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Fever Pitch by Nick Hornby

“Nick Hornby doesn’t revel in, ‘Oh I’m such a football geek, isn’t that funny?’ He treats it as something suspect. And he describes how he uses supporting Arsenal to escape his parents’ divorce, problems with women, the question of what to do with his life, and lots of things like that. It’s also a bit of a social history of England from the 1960s through to the 1980s. And nobody had written a book like it – it was completely original. Nick Hornby was a not very successful, lower-middle-class bohemian, and when he was telling friends at the time, ‘Oh I’m writing a book about being an Arsenal fan,’ his friends all thought, ‘Oh God! Poor Nick.’ Nobody expected this book. It’s completely honest and it’s very funny. “

Simon Kuper, Journalist

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The Well-Tempered Garden by Christopher Lloyd

“I was just glancing at this book again this afternoon, and what I like about it is that it is full of information and no waffle. I know for a fact that he used to be holding the thing that he was describing in his hands. It could be a flower, leaf or fruit, and he would be describing it just as he saw it, rather than looking it up anywhere else.”

Helen Dillon, Gardeners & Gardening Expert

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Goalkeepers Are Different by Brian Glanville

“Goalkeepers are Different is my absolute favourite. It’s really good because this player didn’t expect to be a goalie in the first place, but then their goalkeeper got injured at school. So when they next played a school match, he was put in goal. It turns out he was a really good goalie.”

Alexander, Children

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Football against the Enemy by Simon Kuper

“For me that was the first book that really tried to look at football through the political lens. It was just ahead of the 1994 World Cup in the US and it tells you just as much today as it did then. It set the template for a whole genre of using football to explain a whole country.”

Steve Bloomfield, Journalist

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Basil D'Oliveira: Cricket and Controversy by Peter Oborne

“D’Oliveira was well-known within black South Africa and he was desperate to develop his sporting career. There was no way he could do this within South Africa.”

David Papineau, Philosopher

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Sports, Games & Hobbies

  • American Football
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  • Olympics
  • Sport & Sporting Culture

Games were once things played in parlours or in fields among friends in their leisure time.  Now some sports are among the biggest, or at least most visible, businesses in the world and we have interviews recommending books on every aspect of sport.

If some sports are bigger is some countries than football (soccer), none is more global.  Sports journalist Rob Hughes writes about why football is about so much more than football.  Comedian and football fan David Baddiel chooses his best five books on football.  And Steve Bloomfield chooses his best on world football.   David Cousins chooses his best books on football book for kids and young adults.

Moving to the US, where “soccer” is only a minor sport, Rick Telander chooses his best books on American football.  Joe Posnanski and John Thorn both choose their best books on Baseball. And Michael Carlson chooses his best baseball novels.  Bruce Dowbiggin chooses his on ice hockey.

Elsewhere, among others, champion equestrian Mary King chooses her best books on the equestrian life, and Daniel Norcross chooses his best books on cricket.

On more general themes, Debanijan Chakraborti talks about sportsmanship and cheating. And Tami Grey-Thompson talks about the spirit of sport.  Bill Cole addresses sports psychology and David Papineau chooses his best books on philosophy and sport.

    The best books on Indian Cricket, recommended by Prashant Kidambi

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    The best books on Indian Cricket - Stray Thoughts on Indian Cricket by J M Framjee Patel

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    Stray Thoughts on Indian Cricket
    by J M Framjee Patel

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    The best books on Indian Cricket - History of Indian Cricket by Edward Docker

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    History of Indian Cricket
    by Edward Docker

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    The best books on Indian Cricket - Patrons, Players, and the Crowd: The Phenomenon of Indian Cricket by Richard Cashman

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    Patrons, Players, and the Crowd: The Phenomenon of Indian Cricket
    by Richard Cashman

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    The best books on Indian Cricket - A Corner of a Foreign Field: The Indian History of a British Sport by Ramachandra Guha

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    A Corner of a Foreign Field: The Indian History of a British Sport
    by Ramachandra Guha

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    The best books on Indian Cricket - Migrant Races: Empire, Identity and K.S. Ranjitsinhji by Satadru Sen

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    Migrant Races: Empire, Identity and K.S. Ranjitsinhji
    by Satadru Sen

The best books on Indian Cricket, recommended by Prashant Kidambi

South Asia has become the beating heart of cricket, with wild enthusiasm for the game at every level of society. Historian Prashant Kidambi—whose book, Cricket Country, was shortlisted for the 2020 Wolfson History Prize—takes us through the history of cricket in India, from its traditional, colonial roots through to the colourful, frenetic national game of today.

