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A selection of books reviewed in full.

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Carlo Ancelotti: The Beautiful Games of an Ordinary Genius

Devilfish: the Life & Times of a Poker Legend: Dave Ulliott

Bounce! How Champions Are Made By Matthew Syed

Savage! Robbie Savage

Boy Racer: Mark Cavendish

Laurent Fignon: We Were Young and Carefree

The Story of the World Cup by Brian Glanville

A Course Called Ireland By Tom Coyne

Four-iron in the Soul By Lawrence Donegan

Eleven By Steve Fleming

Every Second Counts by Lance Armstrong

The Grudge By Tom English

Coming of Age By Andy Murray

Invictus By John Carlin

Born to Run By Christopher McDougall

Beware of the Dog by Brian Moore

What I Talk About When I Talk About Running by Haruki Murakami

The Bristol Boys by Jack Allen

No Smoke, No Fire By Dave Jones

Open! Andre Agassi

Englischer Fussball by Raphael Honigstein

Jacob's Beach by Kevin Mitchell

The Education of a Poker Player By Herbert O. Yardley

For Richer, For Poorer by Victoria Coren

Inspired by Sir Steve Redgrave

In Pursuit of Glory by Bradley Wiggins

No Boundaries by Ronnie Irani

Longy By Sean Long

The Professor, the Banker and the Suicide King by Michael Craig

Players: 250 men, women & animals who created modern sport By Tim Harris

In The Shadow of a Giant By Mel Charles

Great Face for Radio by John Anderson

Close To The Wind by Ben Ainslie

Motty: 40 years in the Commentary Box by John Motson

Playing to Win by Dave Whelan

Why England Lose by Simon Kuper & Stefan Szymanski

When the Whistle Blows by Andrew Riddoch & John Kemp

The Official Football Yearbook 2009-10 The ACTIM Statistical Guide

Bad Blood by Jeremy Whittle

Ronan O'Gara: My Autobiography

Boy Racer by Mark Cavendish

And God Created Cricket by Simon Hughes

Jellyman's Thrown a Wobbly by Jeff Stelling

Cycling Is My Life by Tommy Simpson

Texas Hold'em Odds And Probabilities: Limit, No-limit, And Tournament Strategies by Matthew Hilger

The Mathematics of Poker by William Chen

Serious Poker by Daniel Y Kimberg

Beastly Fury: The Strange Birth of British Football by Richard Sanders

Roger Federer: Spirit of a Champion By Chris Bowers

Sporting Justice by Ian Hewitt

Inverting the Pyramid A history of football tactics by Jonathan Wilson

Thinking Outside the Box by Brad Friedel

The Last Champion: The Life of Fred Perry by Jon Henderson

Winning is not Enough by Sir Jackie Stewart

Bumper book of useless cricket information by Marc Dawson

The Ashes By Ken Piesse

Eclipse by Nicholas Clee

Tommy's Honour by Kevin Cook

The Worst of Friends by Colin Shindler

Stan Bowles: The Autobiography

It's not the winning that counts by Max Davidson

Hello Sailor by Michael Hutchinson

Poker Winners Are Different by Dr Alan Schoonmaker

Life's a Gamble by Roy "The Boy" Brindley

Golf: The cure for a Grumpy Old Man by Peter Alliss

Nothing But Trouble By Herbie Hide

Tournament Killer Poker By The Numbers : The keys to No Limits Hold ‘Em Success by Tony Guerrera

One Ginger Pele by Chris Parker

Regga by Christopher Hilton

Broken Dreams: Vanity, Greed and the Souring of British Football by Tom Bower

Last of the Blue Lions by Steve Lewis

When Football was Football by Richard Havers

Tales of a Degenerate Poker Player by Derek Kelly

Can We Have Our Balls Back Please? by Julian Norridge

True Colours by Adam Gilchrist

The Lion & the Eagle by Iain Manson

Forgive us our press passes: An anthology of modern football writing Edited by Christopher Davies

The Last Amateurs by Mark de Rond

Secrets of Sit ‘n’ Gos by Phil Shaw

The Tin Man By Ted McMinn with Robin Hutchison

Roy of the Rovers: The Unauthorised Biography By Mick Collins

Arnie & Jack By Ian O'Connor

Your Best Poker Friend: Increase your mental edge by Dr Alan Schoonmaker

Capello: Portrait of a Winner by Gabriele Marcotti

More Hold ‘Em Wisdom for all players by Daniel Negreanu

Carra: My Autobiography by Jamie Carragher

The Bromley Boys by Dave Roberts

Playing the Enemy by John Carlin

Secrets of Professional Poker 1 by Rolf Slotboom

Bradman in Wisden Ed. by Graeme Wright

A Downhill Lie / Fairway to Hell By Carl Hiaasen

Heroes, Villains & Velodromes by Richard Moore

Heart of Football by David McVay

When Friday Comes by James Montague

The Book of Surfing by Michael Fordham

The Official Football Yearbook 2008

The Poker Tournament Formula II by Arnold Snyder

Football Dynamo: Modern Russia and the People's Game by Marc Bennetts

Power Hold ‘Em Strategy by Daniel Negreanu

Head On By Ian Botham

The Austerity Olympics by Janie Hampton

The Doog: The Incredible Story of Derek Dougan - Football’s Most Controversial Figure by David Harrison & Steve Gordos

