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ISBN: 978-022407427
"not only the most finely crafted book on cricket ever written, it is also the most penetrating study of pre-independence West Indian society"
-- HackneyCountry of origin: other
Double Fault - Lionel Shriver
ISBN: 978185242490
Shriver shows her ability to dissect relationships and what lies behind ambition in this story of a tennis couple who aim to be the best both on and off the courts.
-- KingstonCountry of origin: United States
Fatty Batter: How Cricket Saved my Life( and then ruined it) - Michael Simkins
ISBN: 9780091901509
A brilliant read which is more than just about cricket.
-- KingstonCountry of origin: United Kingdom
The First Beautiful Game - Roman Krznaric
ISBN: 1899804139
The fascinating story of real tennis, the original "sport of kings" and the needs it met in those who played and supported the sport. The phrase "the Beautiful Game" was used by a dedicated eighteenth century player long before it was applied to football
-- MertonCountry of origin: United Kingdom
Four Iron in the Soul - Lawrence Donegan
ISBN: 0140260145
Follow the golfing world through the eyes of a caddy
-- SouthwarkCountry of origin: United Kingdom
Letters to my Golf Club - Dom Joly
ISBN: 9780593058770
Light reading and very entertaining, even for non golfers.
-- KingstonCountry of origin: United Kingdom
The Match - Romesh Gunesekera
ISBN: 0747579393
A book about identity and belonging acted out in the field of cricket across different countries/places.
-- HaringeyCountry of origin: United Kingdom
Moneyball : The Art of Winning an Unfair Game - Michael Lewis
ISBN: 0393324818
A quest for success in Baseball. Michael Lewis follows the low-budget Oakland Athletic's visionary general manager Billy Beane, and a strange brotherhood of amateur baseball theorists. They are all after new insights into the game, which will give the small club the edge over the big money.
-- GreenwichCountry of origin: United States
Nice Jumper - Tom Cox
ISBN: 9780552770767
If you enjoyed this, why not try his latest book "Bring Me the Head of Sergio Garcia" which follows his attempts to make a living on golf's Pro-Euro Tour.
-- KingstonCountry of origin: United Kingdom
ISBN: 9780719563461
A classic tale of a cricketing fanatic, funny and sad in turn but those of those books that you just have to read in one sitting
-- BarnetCountry of origin: other
ISBN: 978-009192035
You don't need to be a sport lover to enjoy the humour in this book.
-- Hammersmith and FulhamCountry of origin: other
