Sports & Recreation

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789815066975Author Ben TanFormat PaperbackPage Count 216Imprint Marshall CavendishPublisher Marshall Cavendish

A revelatory memoir from Liverpool legend and global football star Bobby Firmino.Master of the no-look goal and Anfield favourite, Roberto 'Bobby' Firmino, signed for Liverpool in July 2015. Over the next eight years - and seven winners' medals - he...

Arsenal is special. Its multicultural fandom reflects a changing city and a unique relationship with Black British popular culture. Thanks to its decades of fielding iconic Black players on the pitch and the storied and diverse histories of its terraces,...

This thoroughly updated second edition of Bradt's guidebook to the alluring Scottish archipelago of Orkney is written by experienced author and journalist Mark Rowe, who is something of a specialist on the more remote parts of Scotland. Bradt's guidebook...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781901347449Author Tim ButcherFormat PaperbackImprint League Publications LtdPublisher League Publications Ltd

People love walking the streets of London, but there are always more questions than answers after a stroll through the capital. These books are packed with interesting details about London’s history with both personal tales of those who wandered the same...

David Pleat has lived a life at the heart of football. From his debut as an England Schoolboy international in 1960 to his time as a scout for Tottenham Hotspur up to 2024, his is a story that touches every facet of the professional game. At Luton ...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781913536312Author Cheryl WongFormat HardbackPage Count 1Imprint Lighthouse Publishing (UK) LimitedPublisher Lighthouse Publishing (UK) LimitedWeight(grams)...

PRE-ORDER THE SECOND BOOK IN THE SIZZLING NEW ICE HOCKEY SERIES FOR FANS OF HANNAH GRACE, EMILY RATH and LIZ TOMFORDE!From Number One bestseller Ava Harrison comes an exciting new ice hockey romance... Dane Sinclair is on top of the world and not at all...

'Bernie is not only a great strategist, but also a great team player and competitor' Sebastian Vettel***THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER*** Race-winning team strategist shows how F1 really works. Welcome to Bernie Collins' world. Formula 1 drivers are...

'Sexton will go down as Ireland's greatest ever player' Gordon D'Arcy, Irish TimesNo Irish rugby player has ever achieved more, or been a source of more inspiration to teammates and fans alike, than Johnny Sexton.In his hotly anticipated autobiography,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781408721728Author Harry RedknappFormat HardbackPage Count 336Imprint ConstablePublisher Little, Brown Book Group

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781913412692Author Steve PerrymanFormat HardbackPage Count 288Imprint Vision Sports Publishing LtdPublisher Vision Sports Publishing LtdWeight(grams) 750g

'A must-read on how modern football works.' - Ian Wright'In this excellent investigation, Delaney reveals the ugly side of the beautiful game.' - Oliver Bullough'Brave, forensic and utterly gripping.' - Tom Holland'Majestic... the essential guide to how...

From The Professor to Magic Senna, Lewis Hamilton to Michael Schumacher, Formula One Legends Alphabet is the A to Z of the most ruthless, fearless, and debonair gents to have ever graced the tarmac. Fasten your racing harness as one lap of this book will...

**The new book by legendary cricket broadcaster, taking readers on a nostalgic journey through cricket**The world in which I began my life in cricket could hardly be further away from the world of cricket today.__________ Henry Blofeld has entertained...

Do you remember the Battle of Old Trafford? Shearer's dream debut hat trick? Or how many goals Haaland scored in his first Premier League season? Hope, heartbreak and victory, over the past 60 years Match of the Day has shown it all.From bombastic debuts...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781739486112Author Iain RobsonFormat PaperbackPage Count 64Imprint Northern HeritagePublisher Northern Heritage Services

From rookie to final playing sticker, this unique collection showcases the world's greatest footballers through their Panini sticker album appearances. Every footballing star has a ‘rookie’ Panini sticker, the first time they appear as a young, hopeful...

'Blissfully funny, staggeringly informative, a joyful companion' Caroline Quentin 'Tells the endlessly fascinating tale of Britain's natural history in a way that makes every delicate detail sparkle with life' Charlie Corbett, author of 12 Birds to...

'Maunder's book is more than just a biography of the rise and fall of a complicated man . . . It is also a critique of the damage that myth-making and the media can do to an athlete; a study of what happens to a demigod when thrown from Mount Olympus'...