Anfield of Dreams: A Kopite's Odyssey by Neil Dunkin

The Great Swim By Gavin Mortimer

A Cultured Left Foot by Muta Okwonga

Every Hand Revealed by Gus Hansen

Married to a man of two halves by Agnes Docherty with Tom Docherty

The Rivals Game: Inside the British Derby by Douglas Beattie

Wisden Cricketers' Almanac 2008

The Marathon Makers by John Bryant

Football Obituaries by Ivan Ponting

A-Z of the Grand National By John Cottrell & Marcus Armytage

What sport tells us about life by Ed Smith

How to Beat Sit-&-Go Poker Tournaments by Neil Timothy

Football Quotations by Phil Shaw

The Beautiful Game is Over by John Samuels

Hands of Stone by Christian Giudice

Manchester's Finest by David Hall

A Game for Hooligans by Huw Richards

Outcasts! By Steve Menary

The Hitman by Ricky Hatton

Outcasts! The Lands That FIFA Forgot by Steve Menary

Play poker like a pigeon and win by Anonymous

Kill Everyone by Lee Nelson, Tyson Streib & Kim Lee

Sport by Tim Harris

Elements of Poker by Tommy Angelo

Caro's Most Profitable Hold'em Advice by Mike Caro

Deano by Dean Windass with Simon Parker

Journey to the Open by Padraig Harrington

Master of the Ring by Graham Gordon

Poker Tournament Formula by Arnold Snyder

Supercat by Simon Lister

The Poker Encyclopaedia by Elkan Allan and Hannah Mackay

Parish to Planet by Eric Midwinter

Walking Tall by Peter Crouch

Bring me the head of Sergio Garcia by Tom Cox

Ghosts at the Table by Des Wilson

From the eye of the Hurricane: Alex Higgins

Take me to the River by Peter Alson

Bellies & Bullseyes by Sid Waddell

The Almanack of World Football 2008 by Guy Oliver

My Manchester United Years by Sir Bobby Charlton

Seeing Red by Graham Poll

Interesting, very interesting By Barry Davies

Determined by Norman Whiteside

Sky Sports Football Yearbook

The Underdog By Joshua Davis

The Italian Job by Gianluca Vialli

There’s an awful lot of bubbly in Brazil by Alan Brazil with Mike Parry

Hard Road to Glory by Jonny Nelson with Richard Coomber

Beyond Traps- The Anatomy of Poker Success by James McKenna

The Poker Face of Wall Street by Aaron Brown

When the Gloves Came Off by Billy Walker

Gary Neville by Tom Oldfield

Riding Through the Storm by Geoff Thomas

The Bowler's Holding, the Batsman's Willey by Geoff Tibballs

Your Worst Poker Enemy by Alan Schoonmaker

An Independent Man by Eddie Jordan

In Search of Robert Millar by Richard Moore

Blazing Saddles by Matt Rendell

Poker protection: Cheating and the world of poker by Steve Forte

From the Eye of the Hurricane by Alex Higgins

Wasted by Paul Smith

The Running Man by Gilbert Tuhabonye

Provided You Don't Kiss Me by Duncan Hamilton

Rafa Benitez by Paco Lloret

Grovel! By David Tossell

Michael Owen: The Biography by Oliver Derbyshire

Poker Strategies for a Winning Edge in Business by David Apostolico

Robbie Keane: The biography by Andrew Sleight

Wembley: Stadium of Legends by Pete Tomsett & Chris Brand

Playfair cricket annual 2007 Edited by Bill Frindall

The Poker Mindset by Ian Taylor & Matthew Hilger

Dubai Millennium by Rachel Pagones

Killer Poker by the Numbers The Mathematical Edge for Winning Play by Tony Guerrera

The rules of poker by Lou Krieger and Sheree Bykofsky

Fallen Idle by Peter Marinello with Will Price

Accrington Stanley: The club that wouldn’t die by Phil Whalley

Tom Cartwright - Tthe Flame Still Burns by Stephen Chalke

The Match of My Life Series (Liverpool, Leeds United, Fulham, Stoke City, Spurs, Sheffield United, Sunderland, Wolves, European Cup Finals) by Various Authors

