Simon Hughes Books

By James Pearce, Oliver Kay, Simon Hughes and Other Award-Winning Writers of The Athletic.As Liverpool ended their 30-year wait to be crowned champions of England, they were followed by their equivalent from the world of sports writing: a team of elite talents, assembled to leave all competition trailing in their wake. This is the story of Liverpool's title win in the longest season, as told by the writers of The Athletic, with their blend of inside access and expert analysis; great ideas and beautiful writing.Articles include profiles of each of Liverpool's title winners by their former youth team coaches; Oliver Kay watches Sadio Mane score against Manchester City in the company of the striker's family, in his hometown in Senegal; James Pearce spends 90 minutes analyzing Virgil van Dijk; plus there are exclusive interviews with Jurgen Klopp, and the club's US owners.Read the stories behind a unique and historical season from a team of writers every bit as good as the footballers they were following.

A gripping, distinctive history of the iconic, 137-year-old cricketing rivalry between England and Australia.

A revealing insight what it takes to become the perfect batsman, and how anyone can improve their own technique, helped by TV's The Analyst

A social and cultural history of Liverpool through its most tumultuous era.

Hardcover and unclipped jacket; signed and dedicated by author on title "To Ted (of Somerset!!) Good county? Not! Best wishes, Simon Hughes, 30.4.97, PS. Only joking!" First edition, second impression. Negligible foxing on page block; page edges are tanned. Previous owner's name penned on FEP; his label on rear pastedown (under jacket flap).

During the 1980s, Liverpool Football Club dominated English football, winning six league titles, two European Cups, two FA Cups and four League Cups.

The perfect book for any Liverpool fan! 'WE ARE LIVERPOOL - THIS MEANS MORE.' JÜRGEN KLOPP Allez Allez Allez is the inside account of Liverpool FC's 2018/19 season, a campaign which saw the club compete in the most gripping Premier League title race in history and become Champions of Europe for the sixth time. Featuring access to management, players and staff, Allez Allez Allez explains how Liverpool have emerged from what Jürgen Klopp described as the "depression" of 2015 to achieve feats that have eluded an entire generation of supporters. Through original research and exclusive interviews, Simon Hughes takes readers into Melwood, the club's training ground, and behind the dressing room door. He takes them to Chapel Street, where the club's business is determined and to America, where it is owned. He takes them into Anfield, where many of the most important moments are defined, and he takes them on to the pitches of the Premier League and the Champions League, culminating in victory in Madrid, as we revisit how one of Liverpool's greatest seasons was written.

The story continues from the award-winning sports classic, A LOT OF HARD YAKKA

Everyone knows that left-handers are more creative (Leonardo da Vinci), smarter (Ben Franklin), funnier (Carol Burnett), tougher (Billy the Kid), more musical (C.P.E. Bach), more athletic (Martina Navratilova), more adventurous (Buzz Aldrin), more tuned-in (Joan of Arc), handsomer (Cary Grant), more ambitious (Alexander the Great), braver (Lord Nelson), more successful (Bob Dylan), and haughtier (Queen Victoria) than northpaws. The World's Greatest left-Handers is the book that proves it beyond a shadow of a doubt.

Cricket defines Englishness like no other national pastime. This title presents the story of the mad characters who inhabit the game, the extraordinary lengths people go to watch and play it, and the tale of a national obsession.