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This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 12 working days BRITISH SPORTS BOOK AWARDS SPORTS BOOK OF THE YEAR. SHORTLISTED FOR THE WILLIAM HILL SPORTS BOOK OF THE YEAR PRIZE 2017. SHORTLISTED FOR THE JAMES TAIT BLACK BIOGRAPHY OF THE YEAR. WINNER OF THE PEN/ESPN AWARD FOR LITERARY SPORTS WRITING. THE TIMES SPORTS BOOK AWARDS BIOGRAPHY OF THE YEAR. The most comprehensive and definitive biography of Muhammad Ali that has ever been published, based on more than 500 interviews with those who knew him best, with many dramatic new discoveries about his life and career. When the frail, trembling figure of Muhammad Ali lit the Olympic flame in Atlanta in 1996, a TV audience of up to 3 billion people was once again gripped by the story of the world's most famous sporting icon. The man who had once been reviled for his refusal to fight for his country and for his fast-talking denunciation of his opponents was now almost universally adored, the true cost of his astonishing boxing career clear to see. In Jonathan Eig's ground-breaking biography, backed up with much detailed new research specially commissioned for this book, we get a stunning portrait of one of the most significant personalities of the second half of the twentieth century. We are not only taken inside the ring for some of the most famous bouts in boxing history, we also learn about his personal life, his finances, his faith and the moments when the first signs of his physical decline began to show. Ali was a symbol of freedom and courage, a hero to many, but this is also a very personal story of a warrior who vanquished every opponent but was finally brought down by his own stubborn refusal to quit. An epic tale of a fighter who became the world's most famous pacifist, Ali: A Life does full justice to an extraordinary man. `Ali: A Life is the business - 640 pages of patient scholarship and intelligent reassessment written in crackly prose' Giles Smith, The Times `[A] richly researched, sympathetic yet unsparing portrait... Ali: A Life is an epic of a biography' Joyce Carol Oates, New York Times Features Summary The first truly definitive biography of Muhammad Ali, the most iconic and significant sporting figure of the twentieth century Author Jonathan Eig Publisher Simon & Schuster Release date 20181001 Pages 640 ISBN 1-4711-5595-1 ISBN 13 978-1-4711-5595-6

First edition hardback with dust jacket. Signed and inscribed by Ali Bacher. Title: Ali. the Life of Ali Bacher. Publisher: London, Viking, 2004 Publication Date: 2004 Binding: Hardcover Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included Signed: Signed by Ali Bacher. Edition: 1st Edition Excellent condition. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket.

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This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 8 - 13 working days Features Author Jonathan Eig Publisher Mariner Books Release date 20181001 Pages 623 ISBN 1-328-50569-3 ISBN 13 978-1-328-50569-9

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 4 - 8 working days Muhammad Ali is known as 'The Greatest' not just because of his Champion status but also because of his life-long humanitarian work outside of the ring. His Life in Pictures: Muhammad Ali chronicles his life from the start of his career as Cassius Clay up to his death and funeral in June 2016. Muhammad Ali is an icon in and out of the sporting world and this commemorative edition honours his memory with over 300 photographs from the Daily Mail archive and Getty images along with detailed narrative captions. Features Summary The life of legendary boxing champion Muhammad Ali is commemorated in this beautiful 256-page book. His Life in Pictures: Muhammad Ali chronicles his life and achievements in a series of photographs and insightful captions... Author William Strathmore Publisher Parragon Publishing Release date 20170104 Pages 256 ISBN 1-4748-7803-2 ISBN 13 978-1-4748-7803-6

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 24 hours Sir Michael Parkinson interviewed Muhammad Ali four times and in this memoir you are given a ringside seat for all of the interviews.Muhammad Ali was God's Gift to the interviewer. Funny, articulate, outspoken with a fascinating life story, unparalleled talent and controversial views. These 4 interviews charted Ali's life, revealing significant phases at different times, charting the rise and fall of this kaleidoscope of a man.In Muhammad Ali: A Memoir Sir Michael Parkinson will bring his award-winning journalistic talents to bear on this extraordinary man. The book will mix personal recollections of the times they met with selected transcripts of the famous and, in the case of the 1974 meeting, infamous interviews all brought together and contextualised by a sober and honest assessment of the life and times of a figure that, it is certain, we will never see the like of again. Muhammad Ali: A Memoir is a fresh, revealing and personal account of the life of the most important and enduring cultural figures of our age. Features Summary Michael Parkinson discusses the life of Muhammed Ali Author Michael Parkinson Publisher Hodder & Stoughton Release date 20161215 Pages 226 ISBN 1-4736-5148-4 ISBN 13 978-1-4736-5148-7

Signed by Ali Bacher and Rodney Hartman Author 1st Edition. Soft cover. Very Good. signed. Signed by Author(s) Outer pages browned by hand marks.Inner pages bright and good. One dark mark/spot on outer pages..See Photos...Signed by author.Tightly bound.Ali Bacher has occupied a place at the coalface of sport in South Africa through its most historic and memorable periods.First edition. Signed.