There’s only one Neil Redfearn By Neil Redfearn with Andrew Collomosse

Phil Hellmuth Presents Read ‘Em & Reap ‘A career FBI agent’s guide to decoding poker tells’ by Joe Navarro and Marvin Karlins

Riding the Storm by Timmy Murphy

The Grand Prix Saboteurs by Joe Saward

Out of the Shadows by Dominic Negus

Believe in the Sign by Mark Hodkinson

Harry Potts - Margaret's Story by Dave Thomas

Me And My Mouth by Austin Healey

Slogging the Slavs by Angus Bell

Tommy Docherty: My Story. Hallowed be thy Game By Tommy Docherty

Million dollar hold em by Johnny Chan & Mark Karowe

Jimmy Delaney: The Stuff of Legend by David W. Potter

Match Of My Life: The Ashes Ed by Sam Pilger & Rob Wightman

The Accidental Angler by Charles Rangeley-Wilson

We all live in a Perry Groves World by Perry Groves

Prawns In The Game: How football got where it is today by Paul French

Killer Poker 2: Advanced Strategies for Crushing the internet game (version 2) by John Vorhaus

Googlies, Nutmegs and Bogeys by Bob Wilson

Seve: Golf's Flawed Genius by Robert Green

Cole Play by Ian Macleay

No Limit Texas Hold ‘Em A complete Course by Angel Largay

Feed the Goat by Shaun Goater

Crossing the Boundary by Kevin Pietersen

Once in a Lifetime by Gavin Newsham

Beer & Brine: The making of Walter George by Rob Hadgraft

To Barcelona and Beyond by Paul Smith

A selection of books to greet the arrival of the new Premiership season:

A selection of books to greet the arrival of the new Premiership season: (2006-2007)

Burksey by Peter Morfoot

Hitting Out by Ian Chappell with Ashley Mallett

You Must Like Cricket by Soumya Bhattacharya

How to be a Sports Agent by Mel Stein

Cycling Fit by Jamie Baird

The Death of Marco Pantani by Matt Rendell

Fantastic Federer by Chris Bowers

Rooney Tunes By Mike Parry

Bearders: My Life in Cricket by Bill Frindall

The Ultimate Guide to Poker Tells by Randy Burgess & Carl Baldassarre

How to win the World Series of Poker (or Not) by Pat Walsh

Pele: The Autobiography

Boxing's Hall of Shame by Thomas Myler

The Perfect 10 by Richard Williams

Poker & Philosophy Pocket Rockets and Philosopher Kings: Edited by Eric Bronson

Kill Phil: The fast track to success in no-limit hold ‘em poker tournaments by Blair Rodman and Lee Nelson

World Cup book review

Penguins Stopped Play by Harry Thompson

From Aintree to York by Stephen Cartmell

The Story of the World Cup by Brian Glanville

Steven Gerrard by Adam Cotier

Ronaldo by James Mosley

Hawaii 501: Life as a Darts Pro by Wayne Mardle

Flat Horses of 2005 Ed: Graham Dench

Caro’s Book of Poker Tells by Mike Caro

Make a Million from Online Poker by Nigel Goldman

The Lost Babes: Manchester United & the Forgotten Victims of Munich by Jeff Connor

Who's the B*****d in the Black? By Jeff Winter

Ooh Ah Stantona By Phil Stant

Ooh Ah Stantona by Phil Stant

Unforgivable Blackness by Geoffrey C. Ward

Team Schumacher by Timothy Collings

Books for Christmas

Poker Face 2 by Ulvis Albert

Oops! I Won Too Much Money by Tom Schneider

Our Christmas selection

Football books for Christmas (2005)

