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There are 9 items in Sporting history

Austerity Olympics

by Janie Hampton
Janie Hampton's acclaimed The Austerity Olympics vividly depicts the last time the Games came to London
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British Olympics

by Martin Polley
The British Olympics charts over four hundred years of British enthusiasm and ingenuity culminating in the 2012 Olympic games.
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Football

by Matthew Taylor
Takes the reader back to the world of clanking turnstiles and baggy shorts, recreating the changing experiences of watching and playing football throughout the twentieth century.
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London 2012 Olympic Games Official Book

The official companion to the 2012 games featuring a guide to each of the Olympic Games sports and venues, a brief history of the Games and the competition schedule.
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London Olympics

by Janie Hampton
The first two London Olympics offer food for thought in the run-up to London 2012, with its multi-billion pound budget during a global economic recession, new sporting arenas, Olympic villages, and high-speed rail links.
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London's Olympic Follies

by Graeme Kent
A superb, entertaining tale of one of the most fascinating, unusual and often hilarious Games ever held - a must for anyone looking forward to the London Olympics of 2012.
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Peter Pan's First XI

by Kevin Telfer
Kevin Telfer weaves together cricket, literature, history, humour and biography to create an entertaining account of this little-known band of cricketing writers guaranteed to enthrall the sports enthusiast.
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The First London Olympics 1908

by Rebecca Jenkins
A nostalgic journey back to the first London Olympics of 1908 - an amusing and thought-provoking contrast to the forthcoming London Olympics of 2012.
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Wimbledon Miscellany

by Spencer Vignes
Essential reading for all tennis enthusiasts, full of wacky facts, curious history, famous games, charismatic personalities and bizarre lists, those with a passion for tennis are sure to find it engrossing reading.
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