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 Paperback in excellent condition. Published 2008. 353 pages. A number of photographs included. In this profoundly affecting memoir, Ayaan Hirsi Ali tells her life story, from her traditional Muslim childhood in Somalia to her intellectual awakening in the Netherlands, to her life under armed guard  in the West.... She burst into international headlines following the murder of Theo van Gogh by an Islamist who threatened she would be next... and ultimately a celebration of triumph over adversity. 

 At the tender age of 18, Nazneen's life is turned upside down.  After an arranged marriage to a man twenty years her elder, she exchanges her Bangladeshi village for a block of flats in London's East End.  In this new world, where poor people can be fat and even dogs go on diet, she struggles to make sense of her existence - and to do her duty to her husband.  A man of inflated ideas (and stomach), he sorely tests her compliance. But Nazneen submits, as she must, to Fate and devotes her life to raising her family and slapping down her demons of discontent.  Until she becomes aware of a young radical, Karim. Against a backdrop of escalating racial and gang conflict, they embark on an affair that finally forces Nazneen to take control of her life... Soft cover, good condition. 491 pages.  Some foxing.

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 12 working days 'For anyone interested in Lee's legacy, this is a roundhouse kick of a biography' - The Sunday Times 'At last, Bruce Lee has the powerful biography he deserves... It will thrill Lee's fans and fascinate the unfamiliar' - Jonathan Eig, author of Ali: A Life and Luckiest Man: The Life and Death of Lou Gehrig 'Meticulously researched' - Jimmy McDonough, author of Shakey: Neil Young's Biography and Soul Survivor: A Biography of Al Green 'You won't find a better match for a biographer with his subject than Matthew Polly and Bruce Lee... A definitive biography, told with passion and punch' - Brian Jay Jones, author George Lucas: A Life and Jim Henson: The Biography. More than forty years after Bruce Lee's sudden death at age 32, journalist and author Matthew Polly has written the definitive account of Lee's life. It's also one of the only accounts; incredibly, there has never been an authoritative biography of Lee. Following a decade of research that included conducting more than one hundred interviews with Lee's family, friends, business associates and even the mistress in whose bed Lee died, Polly has constructed a complex, humane portrait of the icon. There are his early years as a child star in Hong Kong cinema; his actor father's struggles with opium addiction and how that turned Bruce into a troublemaking teenager who was kicked out of high school and eventually sent to America to shape up; his beginnings as a martial arts teacher, eventually becoming personal instructor to movie stars like Steve McQueen; his struggles as an Asian-American actor in Hollywood and frustration seeing role after role he auditioned for go to a white actors in eye makeup; his eventual triumph as a leading man; his challenges juggling a sky-rocketing career with his duties as a father and husband; and his shocking end that to this day is still shrouded in mystery. Polly breaks down the myth of Bruce Lee and argues that, contrary to popular belief, he was an ambitious actor who was obsessed with martial arts-not a great kung-fu master who just so happened to make a couple of movies. The book offers an honest look at an impressive yet flawed man whose personal story was even more entertaining and inspiring than any fictional role he played on-screen. Praise for Matthew Polly 'Hypnotic...Tapped Out manages to humanize a sport once demonized as "human cockfighting" by deconstructing the stereotype of the martial-arts tough guy.' - The New York Times 'Tapped Out is a knockout for MMA fans, who will laugh at the intimate portraits Polly sketches of some of the sport's most famous personalities. But it also works for those not familiar with the sport...You won't be disappointed.' - OpposingViews.com 'A delight to read.' - TheFightNerd.com 'Polly's self-deprecation in the painful learning process stands out as much as the witty prose. His delivery is Plimpton-esque.' - ESPN.com 'Smoothly written... Polly has a good eye for characters.' - Publishers Weekly Features Summary The first authoritative biography of film star Bruce Lee, who made martial arts a global phenomenon, bridged the divide between eastern and western cultures... Author Matthew Polly Publisher Simon & Schuster Release date 20180605 Pages 656 ISBN 1-4711-7569-3 ISBN 13 978-1-4711-7569-5