    The best books on The Olympic Games, recommended by Philip Barker

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    The best books on The Olympic Games - The Olympic Games by John Rodda and Lord Killanin

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    The Olympic Games
    by John Rodda and Lord Killanin

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    The best books on The Olympic Games - The British and the Olympics: Britain's Olympic Heritage 1612-2012 by Martin Polley

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    The British and the Olympics: Britain's Olympic Heritage 1612-2012
    by Martin Polley

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    The best books on The Olympic Games - The Games by Marshall Brant

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    The Games
    by Marshall Brant

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    The best books on The Olympic Games - Le Flambeau Olympique: Le Grand Symbole Olympique by Conrado Durantez

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    Le Flambeau Olympique: Le Grand Symbole Olympique
    by Conrado Durantez

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    The best books on The Olympic Games - Master of the Ceremonies by Ric Birch

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    Master of the Ceremonies
    by Ric Birch

The best books on The Olympic Games, recommended by Philip Barker

The Olympics are one of the world’s great celebrations of sport. Here Philip Barker, Olympic historian and sports journalist, chooses five books that help you to understand the games, their origins and their traditions—and to relive the sporting drama of past Olympic Games.

    The best books on The Dark Side of the Olympics, recommended by Helen J Lenskyj

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    The best books on The Dark Side of the Olympics - The Politics of the Olympic Games by Richard Espy

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    The Politics of the Olympic Games
    by Richard Espy

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    The best books on The Dark Side of the Olympics - Five Ring Circus: Money, Power, and Politics at the Olympic Games by Alan Tomlinson and Garry Whannel

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    Five Ring Circus: Money, Power, and Politics at the Olympic Games
    by Alan Tomlinson and Garry Whannel

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    The best books on The Dark Side of the Olympics - The Lords of the Rings: Power, Money, and Drugs in the Modern Olympics by Vyv Simson and Andrew Jennings

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    The Lords of the Rings: Power, Money, and Drugs in the Modern Olympics
    by Vyv Simson and Andrew Jennings

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    The best books on The Dark Side of the Olympics - Inside the Olympic Industry: Power, Politics, and Activism by Helen Jefferson Lenskyj

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    Inside the Olympic Industry: Power, Politics, and Activism
    by Helen Jefferson Lenskyj

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    The best books on The Dark Side of the Olympics - Hosting the Olympic Games: the Real Costs for Cities by John Rennie Short

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    Hosting the Olympic Games: the Real Costs for Cities
    by John Rennie Short

The best books on The Dark Side of the Olympics, recommended by Helen J Lenskyj

The Olympics are big business—but the extent to which they benefit their host cities is increasingly called into question. They’ve also long been enmired in political controversy. Here Helen J Lenskyj, the academic and anti-Olympics activist, discusses the malign influence of big business, and the inseparability of sport and politics, as she chooses her best books on the bad side of the Olympics.

    The best books on Sports Psychology, recommended by Bill Cole

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    The best books on Sports Psychology - The Inner Game of Tennis by W. Timothy Gallwey

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    The Inner Game of Tennis
    by W. Timothy Gallwey

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    The best books on Sports Psychology - Golf Is Not A Game Of Perfect by Bob Rotella

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    Golf Is Not A Game Of Perfect
    by Bob Rotella

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    The best books on Sports Psychology - Zen Putting: Mastering the Mental Game on the Greens by Joseph Parent

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    Zen Putting: Mastering the Mental Game on the Greens
    by Joseph Parent

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    The best books on Sports Psychology - Heads-Up Baseball: Playing the Game One Pitch at a Time by Ken Ravizza & Tom Hanson

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    Heads-Up Baseball: Playing the Game One Pitch at a Time
    by Ken Ravizza & Tom Hanson

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    The best books on Sports Psychology - The Champion’s Mind: How Great Athletes Think, Train, And Thrive by Jim Afremow

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    The Champion’s Mind: How Great Athletes Think, Train, And Thrive
    by Jim Afremow

The best books on Sports Psychology, recommended by Bill Cole

What do you think about when you’re training at the gym, or on the tennis court? And what should you think about, if your goal is maximizing performance and results? Seasoned sports psychologist Bill Cole, coach for numerous Olympic teams and top-level international athletes, reveals that the number one road block to athletic performance often isn’t physical—it’s overthinking.

