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Na melhor tradição do novo jornalismo, Adriano Wilkson constrói uma história vibrante e dramática, cheia de personagens de carne e osso (e músculos) inesquecíveis, em que o ringue onde as batalhas se desenrolam se torna uma alegoria dos percalços que a vida impõe a milhões de brasileiros. Acácio Pequeno precisa evaporar de seu corpo cerca de três litros de água para ter acesso à luta mais importante de sua carreira.

The stories in this book are first-hand experiences of Neville Bransby's growth as a yachtsman and yacht owner, starting with his re-building of an old L36 cruising yacht which he entered in his first Vasco Da Gama yacht race in 2015, followed by a Shearwater 30, Farr 38 and finally a Farr 40, eight years and seven Vasco's later, to win line honours and the coveted Vasco Da Gama trophy in May 2023.

Running has been Iwan Thomas’s life. He put everything into becoming and remaining an elite athlete to such a point that his efforts left him scarred. Iwan reveals the highs of his career, but also his battles with the dark side of running – the loneliness, the doubts, the hurt and, ultimately, the serious mental health issues. In this deeply reflective, utterly engaging and sensationally open book, Iwan shares an absorbing, sometimes uncomfortable, but totally memorable story, and finally reveals the truth behind his life in sport.

On the night in 1964 that Muhammad Ali (then known as Cassius Clay) stepped into the ring with Sonny Liston, he was widely regarded as an irritating freak who danced and talked way too much. Six rounds later Ali was not only the new world heavyweight boxing champion: He was "a new kind of black man" who would shortly transform America's racial politics, its popular culture, and its notions of heroism. No one has captured Ali—and the era that he exhilarated and sometimes infuriated—with greater vibrancy, drama, and astuteness than David Remnick.

A Love Letter to Football is the story of how the beautiful game, from the litter-strewn pitches of the grassroots to packed stadiums at the top of the sport, can help carry us through our darkest days.

From reflecting on his early years at his local pitch and putt to his stellar career playing against the best of the best on the greatest courses on the planet, Golf is Hard takes you inside the world of professional golf like no book before it, sharing side-splitting and painfully honest stories of life behind the scenes as a tour pro.

No man or woman has won more Grand Slam singles titles than Novak Djokovic, who took his 24th major at the 2023 US Open. Based on fresh interviews with people close to Djokovic - including his friends and mentors, along with his former coaches and his rivals - this is an in-depth exploration of the psyche of one of the most fascinating and controversial sporting characters ever.