Sports Book 2016

Joey Barton and Damon Hill in the running for world’s richest sports book prize.

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The longlist in full (alphabetically by author’s surname): 

	Today We Die a Little: The Rise & Fall of Emil Zátopek, Olympic Legend Author: Richard Askwith Publisher: Yellow Jersey Press
	No Nonsense: The Autobiography Author: Joey Barton Publisher: Simon & Schuster
	Endurance: The Extraordinary Life and Times of Emil Zátopek Author: Rick Broadbent Publisher: Wisden
	Football’s Coming Out: Life as a Gay Fan and Player Author: Neil Beasley, with Seth Burkett Publisher: Floodlit Dreams
	‘How’s Your Dad?’: Embracing Failure in the Shadow of Success Author: Mick Channon Jnr Publisher: Racing Post Books
	Barbarian Days: A Surfing Life Author: William Finnegan Publisher: Corsair
	For the Glory: The Life of Eric Liddell Author: Duncan Hamilton Publisher: Doubleday
	Watching the Wheels: My Autobiography Author: Damon Hill Publisher: Macmillan
	Forever Young: The Story of Adrian Doherty, Football’s Lost Genius Author: Oliver Kay Publisher: Quercus
	Eat Sweat Play: How Sport Can Change Our Lives Author: Anna Kessel Publisher: Macmillan
	Shoe Dog: A Memoir by the Creator of Nike Author: Phil Knight Publisher: Simon & Schuster
	Chasing Shadows: The Life & Death of Peter Roebuck Authors: Tim Lane and Elliot Cartledge Publisher: Hardie Grant Books
	The Belt Boy Author: Kevin Lueshing, with Mike Dunn Publisher: Austin Macauley Publishers
	Mr Darley’s Arabian: High Life, Low Life, Sporting Life – A History of Racing in 25 Horses Author: Christopher McGrath Publisher: John Murray
	Find a Way: One Untamed and Courageous Life Author: Diana Nyad Publisher: Macmillan
	Mister: The Men Who Taught the World How to Beat England at Their Own Game Author: Rory Smith Publisher: Simon & Schuster
	We Had Some Laughs: My Dad, the Darts and Me Author: Dan Waddell Publisher: Bantam Press