Prizefighter: The Searing Autobiography of Britain's Bareknuckle Boxing Champion (Heggie Decca)(Paperback)

Prizefighter: The Searing Autobiography of Britain's Bareknuckle Boxing Champion (Heggie Decca)(Paperback)

'You can get a couple of years for beating the shit out of another bloke or a couple of grand. I chose to do the latter.' Decca's story is that of a bullied boy with an impossible dream. Of solvent abuse, violence, drug addiction, depression, boxing, bare-knuckle fighting but - ultimately -

Raw Speed: The Autobiography of the Three-Times World Speedway Champion (Woffinden Tai)(Paperback)

Following in his late father's footsteps, Tai Woffinden made his name as Britain's most successful speedway rider ever. Known for his speed on the tracks and his quirky tattoos, he is a popular figure within the sport and beyond

The Autobiography of Malcolm X (X Malcolm)(Paperback)

ONE OF TIME'S TEN MOST IMPORTANT NONFICTION BOOKS OF THE TWENTIETH CENTURY In the searing pages of this classic autobiography, originally published in 1964, Malcolm X, the Muslim leader, firebrand, and anti-integrationist, tells the extraordinary story of his life and the growth of the Black Muslim

Only Fools and Stories: From Del Boy to Granville, Pop Larkin to Frost - David Jason

*** The Hilarious Number One Sunday Times Bestseller *** The follow-up autobiography to one of Britain's best loved actors and national treasures In his first book David Jason told us about himself from his early years training as an electrician through to making it as one of Britain's greatest

King of the Gypsies: Memoirs of the Undefeated Bareknuckle Champion of Great Britain and Ireland (Gorman Bartley)(Paperback)

Bartley Gorman was a legend in the brutal world of illegal prize-fighting, and this long-awaited auto-biography, with many unique photographs, lifts the lid on a secret

Windrush Betrayal - Exposing the Hostile Environment (Gentleman Amelia)(Paperback / softback)

A searing portrait of Britain's hostile environment by the celebrated journalist, longlisted for the Baillie Gifford Prize

This Is Me - The Autobiography (Thorpe Ian)(Paperback / softback)

The complete autobiography of a swimming prodigy and Olympic champion who has become a sporting

David Jason: My Life (Jason David)(Paperback)

The long-awaited autobiography of one of Britain's best-loved actors Born the son of a Billingsgate market porter at the height of World War II, David Jason spent his early life dodging bombs and bullies, both with impish good timing. Giving up on an unloved career as an electrician, he turned his

McFly - Unsaid Things...Our Story (Fletcher Tom)(Paperback / softback)

The intimate - and surprising - autobiography of Britain's most adored band Prepare to meet the real McFly ... In 2003, Tom Fletcher, Danny Jones, Harry Judd and Dougie Poynter came together and formed what would become one of the most popular and successful bands in the

The Autobiography of Malcolm X (X Malcolm)(Mass Market Paperbound)

ONE OF TIME'S TEN MOST IMPORTANT NONFICTION BOOKS OF THE TWENTIETH CENTURY In the searing pages of this classic autobiography, originally published in 1964, Malcolm X, the Muslim leader, firebrand, and anti-integrationist, tells the extraordinary story of his life and the growth of the Black Muslim

History of a Drowning Boy: The Autobiography (Pettigrew Mark)(Paperback)

Dennis Nilsen was one of Britain's most notorious serial killers, jailed for life in 1983 after the murders of 12 men and the attempted murders of many more. Seven years after his conviction, Nilsen began to write his autobiography, and over a period of 18 years he typed 6,000 pages of

Limitless: The Autobiography: The Bestselling Story of Britain's Inspirational Astronaut (Peake Tim)(Paperback)

From the #1 bestselling author of Hello, is this Planet Earth? and Ask an Astronaut As heard on BBC Radio 4 Desert Island Discs__________________'What surprised me was how entirely serene I felt. I was weightless, no forces exerting themselves on my body. To my left was the Space Station. Below me,

Yorkshire Hunter - The Paul Ingle Story (Ingle Paul)(Paperback / softback)

The Yorkshire Hunter tells the story of boxing champion Paul Ingle, endearing and enduring product of one of Scarborough's toughest housing estates, who never deserted his roots. It is the tale of a fighter who won world titles and represented his country but who, left with a blood clot on his

Nonpareil Jack Dempsey: Boxing's First World Middleweight Champion (Page Joseph S.)(Paperback)

Hall of Fame middleweight prizefighter John Edward Kelly, better known as Nonpareil Jack Dempsey, was one of the most popular athletes in the United States during the late 19th century. To many observers, Dempsey is one of the greatest pound-for-pound fighters in ring history. Inside the ropes, he

Murder of Sonny Liston - A Story of Fame, Heroin, Boxing & Las Vegas (Assael Shaun)(Paperback / softback)

An in-depth examination into the murder of the former Heavyweight Champion Sonny Liston and a portrait of mob-ruled 1970s Las Vegas that is as gripping as any noir

Raw Speed - The Autobiography of the Three-Times World Speedway Champion (Woffinden Tai)(Pevná vazba)

Hanging on - A life inside British climbing's golden age (Boysen Martin)(Paperback / softback)

Hanging On is the autobiography of Martin Boysen, one of Britain's most gifted climbers. He made a huge contribution to British climbing, including discovering Gogarth in the 1960s. He was one of Britain's leading mountaineers, climbing with Chris Bonington on Annapurna and Everest. This is an

One: My Autobiography (Schmeichel Peter)(Paperback / softback)

The autobiography of one of the greatest goalkeepers of all

Stark Naked - The Autobiography of Graham Stark (Stark Graham)(Paperback / softback)

First paperback edition of the hilarious autobiography of Graham Stark, one of the great all-rounders of British comedy, an actor in 99 films and a celebrity

Open Book - My Autobiography - My Story to Three Golf Victories (Clarke Darren)(Paperback / softback)

Open Championship hero Darren Clarke tells the gripping and moving story of his life as Britain's best-loved

The Autobiography of Giambattista Vico (Vico Giambattista)(Paperback)

The Autobiography of Giambattista Vico is significant both as a source of insight into the influences on the eighteenth-century philosopher's intellectual development and as one of the earliest and most sophisticated examples of philosophical autobiography. Referring to himself in the third person,

The Boxing Album: An Illustrated History (Brooke-Ball Peter)(Paperback)

This is the complete story of boxing from the pugilists of the classical amphitheatres to the heroes of today. This is the ultimate companion for any serious fight-fan. The Champions includes illustrated biographies of Corbett, Sullivan, 'Kid' Lewis, Dempsey, Tunney, Freddie Mills, Joe Louis, Rocky

Muhammad Ali: The Greatest of All Time! (Buckley James)(Pevná vazba)

The life story of Muhammad Ali--boxing champion, humanitarian, civil rights activist, and philanthropist--in graphic novel format. Muhammad Ali: The Greatest of All Time introduces young readers to a sporting icon who was larger than life. Considered to be one of the greatest boxers in history,

Middlesbrough's Iron and Steel Industry (Heggie Joan)(Paperback)

This fascinating selection of photographs gives an insight into the history of the iron and steel industry around