Sports & Recreation

Beloved New York Times bestselling author Jill Shalvis begins a new series - Sunrise Cove - set near beautiful Lake Tahoe, with a heartwarming story of found family and love.'Perfect, feel-good fiction' Sarah Morgan'Fall in love with Jill Shalvis! She's...

In the early 1970s in Scotland, women's football existed in the margins. Unrecognised by the Scottish Football Association, banned from playing in stadiums and with no recognised national team. Arrival tells the fascinating, inspiring and uplifting story...

Former Glories and New Beginnings takes us on a nostalgia-filled journey through Aberdeen FC's glory years, while looking ahead to a promising future. The mere mention of the word 'Gothenburg' to older Dons fans instantly conjures memories of European...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781909914179Author Paul HannonFormat PaperbackPage Count 96Imprint Bradwell BooksPublisher Bradwell Books

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780473514075Author Team GolfwellFormat PaperbackPage Count 100Imprint Pacific Trust Holdings Nz Ltd.Publisher Pacific Trust Holdings Nz Ltd.Weight(grams)...

This is the ultimate quiz book on Leeds United Football Club. An ideal gift for fans of all ages, this is your chance to interact with the club's long and eventful history, from its formation, through the glory years and on to more recent highs and lows...

Alpine skiing or downhill skiing is defined by six disciplines: Downhill, Super G, Giant Slalom, Slalom, Parallel, and Combined that test the athletes' technical abilities and speed. It has long been a popular sport with many national and international...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781909245747Author James CorbettFormat PaperbackPage Count 550Imprint De Coubertin BooksPublisher De Coubertin BooksWeight(grams) 340gDimensions(mm) 229mm *...

Lord Purdey was shaking with anger. 'Bring back the lynx? Over my dead body!'The environmental protestors murmured, and Rory stepped forward. 'Your hunting has destroyed our hills and left them treeless wastes, devoid of wildlife. It's time that changed...

Parents are often asked to step up into the role of coach; it's a big step from watching on the side-lines to being responsible for the wellbeing of not only your child but also the rest of the team. In creating this book, Gordon has tapped into the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780593578476Author Chris Nuttall-SmithFormat HardbackPage Count 240Imprint Random House IncPublisher Random House USA Inc

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781910758540Author Peter DonaghyFormat PaperbackPage Count 192Imprint Stobart Davies LtdPublisher Stobart Davies Ltd

When 39,195 competitors thunder over the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge to begin the thirty-eighth running of the famed New York City Marathon, they experience one of the most exhilarating moments in sports. But as they cross five towering bridges and five...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781896980713Author Ken WhitingFormat PaperbackPage Count 120Imprint Heliconia PressPublisher Heliconia PressWeight(grams) 367g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781910584439Author Michael ScottFormat HardbackPage Count 304Imprint Icon Publishing LtdPublisher Icon Publishing Ltd

For over fifty years Maurice Griffiths cruised in a variety of small yachts amongst the rivers and creeks of the Thames Estuary and round the coasts of Suffolk, Essex and Kent. In this classic book he tells of the boats he owned in that time, and shows...

The Principles for Understanding Kata are Largely Unknown - Until Now The ancient masters developed kata, or "formal exercises," as fault-tolerant methods to preserve their unique, combat-proven fighting systems. Unfortunately, they deployed a two-track...

If you can keep your head when all about you are losing theirs . . . then you're probably not a football fan.Years of underachievement. An heroic sense of injustice. A seemingly infinite capacity for self-destruction. John Crace and Spurs were made for...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780995594364Author Bob Champion, MBEFormat PaperbackImprint FCM Publishing UKPublisher Chronos Publishing

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780907579397Author Ron SmithFormat PaperbackPage Count 160Imprint Goodall Publications LtdPublisher Crecy Publishing

This book contains invaluable reference tables and maths formulae for trainee and professional marine engineers. Focussing on subjects most commonly required in mechanical and marine engineering (including a section on naval architecture), the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781916254749Author Brian MooreFormat PaperbackPage Count 224Imprint Turnpike BooksPublisher Turnpike BooksWeight(grams) 200gDimensions(mm) 198mm * 129mm *...

Elite tennis players like Rodger Federer or Rafael Nadal not only perceive everything that is happening around them, but they also foresee the next game situations. This "mental speed" lays the foundation to build master performances in extremely complex...

Ken Scotland was born on 29 August 1936 within sight of Heriot's Goldenacre ground, which he would go onto grace with great panache and skill several years later. A prodigious talent at fly-half while at school, he was converted into a full-back...

This unique guide features hikes in Tuscan Hill Country, the mountains of the Alpi Apuane, the Cinque Terre and Ligurian Coast, and the Northern and Central Apennines. Includes helpful information about weather, best times to visit, how to drive and get...

In January 2012, creative writing professor and novelist Kyle Beachy published one of his first essays on skate culture, an exploration of how Nike's corporate strategy successfully gutted the once-mighty independent skate shoe market. Beachy has since...

Sugar Ray Robinson was boxing royalty. King of the world. Personality with a punch. Over 25 years he ruled three divisions, from lightweight to middleweight. As a kid he had danced for pennies on the streets of Harlem, and he danced again in the ring...

Hats, Handwraps and Headaches is the inspiring, surprising and sometimes shocking story of Irish boxing coach Paddy Fitzpatrick, a failed pro boxer who was almost a Foreign Legionary before finding fame as a trainer of world-class fighters. After...

In the last two decades, innovation, data analysis and technology have driven a tectonic shift in the sports business. Game of Edges is the story of how sports franchises evolved, on and off the field, from raggedly run small businesses into some of the...

This well-designed, superbly illustrated guide gives mountain bikers a comprehensive guide to the very best routes the Lake District has to offer - everyone a true classic. With clear information, a detailed overview of each route, expertly written...

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Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781945512919Author Lowry Global Media LLCFormat PaperbackPage Count 118Imprint Lowry Global Media LLCPublisher Lowry Global Media LLCWeight(grams)...

Joshsua Slocum spent a lifetime at sea. He ran away from his Nova Scotia home at the age of 14 and for the next 35 years he sailed the world holding every shipboard rank. When a ship under his command was wrecked on the coast of Brazil in 1887, it seemed...

On Thin Ice is Mick Fowler's second set of climbing memoirs, following Vertical Pleasure. Here, the celebrated mountaineer records his expeditions since 1990 where, despite work and family commitments, he maintained a regular series of 'big trips' to...

Martyn Murray was finding modern life, with all its restrictions and controls, suffocating. Following years of soul-searching, his father's death triggered him into opening the old logbooks and charts to retrace the sailing trips they had once shared...

The summer of 2018: England sweltered in the most sustained heatwave for 42 years, the government tore itself apart over deals and no deals, and hundreds of miles away, in a taciturn and strange state, the national football team did the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781953563910Author Ray WalkerFormat PaperbackPage Count 138Imprint Hrp HousePublisher Hrp HouseWeight(grams) 195gDimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm * 8mm

In the early 1870s, all roads led to Motherwell. The town needed skilled labour for the iron works, and amongst the newcomers were a bunch of blokes from Shropshire and North Wales who wanted to play cricket. This was the start of Motherwell Cricket...

Who knew, over a century ago, that the speed-hungry, cutting-edge motorcycle fanatics who founded Harley-Davidson were making history as well as bikes? The Harley-Davidson Motor Co. Archive Collection, showcasing more than 100 years of bikes that shaped...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781909914223Author Kate SandersonFormat PaperbackPage Count 96Imprint Bradwell BooksPublisher Bradwell Books