Our book for June is Behind the Lions: Playing Rugby for the British & Irish Lions by Stephen Jones, Tom English, Nick Cain and David Barnes.
The results were as follows in our poll: Behind the Lions 56%, Inverting the Pyramid 33%, Bobby’s Open 11%, sadly Days of Grace and Secretariat received no votes.
Read MoreSummer in Europe is a great time of year for sports lovers. Most major outdoor sports events are about to begin or are already in full swing.
Below are a list of 5 books based on events that are happening in June in Europe…and around the world (to be fair).
Highlights next month include the Wimbledon Championships, Golf’s US Open, The British and Ireland Lions tour to Australia, the pre-event to the World Cup, The Confederations Cup and lastly the race in New York the Belmont Stakes.
Below are 5 books hand picked on those events, remember to vote at the bottom of the page. The votes will be counted and revealed on June 1st at 8PM GMT.
My review of May’s book Crashed and Bryned is coming soon…I promise.
The 2013 Wimbledon Championships will take place between from 24 June to 7 July. Wimbledon is the pinnacle of any tennis player’s career, the golden chalice of tennis. It’s where tennis legends are made.
Arthur Ashe, an African American, was the first black player ever selected to the United States Davis Cup team and the only black man ever to win the singles title at Wimbledon, the US Open, and the Australian Open. He retired in 1980. He was ranked World No. 1 by Harry Hopman in 1968 and by Lance Tingay of The Daily Telegraph and World Tennis Magazine in 1975. In the ATP computer rankings, he peaked at No. 2 in May 1976*.
Read MoreSo here we go again. Five books have been selected loosely based on sporting events happening next month. Please read the below and then vote for the one you would like to see as February’s book of the month.
A few sports have managed to stay on the list from last month but you will notice the new titles all have a slightly different focus. This month the books are in line with the Super Bowl, NBA All-Star’s game, Soccer’s Champions League, Rugbys RBS 6 Nations and FIS Skiing.
Below are the nominated books. You can vote for the one you’d most like to read at the bottom. The results will be revealed on the 4th of February.
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Australia; 1st Touchstone Ed edition (30 Sep 2000)
There are hundreds (perhaps thousands!) of books available that deal with different aspects of the NFL. There are books about championship teams, losing teams, managers, players, economics, politics and race. One name that jumped out at me though when I was researching for this month’s titles, was Vince Lombardi. Vince Lombardi was not only a legend of NFL but his is also the name on the trophy handed to the winning team of the Super Bowl. Lombardi is one of the greatest coaches of all time.
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I hope everyone is enjoying Tylor Hamilton and Daniel Coyle’s The Secret Race, I’m just over half way through and it’s pretty full on. A complete page turner. And it’s just in time for Lance Armstrong to enter the Oprah Winfey Thunder Dome! I hope to have my review up on Monday the 27th of January.
Moving on.
Below are a list of major sporting events happening next month. If anyone has any suggestions for other events and books then please leave a message in the comment area below. On Thursday the 24th I’ll put up the 5 nominated books for February. Then after you all vote, the chosen book will be revealed on Thursday the 31st.
By February 3rd, 2 teams will have reached the Super Bowl. At the moment there’s a handful of teams still playing. On Sunday 20th January San Francisco play at Atlanta and Baltimore play at New England.
To be honest I could write everything I know about Skiing on the back of a napkin. If there are any skiing enthusiasts out there, please fill us in. Especially about what we should be putting on the bookshelves.
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