Sports & Recreation

In Black Belt Karate, Hirokazu Kanazawa, the most respected figure in the karate world, offers a systematic approach to basic karate, and provides an intensive training course. Karate is a martial art that can be practiced by anyone, regardless of age or...

The long-awaited collection of some of the best columns, principally on sport, written by Martin Kelner, gathered together for the first time with some memoires and unpublished material. With a foreword by Gary Lineker.Book InformationISBN...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781934030974Author Tom DanielsonFormat PaperbackPage Count 224Imprint VeloPressPublisher VeloPress

WINNER OF THE OUTSTANDING GENERAL SPORTS WRITING AWARD, BRITISH SPORTS BOOK AWARDSWINNER OF THE BOARDMAN TASKER PRIZEWINNER OF THE MOUNTAIN & WILDERNESS PRIZE, BANFF FESTIVALWINNER OF THE TONY LOTHIAN AWARD, BIOGRAPHERS' CLUBFor the first time, drawing...

This is a complete history of the England rugby union team - told by the players themselves. Based on a combination of painstaking research into the early years of the England team through exclusive interviews with a vast array of Test match stars from...

Low back pain affects most of us at some time, and exercise is key to both its prevention and treatment. Critically appraising work from several approaches to produce an integrated, practical approach suitable for day-to-day clinicians and personal...

An inspirational larger format book providing an overview of 20 memorable treks in the Himalaya. A stunning collection of all the best trekking ideas throughout the Himalayan range, they include such well-known classics as the treks to Everest, K2 and...

Most Manchester City supporters regard Colin Bell as their club's best ever player. He graced the midfield during their greatest years as they won all domestic and European honours, and represented England 48 times before a serious knee injury ended his...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780830783250Author Brian SmithFormat PaperbackPage Count 240Imprint David C Cook Publishing CompanyPublisher David C Cook Publishing CompanyWeight(grams)...

'He played that so late, it was almost posthumous.' (John Arlott)For over fifty years, Test Match Special has provided the soundtrack to many cricket fans' lives - now this book collects its greatest hits. Here are all the witty sayings, bons mots,...

He is the larger-than-life figure who bounced back from rejection at 16 and graduated from parks pitches to become a Premier League goalkeeper, and later represent his country. Paddy Kenny's career was certainly not straightforward... just like his life...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781590309902Author William Scott WilsonFormat PaperbackPage Count 192Imprint Shambhala Publications IncPublisher Shambhala Publications IncWeight(grams)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780648159605Author Levi BrownFormat PaperbackPage Count 96Imprint Noob SpearoPublisher Noob SpearoWeight(grams) 327g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781859652473Author Al ChurcherFormat PaperbackPage Count 24Imprint GoldeneyePublisher Goldeneye

Bitten by Wolves takes us on a glorious yet tumultuous journey through the modern history of Wolverhampton Wanderers. From lifting league titles and pioneering European club competition to twice going bankrupt and languishing in the Fourth Division,...

Kicking On! How Footballers Win the Post-Retirement Game of Life takes an upbeat look at players who have retired from the game to forge successful, positive and interesting second careers.Retirement can be a traumatic time of life - particularly if...

One woman, one bike and one richly entertaining, perception-altering journey of discovery. In 2015, as the Syrian War raged and the refugee crisis reached its peak, Rebecca Lowe set off on her bicycle across the Middle East. Driven by a desire to...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781984857132Author Kathleen MeyerFormat PaperbackPage Count 128Imprint Ten Speed PressPublisher Random House USA Inc

'Is there anything in sport to compare with the sustained excitement of a cricket match, especially a Test match, in which the advantage continually fluctuates one way and then the other, and when the match enters its last few minutes, all four results...

In The Turning Season, Michael Wagg goes in search of hidden histories and footballing ghosts from before the fall of the Berlin Wall. He revisits the 14 clubs that made up the 1989 DDR-Oberliga, East Germany's top flight. From Aue in the Erzgebirge...

Unconventional, flamboyant, ground-breaking, colourful, controversial - the Benetton Formula 1 team was all of those things. Defying perceptions as the rebels of Formula 1, Benetton achieved great success, particularly in the two glorious seasons of 1994...