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 8 - 15 working days From the bestselling author of Eats, Shoots and Leaves, a hilarious new book from Lynne Truss about her strange journey through the world of sport and sports journalism.During her time at the newspaper she faced disdain from fellow sports writers; undertook last-minute, pre-fight research into 'The Rumble in the Jungle' (Muhammad Ali won, surprisingly); tried unsuccessfully to interpret bizarre commentary and memorize results statistics; wept at football matches and discovered a lasting love for golf. She was even nominated for Sports Writer of the Year.Get Her Off the Pitch! is the hilarious, perceptive and at times moving account of those four strange years. It is perfect for those for whom sport is a matter of life and death, for those who have no idea what all the fuss is about - and for everyone in between. Features Summary From the bestselling author of Eats, Shoots and Leaves, a hilarious new book from Lynne Truss about her strange journey through the world of sport and sports journalism.. Author Lynne Truss Publisher Fourth Estate Release date 20090901 ISBN 0-00-730617-2 ISBN 13 978-0-00-730617-6

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 15 working days "It is rare to see a publication which includes personalities from both Shia and Sunni schools of thought and which is so much needed in today's turbulent world. This book, I believe will...enrich our understanding of not only the historical but the contemporary history of the Muslim." Ahmed J. Versi, chief editor of "The Muslim News" (London)Who have been the Muslim world's most influential people? What were their ideas, thoughts, and achievements? In one hundred short and engaging profiles of these extraordinary people, fourteen hundred years of the vast and rich history of the Muslim world is unfolded. For anyone interested in getting an intimate view of Islam through its kings and scholars, generals and sportsmen, architects and scientists, and many others this is the book for you.Among those profiled are the Prophet Muhammad, the Caliph Umar, Imam Husain, Abu Hanifa, Harun al-Rashid, al-Khwarizmi, al-Ghazali, Saladin, Rumi, Ibn Battuta, Sinan, Ataturk, Iqbal, Jinnah, Ayatollah Khomeini, Malcolm X, and Muhammad Ali." Features Summary Short biographies of the most influential Muslims in history and today. A must-have book. Author Mojlum Muhammad Khan Publisher Kube Publishing Ltd Release date 20080529 Pages 500 ISBN 1-84774-006-5 ISBN 13 978-1-84774-006-9

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 4 - 8 working days When Amal vanishes without a trace, Malak not only inherits her sister's wedding but also her fiance and her house. It is an inconvenient convenience, which Malak and Taj endure as if they are keeping the slot open for the day Amal walks back through the front door. Amal, however, keeps them waiting. But everything changes when Malak steps into a lift one day. She discovers that she isn't made only of grief for her brilliant sister, and a risky double life with another man ensues. A life that leads inexorably to a new question – one just as burning as the question of what has happened to Amal: can a Muslim woman not have two husbands? Fired by Shaida Kazie Ali's bold imagination and sparking with her wry sense of humour, Lessons in husbandry is a sad and funny celebration of what binds us and what sets us free. Features Summary When Amal vanishes without a trace, Malak not only inherits her sister's wedding but also her fiance and her house. It is an inconvenient convenience, which Malak and Taj endure as if they are keeping the slot open for the day Amal walks back through the front door. Author Shaida Kazie Ali Publisher Umuzi Release date 20120401 Pages 217 ISBN 1-4152-0139-0 ISBN 13 978-1-4152-0139-8

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 11 working days For three decades at the end of the twentieth century - throughout boxing's most engrossing era - James Lawton was ringside, covering every significant bout, spending time with the likes of Muhammad Ali, Sugar Ray Leonard, Marvelous Marvin Hagler, Tommy Hitman Hearns, Roberto Duran, Mike Tyson, Lennox Lewis, Evander Holyfield and many other great fighters. Lawton found himself captivated by the sport as he followed it around the world. From a big fight's initial announcement, through the fighters' punishing training regimes, the overblown press conferences and dramatic weigh-ins, up to the bout itself and its savage fall-out - Lawton observed and absorbed it all, grateful for the remarkable access he was afforded. He witnessed Ali screaming in pain for his dressing-room lights to be turned out after a fight; he was there to meet Tyson at the prison gates on his release in 1992; he listened as former champions wept while struggling to find their new place in the world. As part of a small, tight-knit group of sportswriters with the privilege of covering each fight in such intimate detail, Lawton formed lifelong friendships and found himself forever altered by being caught up in the whirlwind of a sport at its most spellbinding. A Ringside Affair brings that brilliant epoch back to life - and puts it in the perspective it deserves. It salutes the epic quality of boxing's last years of glory, retraces arguably the richest inheritance bequeathed to any sport, and speculates on the possibility that we will never see such fighting again. It is part celebration, part lament, but perhaps most of all it is a personal record of some of most enthralling and challenging days produced by the world's oldest sport. Features Summary For three decades at the end of the twentieth century - throughout boxing's most engrossing era - James Lawton was ringside, covering every significant bout... Author James Lawton Publisher Bloomsbury Sport Release date 20171102 Pages 304 ISBN 1-4729-4563-8 ISBN 13 978-1-4729-4563-1

