Sports & Recreation

The hilarious, heartwarming and - unbelievably - true story of Maurice Flitcroft, the World's Worst GolferWhen 46-year-old crane driver Maurice Flitcroft chanced his way into the Open - having never before played a round of golf in his life - he ran up a...

This book fully addresses all the components of this new course, which ranges from anatomy and physiology to psychological skills training to nutrition. Full of activities, illustrations, diagrams and photographs, this book will bring the subject to life...

The Peugeot 205 T16 is the legendary Group B turbocharged four-wheel-drive rally car produced by Peugeot between 1984 and 1986. 205 T16s won 16 World Championship rallies between 1984 and 1986 in the hands of Ari Vatanen, Timo Salonen, Juha Kankkunen and...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9783952563908Author Beverly Asante PuschmannFormat PaperbackPage Count 184Imprint Utterbloom Company LLCPublisher Utterbloom Company LLCWeight(grams)...

Hampshire is a county filled with places for the whole family to explore, and the New Forest offers nature at its most beautiful, with safe and simple tracks to follow. This book contains 20 family-friendly walks, specially devised with active children...

Play Better Golf takes an innovative, holistic approach to improving your golf game. By focusing on all aspects the game - technical, mental, physical and competitive - as well as building on your own strengths you will improve your scores and take your...

The Reeds Crew Handbook is proving a useful guide for experienced and novice crew alike. Both an aide-memoire for old hands and an ideal introduction for skippers to hand to new and aspiring crew, it gives them all the essential knowledge they need to...

Parrots are considered to be one of the most intelligent types of bird and it is their innate characteristics that have made them popular to keep as pets since the Roman times, although parrot-keeping reached its peak only in the last century. Their...

Bob Rotella is a golf coach who has set out to help golfers revolutionize their mental habits. In this book, he explains his method of mental game management that has helped golfers attain their goals. Rotella's maxims include: play every significant...

'A superb go-to guide for anyone seeking context on why Qatar won the 2022 World Cup bid' Daily ExpressThe Fall of the House of Fifa is the definitive story of Fifa's rise and the most spectacular fall sport has ever seen.For forty years Joao Havelange...

In 1985 Mike Brearley published The Art of Captaincy, revealing how he steered Middlesex and England to victory with his team of first-class cricketers. He got the absolute best out of his players, inspiring Ian Botham to new heights against the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780820455419Author Jim DenisonFormat PaperbackPage Count 215Imprint Peter Lang Publishing IncPublisher Peter Lang Publishing IncWeight(grams) 320g

Words of advice from lifetimes spent on the fairways of the world - you might even improve your game. Whether you're a weekend warrior zig-zagging your way across the course or Jack Nicklaus leading the gallery down the 18th fairway at Augusta, golf is a...

Phil 'The Power' Taylor is the uncontested king of darts, his sixteen world championship titles between 1990 and 2013 far outclassing anything else the game has seen.He started out as a protege of Eric Bristow, the Crafty Cockney, having wandered into...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781908748294Author Des MarshallFormat PaperbackPage Count 40Imprint Kittiwake PressPublisher Kittiwake Press

During the enforced idleness of the Covid-19 pandemic, Christopher Somerville revisited the 450 notebooks whose pages contain the accumulated thoughts and experiences of a career spent exploring Britain on foot over four decades. The View from the Hill...

Essential World Cup Reading | Featured in The New York Times' 'What to Read During the World Cup'Wall Street Journal reporters Joshua Robinson and Jonathan Clegg offer a deeply reported account of the intertwined sagas and legacies of two of the greatest...

A guidebook of 30 short, medium, long and full-day mountain bike routes across the Yorkshire Dales. The graded circular rides visit all the major dales and include loops around two of the famous Yorkshire Three Peaks - Whernside and Pen-y-ghent. Routes...