'A wonderful "rough guide" to the planet we live on... Read it and pass it on as a gift of love from you to those around you so they can learn to feel comfortable in their own skins and ultimately, be happy.' Sir Tim Smit, The Eden Project An almanac,...

THE HIGHER THE STAKES, THE DEADLIER THE RISK . . .THE BRAND NEW THRILLER FROM THE MASTER OF THE RACING THRILLER - NOW AVAILABLE IN PAPERBACK & EBOOK.______________________Theo Jennings is a young auctioneer at the Thoroughbred sales ring in Newmarket...

A Financial Times Book of the Year 2023A Daily Express Book of the Year 2023'Magnificent, moving, often funny and deeply researched account . . . Is this just a book for those who know football? Far from it: this is a story of glory and the impermanence...

What better gift for a rambler than this delightful, clearly written and well researched guide to some of the UK's best walks with watering holes en route? .... With 'How to get there' details and an easy-to-follow map, plus an OS Map reference, this is...

Over fifty years ago, renowned British hillwalker and guidebook author Alfred Wainwright described 214 peaks in the English Lake District in his seven-volume illustrated Pictorial Guide to the Lakeland Fells. Like the Munros in Scotland, bagging all the...

Shortlisted for the 2022 Sports Book Awards'brave ... visceral ... a brilliant, brilliant read ... I would recommend this book to everyone.' Nihal Arthanayake, BBC Radio 5 Live'so honest ... everybody should read Hooked to understand what anybody in this...

THE SMASH HIT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLERWinner of Autobiography of the Year at the 2024 Sports Book Awards'Everyone loves Kammy . . . Full of humour and endless blunders' - The Times'What a man, what a life, what a story and what a great read' - Paddy...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781914198724Author Rita BullwinkelFormat PaperbackPage Count 232Imprint Daunt BooksPublisher Daunt Books

My Story in Black and White is the fascinating story of Newcastle United's head physio, Derek Wright, and his time at the club from the early 1980s to 2022. Growing up on a tough council estate in a County Durham mining town, Derek's footballing ability...

THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER'Wrighty's characteristic honesty means his book is far more engrossing than most bland football memoirs' Sunday TimesIan Wright, Arsenal legend, England striker and TV pundit extraordinaire, is one of the most interesting and...

More than 100 tempting recipes to fuel your running. Whether you're training for a marathon, a half-marathon, an ultra-distance event or just looking to improve your parkrun time, what you eat makes all the difference. This is the ultimate...

Lonely Planet's Best Bike Rides Great Britain is your passport to 40 day trips on two wheels. Use pedal power to see a destination through a new lens by picking a ride that works for you, from just a couple of hours to a full day, from easy to hard. From...

We Were Really There is the story of how Manchester City was saved from oblivion - told by the man who oversaw the rescue operation.Twenty-five years before City's historic Treble, they were a national joke, relegated to English football's third division...

This guidebook describes 50 spectacular walks spanning the breadth of the Dolomites mountains in northeast Italy. Carefully selected to give walkers a taste of the unique character of the local area, each walk can be tackled in a single day, allowing...

The timeless million-copy phenomenon that provides not only the key to peak performance in tennis, but the secrets to success in life itself.'Groundbreaking . . . I still give it to friends today' - Bill GatesDescribed by Billie Jean King as her 'tennis...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780307952202Author Rich RollFormat PaperbackPage Count 400Imprint Three Rivers PressPublisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams) 289gDimensions(mm) 203mm *...

'To say "the best cricket book ever written" is piffingly inadequate praise' Guardian'Great claims have been made for [Beyond a Boundary] since its first appearance in 1963: that it is the greatest sports book ever written; that it brings the outsider a...

The Ideal Guide to parkrun 'A brilliant emotive book which spreads the joy and love of parkrun' Dame Kelly Holmes Perfect for any parkrunner, or wannabe parkrunner, this concise and joyful book reveals how a Saturday 5km run in the park has become...

The Climbing Bible: Practical Exercises by Martin Mobraten and Stian Christophersen is a collection of exercises specifically designed to help you train technique and strength so that you can develop and improve as a climber. After two decades of...