The cricket war: The inside story of Kerry Packer's World Series Cricket
By: Gideon Haigh
3.94
Format: 398 pages, Paperback
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By: Evelyn Waugh
3.80
Format: 222 pages, Paperback
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By: David Remnick
4.27
Format: 343 pages, Paperback
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3. Golden Boy: Kim Hughes and the Bad Old Days of Australian Cricket
By: Christian Ryan
4.05
Format: 144 pages, Paperback
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By: Teddy Wayne
3.67
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Megastar Jonny Valentine, eleven-year-old icon of bubblegum pop, knows that the fans don't love him… read more
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6. A Last English Summer
By: Duncan Hamilton
3.68
Format: 330 pages, Hardcover
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7. Empireland: How Imperialism has Shaped Modern Britain
By: Sathnam Sanghera
4.10
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In his brilliantly illuminating new book Sathnam Sanghera demonstrates how so much of what we consi… read more
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8. The cricket war: The inside story of Kerry Packer's World Series Cricket
By: Gideon Haigh
3.94
Format: 398 pages, Paperback
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9. Crickonomics: The Anatomy of Modern Cricket
By: Stefan Szymanski
3.88
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
One of the bestselling authors of Soccernomics, Stefan Szymanski, teams up with the award-winning c… read more
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10. How Westminster Works . . . and Why It Doesn't
By: Ian Dunt
4.45
Format: 417 pages, Kindle Edition
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11. The Lumumba Plot: The Secret History of the CIA and a Cold War Assassination
By: Stuart A. Reid
4.40
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12. Answered Prayers: England and the 1966 World Cup
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4.54
Format: 480 pages, Kindle Edition
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3.26
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14. Last Acts
By: Alexander Sammartino
3.28
Format: 224 pages, Hardcover
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15. Less: Stop Buying So Much Rubbish: How Having Fewer, Better Things Can Make Us Happier
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4.37
Format: 349 pages, Kindle Edition
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16. Steve Smith's Men: Behind Australian Cricket's Fall
By: Geoff Lemon
4.36
Format: 229 pages, Kindle Edition
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17. How Prime Ministers Decide
By: Neerja Chowdhury
4.53
Format: 585 pages, Kindle Edition
India’s prime ministers have taken decisions that changed the course of the country’s history. This… read more
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18. Richie Benaud’s Blue Suede Shoes: The Story of an Ashes Classic
By: David Kynaston
4.50
Format: 307 pages, Kindle Edition
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19. Sticky Dogs and Stardust: When Cricket’s Legends Played in the Leagues
By: Scott Oliver
4.31
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
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20. Batting for Time: The Fight to Keep English Cricket Alive
By: ben bloom
4.08
Format: 285 pages, Kindle Edition
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21. Overthrowing Cricket's Empire: How Every Team Beat England for the First Time
By: Jarrod Kimber
4.00
Format: 204 pages, Kindle Edition
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