Aurum Press: 240 books
Not in my Day, Sir
Cricket Letters to The Daily Telegraph
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2011
The Telegraph has always been sports fans’ paper of choice, and its wonderful Letters page a forum for trenchant debate and robust wit. This first collection of the finest letters written to the paper over the years ranges from Bodyline to helmets, swing bowling to sunglasses.
SIR-I don’...
The Promise of Endless Summer
Cricket Lives from the Daily Telegraph
Language: English
Release Date: April 4, 2013
Whenever an august figure departs the world of cricket, The Daily Telegraph records a decorous tribute. There will certainly be an obituary – in days of yore penned by the doyen of cricket writers, E.W. Swanton, in recent times unafraid to be a lot more whimsical, waspish, and even extremely funny....
by John Griffiths
Language: English
Release Date: July 10, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: July 10, 2014
There’ s an old joke about rugby players and oddballs. However, there certainly have been quite a few of them playing rugby in the history of the game. And not just oddballs, there’ s been pitbulls, quiet men, iron men, and unsung heroes.
And you can meet them all in this quirky collection...
by Roger Kahn
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2013
Described by Richard William of The Guardian as 'the best sports book of 2013, and the best sports book of all time', The Boys of Summer is the story of the young men who learned to play baseball during the 1930s and 1940s, and went on to play for one of the most exciting major-league ball clubs ever...
by Giles Belbin
Language: English
Release Date: March 2, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: March 2, 2017
Cycling's vast history is a fascinating mix of gripping sporting moments, inspired pursuits and a whole host of heroes, hellions and legend-makers.
From the death of the great Fausto Coppi through to the dominance of Sir Bradley Wiggins and the intrepid pursuits of iconic cyclists on the peaks...
No Middle Ground
Eubank, Benn, Watson and the golden era of British boxing
Language: English
Release Date: May 15, 2014
2014 marked the 25th anniversary of the first bout in the epic battle between Nigel Benn, Michael Watson and Chris Eubank to contest the WBO Middleweight Championship that would keep us entertained for five manic, magnificent and ultimately tragic years, marking the start of an epic saga in British...
From Last to First
How I Became a Marathon Champion
Language: English
Release Date: April 25, 2011
Charlie Spedding describes himself as ‘ not particularly talented’ – at least, compared to the group of people he had chosen to find himself among. These were the athletes in the Olympic marathon. So how did he end up with a bronze medal? How did he win the London Marathon? And why does he still...
Fighting for Football
From Woolwich Arsenal to the Western Front
Language: English
Release Date: July 23, 2014
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Running Beyond
Epic Ultra, Trail and Skyrunning Races
Language: English
Release Date: November 3, 2016
The ultimate celebration of ultra-running, this is an inspiration for anyone who has ever dreamed of running beyond on the world’s most beautiful and testing races. Exclusive interviews with elite runners and stunning, and unique photography captures the world's most iconic ultra races. With maps...
Bodyline Autopsy
The full story of the most sensational Test cricket series: Australia v England 1932-33
Language: English
Release Date: June 24, 2013
In 1932, England’ s cricket team, led by the haughty Douglas Jardine, had the fastest bowler in the world: Harold Larwood. Australia boasted the most prolific batsman the game had ever seen: the young Don Bradman. He had to be stopped. The leg-side bouncer onslaught inflicted by Larwood and Bill...
How We Beat the All Blacks
The 1971 Lions Speak
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2013
It remains a unique achievement. In 1971 the British Lions went to New Zealand and beat the All Blacks in a test series on their own soil.
With gritty, never-say-die forwards like Ian McLaughlan and Mervyn Davies, and brilliant backs like Barry John, Gerald Davies and David Duckham, and under...
by David Wallechinsky, Jaime Loucky
Language: English
Release Date: June 7, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: June 7, 2012
From the multi-million selling author of The Book of Lists and The Complete Book of the Olympics comes an entirely new take on the Games.
Wallechinsky has a uniquely vast knowledge of the Olympics and an unrivalled head for
arcane – now the two are combined in this collection of 150 unexpected...
The Cheltenham Festival
A Centenary History
Language: English
Release Date: March 3, 2014
The Cheltenham Festival is nowadays the biggest event in the racing year – in visitor numbers eclipsing Royal Ascot, the Grand National or the Derby. In 2011 it is a hundred years since the 1911 running of the National Hunt Chase marked the birth of the Festival, providing the perfect occasion for...
The Austerity Olympics
When the Games Came to London in 1948
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2012
‘ An enthralling account’ Independent
‘ A fascinating book… researched with an awesome thoroughness’ Daily Telegraph
‘ Hampton’ s excellent book should be compulsory reading for everyone involved in the 2012 London Olympics’ Daily Mail Critic’ s Choice
The budget...