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Flying Scotsman, The    Flying Scotsman, The
ISBN:9781841583358
Category: Sport, Autobiography/Biography
Author: Graeme Obree
Publication Date: June 2007
Format: PB
Price: £7.99
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Synopsis:

This is the amazing story of the cyclist who took on the world and rewrote the record books, a story that has been made into a major feature film starring Johnny Lee Miller and produced by Peter Broughan.

    

        
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Heartfelt    Heartfelt
ISBN:9781841584225
Category: Sport
Author: Aidan Smith
Publication Date: September 2005
Format: PB
Price: £9.99
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Synopsis:

A lifelong Hibs fan takes on the challenge that TV’s Faking It and Wifeswap were too scared to even contemplate as he tries to follow his team’s hated rivals Hearts for an entire season.

    
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Hunting Grounds    Hunting Grounds
ISBN:9781841585864
Category: Sport
Author: Gary Sutherland
Publication Date: September 2007
Format: PB
Price: £9.99
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Synopsis:

Come rain, shine, sleet and snow, Gary Sutherland visits each of the 42 football grounds in Scotland during one season, documenting the singing, the swearing and the sheer nonsense of what occurs every Saturday afternoon. 


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Rangers    Rangers
ISBN:9781841831251
Category: Sport
Author: Dean Hayes
Publication Date: November 2007
Format: HB
Price: £12.99
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Synopsis:

A fascinating compendium of facts and a superb tribute to the men who have brought skills, thrills and glory to Rangers Football Club in the modern era.

        
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Don, The    Don, The
ISBN:9781841587233
Category: Sport, Autobiography/Biography
Author: Willie Miller with Rob Robertson
Publication Date: May 2008
Format: PB
Price: £7.99
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Synopsis:

The first biography for eighteen years of one of Scotland’s greatest domestic and international players and now a popular TV and radio pundit.

    


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Hunting and Hunting Reserves in Medieval Scotland    Hunting and Hunting Reserves in Medieval Scotland
ISBN:9781904607304
Category: Sport
Author: John M. Gilbert
Publication Date: November 2003
Format: PB
Price: £30.00
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Synopsis:

A comprehensive study of hunting and hunting reserves in medieval Scotland, this book contains extensive legal and estate records; a plate section illustrating many aspects of medieval hunting; and a full critical edition of the Forest Law.


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Silver Smith    Silver Smith
ISBN:9781841587530
Category: Sport, Autobiography/Biography
Author: Neil Drysdale
Publication Date: July 2008
Format: PB
Price: £7.99
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Synopsis:
This remarkable biography of Walter Smith reflects on the life and times of a man who went from football enthusiast as a boy to being propelled into the limelight as one of football’s most notorious managers in Britain.

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Centre of Excellence    Centre of Excellence
ISBN:9781841584218
Category: Sport
Author: David Barnes
Publication Date: June 2006
Format: HB
Price: £16.99
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Synopsis:

Now as revered for his repartee and after dinner speaking as he was for his incisive breaks on the park, Jim Renwick’s actions – both on and off the field – have made him one of the best known and popular figures in the rugby world. This intimate and revealing biography is sure to be one of the most entertaining sports biographies of recent years.

    
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Making of Hibernian 1, The    Making of Hibernian 1, The
ISBN:9780859765091
Category: Sport
Author: Alan Lugton
Publication Date: January 1999
Format: PB
Price: £12.99
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Alan Lugton’s remarkable book on The Making of Hibernian is now published for the first time in paperback.


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Don, The    Don, The
ISBN:9781841586182
Category: Sport, Autobiography/Biography
Author: Willie Miller with Rob Robertson
Publication Date: October 2007
Format: HB
Price: £14.99
Stock Status: in stock

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Synopsis:
The first biography for eighteen years of one of Scotland’s greatest domestic and international players. The book gives a unique insight into professional football during Miller’s era, what it was like to be the first successful captain in a team managed by Sir Alex Ferguson – including their European Cup-Winners’ Cup victory over Real Madrid on May 11, 1983.
    
