Sports & Recreation

Discover the beauty and delights of London's waterways, on foot or by boat, with Derek Pratt and Richard Mayon-White's fascinating and thorough guide. To really explore London's canals is to see the city in a way you've never seen it before. A...

Inspiring and irreverent by turns, Brian Levison's new anthology has drawn on rugby's wealth of excellent writing. Frank Keating, P. G. Wodehouse, Alec Waugh, A. A. Thomson, John Reason and Mick Imlah are among the distinguished names who have written...

This book is a celebration of legendary African American sports writer and boxing cartoonist Ted Carroll, whose career spanned one of the most exciting periods of boxing's past, from Joe Louis to Muhammad Ali. His experiences and commentary are of great...

The New York Times bestselling story of the friendship and rivalry between golf legends Tom Watson and Jack Nicklaus, whose sparring matches defined the sport for more than a decade. The first time they met, at an exhibition match in 1967, Tom Watson...

The Great Uncrowned: Football's Most Celebrated Losers is the story of football's ultimate bridesmaids, those clubs that were good enough to win the major prizes but, for various reasons, didn't. In an age when victory is all too often viewed as the be...

To the Japanese, the sword is a spiritual weapon. It possesses a particular divinity, reflecting the soul of its maker, owner, and user. Around its mystical powers has grown the centuries-old ritual and practice of Samurai swordsmanship which is still...

The rip-roaring story of Manchester City's red-hot goalscoring hero Erling Haaland.Unlike his seafaring forefathers, Haaland arrived in England peacefully in 2022. But the result was the same with the Viking running riot before heading to European shores...

With this book, soccer coaches need not scramble to prepare their practice sessions because they will find a wide variety of training sessions for developing their youth players right here. And the sessions are all adaptable, making them suitable for...

The King of White Hart Lane is the authorised life story of Alan Gilzean, the legendary, world-class Tottenham Hotspur, Dundee and Scotland footballer. Exclusive insights provided by his family, closest friends and colleagues add to the author's own...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780692791745Author Nick O'HernFormat PaperbackPage Count 148Imprint Nick O'HernPublisher Nick O'HernWeight(grams) 177gDimensions(mm) 216mm * 140mm * 8mm

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780618001842Author Craig LambertFormat PaperbackPage Count 184Imprint Houghton Mifflin (Trade)Publisher Houghton MifflinWeight(grams) 204g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781845358242Author Steve FinanFormat HardbackPage Count 240Imprint D.C.Thomson & Co LtdPublisher D.C.Thomson & Co LtdWeight(grams) 265g

Speed Queens is a history of women in motorsport, from the very beginning in 1897 to the modern era. Tracing the different ways that women have found into motor racing and rallying, it covers over a century of stories across the world. Each chapter takes...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780060953614Author Lene GammelgaardFormat PaperbackPage Count 224Imprint Harper PaperbacksPublisher Harper PaperbacksWeight(grams) 200g

Shortlisted for the Sunday Times Football Book of the Year 2022 'A forensic insight into how our football academies operate. Every angle covered by a splendid author' - Daniel Taylor, The Athletic With unparalleled behind-the-scenes access to...

Motor skill acquisition and athlete development practices are rapidly evolving. Positioned at the forefront of this evolution, the constraints-led approach encourages practitioners to consider the athlete as a whole person, with unique traits, abilities,...

As a football fan, there are those seasons which remain indelibly inscribed in the memory. Simply unforgettable. The 2006/07 season remains one of those for fans of West Ham United. A season that began with such promise: Alan Pardew signed two genuine...

The Stig gets his kit off and reveals how he came to be Top Gear's iconic racing driver and so much more - including what it's like to thrash an Aston Martin DBS, train for the Army and face the terror of Jeremy Clarkson's underwear... When...

The author of the instant fishing classic The Optimist wades into deeper waters and shares new wisdom, humor, and experience in seven extraordinary fly-fishing expeditions that mark one year in his journey through the middle part of life when worldly...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9788129135773Author Surjit S. BhallaFormat PaperbackPage Count 218Imprint Rupa Publications India Pvt Ltd.Publisher Rupa Publications India Pvt Ltd.

