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'No other person who has flown in space has captured the experience so vividly' - New York Times Book Review In July 1969, Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins piloted the Apollo 11 spacecraft to the moon. Fifty years later, it is still one of the greatest achievements in human...

A larger-than-life working-class hero, Romford born and bred—always ready with the perfect soundbite—Barry Hearn was famously described as 'roguish but never a rogue'.  Hearn is credited with turning snooker into one of the biggest sports in Britain. He essentially turned a sport in which competitors wear bowties into a massive globally televised event. Away from the table, his promotions empire casts its net over a dozen sports—from professional boxing to darts, fishing to 10-pin bowling—and his career spans four decades. 

'A master at telling football's greatest ever stories... Breathtaking. Wilson's eye for detail and his elegant writing brings the World Cup to life like no other book on the topic I have ever read' ELIS JAMES 'Epic in scope, awesomely rich in detail, and compulsively entertaining' TOM HOLLAND...

THE MULTIMILLION-COPY BESTSELLING QUEEN OF CLASSIC CRIME, DOROTHY L SAYERS _____________________________________________________________________ 'An all-time classic whodunnit' Reader Review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'The best detective story writer of her generation' Reader Review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐...

The new book from national treasure Matt Baker, the perfect gift for any dog lover. Matt has lived a life firmly alongside his canine companions. From Cromwell the St Bernard to famous Meg on Blue Peter, Labradors to dachshunds and all the working collies on the farm, Matt's life has always been...

In Inverting the Pyramid, Jonathan Wilson pulls apart the finer details of the world's game, tracing the global history of tactics, from modern pioneers right back to the beginning when chaos reigned. Along the way, he looks at the lives of great players and thinkers who shaped the sport and probes why the English, in particular, have 'proved themselves unwilling to grapple with the abstract'.

AUTHOR OF SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER, LIFE TO THE LIMIT In his 17 years as a Formula 1 driver, Jenson Button has picked up a thing or two about how to do the job properly. Sure, you need to be able to drive a car fast - and Jenson is on hand to pass on a few tricks of the trade here - but you also...

A thrilling chronicle of the tragedy-ridden history of climbing K2, the world's most difficult and unpredictable mountain, by the bestselling authors of No Shortcuts to the Top At 28,251 feet, the world's second-tallest mountain, K2 thrusts skyward out of the Karakoram Range of northern Pakistan...

Brought to you by Penguin. A highly entertaining, clued-up and panoramic guide to cars by Mat Watson, the world’s most followed car journalist on social media Mat Watson knows everything there is to know about cars. In his 25-year career as a motor journalist, he has driven and tested every...

Learn how to read the clues and signs of nature with this eye-opening and enthralling guide from Sunday Times-bestselling author Tristan Gooley, pioneer in the art of natural navigation 'It's like being given some sort of magical text . . . eye-opening and invaluable.' -INDIA KNIGHT The ultimate...

Danny Kelly hosts alongside The Athletic's Jack Pitt-Brooke, Jay Harris, James Maw and Dan Kilpatrick to bring you all the very best Spurs coverage. Tune in twice a week, every week for expert insight into the club, reaction to every big game, breaking news exclusives and entertaining discussion. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Brought to you by Penguin. At the age of 16, a boy amongst men, Andy Farrell made his first-team debut for Wigan Warriors – and became a father for the first time. At 18, he won his first senior international cap. At 21, he won his first Man of Steel Award for the Super League player of the...

Captain Thomas Forsyth’s second tour of Afghanistan is cut brutally short when he’s badly wounded by a roadside bomb. Tom’s world is torn apart by the injury – the Army is his life. The thought of never rejoining his regiment is a terrifying prospect and one that he is not willing to entertain. Tom returns to Lambourn, to his childhood home, where his mother is a racehorse trainer and the ‘First Lady’ of racing.

True peak performance isn’t about simply pushing harder. Master the three forces that drive every outcome—energy, emotions, and environment—so you can perform at your best on command, sustain your edge under pressure, and win without burnout. High achievers often think burnout...

Nicole Brown and the EquiRatings' team cover the latest in the world of eventing. We preview and review the major events and provide data-driven analysis on the sport around the world - from grassroots through to the championships.

England Rugby Podcast: O2 Inside Line is all about the players; telling their unique stories, in their own words.These first-person accounts will go in depth on topics they are passionate about, their life growing up and difficult times that have shaped them into who they are, along with special guest contributors. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to the Universe is a personal guided tour of the cosmos by three of today's leading astrophysicists. Inspired by the enormously popular introductory astronomy course that Neil deGrasse Tyson, Michael A. Strauss, and J. Richard Gott taught together at Princeton, this book covers it all - from planets, stars, and galaxies to black holes, wormholes, and time travel.

Football’s funniest family duo — Jason Kelce of the Philadelphia Eagles and Travis Kelce of the Kansas City Chiefs — team up to provide next-level access to life in the league as it unfolds. The two brothers and Super Bowl champions drop weekly insights about the weekly slate of games and share their INSIDE perspectives on trending NFL news and sports headlines. They also endlessly rag on each other as brothers do, chat the latest in pop culture and welcome some very popular and well-known friends to chat with them.Check out new episodes every Wednesday. Follow New Heights on YouTube or ...

Brought to you by Penguin. 'Wonderful, mind-broadening... a journey to alternative realities as extraordinary as any you'll find in science fiction' - The Times, Book of the Week Humans have three or four colour-detecting cones in their retinas. Mantis shrimp have 16. In fact, their eyes seem to...

** Now a major TV series on Channel 5 ** This audio edition is read by Nicholas Ralph, known for his role as James Herriot in the All Creatures Great and Small TV series. Now settled into the sleepy Yorkshire village of Darrowby, and married to Helen the farmer’s daughter, James Herriot thinks...