A guidebook to 23 walks and treks on the Isles of Jura, Islay and Colonsay as well as neighbouring Oronsay and Scarba. Exploring the beautiful scenery of the southern Hebrides, the routes are suitable for experienced walkers.The 22 day walks range in...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780375753374Author Curt SampsonFormat PaperbackPage Count 304Imprint Random House USA IncPublisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams) 215gDimensions(mm)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781936608645Author Kellie DavisFormat PaperbackPage Count 320Imprint Victory Belt PublishingPublisher Victory Belt PublishingWeight(grams) 1164g

In the sequel to the cult classic THE HUSTLER, Eddie Felson returns to the poolroom to give the game one last shot. From the bestseller author of THE QUEEN'S GAMBIT - NOW A MAJOR NETFLIX SERIESThe Color of Money was adapted for the screen by Martin...

Why would someone set out on a bicycle tour of Ireland? Because Ireland is as stunning a country as any you'll ever visit. There's the extraordinary light, which adds intensity to everything, making greens and whites appear greener and whiter. It's...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780956156624Author Chris HollandFormat PaperbackPage Count 238Imprint Wholeland Nature ConnectionPublisher Wholeland Nature ConnectionWeight(grams)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781913412128Author David CannonFormat HardbackPage Count 176Imprint Vision Sports Publishing LtdPublisher Vision Sports Publishing Ltd

Gary Sutherland was a lapsed golfer, until he acquired his late dad's putter. After studying a crumpled golf map of Scotland, Gary decided to embark on a voyage. His target was to play 18 rounds of golf on 18 Scottish islands in honour of his dad, a...

***'Footie book of the year.' - The SunTROY DEENEY is best known as Watford FC's former captain and a thorn in Arsenal's side. But behind the successful and gritty football persona is a remarkable story of resilience.In this brutally honest and...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780451222329Author Matt FitzgeraldFormat PaperbackPage Count 576Imprint Berkley Publishing Corporation,U.S.Publisher Penguin Putnam IncWeight(grams)...

How to Play Your Best Golf is the essential golf handbook to help any golfer understand and improve their game.In this guide, highly respected pro golfer Nick O'Hern takes you through the strategies to golfing success. He reveals the key secrets of...

FINALIST - Autobiography / Memoirs, 2016 Best Books Award "A British karateka" offers a bone-crushing, lip-splitting, and often elegant memoir of a tough guy searching for higher meaning through the study of martial arts." Kirkus Reviews "In this memoir...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781949307146Author Jeff MilisenFormat PaperbackPage Count 288Imprint Mutual Publishig LLCPublisher Mutual Publishig LLCWeight(grams) 635gDimensions(mm)...

This wonderful collection of Des Pawson's personal ropecraft recipes combines an expanded and now full-colour collection of projects from Des's popular Des Pawson's Knot Craft, together with 20 new and brilliant mat designs. Readers can learn how to...

The wisdom of a king of sport, business and charity.Dedicated to a legend of basketball, this is a pocket-sized compendium of the inspirational thoughts of one of the game's all-time greats. From the earliest years of his life through to the heartfelt...

SHORTLISTED FOR THE TELEGRAPH SPORTS BOOK AWARDS AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF THE YEAR 2021'A moving chronicle of a journey' - Mail on Sunday'A powerful and moving book - it's quite a battle he has faced' - Nick Robinson, BBC Radio 4 Today Programme'It really is an...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780992742836Author Mark YoungFormat PaperbackPage Count 74Imprint Educate & Learn PublishingPublisher Educate & Learn Publishing

No Crying in Baseball is a rollicking, revelatory deep dive into a one-of-a-kind film. Before A League of Their Own, few American girls could imagine themselves playing professional ball (and doing it better than the boys). But Penny Marshall's genre...

Doncaster Rovers FC was founded in 1879 and turned professional in 1885. Since then, the Rovers have spent the majority of their playing history between the third and fourth tiers of the Football League. In 2013 Rovers became champions of League One,...