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
All Time Greats
Ten great sports books to adorn any bookshelf. From golf
to cricket, boxing to the NFL.
Release date: 11th April, 2005 Publisher: Mainstream Publishing
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The new version of McRae's classic has been revised and updated, not necessarily to explain the different emphasis boxing now has on the author's life, but to draw one thick final line under the lives of the boxers he so eloquently first presented nearly a decade ago.
In Dark Trade, McRae exposes the harsh brutality of the professional boxing game, revealing the sport in its rawest state. He does this by frequently delivering descriptive passages with the intensity of thundering body punches, each one designed to remind the reader of the sport’s ultimate purpose.
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When, in 1908, the powerfully built boxer Jack Johnson captured the world heavyweight championship title by defeating the Canadian Tommy Burns in a brutal encounter in Sydney, a sense of outrage gripped certain elements of the boxing fraternity.
It was immediately predicted that Johnson’s ownership of boxing’s most sought-after crown would lead to civic unrest; politicians and industrialists debated Johnson’s exalted sporting status at length. Newspapers wrote in less than glowing terms of Johnson’s sexual appetite, while police forces in some US counties maintained a state of permanent readiness lest rioting should commence. Before long, it was concluded that something had to be done to halt the man who many establishment figures believed was a danger to the natural order.
But what had Johnson done to attract such scorn?... (read review)
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Marco Pantani died following a massive cocaine overdose in a Rimini hotel room aged just 34.
Yet by then, he had became one of the greatest cyclists of his generation, feted by prime ministers, admired by sportsmen and the possessor of a fortune garnered from sponsors delighted to be associated with a man whose electrifying mountain ascents drew massive TV audiences...
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Release date: 15th May, 2007 Publisher: John Blake Publishing
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This is a quite amazing story; part history, part sport, underpinned by Tuhaboyne’s incredible faith. Most of us will never endure what he had to face; for him to have emerged as a fine athlete on the cusp of Olympic qualification is a miracle in itself. Read it.
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Answer this week's question correctly and you could win a copy of 'Riding Through the Storm' signed by the author.
This week's question:
What distance did Geoff Thomas ride when he completed the Tour de France course in 2005?
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Like almost every boy his age, Charlton grew up besotted by football. Playing the game for as long as parents would allow was the norm in the Northumberland mining village of Ashington, as it was everywhere else across Britain up until the mid-seventies. Games involving almost every boy in the street were not unusual, but even among these unwieldy matches, it soon became apparent that young Bobby, together with his older brother Jack, were endowed with a rare talent... (read review)
