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After 25 glorious years, darts fans will not want to miss this official commemoration of the PDC World Darts Championship. Discover a vast collection of statistics, memories and images of darting excellence, with the results and player details of every match, along with a comprehensive reference source. Intro by Barry Hearn

After a decade overseas, Ally Shepherd got stuck in the Northwest of England amid 2020's pandemic chaos. She promptly became a born-again Northerner and wanted to tell the world. Documents her journey to understand herself through the region exploring the diverse legacy of food, music, literature, dialect, social change and superstition

The Victorian era witnessed a dramatic growth in sport, none more than football, both Association and Rugby, particularly in northern England. Diligently researched, this tome covers the first ever representative game in 1870 up to season 1900-01. Included are details of 622 representative matches, 90 league tables and 99 cup competitions

Tom had never seen Maggie - an MG Magnette - move or heard her engine roar, but the fact dad Will wouldn't let the car go added to the magic and mystique. Aged 14, Tom embarked on reviving her, but life threw many diversions in front of Maggie's journey back to the road. a tale of restoration from love to grief and back again

Steve Nallon's GhostStoriesis a darkly humorous collection of twelve ghost stories for grown-ups offeringmodern takes on the classic British supernatural tradition together with a fascinating articleon the nature of the ghost story, focusing particularly on the great Victorianand Edwardian traditions.

TeacherMiss Giraffe wants to form the Safari School Marching Band. She has all theinstruments but who is the best pupil to play them? Which one will suit HarveyHippo and can they all find the right tune to perform in time for the schoolconcert?The second uplifting, rhyming tale by Castleford rugbyleague star George Griffin

Ever wondered what happened to one-of-a-kind comedian Phil Cool? "In the late 1980s and early 1990s the phonedidn't stop ringing; my memorable face was everywhere. I had realised a dream."Well now you can find out, as told by the man himself...

The late1980s. Robindreams of becoming Jim Kerr, singer in the best band in the world, SimpleMinds, despite having no talent whatsoever. Fliss is a musical genius, perhaps the East Midlands'answer to Kate Bush, if only she had more confidence. An acclaimed novel by comedy writer Lee Stuart Evans

The accepted view of the acquisition of land that became Headingley Stadium, the preeminent sporting venue in England at the time, is that it was bought at an auction of the Cardigan Estates in 1888. Former history teacher and legal expert John Beckett examines the evidence and context of events to come up with an alternative explanation.

Richard Hines seemed destined for a life without academic achievement until he read TH White's The Goshawk. His schoolboy love of hawks inspired older brother Barry to write A Kestrel for a Knave. But time moves on. Richard and Jackie are about to pull up their Yorkshire roots to live near their family in Hove. Will their heritage let them go?

Paul Byrne joined London's Metropolitan Police by mistake. By day a Detective Inspector, by night a stand-up comedian, this is a memoir of law enforcement not exactly going to plan. Sucked into a dark and troubling whirlpool of police corruption, eventually he would be forced out of the service a broken man.

Batley and Dewsbury are the professional rugby league clubs whose grounds are in closest proximity. John Roe brings together a collection of colourful reminiscences of the supporters, administrators and players of both clubs

Royston Mayoh was one of the biggest names in British television production. In a career spanning seven decades, he went from sweeping the studio floor at ABC TV to being responsible for such household names as Opportunity Knocks, This Is Your Life and The Kenny Everett Video Show. His memoirs are a treat for any TV aficionado.

Harvey the Hippo is excited as he prepares for sports day at school. He's ready to throw, jump, run, climb and swim - but what will be he good at? An uplifting rhyming tale of perseverance and belief written and illustrated by professional rugby league players George Griffin and Bureta Faraimo as they too reveal their hidden talents!

A shy, introverted rugby league-loving boy conquered the sport on both sides of the world, reaching the summit of the game while continually doubting himself - this is Gareth Ellis's open, honest and unflinching account

Salford are one of rugby league's most famous clubs. In 150 years they have claimed numerous honours and in 1934 achieved legendary status when touring France, their adventurous attacking play earning the accolade Les Diables Rouges, the original Red Devils. This comprehensive analysis covers every match & player known to have represented the club

The long-awaited collection of some of the best columns, principally on sport, written by Martin Kelner, gathered together for the first time with some memoires and unpublished material. With a foreword by Gary Lineker.

The story of a complex, charismatic & self-effacing man whom many loved but few understood. Granted exclusive access to personal papers, it shares a wealth of previously unpublished lyrics, poetry and letters, and rare and never-before-seen photos. Jake is increasingly recognised as one of the most original artists of the twentieth century

The Great North Road conjures up the golden age of motoring: when the open road spelled freedom and adventure and driving was fun. But isn't it now buried by the motorway-grade stretches and by-passes of the A1? Not a bit of it. The original route - 400 miles from London to Edinburgh - can still be driven and author Andy Bull does just that.

Sparkling collection of memoires from nearly 70 years of local and national government, including the last reading of the riot act, the mysterious death of Helen Smith, Bradford Fire, the hunt for the Yorkshire Ripper, Dame Shirley Porter, espionage and sex scandals. "Six decades of unbroken service give him a unique perspective" The Guardian

A collection of biographies of 25 of the most distinguished Old Boys of Leeds Grammar School, charting their education there as the foundation for the impact they have made nationally and internationally in later life.

On four occasions Georgina Hurst has been drastically changed by events outside her control, dealing with the implications head-on. Most significant was the road smash that apparently destroyed her dreams as a passenger in a car driven by the man she thought she loved; and returned to afterwards. This is her story down a path of self-discovery

Imagine a world without 'Marching On Together', sock tags and Target Balls... Imagine a world in which pre-match warm-ups and football shirts with the player's name on the backnever existed... Imagine a world without Paul 'The Beaver' Trevillion...and that would be today's world.

From the early cup-winning Bramley National and Hunslet Carr teams, through some outstanding representative sides, to the modern-day national girls' champions of Corpus Christi, there is a rich & proud history of schools' rugby league in the city of Leeds. This catalogues the story of the game in words and photographs