    The best books on Yoga, recommended by Liz Derow

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    The best books on Yoga - Yoga for the Three Stages of Life by Srivatsa Ramaswami

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    Yoga for the Three Stages of Life
    by Srivatsa Ramaswami

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    The best books on Yoga - The Ayurvedic Cookbook by Amadea Morningstar

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    The Ayurvedic Cookbook
    by Amadea Morningstar

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    The best books on Yoga - Light on Life by B K S Iyengar

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    Light on Life
    by B K S Iyengar

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    The best books on Yoga - Ramakrishna and His Disciples by Christopher Isherwood

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    Ramakrishna and His Disciples
    by Christopher Isherwood

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    The best books on Yoga - Awakening the Spine by Vanda Scaravelli

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    Awakening the Spine
    by Vanda Scaravelli

The best books on Yoga, recommended by Liz Derow

Contrary to its popularization in Western culture, yoga isn’t just a form of fitness: its history is rooted in a long Hindu tradition shaped by great teachers in India. Here we have the best books for those who want to learn more about yoga, recommended by Liz Derow, a longtime practitioner and teacher of yoga in India and around the world.

    Best Football Books for Kids and Young Adults, recommended by Dave Cousins

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    Best Football Books for Kids and Young Adults - Exposure (Paul Faustino Book 3) by Mal Peet

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    Exposure (Paul Faustino Book 3)
    by Mal Peet

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    Best Football Books for Kids and Young Adults - Respect! The Walter Tull Story by Michaela Morgan

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    Respect! The Walter Tull Story
    by Michaela Morgan

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    Best Football Books for Kids and Young Adults - Booked by Kwame Alexander

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    Booked
    by Kwame Alexander

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    Best Football Books for Kids and Young Adults - Girls FC: What's Ukrainian for Football? by Helen Pielichaty

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    Girls FC: What's Ukrainian for Football?
    by Helen Pielichaty

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    Best Football Books for Kids and Young Adults - My Father and Other Working Class Football Heroes by Gary Imlach

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    My Father and Other Working Class Football Heroes
    by Gary Imlach

Best Football Books for Kids and Young Adults, recommended by Dave Cousins

As World Cup fever builds to irresistible levels, there is no better time to get kids reading by presenting them with a few books about ‘the beautiful game.’ Award-winning children’s author and self-confessed football fanatic, Dave Cousins, recommends five fantastic football books for kids and young adults.

    Best Football Books (in English), recommended by Simon Kuper

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    Best Football Books (in English) - Fever Pitch by Nick Hornby

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    Fever Pitch
    by Nick Hornby

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    Best Football Books (in English) - All Played Out by Pete Davies

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    All Played Out
    by Pete Davies

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    Best Football Books (in English) - Brilliant Orange: The Neurotic Genius of Dutch Soccer by David Winner

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    Brilliant Orange: The Neurotic Genius of Dutch Soccer
    by David Winner

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    Best Football Books (in English) - Only A Game? by Eamon Dunphy

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    Only A Game?
    by Eamon Dunphy

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    Best Football Books (in English) - Goalkeepers Are Different by Brian Glanville

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    Goalkeepers Are Different
    by Brian Glanville

Best Football Books (in English), recommended by Simon Kuper

FT columnist and author Simon Kuper  tells us what it means to be a football fan and why England always seem to lose. He picks the best football books (in English).

    The best books on Video Games, recommended by Katherine Isbister

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    The best books on Video Games - The Art of Game Design: A Book of Lenses by Jesse Schell

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    The Art of Game Design: A Book of Lenses
    by Jesse Schell

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    The best books on Video Games - What Video Games Have to Teach Us About Learning and Literacy by James Paul Gee

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    What Video Games Have to Teach Us About Learning and Literacy
    by James Paul Gee

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    The best books on Video Games - Communities of Play: Emergent Cultures in Multiplayer Games and Virtual Worlds by Celia Pearce

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    Communities of Play: Emergent Cultures in Multiplayer Games and Virtual Worlds
    by Celia Pearce

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    The best books on Video Games - Raising the Stakes: E-Sports and the Professionalization of Computer Gaming by T L Taylor

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    Raising the Stakes: E-Sports and the Professionalization of Computer Gaming
    by T L Taylor

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    The best books on Video Games - Ready Player One by Ernest Cline

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    Ready Player One
    by Ernest Cline

The best books on Video Games, recommended by Katherine Isbister

Video games have never been more popular – or more intricately designed. But we haven’t yet developed the vocabulary to analyse a game’s impact the way we do a film’s, says professor of computational media Katherine Isbister. Here, she chooses five of the best books that explore the art of video game design, and the subcultures that grow up around them.

