Because it's Saturday: A Journey into Football’s Heartland
By: Gavin Bell
4.11
Format: 288 pages, Paperback
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1. Shakespeare: The World as Stage
By: Bill Bryson
3.81
Format: 199 pages, Paperback
At first glance, Bill Bryson seems an odd choice to write this addition to the Eminent Lives series… read more
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"Even Scientific American entered the fray with an article proposing that the person portrayed in the famous Martin Droeshout engraving might actually be--I weep to say it--Elizabeth I."-Bill Bryson, Shakespeare: The World as Stage
"So it needs to be said that nearly all of the anti-Shakespeare sentiment—actually all of it, every bit—involves manipulative scholarship or sweeping misstatements of fact. Shakespeare “never owned a …"-Bill Bryson, Shakespeare: The World as Stage
"(...)we all recognize a likeness of Shakespeare the instant we see one, and yet we don’t really know what he looked like. It is like this with nearly every aspect of his life and character: He is at …"-Bill Bryson, Shakespeare: The World as Stage
"A third...candidate for Shakespearean authorship was Christopher Marlowe. He was the right age (just two months older than Shakespeare), had the requisite talent, and would certainly have had ample l…"-Bill Bryson, Shakespeare: The World as Stage
2. Eric Cantona
By: Philippe Auclair
4.15
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
Many have tried to persuade Eric Cantona to write his autobiography. He never will. Philippe Auclai… read more
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3. The Mavericks: English Football When Flair Wore Flares
By: Robert Steen
3.75
Format: 320 pages, Paperback
In this book, Rob Steen recreates the early 70s, the era when football joined the vanguard of Engli… read more
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4. How They Broke Britain
By: James O'Brien
4.29
Format: 404 pages, Kindle Edition
The revealing, defining account of the dark network that broke out country. Something has gone r… read more
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5. The Power of Geography: Ten Maps That Reveal the Future of Our World
By: Tim Marshall
4.20
Format: 360 pages, Hardcover
In this revelatory new book, Marshall explores ten regions that are set to shape global politics in… read more
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"Vietnam is an irritation for China. For centuries the two have squabbled over territory, and unfortunately for both this is the one area to the south which has a border an army can get across without…"-Tim Marshall, The Power of Geography: Ten Maps That Reveal the Future of Our World
6. Shallow Graves: My life as a Forensic Scientist on Britain's Biggest Cases
By: Ray Fysh
4.34
Format: 329 pages, Kindle Edition
Shortlisted for the True Crime Awards 2023 Best New True Crime Author The murder of Sarah Payne, Ad… read more
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7. Football and How to Survive It
By: Pat Nevin
4.37
Format: 352 pages, Kindle Edition
'The good news for those who loved THE ACCIDENTAL this new book is even better. There were times a… read more
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8. Why the Germans Do it Better: Notes from a Grown-Up Country
By: John Kampfner
3.97
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
A provocative and entertaining exploration of the country that Britons love to hate by one of our m… read more
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9. The Satsuma Complex
By: Bob Mortimer
3.68
Format: 301 pages, Kindle Edition
'My name is Gary. I’m a thirty-year-old legal assistant with a firm of solicitors in London. To des… read more
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"And off she toddled back into the flat, banging Lassoo in the face with the door as he followed behind her. He looked up at me as if to say, 'That's your fucking fault."-Bob Mortimer, The Satsuma Complex
10. Watching Neighbours Twice a Day...: How ’90s TV (Almost) Prepared Me For Life
By: Josh Widdicombe
3.91
Format: 304 pages, Kindle Edition
'A wonderful blend of nostalgia, hilarity and personal anecdotes that only Josh Widdicombe could de… read more
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11. Expected Goals: The Story of How Data Conquered Football and Changed the Game Forever
By: Rory Smith
3.84
Format: 299 pages, Kindle Edition
Football has always measured success by what you win, but only in the last twenty years have clubs … read more
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12. The Barcelona Complex: Lionel Messi and the Making--and Unmaking--of the World's Greatest Soccer Club
By: Simon Kuper
4.24
Format: 416 pages, Hardcover
With rare and unrivaled access, bestselling coauthor of Soccernomics and longtime Financial Times j… read more
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13. The Accidental Footballer
By: Pat Nevin
4.10
Format: 423 pages, Kindle Edition
Pat Nevin never wanted to be a professional footballer. His future was clear, he'd become a teac… read more
