TOP TEN BOOKS

1 Barca, A People's Passion, Jimmy Burns (Bloomsbury, hardback, pounds 16.99)

2 The Sporting News Pro Football Guide 1999 (The Sporting News, paperback, pounds 13.95)

3 On Sports Betting And How To Make It Pay, Derek McGovern (Rowton Press, hardback, pounds 18.00)

4 Manchester United Official Yearbook 1999, Cliff Butler with Ian Ponting (Andre Deutsch, paperback, pounds 9.99)

5 The Majors, John Feinstein (Little Brown, hardback, pounds 19.99)

6 Formula One Uncovered, Derick Allsop (Headline, paperback, pounds 6.99)

7 Courtney - Heart of the Lion, Courtney Walsh (Lancaster Publishing, hardback, pounds 18.99)

8 The 1998 Tour De France - Conquests And Crises, Chris Martin (Velo Press, paperback, pounds 12.95)

9 Racing Post Form Book - Jumps 1998/99 (Racing Post, paperback, pounds 19.95)

10 C B Fry - An English Hero, Iain Wilton (Richard Cohen Books, hardback, pounds 25.00)

List compiled by Sportspages Bookshops; 94-96 Charing Cross Road, London (0171 240 9604); and St Ann's Square, Manchester (01612 832 8530)

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