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 20 - 25 working days The PowerBook is twenty-first century fiction that uses past, present and future as shifting dimensions of a multiple reality. The story is simple. An e-writer called Ali or Alix will write to order anything you like, provided that you are prepared to enter the story as yourself and take the risk of leaving it as someone else. You can be the hero of your own life. You can have freedom just for one night. But there is a price to pay. Features Summary The PowerBook is twenty-first century fiction that uses past, present and future as shifting dimensions of a multiple reality. The story is simple. An e-writer called Ali or Alix will write to order anything you like... Author Jeanette Winterson Publisher Vintage Release date 20141001 Pages 243 ISBN 0-09-959829-9 ISBN 13 978-0-09-959829-9

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 11 working days Greenvoe, the tight-knit community on the Orcadian island of Hellya, has existed unchanged for generations, but Operation Black Star requires the island for unspecified purposes and threatens the islanders' way of life. A whole host of characters - The Skarf, failed fishermen and Marxist historian; Ivan Westray, boatman and dallier; pious creeler Samuel Whaness; drunken fishermen Bert Kerston; earth-mother Alice Voar, and meths-drinker Timmy Folster - are vividly brought to life in this sparkling mixture of prose and poetry. In the end Operation Black Star fails, but not before it has ruined the island; but the book ends on a note of hope as the islanders return to celebrate the ritual rebirth of Hellya. Features Summary Greenvoe, the tight-knit community on the Orcadian island of Hellya, has existed unchanged for generations, but Operation Black Star requires the island for unspecified purposes and threatens the islanders' way of life... Author George Mackay Brown (Author), Ali Smith (Introduction by) Publisher Polygon An Imprint of Birlinn Limited Release date 20190606 Pages 256 ISBN 1-84697-505-0 ISBN 13 978-1-84697-505-9

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 8 - 15 working days Day by Day with God are Bible reading notes specifically written for women. All the contributors are women and write from a woman's perspective. The entries for each day contain a suggested Bible reading, with the key verse written out in full, a helpful comment that engages heart and mind and a short reflection or prayer. The regular team of contributors are all excellent writers. Whatever your current situation in life, you will be inspired and encouraged by these notes. Features Summary Day by Day with God are Bible reading notes specifically written for women. All the contributors are women and write from a woman's perspective. The entries for each day contain a suggested Bible reading... Author Ali Herbert (Editor), Jill Rattle (Editor) Publisher BRF (The Bible Reading Fellowship) Release date 20170324 Pages 144 ISBN 0-85746-446-9 ISBN 13 978-0-85746-446-0

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 11 working days When best friends Tai and Mila are reunited after a summer apart, their friendship threatens to combust from the pressure of secrets, middle school, and the looming dance auditions for a new talented-and-gifted program. Fans of Renee Watson's Piecing Me Together will love this memorable story about a complex friendship between two very different African American girls-and the importance of speaking up. Jamila Phillips and Tai Johnson have been inseparable since they were toddlers, having grown up across the street from each other in Pirates Cove, a low-income housing project. As summer comes to an end, Tai can't wait for Mila to return from spending a month with her aunt in the suburbs. But both girls are grappling with secrets, and when Mila returns she's more focused on her upcoming dance auditions than hanging out with Tai. Paula Chase explores complex issues that affect many young teens, and So Done offers a powerful message about speaking up. Full of ballet, basketball, family, and daily life in Pirates Cove, this memorable novel is for fans of Ali Benjamin's The Thing About Jellyfish and Jason Reynolds's Ghost. Features Summary When best friends Tai and Mila are reunited after a summer apart, their friendship threatens to combust. In her middle-grade debut, Chase delivers a memorable story about a complex friendship between two very different African-American girls and the importance of speaking up. Author Paula Chase Publisher Greenwillow Books Release date 20180813 Pages 304 ISBN 0-06-269178-3 ISBN 13 978-0-06-269178-1

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 12 working days Day by Day with God are Bible reading notes specifically written for women. All the contributors are women and write from a woman's perspective. The entries for each day contain a suggested Bible reading, with the key verse written out in full, a helpful comment that engages heart and mind and a short reflection or prayer. The regular team of contributors are all excellent writers. Whatever your current situation in life, you will be inspired and encouraged by these notes. Features Summary Day by Day with God are Bible reading notes specifically written for women. All the contributors are women and write from a woman's perspective. The entries for each day contain a suggested Bible reading... Author Ali Herbert (Editor), Jill Rattle (Editor) Publisher BRF (The Bible Reading Fellowship) Release date 20190710 Pages 144 ISBN 0-85746-781-6 ISBN 13 978-0-85746-781-2