Sports

One of poker’s most feared competitors reveals the triumph, scandal, and hidden cost of obsession. Garrett Adelstein, widely recognized as the best high-stakes cash game player on earth—and the alleged mark in “Jack-Four,” the most controversial hand in poker history—flips the deck in Beneath the Cards.

With four World Series rings, baseball legend Darryl Strawberry is one of the greatest hitters in the long history of the New York Mets, with a home-run record that held for 37 years. But Darryl’s success on the baseball field came hand-in-hand with personal challenges that included substance abuse, divorces, cancer, and jail time. Two decades ago, he overcame the demons brought on by his childhood traumas and found true redemption and restoration. Today, as an ordained Minister of the Gospel, his purpose and passion is helping others transform their lives.

Moses Malone overcame abject poverty in segregated Petersburg, Virginia, to become the first modern-day basketball player to jump directly from high school to the pros, paving a path for future stars such as Kobe Bryant, Kevin Garnett, and LeBron James to follow. Moses Malone: The Life of a Basketball Prophet tells the story of Malone’s ascent in the early 1970s to becoming the premier player in the world for a five-year period.

'The relentless story of an unbelievable player and person' - STEVEN GERRARD 'Gets to the heart of the complex character that Mo Salah is' - NEIL ATKINSON, THE ANFIELD WRAP Raw, authoritative and compelling, this is an intimate portrait of the Egyptian King - a biography that matches Mo's...

talkSPORT stalwart Ian Danter holds nothing back in this gripping account of how a Brummie wannabe rock star became one of the UK’s best-known sports broadcasters. After a dramatic late 20s career shift from guitar sales to local–and then national–radio, Ian reveals how he developed his natural talents behind a mic alongside legends such as Alan Brazil, Adrian Durham, Hawksbee and Jacobs, Jeremy Kyle and many more.

In Michael Porter Jr.: The Inspiring Story of One of Basketball's Rising Stars, you'll learn the inspirational story of one of basketball's youngest rising stars, Michael Porter Jr. MPJ was selected by the Denver Nuggets with the 14th overall pick in the 2018 Draft; however, he missed the entirety of the 2018-2019 season due to a back injury. This meant Michael Porter Jr.'s much anticipated NBA debut came in October 2019.

Bloomsbury presents The Gentleman: Gianluca Vialli and How He Changed English Football Forever by Luca Dal Monte, read by Luis Soto 'I loved Gianluca. As a person and as a player. All Chelsea fans do and we always will. If you want to understand why or just bask in his glory, read this book' –...

Youth sports can build resilience and discipline—or quietly erode the very relationships they’re meant to strengthen. In Growing Up Young, Craig Young—father, marriage and family therapist, coach, and consultant—shares the faith-centered principles that guided his son’s journey from youth leagues to college football’s biggest stage and ultimately the NFL. This is not a football strategy manual. It is a parenting playbook for families navigating youth and competitive sports.

This raw, rags-to-riches sports memoir reveals the brutal toll of escaping urban poverty for global football fame. Narrated with the intimacy of a late-night confession, this gripping underdog journey speaks directly to anyone battling adversity or seeking high-energy motivation during a...

Bloomsbury presents Rulebreakers and Ghost Runners: The British women who asserted their right to run by Katie Holmes, read by Lydia Thomson The incredible untold stories of the British women who broke the rules and pioneered female running today Did you know that until April 1975 women in the...