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A remarkable, never disclosed story..." Peter Hennessy "A must-read book for those interested in a personal drama at the frontline of international relations"Dr Calder Walton, author & historian "A rare look behind the scenes of British intelligence... this story is not only well-told but also true" Nicholas Reynolds, former CIA officer, New York Times bestselling author Drawing on previously undisclosed personal papers, this biography o...

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Love or hate the man, his is one of football's greatest stories and so this is the best football book in ages' Goal Anyone doubting that Diego Maradona was more than just a football player had only to witness the outpourings after his death on November 25th 2020. During his tempestuous life and career, he played for top clubs in South America and Europe, notably Napoli where he became an adored hero and adopted son, and grew to be a legend in...

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A Financial Times Sports Book of the Year 2018 pickThe rivalry between Ronaldo and Messi has defined football for a generation of fans. Everyone has an opinion on who is the greatest.Do you prefer Ronaldo, whose work ethic and physique have been honed for one purpose – scoring goals? Or Messi, whose superhuman natural talent means he can do the seemingly impossible with a football?Between them they have scored over 1, 300 goals, won the Ballon...

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PRAISE FOR LA ROJA: A JOURNEY THROUGH SPANISH FOOTBALL 'There is so much people don't know about Spain and Spanish football, and that is not a bad thing for as long as a complete writer like Jimmy Burns brings his unique vision to it. La Roja fills a hole in the knowledge of both Spain and Spanish football, as it goes beyond the football to explain a country, a society and its transformation through, thanks to and despite the beautiful game' G...

Ask any football fan who’s better – Ronaldo or Messi – and they’ll have an opinion.Football is a team game. The focused one-on-one rivalries that dominate other sports are virtually unheard of. But for the best part of the last decade, football has seen a personal rivalry unlike any that has come before: Cristiano and Leo. This is their definitive story, from children kicking a ball halfway around the world from each other to their era-definin...

Pope Francis is a far more complex man than early biographies have suggested. He is no picture-book saint but a very human priest, one wracked by doubt, who struggled to be a true witness of his faith. In circumstances he neither sought nor foresaw Archbishop Jorge Mario Bergoglio was handed the highest office at a time of institutional crisis, not just for the Catholic Church but long-established institutions worldwide.In this ground-breaking...

La Roja is bestselling author Jimmy Burns tremendous opus on Spanish soccer. From its early beginnings when the first soccer on the shores of Bilbao and Buenos Aires was played by British sailors and engineers, through to the influx of South American stars, and similarly inspirational Italians, Dutchman and Scandinavians, Burns show how the engagement of foreigners with home-grown Spanish talent overcame political adversity and produced footba...

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Amistad, amor, traición y una misión secreta en la España de la Segunda Guerra Mundial. En los años 30, Tom Burns era un joven editor católico que despuntaba en los círculos literarios de Londres, rodeado de amigos y autores como G. K. Chesterton, Evelyn Waugh, Graham Greene, el artista Eric Gill y el poeta David Jones. En ese brillante ambiente de la alta sociedad, se había enamorado de la hermosa Ann Bowes-Lyon, prima de la Re...

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From the moment Pope Francis stepped on to the balcony of St Peter's, people around the globe sensed that not only the Catholic Church, but the world at large, could be entering a new spiritual, political and social age. The pomp and circumstance that had characterised the Vatican for as long as most people could remember evaporated as Francis asked the throng gathered in the square to "pray over" him before he gave his first blessing. Not sin...

Takes us on a journey through some of the extraordinary characters, games, and moments that have defined Spanish football from the early days when a few enthusiasts developed their talent kicking a ball around on a piece of industrial waste-ground or beach, to the emergence of rival giants, FC Barcelona and Real Madrid.

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