TOP TEN BOOKS

1 Hillsborough - The Truth Phil Scraton (Mainstream, paperback, pounds 9.99)

2 Wisden Cricketers' Almanak 1999, edited by Matthew Engel (John Wisden, hardback, pounds 28.00)

3 Playfair Cricket Annual 1999 edited by Bill Frindall (Headline, paperback, pounds 4.99)

4 Almanacco Illustrato Del Calcio '99 edited by Arrigo Beltrami (Panini, Italy, hardback, pounds 16.95)

5 The Cricketers' Who's Who 1999 edited by Chris Marshall (Queen Anne Press, paperback, pounds 12.99)

6 BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Yearbook 1999 edited by Peter Nichols (Oddlball, paperback, pounds 14.99)

7 Tear Gas and Ticket Touts Eddy Brimson (Headline, paperback, pounds 6.99)

8 Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook 1999 Raymond Fletcher (Headline, paperback, pounds 17.99)

9 Daily Telegraph Cricket World Cup 1999 Charles Randall (Carlton, paperback, pounds 6.99)

10 Football Memories Brian Glanville (Virgin, hardback, pounds 16.99)

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