Sports & Recreation

Mountaineering in the Ecrins Massif showcases the Ecrins' most beautiful summits through a selection of the area's best lower grade snow, rock and mixed climbs.Authors Frederic Chevaillot, Paul Grobel and Jean-Rene Minelli have chosen 25 classic Ecrins...

This book shows the important role played by the nation's railways in the nuclear industry and how the need to secure that service through the turbulence of privatisation led to the creation of the nation's most diverse railway company, Direct Rail...

Mystery and intrigue surrounds much of the life of the founder and practitioner of Ju-Jutsu, the self-styled "professor", S. K. (Sada Kazu) Uyenishi. However, he was one of the first and probably the most influential jujitsu and judo experts to...

An unforgettable account of the epic Baseball World Series between the celebrated Los Angeles Dodgers and the perennial underdog Baltimore Orioles. Nobody expected the Orioles to have a chance - after all, by 1966, the Dodgers had replaced the Yankees as...

Royal Armouries Manuscript I.33, also known as the Tower Fechtbuch or the Walpurgis Manuscript, is the oldest-known manual of swordsmanship in the western canon. Dated to c.1310, it is a stunning work of late medieval art and the Armouries' most...

HEALY RACING photography and Richard Pugh share their passion and knowledge of Ireland's unique point-to-point horse racing scene. Steeplechasing began in Ireland in 1752. Today the sport of point to pointing is thriving as a favourite rural pursuit and...

Jimmy Greaves was England's most prodigious goalscorer of the 1950s and 1960s. In his autobiography, Greavsie, he writes that the 1959/60 English football season was the final year of football's age of innocence. He saw the open, attacking football of...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780982370865Author Jonathan PritchardFormat PaperbackPage Count 234Imprint Like a Mind ReaderPublisher Like a Mind ReaderWeight(grams) 318gDimensions(mm)...

Every year on the last weekend of October the death knell of the cycling season is sounded by the National Hill Climb Championship. It's been won by luminaries like Brian Robinson, Chris Boardman and Malcolm Elliott, and yet the story of the championship...

In 1937, when local beer baron Emil Sick stepped in, the Seattle Indians were a struggling minor-league baseball team teetering on collapse. Moved to mix baseball and beer by his good friend and fellow brewer, New York Yankees owner Jacob Ruppert, Sick...

Which Scunthorpe defender was tapped up in the dressing rooms by Brian Clough? Who helped get him changed on top of Princess Diana's car? What did the club's record goalscorer really think about the manager sacked in a promotion season? How does it feel...

Counselling Skills in Applied Sport Psychology is a new text that provides a 'how to' in basic counselling skills for sport psychology students and practitioners. The book supports scholarship in applied sport psychology at the upper undergraduate and...

This book is the first in a multi-volume, decade-by-decade series covering the entire history of Formula 1 through its teams and cars. The series launches with the 1960s, when the British came to predominate after the rule of Italian and German...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781623172831Author Brad WalkerFormat PaperbackPage Count 256Imprint North Atlantic Books,U.S.Publisher North Atlantic Books,U.S.Weight(grams)...

Discover the untapped power of the human mindHow do champions like Lewis Hamilton, Novak Djokovic and Usain Bolt suppress their fear of failure and find the belief to win? How did Michael Phelps and Jessica Ennis-Hill visualise their own future? What...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781770414396Author Al SnowFormat PaperbackPage Count 304Imprint ECW Press,CanadaPublisher ECW Press,Canada

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780648745334Author Petrina LiyanageFormat PaperbackPage Count 222Imprint Swim with a SmilePublisher Swim with a SmileWeight(grams) 395g

The last edition of an automotive literary classic: the technical analysis of Formula 1 penned by Giorgio Piola. After 25 years of publication, the historic draughtsman is bring the curtain down on this experience with a volume that examines the last...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781780911014Author Mick WalkerFormat PaperbackPage Count 320Imprint DB PublishingPublisher DB Publishing

Uruguay remains a curious case in world football. Early Olympic and World Cup triumphs made it the game's first global power, and the small country has punched above its weight ever since. But the story behind its success is untold. In this first...

