Non-Fiction: Sport

The remarkable story of Ralph Milne.

Ralph Milne was born in Dundee and lived out many a young footballer’s dream. On leaving school he signed for Dundee United and gradually forced his way into a team full of great players. However, behind the scenes his volatile relationship with manager Jim McLean culminated in him leaving for Charlton. Many believe he could and should have done so much more but a personal battle with alcohol probably decided otherwise. In the eyes of Dundee United fans he will always be a legend and was inducted into the club’s Hall Of Fame earlier this year. This is his remarkable story.

Nacho Novo is the most revered foreign player Rangers have had since iconic figures like Brian Laudrup and Jorg Albertz. He became an instant favourite with the Ibrox faithful in the summer of 2004 when he famously rejected overtures from arch-rivals Celtic and signed for Rangers. I Said No Thanks is a no-holds-barred insight into life as an Old Firm star.

Celtic & Me – Confessions from the Jungle is the funny, original story of Dominik Diamond’s very public life as a Celtic supporter.

Since Celtic’s formation in 1888, a total of seven hundred and seventy seven players have represented the club at first-team level and by the end of season 2007/08, Celtic had scored 10,883 competitive goals. However, just twenty-eight players have managed to score more than 100 competitive goals for the team. Century Bhoys celebrates each of these twenty-eight players, from the first player to hit 100 goals, Sandy McMahon (1890-1903), to the greatest goalscorer of all time, Jimmy McGrory with an incredible 468 goals in 445 appearances.

Nacho Novo is the most revered foreign player Rangers have had since iconic figures like Brian Laudrup and Jorg Albertz. He became an instant favourite with the Ibrox faithful in the summer of 2004 when he famously rejected overtures from arch-rivals Celtic and signed for Rangers.

Pat Stanton is a Hibs legend. With his silky skills and natural leadership, Pat captained Hibs to three trophies and later went on to manage the team. Now he chooses his ultimate Hibernian dream team.

Here, for the first time, Chic Charnley talks about the rollercoaster career that saw him play for Partick Thistle, Hibs, St. Mirren, Dundee, Ayr, Clydebank, Hamilton and a few others in between. It’s a journey through football with tales as outrageous as the character himself!

A unique insight into a unique footballing individual and it is a must read for Celtic and football fans everywhere.

"Scottish Football Quotations 3" is sports journalist Kenny MacDonald's third volume of quotations about Scotland's national sport. It's funny, sad, serious and hilarious and will be a key addition to the literature of the country's favorite pastime and the perfect gift for every football fan.

A Game of Two Halves is a candid, entertaining and thought provoking
autobiography which brings Archie Macpherson’s story and his passion
for football to life with all his characteristic insight, humour and honesty.

The remarkable story of Ralph Milne.

Relive the story of Celtic, the Stars, the tantalising title jousts, the titanic Cup finals, the tasty European adventures and a decade that altered fashions, fads, futures and football in the superb, sensational Celtic – The Supersonic 70s.

For more than a century Aberdeen followers have given their devoted support to generations of players through good times and bad. Pittodrie Idols studies the cult figures in the rich history of Aberdeen FC, examining why 20 of the club’s most loved stars were elevated to hero status.

Ted McMinn tells all about his controversial footballing career, his journeys from East Kilbride to Derby, Sevilla and Australia, and his eventful lifestyle both on and off the pitch, in his remarkable autobiography. Now available in paperback for the first time!

Spurs and Rangers star Graham Roberts tells all in his sensational autobiography - now available in paperback for the first time!

Bertie never shirked a tackle as a player and there are still no holds barred long after the boots have been put away. It's the book everyone wanted and it’s a sensational read.

Graham Roberts is a true football legend. Utterly uncompromising both on and off the pitch for Tottenham Hotspur, Chelsea and Rangers, Roberts had a talent which was the envy of many. Now he tells the full story of his incredible career and also of the high profile court cases which he took on and won. Graham was never a man to pull his punches, and his no-holds-barred story is a sensational must-read.

The controversial autobiography of Dutch football legend Arthur Numan, winner of three League titles, four Scottish Cups and three League Cups during his time with Rangers, who still lives in Scotland and remains a well-loved figure with the fans.

Bertie Auld's autobiography is every bit as explosive and volatile as the man himself. He never shirked a tackle as a player and there are still no holds barred long after the boots have been put away. It's the book everyone wanted and it’s a sensational read.

Ted McMinn is one of football’s cult heroes. In a rollercoaster career that took in Scotland, England and Spain, Ted became a firm favourite with the fans first at Rangers and then at Derby County.

George Connelly was hailed as the greatest Scottish footballing talent of his generation, but at the age of just twenty-six he walked away from football and a glittering career. Now George reveals the incredible story of why he abandoned his dreams and the team he loved, and finally answers the question that has intrigued football fans for thirty years: Whatever became of George Connelly?

Derek Johnstone is a Rangers legend who also played for Chelsea and Scotland and was player-manager of
Partick Thistle. DJ: The Derek Johnstone Story is an honest, unmissable and heartfelt account of the life of a genuine footballing legend and a candid insight into his life both on and off the pitch.

The Gilmour family is the longest lasting boxing dynasty in the world and has ruled boxing across Scotland for more than a century. A Boxing Dynasty is the controversial story of a remarkable family and a must for fight fans.

At 8.15 am on 16 May 2004, Vicky Jack stood on top of the world. After seven gruelling years, she had fulfilled her ambition to climb the Seven Summits the highest peaks on the seven continents and now she had reached the top of the highest mountain in the world, Mount Everest. In doing so, she became, at the age of fifty-one, the oldest British woman to climb Everest and the first Scotswoman to complete the Seven Summits challenge. The Sky’s the Limit is Vicky’s story.

On May 25, 1967 Celtic Football Club made history by becoming the first British team to win the European Cup. Eleven players – all born within a 30-mile radius of Celtic Park – beat the Italian aristocrats of Inter Milan and took their place forever in the annals of fame.

Arthur Numan, winner of three League titles, four Scottish Cups and three League Cups during his time with Rangers, remains a well-loved figure with the fans and a prominent sports pundit on TV and radio. Now, Arthur takes us through his time at Ibrox, all the way from his £4.5 million signing in 1998 to his surprise retirement in 2003.

Stuart Turnbull has muscular dystrophy. He is a keen sports fan and he hit on the idea of collecting football anecdotes and publishing them in book form as a way of raising funds for the Muscular Dystrophy Campaign, a charitable organisation that has helped him in so many ways throughout his life.