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
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money! This month:
Release date: 22nd February, 2018 Publisher: Bodley Head
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The Berlin Olympics are generally perceived to be the most overtly nationalistic modern Games , although according to author Oliver Hilmes, in a disappointingly disjointed narrative, this wasn’t necessarily the case.
Though the authorities had removed hoardings advertising the anti-Jewish newspaper Der Sturmer and another paper had urged Germans not to downplay “foreign triumphs” during the Games, clues to their future intentions were evident.
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An early contender for sports book of the year, The Boy on the Shed is not only a great story of a man who came tantalisingly close to making it as a top-flight footballer (and went on to achieve so much else besides), but is simultaneously engaging, well-paced and, like the very best stories, well written. (read review)
Release date: 18th April, 2018 Publisher: Bloomsbury Sport
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To win a copy of Arlott, Swanton and the Soul of English Cricket, answer the following question:
Which county won the inaugural Gillette Cup?
Email your answer to comps@sportsbookofthemonth.com no later than 18th April 2018
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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
all a good read and they’re all here.
Every single book is available at less than the publisher’s
list price.
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
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