    The best books on Philosophy and Sport, recommended by David Papineau

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    The best books on Philosophy and Sport - The Grasshopper by Bernard Suits

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    The Grasshopper
    by Bernard Suits

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    The best books on Philosophy and Sport - Both Flesh and Not by David Foster Wallace

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    Both Flesh and Not
    by David Foster Wallace

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    The best books on Philosophy and Sport - Moneyball by Michael Lewis

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    Moneyball
    by Michael Lewis

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    The best books on Philosophy and Sport - Basil D'Oliveira: Cricket and Controversy by Peter Oborne

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    Basil D'Oliveira: Cricket and Controversy
    by Peter Oborne

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    The best books on Philosophy and Sport - Fever Pitch by Nick Hornby

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    Fever Pitch
    by Nick Hornby

The best books on Philosophy and Sport, recommended by David Papineau

Sport can offer insights into philosophy and life in general, argues the philosophy professor and sports enthusiast David Papineau. He chooses the best books on philosophy and sport.

    The best books on Football, recommended by Rob Hughes

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    The best books on Football - Soccer Talk by Paul Gardner

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    Soccer Talk
    by Paul Gardner

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    The best books on Football - Goals from Galilee by Jerrold Kessel and Pierre Klochdendler

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    Goals from Galilee
    by Jerrold Kessel and Pierre Klochdendler

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    The best books on Football - Eric Cantona by Philippe Auclair

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    Eric Cantona
    by Philippe Auclair

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    The best books on Football - The ESPN World Cup Companion by David Hirshey and Roger Bennett

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    The ESPN World Cup Companion
    by David Hirshey and Roger Bennett

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    The best books on Football - Prophet or Traitor? by Norman Fox

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    Prophet or Traitor?
    by Norman Fox

The best books on Football, recommended by Rob Hughes

Football is about so much more than just football. Veteran sport journalist Rob Hughes recommends some of his favourite football books.

    The best books on Football, recommended by David Baddiel

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    The best books on Football - Fever Pitch by Nick Hornby

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    Fever Pitch
    by Nick Hornby

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    The best books on Football - All Played Out by Pete Davies

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    All Played Out
    by Pete Davies

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    The best books on Football - Black and Blue by Paul Canoville

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    Black and Blue
    by Paul Canoville

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    The best books on Football - The Story of the World Cup by Brian Glanville

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    The Story of the World Cup
    by Brian Glanville

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    The best books on Football - Bottle by Steve Fist with Ivor Baddiel

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    Bottle
    by Steve Fist with Ivor Baddiel

The best books on Football, recommended by David Baddiel

British writer, comedian and broadcaster David Baddiel with his five football must-reads.

    The best books on World Football, recommended by Steve Bloomfield

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    The best books on World Football - Football against the Enemy by Simon Kuper

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    Football against the Enemy
    by Simon Kuper

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    The best books on World Football - Futebol: The Brazilian Way of Life by Alex Bellos

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    Futebol: The Brazilian Way of Life
    by Alex Bellos

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    The best books on World Football - Foul! by Andrew Jennings

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    Foul!
    by Andrew Jennings

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    The best books on World Football - The Ball Is Round by David Goldblatt

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    The Ball Is Round
    by David Goldblatt

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    The best books on World Football - My Father and Other Working Class Football Heroes by Gary Imlach

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    My Father and Other Working Class Football Heroes
    by Gary Imlach

The best books on World Football, recommended by Steve Bloomfield

The author and journalist makes his selection of the best books on World Football. Features volumes from Simon Kuper and Alex Bellos, as well as a cracking investigation into FIFA corruption

    Novels with Sporting Themes, recommended by Chad Harbach

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    Novels with Sporting Themes - The Natural by Bernard Malamud and Kevin Baker

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    The Natural
    by Bernard Malamud and Kevin Baker

