TOP TEN BOOKS

1 Playfair Cricket Annual 1999, edited by Bill Frindall (headline, paperback, pounds 4.99)

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

3 Images of Waugh - A Cricketer's Journey, Steve Waugh (HarperSports, paperback, pounds 9.99)

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

5 Hillsborough: The Truth, Phil Scraton (Mainstream, paperback, pounds 9.99)

6 The Trouble with Millwall... The Lion Roars, edited by Paul Casella (Trojan Publishing, paperback, pounds 8.99)

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

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

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

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

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