Kelly Holmes made history when she brought home double gold in the 2004 Olympics, becoming a national hero. She won Sports Personality of the Year, was given a Damehood, fully backed London's successful 2012 Olympic bid and became a superstar on the red...

Coverage on this chart allows for passage planning in the Western English Channel, from Isles of Scilly to the Isle of Wight, and from Ile d'Ouessant to Cherbourg. The latest official UKHO data is included, combined with additional information sourced...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781739907624Author Melanie WhiteFormat HardbackPage Count 368Imprint Lemon Quartz PublishingPublisher Lemon Quartz PublishingWeight(grams)...

This guidebook provides 14 stages of route description to cycling along the Moselle river, a route that offers stunning scenery, plentiful accommodation and places to eat and drink, and straightforward cycling throughout. A well-waymarked, generally...

Most outboard motors will be troublesome at some point in their lives, but armed with the right knowledge a skipper needn't worry. The Reeds Outboard Motor Troubleshooting Handbook is a compact, pocket-sized guide to finding solutions to all of the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780933316317Author General Albert DecarpentryFormat PaperbackPage Count 138Imprint Xenophon Press LLCPublisher Xenophon Press LLCWeight(grams)...

Ever since the children of penniless immigrants caught the train from Whitechapel to White Hart Lane - to be greeted with the refrain: 'Does Your Rabbi Know You're Here?' - this forgotten tribe have helped to shape the Beautiful Game. In telling the...

The No.1 football series - over 1 million copies sold! 'At the edge of the penalty area, Alexis hit the ball straight into the top corner. The shot was so powerful that the goalkeeper hardly even saw it.' Sanchez tells the story of the Arsenal...

A guidebook to 32 day walks in the countryside around Barcelona. Exploring the beautiful scenery of Spain's Catalunya region, the walks are suitable for beginner and experienced walkers alike and are perfect for walking year-round. The routes...

In 2007, Adam, then a toaster salesman, was inspired by a film about a man attempting to change his life by swimming the English Channel to try to emulate the feat. After a year of rigorous training without a coach, Adam achieved his goal in 11 hours 35...

Achieving better swimming is a matter of swimming efficiently. While proper technique is the foundation of good swimming, it is often difficult to isolate a technique problem by simply swimming laps. Stroke flaws can slow a swimmer's progress and...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781909534599Author Clive BattyFormat HardbackPage Count 224Imprint Vision Sports Publishing LtdPublisher Vision Sports Publishing Ltd

With the striking success of Shane Warne and Abdul Qadir in modern Test cricket, wrist-spin bowling is definitely back in fashion. In this fully illustrated and readable book, Peter Philpott shows players and coaches at all levels how to acquire the...

AFC Bournemouth: The Fall and Rise is the ultimate rags-to-riches football story, exploring how a small lower-league club on the south coast fought back against all the odds to reach the riches of the English Premier League. With fascinating insights...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781872405704Author Luke WilliamsFormat PaperbackPage Count 40Imprint Hallewell PublicationsPublisher Hallewell Publications

"Eating right shouldn't be a punishment!". In collaboration with Physiologist Dr. Stacy Sims Ph.D, who specialises in sports nutrition and hydration, Hannah has created EAT, RACE, WIN a modern endurance cookbook classic with more than 150 recipes and...

Greg Whyte learnt from an early age that the biggest obstacle in life was people telling him 'No, you can't'. But we all have the ability to achieve what others may tell you is impossible. Don't listen to them. Success is not a chance event. With proper...

In this thrilling and candid memoir, world record-holding and controversial Big Wave surfer Garrett McNamara chronicles his emotional quest to ride the most formidable waves on earth. Garrett McNamara-affectionately known as GMac-set the world record...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781872405605Author Richard HallewellFormat PaperbackPage Count 32Imprint Hallewell PublicationsPublisher Hallewell PublicationsWeight(grams)...

Kangchenjunga is the third highest mountain in the world and a notoriously difficult and dangerous mountain to climb. First climbed from the west in 1955 by a British team comprising Joe Brown, George Band, Tony Streather and Norman Hardie, it waited...