Sports & Recreation

Monty Roberts is known as 'the man who listens to horses' because of his amazing ability to understand and communicate with his equine partners. He has written this book to celebrate the horses throughout his life that have had a special significance:...

The Monocle team dips its toe into the world of swimming, revealing 100 beautiful and inspiring places to take the plunge. Swimming is excellent exercise of course, but it's so much more than that: it can be a transcendental experience, offering us...

Everything you need to know to successfully coach a youth soccer team--in one easy-to-follow volume.Book InformationISBN 9781585741243Author Denis FordFormat PaperbackPage Count 128Imprint The Lyons PressPublisher Rowman & LittlefieldWeight(grams)...

With his sixtieth birthday looming, Colin Renton decides that it's time to escape office life and focus on achieving some of his unfulfilled goals. He embarks on a year-long adventure that takes him from the busy streets of Edinburgh to the...

Stress-free Motorboating is the answer to all single- or short-handed crews' prayers. Highly illustrated with step-by-step photographs, this highly practical handbook tackles the most common motorboating scenarios anyone will ever have to manage, whether...

'Eric Liddell deserves a definitive biography. This is it.'Sunday Times, Books of the YearFaster. Higher. Stronger. No one has embodied the ideals of the Olympic movement quite like Eric Liddell, star of the Oscar-winning film Chariots of Fire. After...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781612434902Author Karl KnopfFormat PaperbackPage Count 144Imprint Ulysses PressPublisher Ulysses PressWeight(grams) 280g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780934523639Author Frederic FaustFormat PaperbackPage Count 56Imprint Middle Coast Publishing, IncorporatedPublisher Middle Coast Publishing,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780901764515Author C.W. NicolFormat PaperbackPage Count 156Imprint Paul H. Crompton LtdPublisher Paul H. Crompton LtdWeight(grams) 308g

A Love Letter to Football is the story of how the beautiful game, from the litter-strewn pitches of the grassroots to packed stadiums at the top of the sport, can help carry us through our darkest days. In 2016, Mark Davies was diagnosed with a rare and...

The home of Heathcliffe and Nora Batty, the wild and wuthering South Pennines is where Yorkshire and Lancashire collide, a watershed landscape of great natural beauty which is home to proud and welcoming communities with a heritage of rugged farming and...

The Forgotten Cup tells the colourful story of the Mitropa Cup, the inter-war equivalent of today's Champions League. One of the most prestigious football stages of the era - along with the World Cup, which was first played in 1930 - it was a tournament...

The Fix: How the First Champions League Was Won and Why We All Lost is an engrossing examination of the 1992/93 UEFA Champions League season. In 1980s Europe, revolution was in the air and the corridors of footballing power were not immune from the...

An "excellent" (The New York Times) modern tribute to an ageless pastime, and a practical guide to the art, philosophy, and rituals of fly fishing, by an expert, lifelong angler.In The Optimist, David Coggins makes a case for the skills and sensibility...

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...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781873674338Author Chris YatesFormat HardbackPage Count 224Imprint Merlin Unwin BooksPublisher Merlin Unwin BooksWeight(grams) 574g

For four decades HEALY RACING has photographed the world of Irish horse racing. Delving into an archive of thousands of images, photographer Pat Healy and sports journalist Donn McClean selected over 200 golden Irish jump-racing moments. Their book...

Ninja Fighting Techniques explains how to defend yourself against real-world threats using techniques perfected centuries ago by the great Ninja masters.Author Stephen K. Hayes is the world's leading expert on Ninjutsu techniques. In this book, he...

Combining reportage, anecdote, biography, history and personal recollection, A Last English Summer is an honest and passionate reflection on cricket's past, present and future. A memorable and acutely observed portrait of one summer of cricket from an...

The 72 mile (116km) Ribble Way is described in seven stages, ranging from 8.25 to 17 miles (13.3 to 27.4km). The route follows the Ribble valley, from the estuary mouth near Preston to the river's source on Cam Fell in the Yorkshire Dales. The route...

Few things are as evocative of the English summer as Test Match Special, and in 2019 the team had the biggest cricket season ever to cover, with the men's and women's Ashes series and the ICC World Cup all taking place. The action didn't disappoint, as...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781906022068Author Pat BowenFormat HardbackPage Count 96Imprint Snake River Press LtdPublisher Snake River Press Ltd

Adventurers cross deserts and row oceans, appearing to live the dream. Yet they also must pay the bills and carve out time to get away. Are you trying to make a career doing what you love, daring to go freelance in a creative industry, growing a tribe...

Golden Generations: The Story of the 2006 FIFA Men's World Cup tells the tale of one of the most action-packed international tournaments in recent memory. From Philipp Lahm's extraordinary goal just six minutes in, to Zinedine Zidane's infamous headbutt,...

REVISED AND UPDATED!"As well as being a great tool for instruction, it's also a fascinating insight into one of the world's best putters." Tommy FleetwoodClimb the ladder to achieve one-putts by choosing the right putter, achieving an immaculate set up,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780899979014Author Benedict GoFormat PaperbackPage Count 128Imprint Wilderness PressPublisher Wilderness Press

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781872405636Author Alistair LawsonFormat PaperbackPage Count 32Imprint Hallewell PublicationsPublisher Hallewell PublicationsWeight(grams) 30gDimensions(mm)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780993218064Author Liz HurleyFormat PaperbackPage Count 109Imprint Mudlark's PressPublisher Mudlark's Press

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781912060665Author Chris HowardFormat PaperbackPage Count 96Imprint Bradwell BooksPublisher Bradwell Books

Covering not only the classic winter climbing venues of Glen Coe and Ben Nevis, but spanning from the Southern Uplands all the way to the rugged hinterland of Knoydart and Glen Shiel beyond, Scottish Winter Climbs West is a grand tour of the best winter...

Bill Snelling reflects on his lifetime passion for two-wheeling in this entertaining, motorcycle-themed autobiography. He recalls the decades of motorcycling mayhem, mud and madness that have characterised his 70-odd years iliving the dream, from the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781910488515Author Connie SellersFormat PaperbackPage Count 192Imprint First Stone PublishingPublisher Corpus Publishing Limited

Exam Board: AQALevel: AS/A-levelSubject: PEFirst Teaching: September 2016First Exam: June 2018Inspire, motivate and give confidence to your students with AQA PE for A Level Book 2. This reliable and accessible textbook will offer your students...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780143782476Author Billy SlaterFormat PaperbackPage Count 336Imprint Ebury AustraliaPublisher Random House Australia

How much do you really know about the club you love? You can find out by exploring the 1,000 questions set out in 100 categories that make up this Everton quiz book. It s not often that books on football make reference to Bob Dylan, the London...

"Cycling Days Out - South East England" is an informative and vibrant guide to the traffic-free family and leisure cycling in Kent, Sussex, Surrey and Hampshire. Written by Deirdre Huston - a keen cyclist and co-author of the popular Cycling in Sussex,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781739770532Author Sid LambertFormat PaperbackPage Count 208Imprint Conker Editions LtdPublisher Conker Editions Ltd

IT WAS past three o'clock in the morning when Joe Calzaghe experienced the sweetest validation of his professional life. Victory over Jeff Lacy, a 28-year-old American compared to a young Mike Tyson because of his power and "take-no-prisoners attitude",...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781780916453Author Steve CaronFormat PaperbackPage Count 352Imprint JMD MediaPublisher JMD Media

Welcome to another round of history's most absurd stories and the timeless lessons that come with them. In More Lessons from History, Alex Deane has unearthed yet more bizarre tales that you certainly haven't heard before. If you're wondering how large,...