing an integral role in the World Cup-winning campaign of 2003, and achieving great things with England beyond that at the Six Nations and on tour with the Lions.
Never...
by Ivan Ponting
Language: English
Release Date: October 25, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: October 25, 2012
George Best was sheer magic. Plucked from the mean streets of Belfast by a canny old scout, he astonished everyone at Old Trafford with his unique gift for the game, bursting into Matt Busby's first team at 17. He starred as Manchester United won the League title in 1964/65 while still in his teens...
by Robson Green
Language: English
Release Date: May 23, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: May 23, 2013
Actor and passionate fisherman Robson Green is on a mission to discover the weird, the wonderful and the way-off-limits that the angling world has to offer.
Working alongside some of the finest in their field, his exhilarating adventure series Extreme Fishing with Robson Greentakes him to the...
Doctor Socrates
Footballer, Philosopher, Legend
Language: English
Release Date: March 9, 2017
**'Compelling from start to finish...Downie does full justice to an extraordinary life' Pete Davies, author of All Played Out.
A stunning new biography of Socrates, the iconic captain of the greatest Brazil side never to win the World Cup.**
Socrates was always special. A hugely talented...
Scholes
My Story
Language: English
Release Date: September 13, 2012
Paul Scholes is one of the most revered footballers of the modern era, both at home and internationally. A one-club player, he has served Manchester United for more than sixteen years, making over 600 appearances in that time -- the fourth highest number of appearances by any player for the club....
Out of Bounds
Legendary Tales From the 19th Hole
Language: English
Release Date: September 27, 2012
Sam Torrance is British golf's greatest personality and in Out of Bounds he has drawn together his favourite golfing stories. Well known and loved for his insights and anecdotes in his commentary, he divulges tall tales from the great, the good and the not-so-good in the world of golf, from Ryder...
Beefy's Cricket Tales
My Favourite Stories from On and Off the Field
Language: English
Release Date: October 10, 2013
Life is very rarely dull or quiet when Sir Ian Botham is around. One of Britain's greatest sportsmen, 'Beefy' has always worked hard and played hard, and this book reflects that. Botham has compiled some of his favourite stories from a life devoted to cricket and brought them all together in one volume....
Behind the Shades
The Autobiography
Language: English
Release Date: September 4, 2008
Before his resignation in April 2007, Duncan Fletcher had been the most successful England cricket coach of the modern era. In the glorious summer of 2005 Fletcher's management and coaching skills reached their apogee, as England regained the Ashes from Australia for the first time since 1985. Widely...
Unexpected
The Autobiography
Language: English
Release Date: November 3, 2016
Greg Rutherford is one of the most successful British athletes of all time, winning gold at European, Commonwealth, World and Olympic levels, an achievement matched by only four others: Linford Christie, Jonathan Edwards, Sally Gunnell and Daley Thompson. Yet his route to the very top was never smooth....
Ventoux
Sacrifice and Suffering on the Giant of Provence
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2017
‘They’re all scared. Everybody’s afraid’ – Eddy Merckx
‘Nothing compares to the Ventoux’ – Lance Armstrong
'Heart-stirring and jaw-dropping in equal measure' – Tim Moore
'A really excellent book' – Richard Williams
The French call Ventoux ‘the killer mountain’ and in...
by Holly Hepburn
Language: English
Release Date: April 10, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: April 10, 2017
Part Two in the brilliant new series from the bestselling author of the Star and Sixpence series. Perfect for all fans of Cathy Bramley.
Gina has returned to her grandparents in the picturesque Cornish town of Polwhipple, to help run the Italian family's ice-cream business while her grandfather...
The Thoughts of Chairman Moore
The Wit and Widsom of Brian Moore
Language: English
Release Date: October 14, 2010
'They've kicked it away again, for God's sake!', 'You halfwit!', there's nothing traditional about Brian Moore's style of commentary but then there's not much that's traditional about the man. Brian Moore made his name, of course, as a take-no-prisoners hooker at the heart of the England rugby team's...