Sports & Recreation

Michael Knighton is one of the most notable football entrepreneurs of his generation. Thirty years ago he arrived on the scene at Manchester United, bearing the revolutionary gift of ideas for the transformation of the club's fortunes. Visionary tells...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781770416710Author Debrah MiceliFormat HardbackPage Count 320Imprint ECW Press,CanadaPublisher ECW Press,Canada

I CAN RUN is not a running book for 'runners' - it's the must-have running book for anyone who has ever experienced a moment of defeatism and had the little voice in their head make the excuse, 'I can't run'. In 12 chapters, you will discover that you...

Kata, the formal exercises of karate training, were the essence of practice in Okinawa and China, and are the core training method even today. Detailed here in 1500 sequential photos are the five Heian and three Tekki kata, mastery of which is...

Liverpool's magnificent number 7s is 112 pages full of everything a football fan could ever want to know about the most iconic players to have not only worn the Number 7 shirt, but to have played at one of the most iconic clubs in the world. Packed with...

The Southern Fells include the highest, roughest, grandest fells in Lakeland including the highest mountain in England, Scafell Pike. Wainwright - a fell-walking legend in his own lifetime - knew the terrain and conveyed its grandeur and beauty like...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781782814979Author Simon GoodyearFormat PaperbackPage Count 144Imprint G2 Entertainment LtdPublisher G2 Entertainment Ltd

Designing and building a miniature aero-engine is an exciting and rewarding task. Whether a professional engineer or an amateur looking to build an engine to fly your model aeroplane, this book will safely guide you through all the stages of designing...

Composites have been around since ancient civilisations began making bricks from clay and straw. Glass fibre, carbon fibre and aramid fibres - to name but three - are recent innovations, yet today there are few competition cars that don't have at least...

Ireland's love affair with Gaelic Games in general, and Hurling in particular, has never dimmed. Through the lean days of hunger and emigration, through the champagne-mojito-flavoured years of the Celtic Tiger and on after it slunk away with its tail...

'England invented football, codified it, became champions of the world in 1966 but humiliatingly then forgot how to play the greatest game of all. England took their eye off a ball they arrogantly thought they owned, allowing other nations to run off...

This is the second edition of the popular paddling guidebook, "White Water Massif Central". -newly researched, completely updated, and given a more focussed, title. It is written for the recreational canoeist, kayaker, or stand up paddle boarder going...

New in paperback for 2022, this book aims to show how - and why- the horses muscles work and explains how this knowledge can be put to good use in all aspects of horse care and riding. Using her own careful anatomical drawings, Sara Wyche studies the...

Surfing in Ireland was once considered little more than a fringe and slightly lunatic pursuit. The treacherous coastline and ice waters of the Atlantic did not sit comfortably with the stereotype of surfing as the favoured pastime of the bronzed and...

The fifth edition of the retitled Sports and Soft Tissue Injuries sharpens its focus on the treatment of sports injuries, providing the most complete evidence-based guide for physiotherapists, sports therapists and medical practitioners working with...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781643590837Author Elizabeth WenkFormat PaperbackPage Count 288Imprint Wilderness PressPublisher Wilderness Press

Here are the answers to all your boating questions and dilemmas. This book is packed with 101 essential punchy sailing tips for sailors to read before and during sailing for a stress-free, enjoyable time at sea, from expert sailing instructor, Duncan...

This 140-page book is the perfect gift for anyone interested in the lumberjack lifestyle. With beautiful illustrations and images, Lumberjack includes expert tutorials on mastering lumberjack skills, fashion and grooming tips for perfecting the look,...

Sport Management: The Basics is an engaging and accessible introduction to sport management which considers a range of contemporary philosophical, social, cultural and political matters as they impact on this growing field. Drawing links between academic...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781538722978Author Jack CurryFormat HardbackPage Count 288Imprint TwelvePublisher TwelveWeight(grams) 476gDimensions(mm) 231mm * 155mm * 33mm

Nothing goes better with a campfire than a cocktail. Surround yourself with friends, family, nature, the stars, and a stiff drink. These tasty yet simple cocktails take the stress out of mixing drinks, no matter where you are. Get cozy in front of the...

Taking My Time tells both the tall tale of George Baker's life as a jockey, and the story of a second life emerging from the aftermath of his horror fall on the White Turf at St Moritz in 2017. As a rider, George scaled the highest of highs in the saddle...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781592405527Author Ken DenmeadFormat PaperbackImprint Gotham BooksPublisher Gotham BooksWeight(grams) 431g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781780912356Author Keith DixonFormat PaperbackPage Count 192Imprint DB PublishingPublisher DB Publishing

The 2018/19 Premier League season was a historic one for African players in English football. More than 130 years after Arthur Wharton became the first, Sadio Mane and Mohamed Salah shared the Golden Boot with Arsenal's Gabon striker Pierre-Emerick...

Stretching is a fundamentally important part of sport and exercise, playing a role in improving performance, and preventing injury and rehabilitation, but its scientific underpinnings have, to this point, been overlooked in book publishing. The Science...

Best Irish Walks' has been for many years the leading single-volume guide to hill walking in Ireland. It describes over 75 different routes ranging from formidable climbs in the Kerry mountains to delightful treks along the river valleys. This new...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781649222268Author Aaron LinsdauFormat PaperbackPage Count 130Imprint Sastrugi PressPublisher Sastrugi PressWeight(grams) 209gDimensions(mm) 216mm * 140mm *...

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...

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

To the impartial observer Britain does not appear to have any mountains. Yet the British invented the sport of mountain climbing and for two periods in history British climbers led the world in the pursuit of this beautiful and dangerous obsession...

Jockey Pat Vincent has ambitions to become a wealthy sporting hero. But he knows his dreams will never be fulfilled so he's devised a brilliant new scam which, if he doesn't get caught, is guaranteed to make him rich. Pat's girlfriend Zoe is starting her...

New York Times reporter John Branch's riveting, humane pieces about ordinary people doing extraordinary things at the edges of the sporting world have won nearly every major journalism prize. Sidecountry gathers the best of Branch's work for the first...

According to Roger Caillois, play is "an occasion of pure waste: waste of time, energy, ingenuity, skill, and often of money." In spite of this--or because of it--play constitutes an essential element of human social and spiritual development. In this...

Former NFL general manager and three-time Super Bowl winner Michael Lombardi takes readers on the ultimate journey through the NFL's history to present his calls on the greatest players and coaches the sport has ever seen. From Monday Night Football to...

"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...

Perhaps no football manager has ever had his personal life dissected as thoroughly as Sven-Goran Eriksson. Yet the man that monopolized the British press during five tumultuous years as England manager remains an enigma. Who, precisely, is Sven?Here, in...

Shave lap times or find a faster line through your favorite set of S-curves with professional race driver Ross Bentley as he shows you the quickest line from apex to apex! With tips and commentary from current race drivers, Bentley covers the vital...

Pete Sampras is a central figure in the history of tennis, the dominant force in the game during the 1990's, and the greatest American male player of all time. Gradually, after a fairytale finish to his career when he won the 2002 U.S. Open, Sampras was...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781872405513Format PaperbackPage Count 32Imprint Hallewell PublicationsPublisher Hallewell Publications