A light-hearted look at the lock-keeper's job, be it a rural little lock on the canals, or an ultra-modern affair at a huge marina. Jake Kavanagh presents a humorous survey, using his inimitable cartoons and anecdotes, of the scrapes people get into when...

It is easy to see bicycles as commonplace machines, but at the end of the nineteenth-century there was no other piece of technology which attracted the same level of excitement, discussion or controversy. Significant societal shifts followed the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781577310945Author Dan MillmanFormat PaperbackPage Count 166Imprint New World LibraryPublisher New World LibraryWeight(grams) 249gDimensions(mm) 215mm *...

A complete history of women's football, from its Victorian games beginning in 1881, to the plans for England to host the Euro Finals in England 2022, this book demonstrates how women's football began as a professional sport, and has only recently...

An in-depth look at Fiat's historical and prestigious involvement in all forms of motorsport. The achievements of the cars and drivers are described in detail, along with many original photographs, sourced from the official Fiat archives. In the early...

Longlisted for the William Hill Sports Book of the Year 2018If you had told Helen two years ago that she would be getting up at 6 a.m. on Sundays to swim in a freezing reservoir and spending her Saturday nights unshowered and covered in mud in a pub, she...

A guidebook to trekking the GR367 Cathar Way (Sentier Cathare) between Port-la-Nouvelle on the Mediterranean coast and Foix in the foothills of the Pyrenees. Covering 260km (162 miles), this long-distance trek through the Languedoc region of southern...

There is a lot of mystery that surrounds sports agents and their roles in the lives of their high profile clients. Many percieve the life to be glamorous, spending time with celebrities and earning a lot of money for doing easy or very little work. The...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781872405353Author Luke WilliamsFormat PaperbackPage Count 40Imprint Hallewell PublicationsPublisher Hallewell Publications

WINNER OF THE BRITISH SPORT BOOK AWARDS - RUGBY BOOK OF THE YEAR This is the story of 15 men killed in the Great War. All played rugby for one London club; none lived to hear the final whistle. Rugby brought them together; rugby led the rush to war. They...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780615679563Author Professor Gordon HamiltonFormat PaperbackPage Count 108Imprint Gordon HamiltonPublisher Gordon HamiltonWeight(grams) 154gDimensions(mm)...

An incredibly entertaining and perceptive look at the most controversial moment in Premier League history. 25th January 1995 A cold winter's evening. Manchester United away against Crystal Palace at a packed-out Selhurst Park. Eric Cantona, United's...

If you want to burn fat, build lean muscle, and get strong, you need to train like a bodybuilder!Ever wondered what training programs professional bodybuilders use to get that herculean look? Well, natural bodybuilder and two-time Ms. Figure...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781583942291Author Wayne BelonohaFormat HardbackPage Count 472Imprint Blue Snake BooksPublisher North Atlantic Books,U.S.Weight(grams) 1242gDimensions(mm)...

'Walking is man's best medicine' Hippocrates Walk invites you to explore the benefits to be gained from the simple act of walking and spending time outdoors. A great natural way to boost your mind, body and soul, walking is simple and free...

"It's coming home, it's coming home, it's coming, football's coming home!" Sing along to the ultimate football anthem with the only official Three Lions songbook. A few minutes of singalong fun...

'For me, he is England's greatest ever player' - Gary Lineker'Sir Bobby was a hero to millions, not just in Manchester or the United Kingdom, but wherever football is played around the world' - Manchester United FCSir Bobby Charlton is widely...

Fully revised in 2016, this is an updated edition of the best selling guide to walking and scrambling in the hills and mountains of Snowdonia.This is volume 1 in a two-volume in-depth guidebook series to every summit of note in the Snowdonia National...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781909245358Author Martin HardyFormat PaperbackPage Count 288Imprint De Coubertin BooksPublisher De Coubertin Books

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781902674773Author Judy SmithFormat PaperbackPage Count 96Imprint Bradwell BooksPublisher Bradwell Books