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

4 The Sporting News Pro Football Register 1999 (The Sporting News, paperback, pounds 13.95)

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

6 Racing Post Form Book - Jumps 1998/1999 (Racing Post, paperback pounds 19.95)

7 A Social History of English Cricket, Derek Birley (Aurum Press, hardback, pounds 20)

8 Chaseform 1998-99 Jumps Annual (Raceform, paperback, pounds 25)

9 The Second Most Important Job In The Country, Niall Edworthy (Virgin, hardback, pounds 15.99)

10 The Man Who Could Fly - The Bob Beamon Story, Bob Beamon and Milana Beamon (Genesis Press, hardback, pounds 15.95)

List compiled by Sportspages Bookshops

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