Sports & Recreation

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781569759257Author Karl KnopfFormat PaperbackPage Count 144Imprint Ulysses PressPublisher Ulysses PressWeight(grams) 215g

It's been almost 20 years since the last definitive guide to the North Devon coast and surrounding area. Since then, there has been a significant development in the number of new, lower grade (S - HVS) venues, the country's first E11 (quickly downgraded...

The truth is that professional sport is a breeding ground for addictive behaviour. Luke Sutton is a business owner and successful agent to sporting stars such as James Taylor, Nile Wilson and Sam Quek, but his life didn't always look so positive. Back...

Shortlisted for the Boardman Tasker Award for Mountain Literature.In the summer of 2012, a team of six climbers set out to attempt the first ascent of one of the great unclimbed lines of the Himalaya - the giant Mazeno Ridge on Nanga Parbat, the world's...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781902674971Author Terry OwenFormat PaperbackPage Count 96Imprint Bradwell BooksPublisher Bradwell Books

This is the first time that the story of Derby County's European matches has been fully documented in one place. It begins with the club's involvement in the Anglo-French Friendship Cup in the early 1960s through to the Texaco Cup in 1971, but then came...

This expert guide to competitive ultra-distance cycling is all riders need to cycle a very long way, fast. Ultra-distance events are among some of the greatest challenges a cyclist can face, with riders spending hundreds of miles in the saddle over a...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780955803581Author Roger D. TaylorFormat PaperbackPage Count 272Imprint The FitzRoy PressPublisher The FitzRoy Press

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781680511291Author Dirty GourmetFormat PaperbackPage Count 256Imprint Skipstone PressPublisher Skipstone PressWeight(grams) 635gDimensions(mm) 213mm * 178mm...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781953563705Author Ray WalkerFormat PaperbackPage Count 136Imprint Hrp HousePublisher Hrp HouseWeight(grams) 191gDimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm * 7mm

THE FIRST COMPLETE TRANSLATION OF A SAMURAI SCHOOL CURRICULUM, THE BOOK OF SAMURAI SERIES IS A COMPREHENSIVE GUIDE TO THE THEORY AND PRACTICE OF SAMURAI WARFARE. Book One: Fundamental Teachings reveals to the samurai student the basic traditions of...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780992704407Author Ian TaylorFormat PaperbackPage Count 92Imprint Ullapool RockPublisher Ullapool RockWeight(grams) 122g

At the age of thirty-one, Lucy Fry was pretty certain she knew her limits. And here's how she felt about the component parts of triathlon: swimming - fairly terrifying, especially in open water. Cycling - brilliant when done on a stationary bike,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781906670764Author Harry HarrisFormat HardbackPage Count 308Imprint SJH PublishingPublisher St James's House

Football Skills is a unique route to improve a youngster's game, with great ways for an adult to help.The book provides a planned sequence of one-to-one ball practices with vital facts and advice for both the pupil and the teacher.This includes:What...

The 93-mile West Highland Way is indisputably Britain's most spectacular long-distance path. The first section, following the eastern shore of Loch Lomond, offers an idyllic waterside walk, with the full grandeur of the Highlands gradually revealing...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781569759219Author Brett StewartFormat PaperbackPage Count 128Imprint Ulysses PressPublisher Ulysses PressWeight(grams) 240g

WINNER: Boardman Tasker Prize for Mountain Literature 1997Paul Pritchard's Deep Play is a unique, stylish and timeless commentary reflecting the pressures and rewards of climbing some of the world's hardest and most challenging rock climbs.Pritchard...

SHORTLISTED FOR THE WILLIAM HILL SPORTS BOOK OF THE YEAR PRIZE.SUNDAY TIMES SPORT BOOK OF THE YEAR. From its late-Victorian flowering in the mill towns of the northwest of England, football spread around the world with great speed. It was helped on...

