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The Book Of British Sporting Heroes
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language : en
Publisher: National Portrait Gallery
Release Date : 1998
The Book Of British Sporting Heroes written by and has been published by National Portrait Gallery this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1998 with Athletes categories.
Published to accompany a major exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery, Sporting Heroes charts the popular image of the British sporting hero in works of art dating from the 18th century to the present day. Contemporary heroes and heroines, including Frank Bruno and Lennox Lewis, are brought together with their earlier counterparts such as the 19th-century pugilist Tom Cribb; with - among many others - cricketers from W.G. Grace to Ian Botham; footballers from Sir Stanley Matthews to Bobby Charlton and Gary Lineker; and athletes from Roger Bannister to Linford Christie, Sally Gunnell and Fatima Whitbread. Illustrated throughout with paintings, drawings, sculpture, prints, photographs and multimedia works, the book also includes many images from private collections. It is both a celebration of the role of sport in popular culture and a fascinating history of how that role developed.
Best Of British
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Author : Jon Henderson
language : en
Publisher: Random House
Release Date : 2011-10-31
Best Of British written by Jon Henderson and has been published by Random House this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-10-31 with Sports & Recreation categories.
Best of British is a celebration of the nation's greatest 100 sporting heroes, from Henry VIII to Red Rum, Roy of the Rovers to Torvill and Dean. Jon Henderson has combed through the annals of our glorious and not so glorious past to bring us the geniuses and the eccentrics, the national treasures and the villains who together have shaped our present. Trueman and W. G., Best and Edwards, racing drivers, jockeys, rowers - just what does it take to make a sporting superhero? Hendo's 100 reveals all. Opinionated and provocative, his witty character studies - accompanied by stylish illustrations - capture the essence of his subjects' greatness, re-evaluating the famous and rescuing the forgotten. But when there's a cast of thousands to choose from, and hundreds of years of history to explore, who will make the cut for the most heroic of the heroic? Find out, in Best of British.
My Sporting Heroes
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Author : Ian Botham
language : en
Publisher: Random House
Release Date : 2011-03-11
My Sporting Heroes written by Ian Botham and has been published by Random House this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-03-11 with Sports & Recreation categories.
In My Sporting Heroes, one of the country's great sportsmen, Sir Ian Botham, draws up his template of what he believes makes a true sporting hero. Botham singles out the ten qualities he believes are the basic elements in any true sportsperson - bravery, passion, composure, determination, skill, leadership, instinct, dedication, humour and compassion - then highlights the sportsmen and women who he believes best demonstrate each quality, backing up his selection with personal anecdotes of his time spent with them or watching them in action. Covering a wide variety of sports and discussing admired athletes of both the past and present, from Ian Woosnam, Paul Gascoigne and Jonathan Davies to Joe Calzaghe, Lewis Hamilton and Andy Murray, My Sporting Heroes is a lively celebration of exactly what makes a true sporting legend - from someone who knows a thing or two about it!
Immortals Of British Sport
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Author : Ian Hewitt
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2013-10-01
Immortals Of British Sport written by Ian Hewitt and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-10-01 with Athletes categories.
Hewitt sets out to discover the story of Britain's sporting legacy through the sculptures and distinctive memorials inspired by these heroes. The result of his travels is this book that provides a fascinating and vivid view of the history and development of British sport. Divided into eras of our sporting history, the book features a wide array of immortals accompanied by informative text about each subject and by specially commissioned, striking photographs of some truly fascinating sculptures.
The Talksport 100 Greatest British Sporting Legends
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Author : talkSPORT
language : en
Publisher: Simon & Schuster UK
Release Date : 2011-09-01
The Talksport 100 Greatest British Sporting Legends written by talkSPORT and has been published by Simon & Schuster UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-09-01 with Sports & Recreation categories.
In this wonderful celebration of all that is best about British sport, talkSPORT has taken on the challenge of listing the 100 greatest sporting legends since the war. Featuring contributions from many of talkSPORT's own presenters, including Alan Brazil, Darren Gough and Stan Collymore, the talkSPORT team has drawn up its definitive listing of Britain's top sports stars. Of course, being talkSPORT, nothing is straightforward and the opinions are hotly debated. Some surprising names make into the list, while others are relegated to the bottom or even fail to appear at all. Who comes out on top: Steve Backley or Phil 'The Power' Taylor? Who is the greatest football legend? Each of the 100 stars is fully profiled, with surprising and fascinating information revealed about all of them, and their individual ranking in the list is fully justified. In short, this book will not only provide some happy memories of great achievements, but cause much controversy - just like talkSPORT itself.
British Sport Biographical Studies Of British Sportsmen Sportswomen And Animals
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Author : Richard William Cox
language : en
Publisher: Psychology Press
Release Date : 2003
British Sport Biographical Studies Of British Sportsmen Sportswomen And Animals written by Richard William Cox and has been published by Psychology Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003 with Athletes categories.
Volume three of a bibliography documenting all that has been written in the English language on the history of sport and physical education in Britain. It lists all secondary source material including reference works, in a classified order to meet the needs of the sports historian.
Damon Hill
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Author : David Tremayne
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1996
Damon Hill written by David Tremayne and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1996 with Automobile racing categories.
Ireland S Call
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Author : Stephen Walker
language : en
Publisher: Merrion Press
Release Date : 2015-09-07
Ireland S Call written by Stephen Walker and has been published by Merrion Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-09-07 with History categories.
In Ireland's Call BBC journalist Stephen Walker charts the fascinating stories of 40 Irishmen who swapped the sports field for the battlefield - household names who gave up their blossoming careers to volunteer for the Great War. Using rare archive letters, memoirs and newspaper reports, this compelling book features the stories of sportsmen whose lives were tragically cut short in the mud of the Somme, the despair of Ypres and the heat of Gallipoli. It chronicles the remarkable achievements of Irish international footballers and rugby players, athletes, GAA stars, cricketers, hockey players and a record-breaking Irish champion golfer. A century on, their sacrifices and those of a generation of Irish sporting heroes, are finally and faithfully recorded in this unique and evocative account.
The Bumper Book Of Slightly Forgotten But Nevertheless Still Great British Olympians And Other Sporting Heroes
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Author : Simon Bullivant
language : en
Publisher: Hachette UK
Release Date : 2011-09-22
The Bumper Book Of Slightly Forgotten But Nevertheless Still Great British Olympians And Other Sporting Heroes written by Simon Bullivant and has been published by Hachette UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-09-22 with Humor categories.
The Bumper Book of Slightly Forgotten British Olympians and Other Sporting Heroes is just that: a collection of stirring tales of pluck, grit, triumph, disaster and on occasion, ineptitude, featuring a host of former sportspeople who've been utterly forgotten by history. From Maude Waveney, the plucky servant girl who bravely took half a day off work scrubbing kitchen floors to win a gold medal folding bedsheets in the first London games, to Tom Drake, Dressage's first punk, who shocked the sport with his slashed jacket and swear words on his hat.There's the tale of the Lincolnshire javelin thrower who fell under the spell of a cult devoted to the eating of egg and chips; of the mascot of Bexhill-on-Sea's ill fated bid to host the Olympics and "Ample" Arthur Cartwright, whose football career was blighted by an obsession with archaeology. They, and many others, all have a story to tell.
British Sporting Greats
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Author : Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
language : en
Publisher: Burns & Oates
Release Date : 2003-08-30
British Sporting Greats written by Bloomsbury Publishing Plc and has been published by Burns & Oates this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003-08-30 with Athletes categories.