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    Novels with Sporting Themes - Infinite Jest by David Foster Wallace

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    Infinite Jest
    by David Foster Wallace

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    Novels with Sporting Themes - End Zone by Don DeLillo

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    End Zone
    by Don DeLillo

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    Novels with Sporting Themes - Underworld by Don DeLillo

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    Underworld
    by Don DeLillo

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    Novels with Sporting Themes - The Tennis Handsome by Barry Hannah

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    The Tennis Handsome
    by Barry Hannah

Novels with Sporting Themes, recommended by Chad Harbach

Sport is central to American culture but there are surprisingly few great novels devoted to it. Chad Harbach, author of the bestselling novel, The Art of Fielding, picks his favourite ‘novels with sporting themes.’

    The best books on American Football (and its Dark Side), recommended by Rick Telander

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    The best books on American Football (and its Dark Side) - Bootlegger’s Boy by Barry Switzer

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    Bootlegger’s Boy
    by Barry Switzer

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    The best books on American Football (and its Dark Side) - Out of their League by David Meggyesy

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    Out of their League
    by David Meggyesy

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    The best books on American Football (and its Dark Side) - Semi-Tough by Dan Jenkins

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    Semi-Tough
    by Dan Jenkins

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    The best books on American Football (and its Dark Side) - North Dallas Forty by Peter Gent

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    North Dallas Forty
    by Peter Gent

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    The best books on American Football (and its Dark Side) - “You’re Okay, It’s Just a Bruise” by Rob Huizenga

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    “You’re Okay, It’s Just a Bruise”
    by Rob Huizenga

The best books on American Football (and its Dark Side), recommended by Rick Telander

It’s America’s favourite sport – at its best, a wonderful, thrilling spectacle; at its worst, legitimised violence exacting a terrible price on players. The Chicago Sun-Times sportswriter takes us inside the dark heart of American football.

    The best books on Chess, recommended by Dominic Lawson

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    The best books on Chess - My 60 Memorable Games by Bobby Fischer

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    My 60 Memorable Games
    by Bobby Fischer

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    The best books on Chess - Masters of the Chessboard by Richard Réti

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    Masters of the Chessboard
    by Richard Réti

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    The best books on Chess - The Chess Struggle in Practice by David Bronstein

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    The Chess Struggle in Practice
    by David Bronstein

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    The best books on Chess - Russian Silhouettes by Genna Sosonko

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    Russian Silhouettes
    by Genna Sosonko

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    The best books on Chess - The Luzhin Defense by Vladimir Nabokov

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    The Luzhin Defense
    by Vladimir Nabokov

The best books on Chess, recommended by Dominic Lawson

You don’t have to be a genius to play chess, but it helps. The former Sunday Telegraph editor and chess aficionado, Dominic Lawson, chooses the best books on chess.

    The best books on London Olympic History, recommended by David Runciman

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    The best books on London Olympic History - The 1908 Olympics by Keith Baker

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    The 1908 Olympics
    by Keith Baker

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    The best books on London Olympic History - The Condition of England by Charles FG Masterman

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    The Condition of England
    by Charles FG Masterman

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    The best books on London Olympic History - The 1948 Olympics by Bob Phillips

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    The 1948 Olympics
    by Bob Phillips

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    The best books on London Olympic History - Austerity Britain by David Kynaston

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    Austerity Britain
    by David Kynaston

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    The best books on London Olympic History - 1948 by Andy Croft

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    1948
    by Andy Croft

The best books on London Olympic History, recommended by David Runciman

As the Olympics open, David Runciman looks back at the two previous times that the Games have been staged in London and finds that the thrift of today looks modest compared with austerities of the past

    The Best Baseball Novels, recommended by Michael Carlson

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    The Best Baseball Novels - The Universal Baseball Association by Robert Coover

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    The Universal Baseball Association
    by Robert Coover

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    The Best Baseball Novels - Bang The Drum Slowly by Mark Harris

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    Bang The Drum Slowly
    by Mark Harris

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    The Best Baseball Novels - The Veracruz Blues by Mark Winegardner

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    The Veracruz Blues
    by Mark Winegardner

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    The Best Baseball Novels - Hoopla by Harry Stein

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    Hoopla
    by Harry Stein

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    The Best Baseball Novels - The Natural by Bernard Malamud and Kevin Baker

