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Walter Rothschild: The Man, the Museum and the Menagerie

By Rothschild, Miriam

From the Eye of the Hurricane

By Higgins, Alex

In Pursuit of Glory

By Bradley Wiggins

Fingers in the Sparkle Jar: A Memoir

By Packham, Chris, Chris Packham

My Family and Other Animals (Penguin Essentials)

By Gerald Durrell

From the Eye of the Hurricane: My Story

By Alex Higgins

The Hurricane: The Turbulent Life and Times of Alex Higgins

By Borrows, Bill

Mankind: Have a Nice Day! - A Tale of Blood and Sweatsocks

By Mick Foley

Boy Racer

By Cavendish, Mark

Not A Games Person (Yellow Jersey Shorts)

By Myerson, Julie

The Bicycle Book

By Bathurst, Bella

Steve & Me

By Terri Irwin, Craig E. Franklin

Jolly Green Giant

By Bellamy OBE, David, Booth, Mark, Ingvald Lieberkind

Chris Hoy: The Autobiography

By Sir Chris Hoy

The Blind Side: Evolution of a Game

By Michael Lewis

The Man Who Cycled the Americas

By Beaumont, Mark

On The Edge: My Story

By Hammond, Richard

Unbreakable: The definitive and unflinching memoir of the world's greatest snooker player

By Ronnie O'Sullivan

A Life on Our Planet: My Witness Statement and a Vision for the Future

By David Attenborough

Run or Die: The Inspirational Memoir of the World's Greatest Ultra-Runner

By Kilian Jornet Burgada

Above the Clouds: How I Carved My Own Path to the Top of the World

By Kilian Jornet

'Cherry' Ingram: The Englishman Who Saved Japan's Blossoms

By Naoko Abe, Yasuko Arakawa, Yu-Jou Chenn, Nicole Churchill, Rachael Levitan

JOG ON: How Running Saved My Life

By Mackie, Bella

A Dog in a Hat: An American Bike Racer's Story of Mud, Drugs, Blood, Betrayal, and Beauty in Belgium

By Joe Parkin

Over It: How to Face Life's Hurdles with Grit, Hustle, and Grace

By Lolo Jones

Can't Swim; Can't Ride; Can't Run: My Triathlon Journey from Common Man to Ironman

By Andy Holgate

Thank You, Madagascar: The Conservation Diaries of Alison Jolly

By Alison Jolly, Hilary Bradt, Margaretta Jolly

Swim, Bike, Run: Our Triathlon Story

By Alistair Brownlee, Jonathan Brownlee

Steve Redgrave: A Golden Age - The Autobiography

By Redgrave, Steven, Townsend, Nick

Journeys to the Other Side of the World: further adventures of a young David Attenborough

By Sir David Attenborough