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Lion Looks Back, A    Lion Looks Back, A
ISBN:9780859765015
Category: Sport, Autobiography/Biography
Author: Jim Craig
Publication Date: March 1998
Format: HB
Price: £9.99
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Synopsis:

Unlike previous accounts of Celtic, this book discusses the tactics of the different historical periods, compares the players and managers of yesteryear with their modern counterparts and assesses the quality players in each generation.


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Scotland’s Golf Courses    Scotland’s Golf Courses
ISBN:9781841830308
Category: Guides, Sport
Author: Robert Price
Publication Date: July 2002
Format: PB
Price: £14.99
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This new edition shows how Scottish courses are the most challenging in the world. Full of colour photographs and specially drawn maps, this book is the definitive guide for the serious golf enthusiast.


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Ewen and Roughy's Football Quiz Book    Ewen and Roughy's Football Quiz Book
ISBN:9781841584928
Category: Sport
Author: Alan Rough, Ewen Cameron
Publication Date: August 2006
Format: PB
Price: £9.99
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Synopsis:

The quiz book based on Scotland’s most listened-to football phone-in radio show.


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Celtic    Celtic
ISBN:9781841831244
Category: Sport
Author: Dean Hayes
Publication Date: November 2007
Format: HB
Price: £12.99
Stock Status: in stock

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Celtic: 100 Heroes of the Modern Game is a fascinating compendium of facts and a superb tribute to the men who have brought skills, thrills and glory to Celtic Football Club in the modern era.

        
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Talking Balls with Ewen and Roughy    Talking Balls with Ewen and Roughy
ISBN:9781841587226
Category: Sport
Author: Alan Rough, Ewen Cameron
Publication Date: November 2007
Format: PB
Price: £13.99
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Synopsis:
The second installment from Scotland’s dynamic sporting duo of Real Radio. Doing what they do best, here is Ewen and Roughy’s second CD packed full of hilarious moments from their show Ewen and Roughy’s Football Phone-in.

        
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Scotland's Sporting Curiosities    Scotland's Sporting Curiosities
ISBN:9781841583365
Category: Sport
Author: Jim Craig
Publication Date: January 2005
Format: HB
Price: £9.99
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Synopsis:

Jim Craig’s unique style and presentation, allied with his superb professional knowledge, make this book a fascinating window into the Scots and their sporting world.


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Riot, Revelry and Rout    Riot, Revelry and Rout
ISBN:9781862320031
Category: Sport
Author: John Burnett
Publication Date: March 2000
Format: PB
Price: £16.99
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Synopsis: Sport has always been a central part of the leisure of the Scots. Riot, Revelry and Rout follows its history from the time of James IV until the early years of Victoria’s reign.
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Heartfelt    Heartfelt
ISBN:9781841585109
Category: Sport
Author: Aidan Smith
Publication Date: October 2006
Format: PB
Price: £6.99
Stock Status: in stock

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Synopsis:

A lifelong Hibs fan takes on the challenge that TV’s Faking It and Wifeswap were too scared to even contemplate as he tries to follow his team’s hated rivals Hearts for an entire season.


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Goal!    Goal!
ISBN:9781841583891
Category: Sport
Author: Mel Young
Publication Date: July 2005
Format: PB
Price: £7.99
Stock Status: in stock

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Synopsis:

This remarkable book charts the incredible journey of a small idea conceived in a bar in Cape Town to a great international event which has helped to support the homeless worldwide.


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Sporting Scot, The    Sporting Scot, The
ISBN:9781841582825
Category: Sport
Author: (Editors) Brian D. Osborne and Ronald Armstrong
Publication Date: October 2003
Format: HB
Price: £9.99
Stock Status: in stock

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Synopsis:

The Sporting Scot reveals the immense diversity and heroics of sportsmen and women in Scotland and is a wonderful celebration of the Scots’ literary love affair with sport.


