Sports & Recreation

Enable is a modern day racing heroine, a Queen of the Turf, and she has stirred the emotions of racing fans like few before her. She has won 11 Group Ones to date including the Epsom Oaks, the King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes three times, the...

This is the remarkable story of Barry Sheene, the cheeky cockney boy who grew up to become a sporting legend. He won the British motorcycling 125cc championship aged just twenty and twice became World Champion in the 500cc class, despite two...

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...

SHORTLISTED FOR THE BRITISH SPORTS BOOK AWARDS 2012 This is the first book to cover in detail Europe's 50 greatest climbs, including detail on the actual route (with maps and profile), length, height, and compelling descriptions focussing on all the main...

Walking Home - Clare Balding's unmissable new book of Great British AdventuresClare Balding is on a mission to discover Britain and Ireland. She's conquered over 1,500 miles of footpaths, from the Pennine Way to the South-west Coast Path.As well as...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781872405247Author John WombellFormat PaperbackPage Count 32Imprint Hallewell PublicationsPublisher Hallewell Publications

This is the story as told by a man who was both a devoted fan and a loyal team member of British Racing Motors. He saw and was involved in the repeated failures and humiliating times of the 1950s, through the gradual progress of winning minor races to Jo...

Sheffield United Greatest Games offers every Blade a terrace ticket back in time. Described in atmospheric and evocative detail, here are 50 of the club's most thrilling and glorious games of all. Founded in 1889, Sheffield United were soon among the...

A lot can happen in 90 minutes. From football's codification in 1863 to the modern era - goals, red cards and even substitutions have led to some of the strongest and most remarkable sporting legacies. The game has grown into the world's largest and most...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781956019353Author Tom DeblassFormat PaperbackPage Count 218Imprint Dartfrog BluePublisher Dartfrog BlueWeight(grams) 299gDimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm * 12mm

Feel is the story of how a small-time boy from humble beginnings in Louisiana rose to the pantheon of greats, to win the 500cc and 250cc GP Championship in the same year - an historic achievement over three decades ago which has never been repeated...

The maps are all produced at a scale of 1:100 000 showing important features including the National cycle Network. Sections on road, off road and traffic free are all shown in differing colours along with their route number. Other roads and their...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780804852791Author G. AllenFormat PaperbackPage Count 316Imprint Periplus EditionsPublisher Periplus Editions

The 44th edition of The Cricketers' Who's Who tells you all you need to know about every player from all 18 counties and includes an expanded women's section to take in the growing number of professional female cricketers as well as the England Women...

Photographer David Cannon began his career in sports photography twenty-five years ago and is considered the premier golf photographer in the world. Having played at more than seven hundred golf courses in over fifty countries, Cannon photographs with a...

Huddersfield Town Miscellany collects together all the vital information you never knew you needed to know about the Terriers. In these pages you will find irresistible anecdotes and the most mindblowing stats and facts. Heard the one about the striker...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781911390367Author Ian OliverFormat PaperbackPage Count 207Imprint Snowbooks LtdPublisher Snowbooks LtdWeight(grams) 310gDimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm * 16mm

All routes available to download as .gpx files from https://www.100climbs.co.uk/ride-britain-gpx'If you're looking for post-lockdown riding inspiration, this book delivers it in spades'ROAD.CC'This is a truly beautiful book'CHRIS SIDWELLS, author of Wild...

The definitive Dartmoor guide from the Climbers Club is packed with tongue-in-cheek Devonian wit and banter plus some 600 routes and 1200 boulder problems with full photo-topos. These are partnered with stunning action shots showcasing this unique and...

While the modern game of golf originated in fifteenth-century Scotland, the game's ancient origins are unclear and much debated. The first written record of golf is King James II's banning of the game in 1457, as an unwelcome distraction from learning...

A history of Coventry City Football Club.Book InformationISBN 9780752427188Author Jonathan StrangeFormat PaperbackPage Count 128Imprint The History Press LtdPublisher The History Press LtdWeight(grams) 300gDimensions(mm) 235mm * 165mm * 8mm

1980s Rio de Janeiro.There's only one king in this city and he's got the mullet, swagger and fake ID to prove it.Introducing Carlos Henrique Raposo, known to all as KAISER.This guy's got more front than Copacabana beach. He's the most loveable of rogues...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781780913087Author Heidi HaighFormat PaperbackPage Count 224Imprint DB PublishingPublisher DB Publishing

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780684813790Author ArmourFormat PaperbackPage Count 160Imprint Simon & SchusterPublisher Simon & SchusterWeight(grams) 212gDimensions(mm) 216mm * 140mm * 9mm

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 9781906435431Author Jeremy EvansFormat PaperbackPage Count 131Imprint Royal Yachting AssociationPublisher Royal Yachting Association

This pilgrimage walk runs for 56 miles (91 km) from the Firth of Forth via Dunfermline Abbey to the famous pilgrim destination of St Andrews. It is rich in industrial heritage, passing through mining communities, along disused railways and passing...

Break free from the limitations of classical ashtanga yoga with the progressive and dynamic practice of Rocket (R) yoga. This modern style of yoga is rooted in traditional ashtanga but allows for more freedom of movement based on individual anatomy and...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781937715441Author Joe FrielFormat PaperbackPage Count 352Imprint VeloPressPublisher VeloPress

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781872405308Author Richard HallewellFormat PaperbackPage Count 32Imprint Hallewell PublicationsPublisher Hallewell Publications

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...

The Welsh coastline, in all its varied guises, provides a fantastic playground for the sea kayaker. These select fifty-one journeys cover all of the interesting parts of the coast and provide easy sheltered paddles, testing offshore trips for the...

Whether you're a nature lover, amateur horticulturist or a keen walker - or just seeking a bit of peace and quiet away from the stresses of life - you'll find the 20 green walks in this book immensely enjoyable. All you need is a stout pair of shoes, a...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781646112005Author Jeff GaudetteFormat PaperbackPage Count 172Imprint Rockridge PressPublisher Rockridge PressWeight(grams) 449gDimensions(mm) 229mm * 216mm...

This revision of the RCC Pilotage Foundation''s pilot updates the combined volume for this area which encompasses the Channel Islands and extends from St Vaast La Hougue on the east of the Cherbourg peninsula, and works westwards along the Normandy and...

Sunderland AFC's official historian Rob Mason brings us a fascinating alternative history of the club as he ponders what could have been. How would Sunderland have fared if they had appointed Brian Clough, who was turned down as manager? What might have...

Joe Simpson has experienced a life filled with adventure but marred by death. He has endured the painful attrition of climbing friends in accidents, calling into question the perilously exhilarating activity to which he has devoted his life. Probability...

The first English-language futsal guide covering training, technique and tactics. Many of the top world-class professional football players played Futsal in their youth - Pele, Luis Figo, Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo, Xavi and Fabregas - and have...

A guidebook to walking the Slovene Mountain Trail (Slovenska planinska pot or Transverzala) between Maribor near the Austrian border and Ankaran on the Adriatic Coast. Covering 550km (342 miles), this long-distance trek crosses Slovenia's Julian Alps and...

In 1950, three years after Jackie Robinson first walked onto the diamond at Ebbets Field, the lily white, upper-crust National Lawn Tennis Association opened its door just a crack to receive the powerhouse player who would integrate 'the game of kings':...