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Casino Beacon > Online Casinos > New Casino Bonuses > Bonus Archive 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
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