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    The Natural
    by Bernard Malamud and Kevin Baker

The Best Baseball Novels, recommended by Michael Carlson

Sports pundit Michael Carlson says baseball reflects an American ideal which is now an American fantasy. It works well as a metaphor for life, which may be why there have been so many good novels written about it

    The best books on The Spirit of Sport, recommended by Tanni Grey-Thompson

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    The best books on The Spirit of Sport - The Spirit of the Game by Mihir Bose

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    The Spirit of the Game
    by Mihir Bose

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    How Parliament Works
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The best books on The Spirit of Sport, recommended by Tanni Grey-Thompson

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    Horses and Heroes
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    The best books on Ice Hockey - The Home Team by Roy MacGregor

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    The Home Team
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    The best books on Ice Hockey - Scrubs On Skates by Scott Young

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    Scrubs On Skates
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The best books on Ice Hockey, recommended by Bruce Dowbiggin

Fast, violent and with a passionately political history, hockey is the sport that defines Canada. The sports columnist tells us how this came to be, and why hockey, still a thrilling spectacle, has also become more dangerous to play. He picks the best books on ice hockey.

    Ed Smith on My Life and Luck

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    Moneyball
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    A Suitable Boy
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    Aspects of Wagner
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    A Season in Sinji
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    Obliquity
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Ed Smith on My Life and Luck

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    The Vegetable Garden Displayed
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    Essay on Gardening
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Monty Don recommends His Favourite Gardening Books

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    The best books on Garden Design, recommended by Arabella Lennox-Boyd

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    The Education of a Gardener
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    New Trees
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    In Your Garden
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    The Hillier Manual of Trees and Shrubs
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    Gardens from the Air
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The best books on Garden Design, recommended by Arabella Lennox-Boyd

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    Thoughtful Gardening
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    The Well-Tempered Garden
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    On the Making of Gardens
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    Forgotten Fruits
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    The Compleat Florist
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The best books on Gardening, recommended by Helen Dillon

Gardening expert Helen Dillon recommends five books that have influenced her, from 300-year old gardening tips to the difficulty of describing flowers

    The best books on Gardening, recommended by Gregory Long

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    Manual of Woody Landscape Plants
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    Thoughtful Gardening
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    Climate Change and Biodiversity
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    Random House Book of Perennials
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The best books on Gardening, recommended by Gregory Long

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    The Boys of Summer
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The best books on Baseball, recommended by Joe Posnanski

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    The best books on Baseball, recommended by John Thorn

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    Baseball
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    The Glory of Their Times
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    The best books on Baseball - Baseball’s Great Experiment by Jules Tygiel

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    Baseball’s Great Experiment
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The best books on Baseball, recommended by John Thorn

John Thorn, the official historian for Major League Baseball, explains how America’s national pastime has been culturally transformative, even radicalising. He recommends the best books on baseball.

    The best books on Garden Photography, recommended by Andrew Lawson

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    The English Garden (World of Art)
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    The best books on Garden Photography - Garden Photographer of the Year, Collection 1-3

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    Garden Photographer of the Year, Collection 1-3

The best books on Garden Photography, recommended by Andrew Lawson

One of the world’s leading garden photographers talks us through the many different styles employed in his field

    The best books on Rugby, recommended by Richard Beard

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    A Social History of English Rugby Union
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    This Sporting Life
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    The best books on Rugby - Endless Winter by Stephen Jones

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    Le Temps des Boni
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    The best books on Rugby - Confessions of a Rugby Mercenary by John Daniell

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    Confessions of a Rugby Mercenary
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The best books on Rugby, recommended by Richard Beard

Rugby fanatic Richard Beard explains the difference between rugby league and rugby union – and says the aggression you need for the game doesn’t always translate well into life

    The best books on Watson, recommended by Stephen Baker

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    After Thought
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    The best books on Watson - Glut by Alex Wright


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    Glut
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    The best books on Watson - The User Illusion by Tor Nørretranders

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    The best books on Watson - The Soul of a New Machine by Tracy Kidder

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    The Soul of a New Machine
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The best books on Watson, recommended by Stephen Baker

Former BusinessWeek writer recommends five books that deepen our understanding of the science and psychology behind Jeopardy!’s computer champion, Watson

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    The best books on Cricket - Beyond A Boundary by C L R James

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    Beyond A Boundary
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    The best books on Cricket - Basil D'Oliveira: Cricket and Controversy by Peter Oborne

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    Basil D'Oliveira: Cricket and Controversy
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    England Versus Australia
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The best books on Cricket, recommended by Daniel Norcross

What are the best books about cricket? In 2011 Test Match Special‘s Daniel Norcross gave an interview about his favourite books on cricket. At the time, he was running an irreverent, uncensored and partial cricket commentary service, Test Match Sofa.  

