John Blake Publishing: 421 books

Cover of Rickie Fowler - Par Excellence
by Frank Worrall
Language: English
Release Date: May 7, 2015

He's the leader of America's exciting new wave of golfing superstars. Young, fun and gifted, Rickie Fowler has taken the sport to a younger audience in the States - making headlines as much for his wacky dress sense and YouTube spoofs as for his God-given prowess with a golf club.Twenty-six-year-old...
Cover of Harry Kane - England's Hero
by Frank Worral
Language: English
Release Date: August 9, 2018

England manager Gareth Southgate's decision to appoint Kane, still just twenty-three years old, as the team captain in 2017 could have been seen as premature, bringing with it pressure that could damage a young player's career. However, he knew that Kane, a modest, humble and inspiring figure was...
Cover of Nobody's Child - Against All the Odds, He Managed to Escape the Horrors of a Stolen Childhood
by Michael Seed, Noel Botham
Language: English
Release Date: January 5, 2017

‘IF YOU READ ANY BOOK THIS YEAR, READ THIS ONE – MARTINA COLE ‘A LIFE STORY FAR MORE INCREDIBLE THAN ANY BESTSELLER’ - JEFFREY ARCHER ‘Sometimes today I still cry for the lonely, frightened little boy I was then – so unhappy and so longing for love – and marvel at not only...
Cover of Steel City Rivals - One City. Two Football Clubs, One Mutually Shared Hatred
by Steve Cowens, Anthony Cronshaw
Language: English
Release Date: September 3, 2012

Football rivalry is a common factor anywhere in the world where the sport is played. But some take it far more seriously than others. In Sheffield, the traditional capital of Britain's steel manufacturing industry, there is no greater tribal divide than that between fans of Sheffield United and Sheffield...
Cover of Legends of the Firm
by Cass Pennant, Martin King
Language: English
Release Date: August 10, 2017

MEET THE MEN WHO RULED THE FOOTBALL TERRACES. THEY CAUSED CHAOS AND STRUCK FEAR INTO ANY RIVAL FAN WHO CROSSED THEIR PATH. THE MOST TERRIFYING AND FRIGHTENING BOOK EVER WRITTEN ABOUT SOCCER VIOLENCE – The Independent In this groundbreaking book, the men behind the mobs come together...
Cover of Great Scottish Heroes - Fifty Scots Who Shaped the World
by Stuart Pearson
Language: English
Release Date: May 7, 2015

Which Scottish anti-slavery campaigner lost a son in a Confederate prisoner-of-war camp during the American Civil War? Was the enemy of Scotland's first 'freedom fighter' not England, but ancient Rome? What was the laboratory accident that led to one of the greatest discoveries in modern medicine?...
Cover of A Love Like No Other - Diana and Me
by James Hewitt
Language: English
Release Date: October 5, 2017

When James Hewitt, a young, brave and gifted soldier, first met Diana, Princess of Wales, he was a young Household Cavalry captain on official business at Buckingham Palace. He was single and alone; she a lonely wife, hurt by a loveless marriage. He supported and cared for her during one of the most...
Cover of Ally McCoist - Rangers Legend
by Alistair Aird
Language: English
Release Date: September 23, 2013

Ally McCoist is one of Scottish football's best-loved characters. In a two-decade career, he won the hearts and minds of legions of fans as he established himself as one of the most popular sporting personalities in the UK. A schoolboy prodigy, it was always clear that McCoist was destined for top...
Cover of Out of The Shadows - My Life of Violence In and Out of the Ring
by Dominic Negus
Language: English
Release Date: January 31, 2007

That reputation has been well earned. A world champion in both the professional and unlicensed circuits, Dominic made headlines after infamously head butting Audley Harrison when the pair clashed at Wembley. Dominic has an impressive ring record against some of the toughest guys in boxing but he has...
Cover of Hutchy - Miracle Man

Hutchy - Miracle Man

The Autobiography

by Ian Hutchinson, Ted Macauley
Language: English
Release Date: October 17, 2016

Ian Hutchinson – ‘Hutchy’ to his many thousands of fans – is a motorcycle racer like few others. A road racer to the core, he has enjoyed spectacular success, notably at the Isle of Man TT, but his own story goes far beyond even those triumphs. In the summer of 2010, Hutchy set the...
Cover of Caught Out

Caught Out

Shocking Revelations of Corruption in International Cricket

by Brian Radford
Language: English
Release Date: June 6, 2011

Caught Out exposes a staggering catalogue of revelations about the way international cricket is being contaminated by crooked players, ruthless gamblers and bent officials. It brings together appalling scandals involving the biggest names in the sport who have deliberately cheated, often under enormous...
Cover of Rolling with the 6.57 Crew - The True Story of Pompey's Legendary Football Fans
by Cass Pennant, Rob Silvester
Language: English
Release Date: September 17, 2004

Portsmouth's 6.57 Crew, named for the time of the train they took to away games, were the most talked-about casual football firm of the 1980s and 1990s. Labelled 'the worst in the land' by the police, this is pompey's true shocking story. For the first time, the firm's insiders reveal the truth behind...
Cover of Ole Gunnar Solskjaer - The Biography of a Manchester United Legend
by Ian Macleay
Language: English
Release Date: March 21, 2019

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is an Old Trafford legend. He blazed through a decade at Manchester United, scoring 126 goals in 366 appearances for the Red Devils. The Norwegian striker became famous for his uncanny ability to score in the dying minutes of important games, often coming on as a 'super-sub'...
Cover of Sea Change

Sea Change

The True Story of What Happened When The Great-Great-Grandson of Charles Dickens Ran Away to Sea For a Year

by Ian Dickens
Language: English
Release Date: August 18, 2009

'This book should inspire a great number of folk who may think it's too late for them to leave their desk and follow their wildest dreams into proving themselves wrong.' Ranulph Fiennes Twenty-one years of corporate life had looked after Ian Dickens pretty well. A directorship. A comfortable house,...
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