New Releases

The Vendée Globe Race is one of the world’s toughest sporting events: a single-handed, non-stop lap of the planet, with no assistance. The route takes competitors around the fringes of Antarctica, tackling terrifying conditions in the Southern Ocean before rounding Cape Horn. In My Element is the gripping and uncompromising story of Pip’s incredible journey, but it’s about so much more than sailing.

No Irish rugby player has ever achieved more, or been a source of more inspiration to teammates and fans alike, than Johnny Sexton. All of this would have seemed highly unlikely as late as May 2009, when – aged 24 – he was nowhere near first choice at Leinster, and still uncapped by Ireland. In his hotly anticipated autobiography, Johnny will tell the story of his life, and explore the sources of his unmatched will to win.

With just twenty drivers competing at speeds of over 220 miles per hour on the world’s most challenging racetracks, Formula 1 is the ultimate test for any driver. To become a champion is to be counted among the world’s greatest athletes. In Grand Prix, Will Buxton pulls back the curtain on the cars, teams, tracks, records, and rivalries that have defined F1 since its very first world champion in 1950, Giuseppe Farina, to modern-day icons like Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen.

Fasten your seatbelts as Formula 1's favourite underdog, Guenther Steiner, takes you on a wild ride through his ten years at Team Haas. From the first seeds of his idea to establish a new F1 team to the challenges of funding and building that team from the ground up, Guenther shares the real story of the origins of Team Haas, immerses readers in the high and lows of its first decade on the grid, and opens up about his departure from the team at the end of 2023.

When Tommy Fury realised as a young boy that he wanted to become a boxer, the odds were stacked against him. His father was sent to prison when Tommy was only nine, casting his family life into chaos. He couldn't afford a bus ticket to the gym to train, so he'd have to walk three hours instead. When he got there, everyone wanted to fight him - guys much older than him and twice his size - to say they could beat a Fury.

Neil 'Razor' Ruddock tells the inspiring and uplifting story of how he faced the battle of his life: to become a different person. In this inspiring and uplifting memoir, Neil Ruddock charts his toxic journey of self-destruction, a path littered with food addiction, plummeting self-confidence and a dangerous relationship with drink which took him to the brink of death.

Cuando me miro en el espejo veo a un pibe que ha hecho mucho daño a otros pibes. Veo a un joven violento que ha llevado por el camino de la amargura a sus viejos. Veo a un golfo que ha traicionado a sus parejas. Pero hay algo más. Un leve, casi inapreciable brillo en los ojos, un pequeño rincón de paz. Y es que he conseguido con mucho sacrificio salir adelante y abandonar el pozo de las drogas gracias a mi religión: el boxeo. He llevado una carrera profesional, he llenado pabellones, me he sentido querido.

Honest, funny, brave and inspired, Macca shares her story here for the first time: the family and first-believers who supported and challenged her from the beginning; the coaches and mentors who pushed her beyond her comfort zone and provided the blueprint of a champion; the rivals and teammates who transformed the Matildas into a global force to be reckoned with.

Un hermano acusa al otro de desertor ante la SS para sacarlo del negocio; un corredor gana una prueba olímpica usando zapatillas de una marca y al subirse al podio cambia su calzado por el de la competencia; un joven empresario debe decidir en menos de diez minutos el nombre de su empresa y con poca convicción elige "Nike"; alguien es enviado a colocar un bolso Adidas frente a los pies de Johan Cruyff para que en la foto oficial del seleccionado holandés de fútbol no se vean sus botines Puma.

Después de veintitrés etapas y casi cinco mil kilómetros, al término del Tour de Francia de 1952, los aplausos del Parque de los Príncipes son todos para el maillot amarillo italiano, el dominador absoluto de la carrera: Fausto Coppi. Con el apoyo del equipo nacional en el que brillaban entre otros dos grandes del ciclismo italiano, Gino Bartali y Fiorenzo Magni, Coppi logró resistir a los ataques de los franceses, de los belgas y de los españoles y reponerse a una serie de desafortunados accidentes.

Discover the captivating journey of a true basketball legend in Kobe Bryant Biography: The Inspiring Life, Legacy, and Mamba Mentality of an NBA Legend. This exhilarating Kobe Bryant biography for teens and fans of all ages takes you from Kobe's early days in Philadelphia and Italy to his iconic career with the Los Angeles Lakers. Experience the highs, the lows, and the indomitable spirit of the Mamba Mentality that defined his every move on and off the court.

En mayo de 1949 Sicilia acoge la salida y las primeras dos etapas de la más prestigiosa competición del ciclismo nacional, el Giro de Italia. La trigésimo segunda edición fue memorable, entre otras cosas, porque tuvo a un cronista de excepción: Dino Buzzati.