The Sure Thing: The Greatest Coup in Horse Racing History
By: Nick Townsend
4.06
Format: 418 pages, Kindle Edition
__________________The bookies always win. But one man has been proving them wrong for four decades.…
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3.86
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By: None , Paul McGrath
3.73
Format: 256 pages, Paperback
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3. Alex Ferguson: My Autobiography
By: Alex Ferguson
4.00
Format: 96 pages, Hardcover
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By: J.B. Turner
1.00
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5. The Road to Wigan Pier
By: George Orwell , Richard Hoggart
3.92
Format: 215 pages, Paperback
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6. Humble Pi: A Comedy of Maths Errors
By: Matt Parker
4.11
Format: 314 pages, Paperback
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By: Rory Stewart
4.36
Format: 434 pages, Kindle Edition
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By: Garrett M. Graff
4.72
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4.15
Format: 240 pages, Paperback
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10. Face It
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3.61
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11. Poor: Grit, courage, and the life-changing value of self-belief
By: Katriona O'Sullivan
4.61
Format: 320 pages, Paperback
As the middle of five kids growing up in dire poverty, the odds were low on Katriona O'Sullivan mak… read more
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12. The Young Team
By: Graeme Armstrong
4.49
Format: 386 pages, Hardcover
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13. Bombshell: The Night Bobby Kennedy Killed Marilyn Monroe
By: Mike Rothmiller
4.14
Format: 336 pages, Paperback
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14. Hooked: Addiction and the Long Road to Recovery
By: Paul Merson
4.23
Format: 305 pages, Kindle Edition
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15. Tall Tales and Wee Stories: The Best of Billy Connolly
By: Billy Connolly
4.09
Format: 336 pages, Kindle Edition
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16. Today We Die a Little!: The Inimitable Emil Zátopek, the Greatest Olympic Runner of All Time
By: Richard Askwith
4.29
Format: 496 pages, Hardcover
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17. Clean Living Under Difficult Circumstances: A Life In Mod – From the Revival to Acid Jazz
By: Eddie Piller
4.36
Format: 416 pages, Hardcover
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18. True Colours: My Autobiography
By: Barry Geraghty
4.33
Format: 257 pages, Kindle Edition
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19. Gambling For Life: Harry Findlay
By: Harry Findlay
3.86
Format: 323 pages, Kindle Edition
IMAGINE what it would be like to turn your back on the nine-to-five drudgery of normal working life… read more
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20. The Sure Thing: The Greatest Coup in Horse Racing History
By: Nick Townsend
4.06
Format: 418 pages, Kindle Edition
__________________The bookies always win. But one man has been proving them wrong for four decades.… read more
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21. Winner: My Racing Life
By: A.P. McCoy
4.12
Format: 369 pages, Kindle Edition
Fully updated with a new chapter on A.P.'s knighthood, the BBC Sports Personality of the Year Lifet… read more
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