Sports and Leisure

Recent movers and shakers in sports and leisure.

Updated December 27, 2024
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Tiger, Tiger: His Life, As It’s Never Been Told Before
James Patterson
Paper Book
How did Tiger Woods become the greatest of all time? And how did he fall so spectacularly? Before the age of twenty-five, Tiger Woods had risen to phenomenon status: twice named Sportsman of the Year by Sports Illustrated, champion of more than...
The Other Olympians: Fascism, Queerness, and the Making of Modern Sports
Michael Waters
Paper Book
In December 1935, Zdenek Koubek, one of the most famous sprinters in European women's sports, declared he was now living as a man. Around the same time, the celebrated British field athlete Mark Weston, also assigned female at birth, announced that he, too, was a man. Periodicals and radio programs...
The Formula: How Rogues, Geniuses, and Speed Freaks Reengineered F1 into the World's Fastest-Growing Sport
Joshua Robinson
Paper Book
A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER ONE OF THE FINANCIAL TIMES' BEST BOOKS OF SUMMER 2024 'HANDS DOWN THE GREATEST BOOK EVER WRITTEN ABOUT F1.' -Sam Walker, author of The Captain Class 'MODERN F1 IS THE SPORTS STORY OF THIS ERA AND NO...
Our Fight: A Memoir
Ronda Rousey
Paper Book
From Sunday Times bestselling author, British Sports Book of the Year Award winner, and trailblazing athlete Ronda Rousey, an unfiltered and entertaining chronicle of her last decade, tackling not only UFC and WWE but also parenthood, overcoming adversity, and finding meaning in life's...
Wisden Cricketers' Almanack 2024
Lawrence Booth
*Soft cover edition* The most famous sports book in the world, Wisden Cricketers' Almanack has been published every year since 1864. Highlights from this year's edition include Gideon Haigh on the men's Ashes, former England captain Mike Brearley on the captaincy...
Grand Prix: An Illustrated History of Formula 1
Will Buxton
Paper Book
A thrilling illustrated history of Formula 1 racing, from its origins to its top drivers, by a celebrated motorsports broadcaster and star of Netflix's Formula 1: Drive to Survive. 'This book is perfect for newcomers who want to take their F1 obsession to the next...
Unstoppable: The Ultimate Biography of Three-Time F1 World Champion Max Verstappen
Mark Hughes
Paper Book
A definitive and intriguing biography of Max Verstappen, Formula 1's hottest new superstar, Lewis Hamilton's great rival, the winner of the 2021 World Drivers' Championship, and the recently crowned 2022 champion. No Hollywood scriptwriter could possibly have...

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