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Post by Mike Osbourn on Jan 25, 2017 13:04:15 GMT
Got through quite a few good reads recently, mostly motorbike related. Guy Martin is a bizarre character, but does some off beat stuff that's interesting to read about.
Currently looking for some others to get on the reading list. Any recommendations?
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jr
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Post by jr on Feb 8, 2017 20:38:05 GMT
Football-wise the best I've read recently are "Saturday 3pm" by Daniel Gray and "Pirates, Punks and Politics" by Nick Davidson.
Also been bought "The Illustrated History of Football" by David Squires, but not got round to reading it yet.
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Post by kdwyellow on Feb 8, 2017 21:12:32 GMT
My Father and other working class football heroes by Gary Imlach.
She stood there laughing by Stephen Foster. (Cambridge Utd get a few mentions but it's mainly Stoke City related) There's a follow up And she laughed no more.
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cambcam
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Post by cambcam on Feb 8, 2017 22:43:59 GMT
The smell of football by Mick Rathbone. God I love that book. Just brilliant in its honesty and humour, yet also gives a chilling insight into the anxieties and insecurities a player might have and the devastating affect criticism and pressure can have. I can't remember another book that made me laugh out loud and want to cry at the same time. All got different tastes of course, but take a look at these reviews, seems others think the same too: www.amazon.co.uk/product-reviews/1907637141/ref=pd_sbs_14_cr_1?ie=UTF8&refRID=AABT4FKFPXGKHAMGS9FR |
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Post by c130uk on Feb 9, 2017 7:12:50 GMT
The Day a Team Died....Frank Taylor
First published 1983. written I believe by the sole reporter survivor of the Munich air crash.
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cambcam
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Post by cambcam on Feb 9, 2017 11:36:19 GMT
Facing Up: A remarkable Journey to the Summit of Everest by Bear Grylls.
Put aside any preconceptions of BG before you start. This was published in 2000 and written about his attempt on Everest aged 24, before he had the celebrity status he has now. It effectively starts from a hospital bed he finds himself in after an SAS parachute jump goes wrong, and takes you right through his remarkable journey, right to the summit itself.
Appreciate the link between "Sports books" an attempt on Everest is very tenuous, but there are many parallels. Guy Martin and Bear Grylls have a surprising amount in common too, and if overcoming adversity and learning what makes these people tick is your thing, you'll love it.
Personally, I wasn't expecting to enjoy it, but it was gripping and emotionally draining. I just couldn't put it down.
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Post by Russ Greaves on Feb 9, 2017 12:03:55 GMT
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rocky
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Post by rocky on Feb 9, 2017 13:11:39 GMT
Running Free, by Richard Askwith (I'm sure I've mentioned it before on this forum, probably in the Running thread)
Also, in line with cambcam's tenuous sporting links, overcoming adversity, etc: Call of the Wild, by Guy Grieve - about the year he spent alone in the Alaska wilderness. Gripping stuff.
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Post by belly77 on Feb 9, 2017 13:40:28 GMT
I have read the Bear Grylls book and it is a fascinating read. Whatever you think of him, he has amazing will power and self beleif. We've discussed Stephen Foster on here before. Loved She Stood There Laughing. Winterdance is the funniest book I have read on any kind of sport related subject. It is about a childrens author who decides he is going to complete his life ambition and enter the Iditord dog race. He has no experience of racing dogs. The Iditord is a 1150 mile race across Alaska. Just him, his pack of dogs and the wilds of Alaska. I remember reading it on the tube and laughing out louad. WinterdanceInto The Wild is also a really good read of you like stories of going it alone in the wild. Into The Wild The film is decent as well. I am currently reading Alex Ferguson's Leading. Quite interesting as he puts across his motivational skills and talks about man management. LeadingI quite enjoyed Dave Kitsons first book The Secret Footballer. He's got a new one out that I will probably get around to reading soon. |
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Post by Russ Greaves on Feb 9, 2017 14:00:15 GMT
A Life Too Short, a biography of Germany goalkeeper Robert Enke's life, cut short by suicide, is compelling and, of course, tragic.
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Post by brucebaldrey on Feb 9, 2017 17:00:02 GMT
A Life Too Short, a biography of Germany goalkeeper Robert Enke's life, cut short by suicide, is compelling and, of course, tragic. And should be read by certain posters on here, too. |
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Post by vanni on Feb 9, 2017 17:23:04 GMT
That old classic "The Glory Game" is a must read IMHO. You don't have to be a Spurs fan to enjoy it.
A friend gave me "League Football and the men who made it" by Simon Inglis a couple of months ago, which looks very interesting but haven't found the time to read it yet.
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Post by kdwyellow on Feb 9, 2017 20:14:31 GMT
I can't scroll back far enough to find the old post on Books you are reading. I only read this from my phone so I'm not sure if that makes a difference? There were a lot of good suggestions on there.
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animal
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