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28 May
2008 Sharpe Angle
Gets Between The Covers William Hill's
Media Director, Graham Sharpe, offers his unique
perspective on current events in the world of
sports and gambling. Newmarket:
A Year At The Home of
Horseracing
is by an author new to me, John Carter, whose
previous sporting activities have concerned cricket
- at which he reached minor county level, football
- he's a season ticket holder at Norwich and golf,
writing a book based on the US Masters
tournament. However, he has
always been fascinated by racing, which is good
news for us as we can now share the fruits of his
labours in a handsome volume published by Sports
Books at £19.99, which also benefits from the
fine camerawork of Trevor Jones. Carter has
managed to persuade Frankie Dettori to give the
book a foreword. Carter immersed
himself in the world of Newmarket, racing's HQ and
most historic venue, to follow the fortunes of the
town during a whole flat season. His fresh
approach to his subject has paid off and he delves
into all aspects of the racing world through the
eyes of a host of disparate interviewees like
jockey Hayley Turner, trainer Jeremy Noseda, stable
lad Mark O'Reilly, owner Jan Harris - and many
more. Through their
varying visions we start to get an overall feel for
the place and the sport which might not always come
through via the more usual types of perspective we
read about racing. Newmarket: A Year
At The Home of Horseracing is currently available
from Amazon.co.uk
at the discounted price of £12.99 and eligible
for free UK delivery on orders over £15 with
Super Saver Delivery. Buy
Now Horse
People The book is
published in the States but the author is a senior
lecturer in the anthropology department at
Goldsmiths College at the University of
London. Her main focus is
perhaps at a deeper level than John Carter's book,
examining the thought that 'while the spectacle of
racing stirs the imagination, it belies the
ruthless business that lies beneath.' Rebecca gets to
the elite breeders and owners, the racetrack
workers and vets. She shows us what unites and
divides the sport as it is practised in the States
and in England. Where the rivalries and agreements
are. She goes to the breeding barns, horse farms
and yearling sales whilst searching for the factors
- ethical, cultural, political and economic that
have made racing what it is. Horse
People - Thoroughbred Culture in Lexington &
Newmarket
is currently available from Amazon.co.uk
at price of £33.50 and eligible for free UK
delivery. Buy
Now More Baxter
Versus The Bookies More
Baxter Versus The
Bookies
is a second outing for Roy Granville's alter ego,
Baxter, an inveteratw punter and proprietor of the
SureFire Tipping Service. Most of us will
recognise Baxter's eternal, yet often fruitless,
occasionally triumphant battle against the odds -
in life and in the betting shop. The yarns former
bookie, radio and tv comedy writer turneds cabbie
Granville has come up with are down to earth,
amusing, plausible and likeable. You can order the
book direct from Granville at Hayes Press, PO Box
489, Hayes UB3 2WZ for just £9.95 including
postage and packing. Or you can order it direct
from Amazon.co.uk
for the same price and eligible for free UK
delivery on orders over £15 with Super Saver
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