Sports & Recreation

This comprehensive book is an excellent planning resource for those who wish to venture into the Swiss Alps. Whether you are planning a walk, scramble, climb or ski tour this larger format guide describes each mountain area throughout Switzerland - the...

Wild Meat is an illustrated guide to game meat for the mindful hunter and cook by respected chef and game harvester Ross O'Meara. This cookbook is ideal for hunters who care as much about what happens in the kitchen as they do in the field, and cooks who...

The psychological health of competitive athletes is of paramount importance to performance, retention, and well-being in sport, and national governing bodies are increasingly concerned with its promotion. Psychosocial Health and Well-being in High-Level...

Fly fishers often ask Tom Rosenbauer how they can take their angling to the next level, and in his latest book the Orvis manager, expert fly fisher, instructor, tier, and award-winning author sets out to help them do just that. With forty years in the...

As probably the world's most experienced long distance walker who also writes, Chris Townsend has many stories to tell and many photographs to illustrate them with. Of all his adventures, those he enjoyed on America's Pacific Crest Trail in the Eighties...

Oxford United Miscellany collects together all the vital information you never knew you needed to know about the U's. In these pages you will find irresistible anecdotes and the most mindblowing stats and facts. Heard the one about the U's team that took...

THE ABSURD ASCENT OF THE MOST IMPORTANT MAN IN FOOTBALL. THE MANAGER. 'Rich in detail and colour . . . a great read' Observer This book traces the remarkable journey of the football gaffer, from his humble beginnings as club secretary, to his modern...

Whether you're an athlete, aspiring coach, or business professional, the ultimate goal remains the same: reaching your potential.Author Terry Orlick, an internationally acclaimed sport psychologist, has helped hundreds of Olympic and professional...

The eight guides in the City Cycling Europe series are each devoted to a different city: London, Amsterdam, Copenhagen, Antwerp/Ghent, Berlin, Paris, Barcelona and Milan. Each compact volume features cycle-friendly neighbourhoods, itineraries, cycle maps...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781859839898Author Simon GoodyearFormat PaperbackPage Count 192Imprint DB PublishingPublisher DB Publishing

The ability to effectively use one's thoughts, emotions and motivation to enhance performance and well-being is one of the most important skills in sport and exercise contexts. Motivation and Self-Regulation in Sport and Exercise explores the theories,...

'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...

'We spent all our time surrounded by police cordons and barbed wire, never mind having our bus hijacked.' - Tommy Bedford, Springboks No. 8 2019 and 2020 mark the fiftieth anniversary of the controversial 1969/70 Springbok rugby tour of the British...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781909885165Author Bert HarkinsFormat PaperbackPage Count 252Imprint London League Publications LtdPublisher London League Publications Ltd

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781845492472Author Matt BeardshallFormat PaperbackPage Count 120Imprint arima publishingPublisher arima publishingWeight(grams) 180g

Both a symbol of the Mubarak government's power and a component in its construction of national identity, football served as fertile ground for Egyptians to confront the regime's overthrow during the 2011 revolution. With the help of the state,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780879802356Author Alois PodhajskyFormat PaperbackPage Count 294Imprint Wilshire Book Co ,U.S.Publisher Wilshire Book Co ,U.S.

This is the fully revised sixth edition of this ultimate reference tool for all coaches responsible for training athletes to fulfill their performance potential. Written by world-renowned and highly sought after coach and President of the European...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.AwardsWinner of New Welsh Writing Awards Rheidol Prize for Writing with a Welsh Theme or Setting 2019. Short-listed for Boardman Tasker Award for Mountain Literature 2020.Book...

Give Us Tomorrow Now offers an entertaining and powerful narrative of a manager striving to satisfy legions of fanatical supporters and an impatient boardroom. Success and stability had long proven elusive objectives for Sunderland managers attempting...

