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Swimming Studies
By Leanne Shapton
Hardback
Published 26-Jul-2012
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As a teenager, the author trained for the Olympic swimming trials; now an artist, she is still drawn inexorably to swimming, in pools and on beaches across the world. This work explores what it is like to move from a world of competition and discipline to one of recreation and introspection.
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What I Talk About When I Talk About Running
By Haruki Murakami
Paperback
Published 02-Apr-2009
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In 1982, having sold his jazz bar to devote himself to writing, the author began running to keep fit. A year later, he'd completed a solo course from Athens to Marathon, and now, after dozens of such races, he reflects upon the influence the sport has had on his life and on his writing. This title presents his portrait.
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Dirtiest Race in History
By Richard Moore
Hardback
Published 07-Jun-2012
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The men's 100m final at the 1988 Olympics has been described as the dirtiest race ever - but also the greatest. Aside from Johnson's blistering time, the race is infamous for its athletes' positive drug tests. This is the story of that race, the rivalry between Johnson and Lewis, and the repercussions still felt almost a quarter of a century on.
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That Near Death Thing
By Rick Broadbent
Hardback
Published 17-May-2012
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The Isle of Man TT - the world's most dangerous race - as seen through the eyes of four leading racers.
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Running
By Thor Gotaas
Hardback
Published 30-Oct-2009
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In this unique, global account, Thor Gotaas offers many examples and anecdotes from running's long and diverse history, from earliest times to modern-day athletics meetings, World Championships and Olympic games.
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Shot and a Ghost
By James Willstrop
Paperback
Published 01-Mar-2012
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Seve
By Severiano Ballesteros
Paperback
Published 03-Jul-2008
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The author was perhaps the most naturally gifted golfer ever to have walked a fairway. From the moment his brother Manuel gave him his first club he was unstoppable. A few weeks before his seventeenth birthday he turned pro. Five years later he won the Open. A genius had arrived. This title tells his story.
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Running My Life - the Autobiography
By Seb Coe
Hardback
Published 08-Nov-2012
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The full story of the man who won two gold Olympic medals and then brought the Olympics to London.
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Taking the Waters
By Caitlin Davies
Paperback
Published 17-May-2012
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An illustrated history, full of personal memories, archive images and stunning modern photography, of four unique swimming spots on Hampstead Heath.
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Waterlog
By Roger Deakin
Paperback
Published 18-May-2000
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Roger Deakin set out in 1996 to swim through the British Isles. Encompassing cultural history, autobiography, travel writing and natural history, this title is a personal journey, a bold assertion of the native swimmer's right to roam, and a celebration of the magic of water.
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