Apart form its current publications, John Blake Publishing has a sizeable back list of acclaimed sporting titles. These include biographies of stars such as Roger Federer, WG Grace, Fernando Torres and Frankie Dettori. For more information, visit www.blake.co.uk
The very latest review of our most popular sports book
appears here. Read and save
money! This month:
Release date: 26th May, 2013 Publisher: Harper Sport
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With the start of the 100th edition only a few weeks away and cycling’s burgeoning popularity showing no sign of relenting, we can expect to witness the publication of a veritable mountain of books dealing with the history of the Tour de France – enough, perhaps, to line the route to the top of Mont Ventoux.
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Release date: 29th April, 2013 Publisher: Constable
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Mr Redknapp’s tried and tested managerial methods appear to work despite, as John Crace points out, the subsequent financial fall out which often occurs once ‘Arry has departed. (read review)
New to the site is a poker book reviews section, expect lots of reviews to be added over the next few days.
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Those with very modest numeracy skills will find this book incomprehensible, and tend to say that it ‘requires a PhD to follow it’, which isn’t really true. But it’s fair to say that, if you find the idea of reading Probability for Dummies daunting, you really shouldn’t be going here... (read review)
Release date: 01st May, 2013 Publisher: Wild Things Publishing
List Price:£14.99 Our Price: £9.59 You Save: £5.4 (36%)
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We have a copy of LOST LANES to give away.
To win this week’s sports book, simply answer the following question:
On which island does this year’s Tour de France begin?
Send your answer to comps@sportsbookofthemonth.com no later than 20 June 2013. Good luck!
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Sports book of the Year
You’ve probably heard about the title that won
this award, but how about the other five nominees? They’re
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Every single book is available at less than the publisher’s
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All time greats
It may seem as though sports books are a new phenomenon
or limited solely to autobiographies, but this is not
the case. There have been a number of classic sports titles
over the years, a selection of which we have chosen here.
The top 10
This list is regularly updated, designed to save you
time and money visiting the High Street to try and find
which sports books are currently in the top 10. A mug’s
game – read about them here
and save up to 50% on the cover price!
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The dramatic increase in the number of sports-related books being published over the past decade means that sports fans are continually searching for independent assessments of content before buying.
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