Hodder imprint: 2153 books
by Ian Dawson
Language: English
Release Date: August 10, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: August 10, 2012
Enquiring History: It makes you think!
The OFSTED report on school history suggests that the current generation of A Level students have been poorly served by exam-based textbooks which spoon-feed students while failing to enthuse them or develop deeper understandings of studying History.
The...
The Lions: When the Going Gets Tough
Behind the scenes
Language: English
Release Date: May 18, 2017
Sir Ian McGeechan is the 'Ultimate Lion'. Nobody's name resonates louder with the Lions than his.
In 2017 the British and Irish Lions face one of the toughest tours in history - taking on the All Blacks in New Zealand, where they have only won one of their last 12 Tests.
In this unique...
David Weir: Extra Time - My Autobiography
On Top of the Game
Language: English
Release Date: September 15, 2011
David Weir's career is a tale of triumph on the pitch but also of victory over the assumption all top-level footballers are finished in their mid-30s. Weir, who turned 41 in May 2011, is the oldest outfield player to represent Rangers since 1945, passing the mark set by their famous full-back, Jock...
End of the Rainbow
England's Quest for Glory in South Africa
Language: English
Release Date: September 16, 2010
It started in Baden-Baden and ended up in tears. England?s 2010 World Cup odyssey had its roots in the off-the-field circus in a German spa town during the 2006 tournament. Reacting to public and media disdain for the antics of superstar players and their
Muhammad Ali: A Memoir
A fresh and personal account of a boxing champion
Language: English
Release Date: November 24, 2016
'A riveting read about an amazing man' THE SUN
Legendary boxer Muhammad Ali visited Michael Parkinson's chat show sofa four times, culminating in an iconic interview in 1971.
Muhammad Ali: A Memoir is a fresh, revealing and personal account of the life of the most important and enduring...
Twin Ambitions - My Autobiography
The story of Team GB's double Olympic champion
Language: English
Release Date: October 10, 2013
4 August, 2012. Super Saturday. On the most electric night in the history of British sport, Mo Farah braved the pain and punishment to seize Olympic gold in the 10,000m - and in the process went from being a talented athlete to a national treasure. Seven days later, Mo seized his second gold at the...
The Wit of Golf
Humourous anecdotes from golf's best-loved personalities
Language: English
Release Date: May 27, 2010
Building on the huge success of THE WIT OF CRICKET, this is a collection of the funniest golf anecdotes, jokes and stories.
A bumper bag of humorous anecdotes and amusing tales from golf's best-loved personalities that proves golf is a funny old game ? birdies, bunkers and all!
Read...
Graeme Swann: The Breaks Are Off - My Autobiography
My rise to the top
Language: English
Release Date: October 13, 2011
Graeme Swann's transformation from international outsider to England's primary match-winner and undisputed best spin bowler in the world has been remarkably rapid. Within two years of his 2008 Test debut, he had become his country's most reliable bowler, made the shortlist for the ICC's cricketer...
John Giles: A Football Man - My Autobiography
The heart of the game
Language: English
Release Date: November 11, 2010
'The dream was football . . .'
John Giles had a gift. At the age of three, he could kick a ball the way it was supposed to be kicked. And he knew that every hour that passed without kicking a ball was an hour wasted.
'It was the same dream that most of the kids had at that time . . .'
In A...
Andrew Strauss: Winning the Ashes Down Under
Coming out on Top
Language: English
Release Date: August 4, 2011
In November 2010, Andrew Strauss faced the ultimate challenge for an England cricket captain: winning the Ashes on Australian soil, a feat that had not been achieved for 24 years. By the end of a series that gripped the nation, he had led his team to an overwhelming victory - inflicting an unprecedented...
by James May
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2017
'A typically Mayesque celebration of classic engineering ... May is extraordinarily good at explaining what a carburettor is or outlining how a governor works... It's charming, transfixing and surprisingly intimate...It might be the best thing he's ever done.' - Guardian [review of BBC4 TV series]
'Reassembly...
Landing on My Feet
A deeply personal memoir
Language: English
Release Date: November 28, 2013
On 20 October 2007 Mike Catt MBE made history by becoming the oldest player to appear in a World Cup Final. It was also to be his last game for England in an international career stretching back 14 years in which he was awarded 75 caps.
The occasion England against South Africa completed an...
Staying Power
A Year In My Life
Language: English
Release Date: October 23, 2014
Phil 'The Power' Taylor is the uncontested king of darts, his sixteen world championship titles between 1990 and 2013 far outclassing anything else the game has seen.
He started out as a protégé of Eric Bristow, the Crafty Cockney, having wandered into his Burslem pub with a set of darts...
The Wit of Cricket
Stories from Cricket's best-loved personalities
Language: English
Release Date: May 27, 2010
A bumper collection of the funniest anecdotes, jokes and stories from cricket's best-loved personalities. Cricket is a funny old game -- even when rain stops play! Now you can read not only the most popular stories by five of the game's all-time great characters -- Richie Benaud, Dickie Bird, Henry...