TOP TEN BOOKS

1 A Social History of English Cricket, by Derek Birley (Aurum, hardback, pounds 29.99).

2 The European Football Yearbook 1999-2000, edited by Mike Hammond (Sports Projects Ltd, paperback, pounds 23.95).

3 The Miracle of Castel di Sangro, by Joe McGinniss (Little Brown, hardback, pounds 17.99).

4 Life in The Fast Lane, by Eddie Irvine with Jane Nottage (Ebury Press, hardback, pounds 16.99).

5. Blue Moon: Down Among the Dead Men with Manchester City, by Mark Hodkinson (Mainstream, paperback, pounds 7.99).

6 A Fan For All Seasons, by Laurance Marks (Little Brown, hardback, pounds 16.99).

7 We Fear No Foe!, by Colin Johnson (Terrace Banter, paperback, pounds 8.99).

8 Taking it From Behind, by Richard Blakey with Andrew Collomosse (Mainstream, hardback, pounds 15.99).

9 Elliot's Golf from 2000, by Keith Elliot (Portway Press, paperback, pounds 22.00).

10 In Your Face, by Richard Cockerill with Michael Tanner (Mainstream, hardback, pounds 15.99).

List compiled by Sportspages Bookshops: 94-96 Charing Cross Road, London (0171 240 9604); St Ann's Square, Manchester (0161 832 8530).

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