All that I am, I am because of my mind. --Paavo Nurmi, Olympic runner with nine gold medals in track & fieldAll runners strive to get in the "zone," but here they'll learn to enter the ZEN "zone"! By adopting Buddha's mindful approach, you will discover...

For decades women have been playing competitive sports thanks in large part to the protective cover of Title IX. Since passage of that law, the number of women participating in sports and the level of competition in high school, college, and...

Kirk Deeter of Field & Stream and Charlie Meyers of the Denver Post, crack open their notebooks and share expert advice on flies, casting, reading the water, and much more.The mission of The Little Red Book of Fly Fishing is to demystify and...

You're not born with resilience but you can find it on the journey with hard work, belief and the help of those around you.Gareth Thomas has learned to push on even when everything seems most futile. His willingness to expose his deepest emotional...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780966234145Author Alanna JonesFormat PaperbackPage Count 215Imprint Rec Room PublishingPublisher Rec Room Publishing

One Day At A Time uses selected matches from the past 60 years to tell the story of limited-overs cricket. One-day cricket arrived as a formalised part of the calendar in 1963 with the launch of the Gillette Cup in England. The development of the...

Bon vivant, racing-car champion, entrepreneur, wheeler-dealer, and champion-maker - this is the life of the irrepressible, effervescent Fred Opert. Opert's journey took him from a brief stint in a New York jail, to a successful career as race-car...

A lively and thought-provoking tour of the intertwined histories of art and walking "A broad-ranging book [that] has something for every rambler."-Benjamin Riley, New Criterion What does a walk look like? In the first book to trace the history of...

Chart scale 1:220 000 Plans included: Novigrad (1:15 000) Porec (1:15 000) Rovinj (1:15 000) Brijuni Islands to Pula (1:85 000) Veruda to Medulin Bay (1:85 000) Approaches to Punat (1:20 000) Approaches to Mali Losinj (1:40 000) Otok Ilovik...

Taxi for Kiev: The Story of Six Strangers, Crossing Six Borders, Over Six Days is the true and uncensored story of six lads from very different backgrounds who had never met before but found kinship in a common goal: to get to Kiev for the 2019 Champions...

In 2012, Joe Barr almost died from altitude sickness on the infamous 11,000-ft Wolf Creek Pass in a Race Across America attempt. The infamous 3,200-mile race is non-stop, ultra-cycling at its most extreme. In 2014, Joe returned and received the coveted...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780904148497Author Nick MoonFormat PaperbackImprint Chiltern SocietyPublisher Chiltern Society

Got, Not Got: The Lost World of Liverpool is an Aladdin's cave of memories and memorabilia, guaranteed to whisk you back to Anfield's fondly remembered 'Golden Age' of mud and magic - as well as a Reds-mad childhood of miniature tabletop games and...

Whether you're just concerned about privacy and data security, or being followed or stalked and need to get away as soon as possible, being able to disappear without a trace is something that you will need to know someday-and with How to Disappear and...

Derby County On This Day revisits all the most magical and memorable moments from the club's rollercoaster past, mixing in a maelstrom of quirky anecdotes and legendary characters to produce an irresistibly dippable Rams diary - with an entry for every...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780399536748Author Josh ChetwyndFormat PaperbackPage Count 240Imprint TarcherPerigeePublisher Penguin Putnam Inc

Shortlisted for the Boardman Tasker Award for Mountain Literature.'As I sat cradling the man's head, with his blood and brains sticking to my hands, I heard a voice - my own voice. It was asking me something. Asking how I had ended up like this,...

Peak Performance Table Tennis comprehensively covers game aspects needed for peak performance and provides action steps for athletes to ensure they perform at their peak when it matters most. This book contains cutting-edge sports science, curated...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781569755624Author Joe FrielFormat PaperbackPage Count 144Imprint Ulysses PressPublisher Ulysses PressWeight(grams) 330g

This book is essential reading for those who are looking to expand their knowledge and for those who seek a more philosophical approach to this ancient craft. It starts as a journey of inquiry, reviewing the past and examining the present, objectively...