The Story of the World Cup by Brian Glanville

Chelsea FC The Official Biography by Rick Glanvill

Deadly Doug by Doug Ellis

Out of the Blue Into the Black by John Spencer

Alain Baxter by Andrew Ross

Arkle: The Life & Legacy of 'Himself' by Sean Magee

Frank: Fighting Back by Frank Bruno with Kevin Mitchell

Old Stoneface: the autobiography of John Lowe

2006 Almanack of World Football by Guy Oliver

Willie Irvine: Together Again

Being Freddie by Andrew Flintoff

Any chance of a game? by Barney Ronay

Oh Joey, Joey by Joey Jones

Frank Lampard: The Biography by Douglas Thompson

Once Upon A Time In Naples by John Ludden

My Spin on Cricket by Richie Benaud

George Cohen: My Autobiography by George Cohen with James Lawton

George Cohen: My Autobiography

Texas Hold ‘Em: Begin & Win by Paul Mendleson

Pointless: A season with Britain's worst football team by Jeff Connor

Sky Sports Football Yearbook & Soccer at War 1938-45 both by Jack Rollin

Fred Titmus: My Life In Cricket by Fred Titmus

The Education of a Poker Player by Herbert O. Yardley

Zimmer Men by Marcus Berkmann

Dad's Army by Neil Drysdale

Once Upon A Time In Naples by John Ludden

Tim Henman by Simon Felstein

Lifting the Covers by Alan Mills

Ashes to Ashes by Keith Fletcher

Freddie by Tim Ewbank

All The Way Jose by Harry Harris

Duleepsinhji: Prince of Cricketers by Barry Rickson

Stand Up And Fight by Alan English

Friday Night Lights by H.G. Bissinger

Grand Slam! The Year of the Dragon By Paul Rees

Masters of the Baize by Luke Williams & Paul Gadsby

Dark Trade by Donald McRae

Ring of Hate by Patrick Myler

Thierry Henry by Oliver Derbyshire

Beaumont's Up and Under by Mark Baldwin

Jose Mourinho by Luis Lourenco

Jose Mourinho by Luis Lourenco

Jose Mourinho Made in Portugal by Luis Lourenco and Jose Mourinho

Deep into the Forest by Daniel Taylor

Johnny Owen by Jeff Murphy

Nick Faldo: Life Swings

Muhammad Ali: His Life and Times by Thomas Hauser

The 12 Greatest Rounds of Boxing

The 12 Greatest Rounds of Boxing

The Luck Factor by Richard Wiseman

Shit Ground No Fans by Jack Bremner

In The Eye of the Typhoon

Hail Cesar by Billy McNeill

Abramovich: The billionaire from nowhere by Dominic Midgley and Chris Hutchins

Tackling My Demons by Stan Collymore with Oliver Holt

Texas Hold’em Odds by Catalin Barboianu

Rafa Benitez by Paco Lloret

Frankie: The autobiography of Frankie Dettori

White Angels by John Carlin

Two Million Strokes A Minute by Matthew Pinsent

A Lifetime In A Race by Matthew Pinsent

Poker Night by John Vorhaus

Off The Record by Michael Owen with Paul Hayward

An Englishman Abroad: Beckham's Spanish Adventure by Phil Ball

The Long Round by Dominic Calder-Smith

Za-to-pek! by Bob Phillips

MOTD Football Yearbook by Terry Pratt & Sky Sports Football Yearbook 2004/05 Edited by Glenda Rollin & Jack Rollin

Gazza: My Story by Paul Gasgoine with Hunter Davies

Gazza: My Story by Paul Gascoigne with Hunter Davies

Basil D'Oliveira

John Daly: The Biography by Gavin Newsham

The Player: Thte Autobiography of Boris Becker

Tom Finney: My Autobiography

Feet in the Clouds by Richard Askwith

Jona Lomu: EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW!

Thte Power : My Autobiography by Phil Taylor

The Man Who Hated Football by Will Buckley

Manchester United Ruined My Wife by David Blatt

Mick Channon: The Authorised Biography

On And Off The Field by Ed Smith

George Best and 21 Others by Colin Shindler

Who Ate All The Pies? by Mick Quinn

The Perfect Mile

Facing the Frozen Ocean by Bear Grylls

With Friends in High Places

3:59.4 The Quest for the Four Minute Mile

England's Story (DVD)

Blue Blood: The Mike Doyle Story

Nine Lives by Matt Dawson

The Bugatti Queen

Right Back to the Beginning

The Luck Factor by Richard Wiseman

No Coward Soul: The remarkable story of Bob Appleyard

World Cup 2003 by Team England: The official account of England's World cup triumph

Greavsie by Jimmy Greaves

Lance Armstrong: Every Second Counts

Tom Bower: Broken Dreams: Vanity, Greed and the Souring of British Football

The King: The Autobiography of Denis Law

Jason Robinson: Finding My Feet

Bill McLaren: Rugby's Great Heroes and Entertainers

King John: The Autobiography of John Charles

Scoring: An Expert's Guide by Frank McAvennie

Nobby Stiles: After the Ball

Foul Play by David Thomas

The Biggest Game in Town by Al Alvarez

Poker Nation By Andy Bellin

John Oaksey: Mince Pie for Starters

Big Deal by Anthony Holden

It's Not About The Bike: Lance Armstrong

The Psychology of Poker by Alan Schoonmaker

Zen and the Art of Poker by Larry W Phillips

The Unsinkable Titanic Thompson by Carlton Stowers

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