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This visual biography explores the legendary career of motorcycle racer Valentino Rossi, including his victories, rivalries, and racing class transitions across Aprilia, Honda, Yamaha, and Ducati race bikes. From the day he was born into a racing family...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781443738200Author Stephen GrahamFormat HardbackPage Count 280Imprint Read BooksPublisher Read BooksWeight(grams) 504gDimensions(mm) 216mm * 140mm * 19mm

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781039004603Author Christine SinclairFormat HardbackPage Count 256Imprint Random House CanadaPublisher Random House Canada

Soccer Italian Style coaches Mirko Mazzantini (AFC Fiorentina) and Simone Bombardieri (Empoli FC) are both professional academy coaches and in this book provide a new full season training program for U9-12 year olds. This book includes 40 sessions (200...

Mountaintops have long been seen as sacred places, home to gods and dreams. In one climbing year Peter Boardman visited three very different sacred mountains.He began in the New Year, on the South Face of the Carstensz Pyramid in New Guinea. This...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780997382426Author Paradigm Shift Driver DevelopmentFormat PaperbackPage Count 110Imprint Paradigm Shift Motorsport BooksPublisher Paradigm Shift Motorsport...

Few sporting records capture the imagination quite like that of the highest individual score in Test cricket. It is the blue riband record of batting achievement, the ultimate statement of stamina and skill. From Charles Bannerman, who scored 165 for...

A guidebook to five short mountain and coastal treks on Corsica: the 2-day Sentier du Douanier, the 10-day Mare e Monti, the 11-day Mare a Mare Nord, the 5-day Mare a Mare Sud and the 5-day Mare e Monti Sud. The routes are straightforward and are...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781739605902Author Gordon MoirFormat PaperbackPage Count 407Imprint Golf and Grass 247 PublishingPublisher Golf and Grass 247 Publishing

St Andrews (1:7500) Crail (1:7500) Anstruther (1:7500) St Monans (1:7500) Elie (1:10 000) Methil Docks (1:11 000) Pettycur & Kinghorn (1:17 500) Inchkeith (1:25 000) Burntisland (1:20 000) Aberdour (1:12 500) Inchcolm (1:15 000) Dalgety Bay...

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':...

Wilson on the Wing is the exhilarating story of the life and times of Davie Wilson, one of the greatest forwards ever to play for Rangers FC. Spotted as a schoolboy, Wilson began at Ibrox in 1956. After being lauded in the Scottish press for his early...

Exploring Ireland is essential reading for anyone with an interest in the outdoors, from families looking for gentle Sunday strolls to experienced adventurers seeking out challenging hikes, paddles and cycles. This inspiring guidebook contains over...

This book presents a portrait of the Pennine Way, Britain's oldest and best known long-distance footpath, tracing its remarkable history through the experiences of walkers past and present. As Andrew McCloy walks the 268-mile route from the Derbyshire...

A tongue-in-cheek look at the complicated love-hate relationship between Red Sox and Yankees fans, how and why it developed, what accounts for the animosity and the grudging respect, and why it and continues to dominate the baseball landscape, this book...

How did George McCluskey become one of Celtic F.C.'s most memorable football players? What binds the fans and players and creates this strong sense of belonging? And what does the Irish diaspora have to do with Celtic F.C.? George McCluskey was one of...

'If I can start to run at 50 and become the oldest British woman to complete an Ironman, everyone should realise it's never too late'At the age of 50, Eddie Brocklesby decided to run her first half marathon. Until that point, she'd done little running,...

'It is late October, and the temperature is already -40C...My thoughts are filled with frozen rivers that may or may not hold my weight; empty, forgotten valleys haunted by emaciated ghosts and packs of ravenous, merciless wolves.'In 2004 Rob Lilwall...

Paul Edwards is a beautiful writer. He can express the moods and emotions of a day as well as anyone. And his love for the game - and those involved in it - pours off every page of this book. But because he has interests far beyond the boundary - in...

'We live in a world populated by dog lovers, where many of us regard them as members of the family. We are fascinated by them: either anthropomorphising our pets or obsessing about the ways they differ from us. And mountains - theatres of risk, drama and...