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...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781583945421Author Nakamura TaisaburoFormat PaperbackPage Count 344Imprint Blue Snake BooksPublisher North Atlantic Books,U.S.Weight(grams)...

'An intriguing study of the minds of some of rugby's greatest leaders' - Tom English, BBC Sport An Official Licensed Product of the British & Irish Lions A British & Irish Lions tour presents one of the greatest challenges in sport. Rugby...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781936818488Author Allen Cody TaubeFormat PaperbackPage Count 292Imprint Seastory PressPublisher Seastory PressWeight(grams) 508gDimensions(mm) 254mm *...

Guidebook to cycle touring in Wales. Catering to just about any itinerary, it describes a 657 mile circuit of Wales - perfect for a two-week adventure - plus 6 cross routes, which range from 45 to 73 miles and can be completed as day/weekend rides, or...

'Fascinating and original ... will tell you things even the most ardent United fan will not know' - Jim White, The Telegraph On 26 May 1999, Manchester United sealed their historic Treble of league, FA Cup and Champions League in the most dramatic...

A clear, simple introduction to cricket skills for players aged 7-10. The Know the Game Complete Skills series is a perfect introduction to a sport for every budding player. Compiled from the individual Know the Game Cricket titles, the book will ...

There is more to becoming a great pitcher than sound mechanics, a blazing fastball, and a live arm. A pitcher must know how to pitch-what to throw, when to throw it, and where to locate it. He must have a me-versus-you mind-set, that unique blend of...

Riding skills guru Mary Wanless looks at a series of common rider faults or problems and, through words and photos, explains how to correct them. Each fault or problem is demonstrated by a different rider - some working at basic level, others advanced...

Glorious Reinvention is the story of how Ajax rediscovered their mojo to compete again with Europe's best. In November 2010, after Ajax's 2-0 loss in the Champions League group stage to Real Madrid, Johan Cruyff wrote a newspaper column criticising his...

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 9781739411206Author Peter BurtonFormat PaperbackPage Count 88Imprint Sparky BooksPublisher Sparky BooksDimensions(mm) 186mm * 123mm * 7mm

The story of the 1957 Pescara Grand Prix - the last race of the heroic age of motor racingThere has been much talk of how Grand Prix motor racing has become rather dull with big name, big brand winners ousting out all competition. But it wasn't always so...

Mike Brearley was one of England's greatest cricket captains. He thrice won the Ashes, including the unforgettable series of 1981, when his leadership helped England to snatch victory from defeat. Yet there was nothing inevitable about his rise. A spell...

The Art of War by Sun Tzu is the best known book on military strategy ever written. Although its wisdom is ancient, its principles and advice are timeless; it remains as influential as ever in military strategy, leadership roles, business tactics, legal...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781770413009Author Alex GillisFormat PaperbackPage Count 280Imprint ECW Press,CanadaPublisher ECW Press,Canada

I Can't Help Falling in Love with You offers a personal, heartfelt yet tellingly critical survey of the changing world of football fandom. Greg Whitaker's coming-of-age memoir provides an emotional insight into the modern game from the perspective of a...

Stuck On You charts the history of football stickers in the UK - those little bundles of self-adhesive joy that have given so much to so many since Panini burst on to the scene in the late 1970s. Immerse yourself in a story of bitter rivalry, media...

The Thin White Line: The Inside Story of Cricket's Greatest Scandal tells the story of the spot-fixing scandal of 2010, which sent shockwaves through the sport. It stunned the wider sporting world and confirmed the reputation of the News of the World's...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781872405278Author Paul WilliamsFormat PaperbackPage Count 32Imprint Hallewell PublicationsPublisher Hallewell Publications

From the thousands of matches ever played by Wolverhampton Wanderers, stretching from the foundation of the Football League across more than 120 years to the Premier League era, here are 100 of the club's most glorious, epochal and thrilling games of...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780993162800Author Margaret MarandeFormat PaperbackPage Count 212Imprint Blue BirchPublisher Blue Birch