    The best books on Champions, recommended by Matthew Syed

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    Cambridge Handbook of Expertise and Expert Performance
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    Enhancing Evolution
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    Self Theories
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    The best books on Champions - Heuristics and Biases by Dale Griffin, Daniel Kahneman & Thomas Gilovich

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    Heuristics and Biases
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    The best books on Champions - The Mighty Walzer by Howard Jacobson

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    The Mighty Walzer
    by Howard Jacobson

The best books on Champions, recommended by Matthew Syed

Table tennis champion and author of Bounce: How Champions are Made, Matthew Syed believes that winning is partly the placebo effect of confidence.

    The best books on Soccer as a Second Language, recommended by John Turnbull

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    Soccer in Sun and Shadow
    by Eduardo Galeano

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    The best books on Soccer as a Second Language - Football against the Enemy by Simon Kuper

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    The best books on Soccer as a Second Language - The Ball Is Round by David Goldblatt

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    The Ball Is Round
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    The best books on Soccer as a Second Language - Hem and Football by Nalinaksha Bhattacharya

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    Hem and Football
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    The best books on Soccer as a Second Language - Offside by Jafar Panahi

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    Offside
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The best books on Soccer as a Second Language, recommended by John Turnbull

When the World Cup comes around, many of us think of our national teams and their chances of winning. But the beauty of football is how international it is, and its ability to cut across borders. John Turnbull of the Global Game blog introduces us to football (or soccer) ‘as a second language.’

    The best books on Horticulture, recommended by Andrea Wulf

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    The best books on Horticulture - Landscape & Memory by Simon Schama

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    Landscape & Memory
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    The Arcadian Friends
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    Founding Brothers
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    The best books on Horticulture - Notes on the State of Virginia by Thomas Jefferson

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    The best books on Horticulture - A Little History of British Gardening by Jenny Uglow

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    A Little History of British Gardening
    by Jenny Uglow

The best books on Horticulture, recommended by Andrea Wulf

The respected horticulturalist says if you plant an oak tree you know you’re never going to see it grow into maturity, but in planting it you are asserting your belief in the future and in future generations.

    The best books on Plants, recommended by Jonathan Silvertown

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    The best books on Plants - The Emerald Planet by D J Beerling

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    The Emerald Planet
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    The best books on Plants - Eating the Sun by Oliver Morton

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    Eating the Sun
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    The best books on Plants - The Secret Life of Trees by Colin Tudge

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    The best books on Plants - Plant by Janet Marinelli

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    Plant
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    The best books on Plants - Feeding the Ten Billion by L T Evans

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    Feeding the Ten Billion
    by L T Evans

The best books on Plants, recommended by Jonathan Silvertown

Internationally known ecologist says plants are grievously overlooked, because no life on earth would exist without them – essential reading on plants

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    The best books on Sportsmanship and Cheating - The Complete Upmanship by Stephen Potter

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    The Complete Upmanship
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    The best books on Sportsmanship and Cheating - Open by Andre Agassi

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    The best books on Sportsmanship and Cheating - The Tao of Cricket by Ashis Nandy

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    The best books on Sportsmanship and Cheating - W G Grace by Simon Rae

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    The best books on Sportsmanship and Cheating - Shatranj Ke Khilari by Munshi Premchand

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    Shatranj Ke Khilari
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The best books on Sportsmanship and Cheating, recommended by Debanjan Chakrabarti

Debanjan Chakrabarti, head of the Intercultural Dialogue Programme of the British Council in India, says good sportsmanship is a 19th-century imperial construct. He walks us through five engaging books on sportsmanship and cheating.

