William Hill sports book of the year longlist

The award, in its 24th year, carries a £24,000 cash prize. The final shortlist is announced on 26 October, with the winner revealed on 26 November.

• That Near-Death Thing – Inside the TT: The World’s Most Dangerous Race by Rick Broadbent
• Running with the Kenyans – Discovering The Secrets of the Fastest People on Earth by Adharanand Finn
• Iron War – Dave Scott, Mark Allen & the Greatest Race Ever Run by Matt Fitzgerald
• The Footballer Who Could Fly by Duncan Hamilton
• The Secret Race – Inside the Hidden World of the Tour de France by Tyler Hamilton and Daniel Coyle
• A Weight Off My Mind – My Autobiography by Richard Hughes, with Lee Mottershead (check the catalogue : http://goo.gl/VESmC)
• Be Careful What You Wish For by Simon Jordan
• Fibber in the Heat by Miles Jupp
• The Dirtiest Race in History – Ben Johnson, Carl Lewis and the 1988 Olympic 100m Final by Richard Moore
• Between the Lines – The Autobiography by Victoria Pendleton, with Donald McRae (HarperSport)
• Swimming Studies by Leanne Shapton
• A Life Without Limits – A World Champion’s Journey by Chrissie Wellington, with Michael Aylwin
• Jonny: My Autobiography by Jonny Wilkinson, with Owen Slot (check the catalogue : http://goo.gl/6HCa3)
• Shot and a Ghost: A Year in the Brutal World of Professional Squash by James Willstrop