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Old Stoneface - My Autobiography
John Lowe is one of Britain's greatest-ever darts champions. In a career spanning three decades, John and his fellow players have transformed the traditional pub game of darts into a successful, professional sport with legions of fans and big money prizes. Even in the face of the greatest challenges, "Old Stoneface," as John is known, became an indomitable force in the darts world. With every major darts accolade under his belt, his name has gone down in the history of the game. This is his revealing autobiography. Filled with tales from all of the major matches and tournaments, his thoughts on his big name opponents, and an insight into the life and thoughts behind the "stoneface," this book is a must read for all sports fans.
Bellies and Bullseyes
Bellies and Bullseyes is simply the greatest account there will ever be about the sport of darts - as told by one of its most legendary characters - Sid Waddell. It mixes Sid's own personal journey from the coalfields of the North East with the entire history of the sport. What is revealed is a hilarious yet epic Darts Babylon, covering every significant event and every character to walk the oche from Eric 'The Crafty Cockney' Bristow to Phil 'The Power' Taylor. In words as ripe as his commentaries, Sid brings an authentic whiff of fags, hard drink, hot tungsten and moist polyester to the whole cabaret. Sid has been friend and confidante to most of darts' stars over the years as well as bein...
138
In 1983, an unknown 23-year-old from Suffolk called Keith Deller took the darts world by storm, defying the odds and sporting conventions to become a most unlikely world champion. Deller was the diametric opposite of the beer-swigging, chain-smoking, paunch-bellied darts player fans were used to. He was slim, well-spoken, athletic and didn't smoke or drink. And he looked like a boy next to his flabby, middle-aged opponents. A TV audience of 10 million watched transfixed as this angelic newcomer beat world number-one Eric Bristow in the final. Almost overnight, Keith had breathed new life into a game whose traditions had been hewn in the nation's smoky pubs and clubs. Deller was a new breed of darts player whose appeal transcended this gritty working-class sport, piquing the interest of intellectuals such as Martin Amis and Stephen Fry. In 138: Game, Shot and the Match, Keith takes the reader on an intimate journey as we relive his rapid rise from complete obscurity to lifting the game's greatest prize as one of the youngest world champions in history.
Heart of Dart-ness
In Heart of Dart-ness, TV's Ned Boulting sets out to answer the forty-something year old question: What exactly is darts? Is it a sport, a freak show, a side-show, a pantomime, a riot or a party? From Purfleet to Minehead, Milton Keynes to Frankfurt, Ned embarks on a journey back to the beginning of the modern game. He tracks down some of the household names who graced childhood television screens and are still among us; names such as Andy Fordham, whose fifty bottles of Pils a day habit led to his near death on the oche, Cliff Lazarenko, whose prodigious drinking was the stuff of legend even among his not exactly abstemious peer-group, Phil Taylor, the greatest of all time, as well as the Europeans, Michael van Gerwen, and Raymond van Barneveld. Is it entertainment, or exploitation? To answer that question, as well as every other, he learns that all roads lead to the Heart of Dart-ness, and the biggest character the game has ever produced, Eric Bristow. Perhaps darts is after all, just exactly what it sets out to be; an anti-sport sport, a two-fingered salute to the establishment, a piss-up in a brewery, the ultimate escape. The best night out.
We Had Some Laughs
As ‘the voice of darts’, the inimitable Sid Waddell helped transform it from an unfashionable pub game to a massively successful international sport. His uninhibited enthusiasm, classical allusions and memorable one-liners endeared him to millions. His son Dan Waddell grew up in this smoky, boozy world and witnessed Sid’s turbulent journey from failed novelist and struggling TV producer to much-loved television personality. We Had Some Laughs is Dan’s warm, moving and funny account of Sid’s colourful life and career and a son’s memories of an unconventional dad. It is also a celebration of a way of life and a story of loss – of people, places and times now gone or changed for ever. But, most of all, it’s a story about fathers and sons, and the unshakeable bond between them.
180! Fascinating Darts Facts
In 180! Fascinating Darts Facts Patrick Chaplin delves deep into his mind-boggling archive to present a plethora of nuggets of darting trivia never before gathered together in book form. Find out... Why are darts matches usually played as -01 games (1,001, 501, 301, etc) and not 1,000, 500 or 300? Were early dartboards really made of pig-bristle? Who was the first darts player to endorse a darts product? Why did a Bolton darts team go 'topless' in the 1990s? The answers to these and many other darts questions can be found in this book. From the big guns of yesteryear to the stars of the modern game and from the sport's history and origins to fans drinking a world darts venue dry, it's all here in 180! Fascinating Darts Facts.
Perfect Game. Eine neue Ära im Profi-Darts
Es ist viel passiert im Darts-Sport in den vergangenen Jahren. Der Boom setzt sich unvermindert fort, ein Generationswechsel ist in vollem Gange. Einige Superstars sind zurückgetreten, dafür mischen junge Profis die Szene auf, getrieben von der Liebe zum Spiel und der Chance, zum Multi-Millionär zu werden. Mit Fallon Sherrock gewinnt die erste Frau bei einer Weltmeisterschaft ein Match gegen einen Mann und wird über Nacht zum Star. Paradiesvogel Peter Wright, Publikumsliebling mit einer bewegenden Lebensgeschichte, wird sensationell Weltmeister. Die Hoffnung auf einen deutschen Top-10-Spieler lebt. Kein deutscher Journalist kennt den internationalen Darts-Zirkus so gut wie Elmar Paulke, niemand ist den Spielern so nah wie er, als TV-Kommentator und Live-Moderator ist er längst selbst eine Kultfigur. In seinem neuen Buch führt er uns hinter die Kulissen der ungewöhnlichen Darts-Szene, porträtiert und analysiert die größten Stars und interessantesten Newcomer, berichtet von spannenden und kuriosen Erlebnissen, bietet jede Menge Hintergründe und exklusive Insider-Informationen.