    The best books on Global Sport, recommended by Andrei Markovits

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    Soccernomics
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    The best books on Global Sport - From Ritual to Record by Allen Guttmann

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    From Ritual to Record
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    The best books on Global Sport - Global Games (Sport and Society) by Maarten Van Bottenburg

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    Global Games (Sport and Society)
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    The best books on Global Sport - The Modern World System I by Immanuel Wallerstein

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    The Modern World System I
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    The best books on Global Sport - The Beckham Experiment by Grant Wahl

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    The Beckham Experiment
    by Grant Wahl

The best books on Global Sport, recommended by Andrei Markovits

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    The best books on Computer Games - Homo Ludens by Johan Huizinga

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    The best books on Computer Games - Play Money by Julian Dibbell

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    The best books on Computer Games - Playbooks and Checkbooks by Stefan Szymanski

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    Playbooks and Checkbooks
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    The best books on Computer Games - Flow by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi

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    Flow
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The best books on Computer Games, recommended by Tom Chatfield

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    The best books on Plants and Plant Hunting - The Well-Tempered Garden by Christopher Lloyd

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    The Well-Tempered Garden
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    The best books on Plants and Plant Hunting - A Rage for Rock Gardening by Nicola Shulman

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    by Nicola Shulman

The best books on Plants and Plant Hunting, recommended by Kenneth Cox

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    The Hillier Manual of Trees and Shrubs
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    The best books on Horticultural Inspiration - The Education of a Gardener by Russell Page

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    The Education of a Gardener
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    The best books on Horticultural Inspiration - Garden Design by Sylvia Crowe

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    The best books on Horticultural Inspiration - The Well-Tempered Garden by Christopher Lloyd

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    The Well-Tempered Garden
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    The best books on Horticultural Inspiration - Baburnama by Wheeler M Thackston (translator) & Zahir al-Din Babur

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    Baburnama
    by Wheeler M Thackston (translator) & Zahir al-Din Babur

The best books on Horticultural Inspiration, recommended by Penelope Hobhouse

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    The best books on Guerrilla Gardening - Defiant Gardens by Kenneth I Helphand

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    The best books on Guerrilla Gardening - The Search by John Battelle

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    The best books on Guerrilla Gardening - Miss Rumphius by Barbara Cooney

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The best books on Guerrilla Gardening, recommended by Richard Reynolds

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    The Peregrine
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    by Jonathan Bate

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    The best books on Birdwatching - A Bird in the Bush by Stephen Moss

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    A Bird in the Bush
    by Stephen Moss

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    The best books on Birdwatching - The Birds by Aristophanes

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    The Birds
    by Aristophanes

The best books on Birdwatching, recommended by Jeremy Mynott

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    The best books on Poker, recommended by Victoria Coren Mitchell

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    Shut Up and Deal
    by Jesse May

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    The best books on Poker - The Cincinnati Kid by Richard Jessup

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    The Cincinnati Kid
    by Richard Jessup

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    The best books on Poker - The Biggest Game in Town by A. Alvarez

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    The Biggest Game in Town
    by A. Alvarez

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    The best books on Poker - Big Deal by Anthony Holden

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    Big Deal
    by Anthony Holden

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    The best books on Poker - Hold'Em Poker for Advanced Players by David Sklansky, Mason Malmuth

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    Hold'Em Poker for Advanced Players
    by David Sklansky, Mason Malmuth

The best books on Poker, recommended by Victoria Coren Mitchell

European poker champion, author and presenter, Victoria Coren Mitchell, talks us through her library of the best books on poker.

    Best Football Books for 11 Year Olds, recommended by Alexander

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    Goalkeepers Are Different
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    The Illustrated History of Football
    by David Squires

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    Best Football Books for 11 Year Olds - The Kingfisher Football Encyclopedia by Clive Gifford

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    The Kingfisher Football Encyclopedia
    by Clive Gifford

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    Best Football Books for 11 Year Olds - Kane (Ultimate Football Heroes) by Matt & Tom Oldfield

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    Kane (Ultimate Football Heroes)
    by Matt & Tom Oldfield

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    Best Football Books for 11 Year Olds - Football School Season 1: Where Football Explains the World by Alex Bellos, Ben Lyttleton & Spike Gerrell

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    Football School Season 1: Where Football Explains the World
    by Alex Bellos, Ben Lyttleton & Spike Gerrell

Best Football Books for 11 Year Olds, recommended by Alexander

There are a lot of books about football for sale in bookshops these days, but which ones are any good? 11-year-old Alexander, who loves football as well as reading, shares his choices of the best football books for kids as part of our ‘By Children for Children‘ series.

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