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A remarkable look at the 1966 World Cup, the most famous sporting event in English history, and a portrait of an age by our greatest writer on sport.

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Injury Time is the first novel from the great sportswriter Duncan Hamilton. It is about accepting the past and living a life in the present, hope and disappointment, success and failure and how close all of those things are in life and in the glory game.

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Injury Time is the first novel from the great sportswriter Duncan Hamilton. It is about accepting the past and living a life in the present, hope and disappointment, success and failure and how close all of those things are in life and in the glory game.

1969da kadinlari ve alkolü biraktim. Hayatimin en kötü yirmi dakikasiydi.Futbolun henüz bir endüstriye dönüsmedigi yillar...Genc yasinda Manchester United gibi Ingiltere ve dünya futbolunun en büyük kulüplerinden birine transfer olan George Best, kisiligi, özel hayati ile sürekli medyanin gündeminde olan bir futbolcu. Kimi zaman göklere cikariliyor, kimi zaman ölüm tehditleri aliyor.Ama tüm bunlarin yani sira, bir yerde futbol konusuluyorsa, k...

Jonny Bairstow's ascent to become one of England's most exciting young cricketers followed the adversity of the suicide of his father David 'Bluey' Bairstow. Jonny tells the moving story of his journey through the pain of family loss and towards sporting excellence in this inspiring memoir.

An elegiac work reflecting on the evolution of cricket since 1945 and the dramatic changes that the 2020 had promised to bring.

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*A MULTIPLE AWARD-WINNING SPORTS WRITER*'Hamilton's book is a marvel . . . I'm not sure he could write a dull sentence if he tried' Spectator One of Duncan Hamilton's favourite writers on cricket, Edmund Blunden, wrote how he felt going to watch a game: 'You arrive early, earlier even than you meant . . . and you feel a little guilty at the thought of the day you propose to give up to sheer luxury'.Following Neville Cardus's assertion that 'th...

THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER AND WINNER OF THE 2019 WILLIAM HILL SPORTS BOOK OF THE YEARDuncan Hamilton is already a multiple award-winning sports writer, but it is hard to imagine he will write a better book than this superb, elegiac portrait of the sociable, feted, but ultimately unknowable, man who virtually invented modern sports writing...This is writing every bit the equal of Cardus himself. - Daily Mail 'Hamilton is a worthy biographer.....

The Exciting Conclusion to the Dragonslayer Trilogy Long laid plans finally bear fruit, but will it prove as sweet as hoped for? With the king on his deathbed, the power Amaury has sought for so long is finally in his grasp.As opposition gathers from unexpected places, dragonkind fights for survival and a long-awaited reckoning grows close.Soléne masters her magic, but questions the demands the world will make of her. Unable to say no when the...

Like Dragonslayer and Knight of the Silver Circle, Servant of the Crown is an exciting addition to the heroic fantasy tradition of Patrick Rothfuss, Brandon Sanderson, and Robert Jordan. Mixing swordplay and magic with compelling characters who are searching for meaning in their lives, the Dragonslayer trilogy comes to a thrilling conclusion. Swordsman and noble, Guillot dal Villerauvais, has turned his life around since a dragon destroyed his...

From the author of the beloved Society of Sword and Wolf of the North trilogies comes the sequel to adventure-packed fantasy Dragonslayer in The Last Dragonslayer trilogy. Three dragons wreak havoc throughout Mirabay--eating livestock, killing humans, and burning entire villages to ash. It was nearly impossible to kill one, using a legendary sword and the magic of the mysterious Cup, to tackle three, Guillot dal Villerauvais will need help.help.

Dragons have returned after a thousand years, but greater dangers lurk in the shadows... As the lines between enemy and ally blur, Guillot dal Villerauvais is drawn farther into the life and service he had left far behind. Solène attempts to come to terms with the great magical talent she fears is as much a curse as a blessing, while the Prince Bishop's quest for power twists and turns, and takes on a life of its own. With dragons to slay, and...

An intimate and revealing portrait of the revolutionary journalist who changed sports reporting forever.

Sono sufficienti poche note della colonna sonora di Vangelis per evocare i fotogrammi di "Momenti di gloria", il capolavoro di Hugh Hudson che celebra il doppio oro conquistato dall'atletica leggera britannica ai Giochi di Parigi del 1924. A vincere i 100 metri fu l'ebreo inglese Harold Abrahams, mentre a imporsi nei 400 fu il suo amico e rivale Eric H. Liddell, che da quel giorno divenne per tutti il «pastore volante». Figlio di un evangelizz...

Simply magnificent.' Mail on SundayA massive audience in sitting-rooms, parks and pubs watched England in the 2018 World Cup. Yet as Duncan Hamilton demonstrates with style, insight and wit in Going to the Match, watching on TV is no substitute for being there. Hamilton embarks on a richly entertaining, exquisitely crafted journey through football. Glory game or grass roots, England v Slovenia or Guiseley v Hartlepool, he delves beneath the ac...

Successfully mixes swords, sorcery, and skullduggery with complex characters. Dumas fans will especially appreciate the faux-French setting. This is pure adventure fun with plenty for epic fantasy readers to enjoy."-Publishers Weekly With the dragons believed dead, the kingdom had no more need for dragonslayers. Drunk, disgraced, and all but forgotten, Guillot has long since left his days of heroism behind him.As forgotten places are disturbed...