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Scotland! Scotland!    Scotland! Scotland!
ISBN:9781841831039
Category: Sport
Author: Dean Hayes
Publication Date: October 2006
Format: PB
Price: £14.99
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Synopsis: This book profiles more than 470 players who have represented Scotland on the football pitch since 1946.
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Final Whistle, The    Final Whistle, The
ISBN:9781841583624
Category: Sport
Author: Harry Reid
Publication Date: October 2005
Format: PB
Price: £9.99
Stock Status: in stock

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Synopsis:

In his quest to reach the centre of Scotland’s footballing soul, Harry Reid interviews a wide range of people, from household names to obscure fans – and yes, even the odd player too.


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Dad's Army    Dad's Army
ISBN:9781841587516
Category: Sport
Author: Neil Drysdale
Publication Date: July 2008
Format: PB
Price: £7.99
Stock Status: in stock

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Dad’s Army tells the remarkable story of how the cricketers of a little Scottish village marched all the way to Lord’s and won the National Village Cup in 1985. With an introduction by Sir Ian Botham.


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Hunting Grounds    Hunting Grounds
ISBN:9781841587356
Category: Sport
Author: Gary Sutherland
Publication Date: August 2008
Format: PB
Price: £7.99
Stock Status: in stock

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Come rain, shine, sleet and snow, Gary Sutherland visits each of the 42 football grounds in Scotland during one season, documenting the singing, the swearing and the sheer nonsense of what occurs every Saturday afternoon.


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Dario Speedwagon    Dario Speedwagon
ISBN:9781841587639
Category: Sport, Autobiography/Biography
Author: Neil Drysdale
Publication Date: November 2008
Format: HB
Price: £16.99
Stock Status: in stock

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Synopsis:
An exclusive insight into Dario Franchitti’s career with comments from internationally renowned figures, including Jackie Stewart, Lois di Resta, Allan McNish and David Coulthard as well as Dario himself as he readies himself to take NASCAR by storm.

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King Joey    King Joey
ISBN:9781841587677
Category: Sport, Autobiography/Biography
Author: Joe Harper
Publication Date: October 2008
Format: HB
Price: £16.99
Stock Status: in stock

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Synopsis:
A no-nonsense autobiography by one of Scottish football’s greatest goalscorers. Find out the truth about the infamous Copenhagen nightclub and the incident that saw him banned from the Scotland squad.

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Head to Head: Great Golf Debates    Head to Head: Great Golf Debates
ISBN:9781841587776
Category: Sport
Author: Jeremy Ellwood and Fergus Bisset
Publication Date: September 2009
Format: PB
Price: £7.99
Stock Status: not yet published

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Synopsis:
Forty head-to-head discussions on golf’s most discussed talking points, from ‘Tiger Woods vs Jack Nicklaus’ to ‘Pull carts vs Carry bags’. It will appeal directly to every British golfer’s argumentative nature.

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Accies, The    Accies, The
ISBN:9781841587714
Category: Sport
Author: David Barnes
Publication Date: November 2008
Format: HB
Price: £25.00
Stock Status: not yet published

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Synopsis: The Accies looks back on the rich history of Edinburgh Accies, examining the great names and feats that have helped make Raeburn Place such a bastion of the Scottish, British and world game, and sealing its place in the annals as the cradle of Scottish rugby.
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The Accies - Limited Edition    The Accies - Limited Edition
ISBN:9781841587721
Category: Sport
Author: David Barnes
Publication Date: October 2008
Format: HB
Price: £100.00
Stock Status: not yet published

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Synopsis: Lavishly illustrated, this is the remarkable history of the Edinburgh Academical Football Club, the oldest rugby club in Britain. Limited Edition - 150 individually numbered copies signed by David Sole and Mike Blair.
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