Sport: general Books
Simon And Schuster Group USA The Anatomy of Martial Arts
£26.09
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc The Rider
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£14.02
PublicAffairs,U.S. Not By a Long Shot: A Season at a Hard Luck Horse Track
Book SynopsisThe great myth of horse racing is that the game is the regal and royal Sport of Kings. It isn't. Not by a long shot. Anyone who doubts this need look no further than Suffolk Downs, a once-proud racecourse graced in its glory years by boisterous throngs and champions such as Seabiscuit. Now the blue-collar East Boston track is one of many that have fallen on hard times. These days "Sufferin' Downs" is where grizzled Thoroughbreds come to end their careers, hopeful young jockeys aspire against daunting odds to begin them, and diehard fans cheer, curse and gamble on the entire fascinating spectacle. These bit players are not just cogs of a single, struggling horse track. They are the unseen supporting cast for a 15 billion betting industry. In fifteen years as a racing reporter and press box personality, T.D. Thornton gained access to remote corners of racetrack life off limits to the general public. He got to know the raucously Runyonesque characters and the quirky personalities of the horses he learned the tricks of the trade from trainers, owners, and jockeys he witnessed the tragedies and small triumphs of racing lives lived below the radar. One recent season, he finally decided to write it all down. Not by a Long Shot is a deeply textured portrait of an industry where even the best in the business lose 75 percent of the time.Trade Review"Not By a Long Shot is the sort of book American sports writers do better than almost anyone else, filled with anecdotes and atmosphere and underpinned with solid reporting and great quotes. Worth reading even if you're not a race fan." Observer "In Not by a Long Shot, (TD Thornton) offers an insider's version of a single four-month winter season at Suffolk Downs, a day-by-day, blow-by-blow account of the many and varied walks of racetrack life at close to the bottom level... In his most successful sections, Thornton turns the spotlight on an unsung, woebegone array of diehards." Racing Post"
£17.09
Skyhorse Publishing U.S. Army Guide to Map Reading and Navigation
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£999.99
Callisto Reference Sports and Physical Education
£96.42
Sunstone Press Lyon Hunts and Humor
£29.66
Amazon Digital Services LLC - Kdp 100 Years of Cal Boxing 19162016
£42.06
Speedy Publishing LLC Golf Instruction Made Easy: Learn How to Master Your Golf Swing: A Guide for Beginners to Swing Like a Pro
£12.34
Matthew C. Snyder Welcome To Horlickville! History of the Racine, Wisconsin National Football League Franchise Horlick-Racine Legion 1922 1923 1924 Racine Tornadoes 1926
£25.93
Mojo Enterprises Golf Basics for Beginners: The Ultimate Guide about Clubs, Etiquette, Equipment, History and Terminology
£7.76
£7.77
Larsen and Keller Education Biomechanics: An Introduction
£95.71
Random House USA Inc Runner's World How to Make Yourself Poop: And 999
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£13.29
£38.25
£38.25
Eliva Press MARKETING SOCIAL Y MARKETING DEPORTIVO
£39.62
Triumph Books (IL) The Franchise Philadelphia Eagles
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£15.72
Publication Consultants Me Caribou Is On Fire: International Adventures of An Alaskan Hunting Guide
£14.95
Joseph Salvatore Gilbert The Championship Formula
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£999.99
Red Penguin Books When the Fans Go Home
£15.05
Palmetto Publishing The Evolution of Sports Social Media
£13.26
Murphy & Moore Publishing Physical Education and Sport: Performance
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£112.27
Murphy & Moore Publishing Careers in Popular Sports
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£112.26
Page Publishing, Inc. The Long Road North
£10.95
Pro Mastery Publishing Games: 101 Fun Games To Play With Friends, Family & Children
£10.44
OS Press Pressing Reset for Kids
£7.26
Cosimo Classics The Wilderness Hunter
£21.53
Pkcs Media, Inc. Teach Me How! Penguin Learns the Skill of Self-Discipline (Teach Me How! Children's Series)
£14.99
Urlink Print & Media, LLC The Essential Guide To Sports Nutrition And Bodybuilding: The Ultimate Guide To Burning Fat, Building Muscle And Healthy Living
£999.99
£29.99
Echo Point Books & Media, LLC The Encyclopedia of Dim-Mak: The Main Meridians
£34.95
Echo Point Books & Media, LLC The Main Meridians (Encyclopedia of Dim Mak): The Main Meridians
£27.95
Echo Point Books & Media, LLC The Encyclopedia of Dim-Mak: The Extra Meridians, Points, and More
£23.95
Echo Point Books & Media, LLC The Encyclopedia of Dim-Mak: The Extra Meridians, Points, and More
£21.49
Page Publishing, Inc. The Started Colt: Horsemanship as an Art
£10.95
Gatekeeper Press Bar Down
£27.44
Author Solutions Inc The Best
£39.85
iUniverse Double Play
£13.95
£24.46
Booklogix Stream Safety and Fly Fishing
£13.29
Archway Publishing Relentless: Dean Stott: from Special Operations to World Record Breaker
£26.95
Archway Publishing Relentless: Dean Stott: from Special Operations to World Record Breaker
£17.53
Archway Publishing Marine Corps Marathon Honor And Pride
£35.96
Wipf & Stock Publishers The Mythology of Kobe Bryant
£32.30
£14.23
£9.37
Author Solutions Inc The Need to Believe
£14.44
Author Solutions Inc The Need to Believe
£29.99
