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“simon wilde”

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  • England: The Biography

    The Story of English Cricket

    by Simon Wilde ...
    'An astonishing work of research, detail and revelation. Bulging with information, packed with nuggets.' John Etheridge, Sun'Superbly researched... His eye for detail never wavers. It’s a pleasure to read.' Vic Marks, Observer'The Cricket Book of the Year: Dauntingly comprehensive and surprisingly light-footed.' Simon Briggs, Daily TelegraphEngland: The Biography... ... Read more

    $38.99 CAD

  • The Tour

    The Story of the England Cricket Team Overseas 1877-2022

    by Simon Wilde ...
    **WINNER OF THE MCC / CRICKET SOCIETY BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARDWINNER OF THE HEARTACHES' CRICKET BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARDLONGLISTED FOR THE WILLIAM HILL SPORTS BOOK THE YEAR AWARDAn England cricket tour is a unique phenomenon, with its own pressures, challenges and remarkable highlights. It presents its participants - shorn of the usual support networks they enjoy at home - with a prolonged test of ... Read more

    $20.99 CAD

    Also available as: Audiobook

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  • Ian Botham

    The Power and the Glory

    by Simon Wilde ...
    Ian Botham arrived on the international scene just in time to ride sport's first big financial wave and exploit the Thatcherite mantra of go-out-and-get-what-you-want. He certainly needed the cash, having been regularly short since leaving state school in Yeovil at 15. In an era short on glamour and personalities, Botham brought an irresistible cocktail of talent, energy and swagger. With the ... Read more

    $16.99 CAD

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    The Tour

    The Story of the England Cricket Team Overseas 1877-2022

    by Simon Wilde ...
    Narrated by Michael Fenner ...

    Unabridged

    16 hours 55 min

    **WINNER OF THE MCC / CRICKET SOCIETY BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARDWINNER OF THE HEARTACHES' CRICKET BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARDLONGLISTED FOR THE WILLIAM HILL SPORTS BOOK THE YEAR AWARDAn England cricket tour is a unique phenomenon, with its own pressures, challenges and remarkable highlights. It presents its participants - shorn of the usual support networks they enjoy at home - with a prolonged test of ... Read more

    $45.99 CAD

    Also available as: eBook

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    Saturday Afternoon Fever

    The Autobiography: Shortlisted for Sports Entertainment Book of the Year at the Sports Book Awards 2025

    by Jeff Stelling ...
    Narrated by Chris Connel ...

    Unabridged

    7 hours 33 min

    SHORTLISTED FOR SPORTS ENTERTAINMENT BOOK OF THE YEAR AT THE SPORTS BOOK AWARDS 2025'Made me laugh and cry' Chris Kamara'A rollicking whip through [Jeff's] life, like the show itself it offers a consistently entertaining read' Telegraph'Such an enjoyable book' Ally McCoist'Jeff's autobiography is a riot of humour and nostalgia. A great read' Phil Thompson**'*... ... Read more

    $43.99 CAD

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    Yesterday Will Make You Cry

    by Chester Himes ...
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    Unabridged

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    From the acclaimed author of the Harlem Detectives series, a masterful autobiographical novel about the injustices of the prison system and the humanity that flourishes despite itJimmy Monroe is serving a twenty-year sentence for robbery. Terror and chaos reign in the prison, where corrupt, racist guards mete out capricious punishments like time in "the hole," where inmates' sense of reality slips ... Read more

    $35.72 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

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    The Big Hop

    The First Nonstop Flight Across the Atlantic Ocean and Into the Future

    by David Rooney ...
    Narrated by Jeremy Clyde ...

    Unabridged

    10 hours 14 min

    The inspiring story of a pathbreaking 1919 flight and the courageous fliers who risked their lives to make aviation history.In 1919, in Newfoundland, four teams of aviators came from Britain to compete in "the Big Hop": an audacious race to be the first to fly, nonstop, across the Atlantic Ocean. One pair of competitors was forced to abandon the journey halfway, and two pairs never made it into ... Read more

    $35.72 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

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    You May Never See Us Again

    The Barclay Dynasty: A Story of Survival, Secrecy and Succession

    by Jane Martinson ...
    Narrated by Olivia Poulet ...

    Unabridged

    8 hours 59 min

    **Brought to you by Penguin.The untold story of post-war Britain. Told through the lives of the two men who helped shape it: Sir David Barclay and Sir Frederick Barclay.**You May Never See Us Again is the only definitive story of David and Frederick Barclay - commonly known as the Barclay brothers. Born poor, these enigmatic twins built one of the biggest fortunes in Britain together from scratch ... Read more

    $25.99 CAD

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    Football And How To Survive It

    by Pat Nevin ...
    Series series Pat Nevin Books

    Unabridged

    12 hours 41 min

    'The good news for those who loved THE ACCIDENTAL FOOTBALLER: this new book is even better. There were times as I read Pat Nevin's account of his years running - or, trying to run - Motherwell, I had to remind myself to breathe. It's a thrilling read - funny, nerve-wracking, precise and very, very human' - Roddy DoyleSo, you fell into football by accident. You've played for Chelsea, Everton and ... Read more

    $43.99 CAD

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    Trinity

    The Treachery and Pursuit of the Most Dangerous Spy in History

    by Frank Close ...
    Narrated by Anthony Howell ...

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    Brought to you by Penguin.'Trinity' was the codename for the test explosion of the atomic bomb in New Mexico on 16 July 1945. This exceptional book - Trinity - tells the story of the bomb's metaphorical father, Rudolf Peierls; his intellectual son, the atomic spy, Klaus Fuchs, and the ghosts of the security services in Britain, the USA and USSR.Against the background of pre-war Nazi Germany, the ... Read more

    $29.99 CAD

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    Narcoball

    Love, Death and Football in Escobar's Colombia

    by David Arrowsmith ...
    Narrated by John Sackville ...

    Unabridged

    8 hours 47 min

    Pablo Escobar had one obsession. Not drugs, not money, not power... football.Narcoball uncovers the incredible story of Colombian football during the early 1990s - shaped by drug lords, rivalries, and ambition. It uncovers a football empire backed by cartels - where victory was a currency of its own, and defeat, a matter of life and death.This is a different story of Pablo Escobar and his rivals. ... Read more

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    Overpaid, Oversexed and Over There

    How a Few Skinny Brits with Bad Teeth Rocked America

    by David Hepworth ...
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    Unabridged

    11 hours 41 min

    Brought to you by Penguin.The Beatles landing in New York in February 1964 was the opening shot in a cultural revolution nobody predicted. Suddenly the youth of the richest, most powerful nation on earth was trying to emulate the music, manners and the modes of a rainy island that had recently fallen on hard times.The resulting fusion of American can-do and British fuck-you didn't just lead to ... Read more

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