Christmas Book Club
Winter is definitely the time to curl up with a warm drink and a good book. But with so much to choose from, where do you start?
We can’t help but be active even when reading, so we’ve picked out some of our favourite sport-related books to keep you motivated until the spring.
And who knows, you may even find the perfect stocking filler for your favourite sporty person…
For fans of Matthew Syed
Former Olympian and English number one table tennis player Matthew Syed wrote his first book in 2010 having won awards for his sports journalism previously, and soon after received another award for ‘Best New Writer’. Bounce discusses how sports offer powerful tools which help explore other areas if life, from biology to morality, race and economics.
Top Reads
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| Bounce | Black Box Thinking |
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| The Greatest | Rebel Ideas |
For fans of Daniel Coyle
Daniel Coyle is the author of the New York Times bestseller, The Little Book of Talent: 52 Tips for Improving Your Skills, an easy-to-use handbook of scientifically proven, field-tested methods to improve skills. He also won the William Hill Book of the Year 2012 for The Secret Race.
Top Reads
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| The Talent Code | The Little Book of Talent |
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| The Culture Code | The Secret Race |
Best of the rest
Top pick – football
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| The Boy on the Shed – Paul Ferris |
Top pick – tennis
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| Chasing Points – Gregory Howe |
Top pick – golf
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| Golf is Not a Game of Perfect – Dr Bob Rotella |
Top pick – rugby
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| What a Flanker – James Haskell |
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