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14. How to Be a Football Manager
By: Ian Holloway
3.76
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
*** SHORTLISTED FOR SPORTS ENTERTAINMENT BOOK OF THE YEAR AT THE SUNDAY TIMES SPORTS BOOK AWARDS 20… read more
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15. Whatever Happened to the C86 Kids? An Indie Odyssey
By: Nige Tassell
4.11
Format: 408 pages, Hardcover
In 1986, the NME released a cassette that would shape music for years to come. A collection of twen… read more
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16. Watford Forever: How Graham Taylor and Elton John Saved a Football Club, a Town and Each Other
By: John Preston
4.42
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
The unforgettable story, decades before Ted Lasso, of the real-life Watford Football Team, transfor… read more
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17. Unfit and Improper Persons: An Idiot’s Guide to Owning a Football Club FROM THE PRICE OF FOOTBALL PODCAST
By: Kevin Day
4.19
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
'A very funny book that tackles some serious football issues.' Gary Lineker 'Witty and wise.' Clar… read more
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18. The Turning Season: DDR-Oberliga Revisited
By: Michael Wagg
3.51
Format: 283 pages, Kindle Edition
In The Turning Season, Michael Wagg goes in search of hidden histories and footballing ghosts from … read more
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19. Europe United: 1 football fan. 1 crazy season. 55 UEFA nations
By: Matt Walker
4.13
Format: 397 pages, Kindle Edition
AS SEEN ON BBC FOOTBALL FOCUS AND BT SPORT'Excellent and thoroughly enjoyable' Sunday Sport'One man… read more
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20. Because it's Saturday: A Journey into Football’s Heartland
By: Gavin Bell
4.11
Format: 288 pages, Paperback
Because it's Saturday is a compelling portrait of life in the professional grass roots of football,… read more
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21. Garrincha: The Triumph & Tragedy of Brazil's Forgotten Footballing Hero
By: Ruy Castro
4.42
Format: 420 pages, Paperback
The unlikely rise and colourful life of a flawed sporting legend — one of the architects of the foo… read more
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22. How Not to Run a Football Club: Protests, Boycotts, Court Cases and the Story of How Blackpool Fans Fought to Save Their Club
By: Nathan Fogg
4.57
Format: 224 pages, Hardcover
On a sweltering day in May 2010, Blackpool achieved the impossible dream. The Seasiders booked thei… read more
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23. Emancipation for Goalposts: Football's Role in the Fall of Yugoslavia
By: Chris Etchingham
3.97
Format: 228 pages, Paperback
In 1987, a Zvonimir Boban-inspired Yugoslavia won the World Under-20 Championships in Chile, and a … read more
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24. 'Unsuitable for Females': The Rise of the Lionesses and Women's Football in England
By: Carrie Dunn
3.90
Format: 240 pages, Paperback
Shortlisted for the 2023 Sports Book Awards for Best Football Writing of the Year Discover the o… read more
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25. Twenty Football Towns
By: Steve Leach
3.35
Format: 320 pages, Kindle Edition
In our world of global superstar footballers, it’s easy to forget the grassroots of a sport where l… read more
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26. Turncoat: How I Stopped Supporting Arsenal and Found a New Team
By: Matt Coughlan
4.33
Format: 320 pages, Paperback
Turncoat is the light-hearted story of one disillusioned Arsenal fan’s quest to find a new team whi… read more
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27. Addicted to Football: A Journey from Anfield to Almost Everywhere.
By: Jon Newby
4.14
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
Addicted to Football: A Journey from Anfield to Almost Everywhere is the autobiography of former pr… read more
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28. This Is How It Feels
By: Mike Keegan
4.63
Format: None pages, Hardcover
Hard shoulder, M62 eastbound, June 1982 …Britain is on the verge of taking the Falkland Islands bac… read more
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29. Inside the Hermit Kingdom: Football Stories from Stalinist Albania
By: Phil Harrison
3.64
Format: 288 pages, Paperback
Inside the Hermit Kingdom charts the history of Albanian football from 1945 to 1991, when the count… read more
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30. Changing Ends: A Season in Non League Football
By: Mike Bayly
3.25
Format: 218 pages, Paperback
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31. Taking No Prisoners: The Legend of Frank Barson, Football's Hardest Man
By: John Harding
3.83
Format: 288 pages, Paperback
Frank Barson's life story is one of hardship and hard-won fame, his tough tackling and prowess in c… read more
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