Sports & Recreation

.About the AuthorTOM WRIGHT was taken to his first game aged nine, a friendly against Leicester City at Easter Road in February 1957. Little did he realise that football, and Hibs in particular, would become such a major influence in his life from that...

David Kahn, author of Krav Maga and Advanced Krav Maga, is back again with KRAV MAGA Defence: The Twelve Most Common Unarmed Street Attacks. Created by the Israeli army for self-defence, Krav Maga is gaining popularity around the world, especially here...

Crowood Sports Guides are the perfect tool for anyone wanting to improve their performance, from beginners learning the basic skills to more experienced participants working on advanced techniques. These practical, no-nonense guides will help give you...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781770415188Author Keith Elliot GreenbergFormat PaperbackPage Count 300Imprint ECW Press,CanadaPublisher ECW Press,Canada

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781910551523Author Neil BurgessFormat PaperbackPage Count 96Imprint Bradwell BooksPublisher Bradwell Books

Accomplished coach Islay Auty explains how to develop your teaching technique to bring out the best in your pupils, be they top-flight competitors or recreational riders. The text explains how modern coaching techniques can be applied to equestrian sport...

Now in a fully updated and revised new edition, this is still the only up-to-date, practical guide to the use of technology in sport and exercise biomechanics. It includes detailed explanations of the key theory underlying biomechanics testing and...

New, updated edition, published in paperback. BREATHTAKING PHOTOS CAPTURING MEMORABLE MOMENTS IN HURLING Considered by many to be the fastest field sport in the world, hurling is skilful, exhilarating and has been part of Irish life for millennia...

The Longboard Travel Guide is the first surf guidebook written specifically for longboarders. Loaded with mouth-watering lineup photos, the book describes 100 of the best longboard waves in the world and offers insider tips on how to ride them. From the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780061256813Author Jeff PearlmanFormat PaperbackPage Count 416Imprint HarperCollinsPublisher HarperCollins Publishers IncWeight(grams) 330gDimensions(mm)...

Since the development of the International Moth into a fully foiling dinghy there has been an explosion in the popularity of the class with some of the world's top sailors competing in it and many others enjoying the exhilaration of `flying'. However...

The power of stories is felt and known in every corner of Azeroth. From the windswept fields of the Eastern Kingdoms to the bustling city of Gadgetzan, differences were bridged by common tales of average people overcoming incredible odds. Lessons learned...

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...

Welcome to the obsessive world of Fantasy Football, where managers will do anything to succeed.Every Saturday afternoon, 5.8 million people around the world settle down to see how their team will get on.But this isn't the team they support. It's THEIR...

This is an indispensible guide for anyone involved in prescribing exercise programmes for clients or groups. Fitness tests are crucial to measure current fitness and then monitor progress to check the effectiveness of a training programme. The theory and...

Poetic concision in abundance.It was to celebrate the opening of the Roman Colosseum in AD 80 that Martial published his first book of poems, "On the Spectacles." Written with satiric wit and a talent for the memorable phrase, the poems in this...

The definitive biography of the most legendary basketball player of all time. When most people think of Michael Jordan, they think of the beautiful shots, his body totally in sync with the ball, hitting nothing but net. He is responsible for incredible...

Golf has been around for over 600 years, its origins tracing back to the links in Scotland in the fifteenth century. Since then, the game has spread worldwide, with millions of fans and players from all walks of life. Born on the Links: A Concise...

The old-school bamboo fly-fishing rod, with its irresistibly warm, natural, and romantic tradition, is explored through conversations with 16 bamboo rodmakers. Profiled in the book are Mike Clark of South Creek, Ltd.; Walt Carpenter; John Bradford; Jim...

How was it that ordinary men in medieval England and Wales became such skilled archers that they defeated noble knights in battle after battle? The archer in medieval England became a forerunner of John Bull as a symbol of the spirit of the ordinary...

It's Britain's hottest summer since 1976 and English cricket is in a sweat of transformation. The public is no longer interested in County Championship games, traditional touchstone of the calendar. Fans prefer a bit of flash, bang, wallop - or so the...

Learn to tie 21 knots for the outdoors and everyday life! You never know when you'll need just the right knot. Maybe you want to haul something atop your car. Perhaps you have to stake a tree or tether your dog. From tying a kite string to mooring a...

Resources designed to support learners of the new next generation BTEC First in Sport specification*. Covers all the mandatory units and a wide selection of optional units. Each unit is presented in topics to ensure the content is accessible and...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780997478051Author Diane GreerFormat PaperbackPage Count 512Imprint Bootjockey PressPublisher Bootjockey PressWeight(grams) 676gDimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781788481465Author Ian FalknerFormat PaperbackPage Count 102Imprint Austin Macauley PublishersPublisher Austin Macauley PublishersWeight(grams)...

Canoe through the Amazon, explore the bustling capital of Quito, snorkel in the Galapagos, or kick back on the coast: Embark on an unforgettable adventure with Moon Ecuador & the Galapagos Islands. Inside you'll find:*Flexible itineraries for spending...

In 1967, twelve young men attempted to climb Alaska's Mount McKinley - known to locals as Denali, 'The High One' - one of the most popular and deadly mountaineering destinations in the world. Only five survived.Journalist Andy Hall grew up in the...

A handy quick-reference with step-by-step color photos and easy-to-follow instructions from two top professional grooms. Braiding a horse's mane kind of comes with the territory-who can resist playing with all that hair? While it may begin as a...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781982149949Author Doug MacLeanFormat HardbackPage Count 304Imprint Simon & SchusterPublisher Simon & SchusterWeight(grams) 454gDimensions(mm) 231mm * 157mm...

Metyko captures an era defining snapshot of one of the most fertile and influential moments in California's surf history. The dramatic action shots and intimate moments follow the rise of young legend-to-be and future three-time world champion Tom Curren...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780992436322Author Katie SmithFormat PaperbackPage Count 92Imprint McKenna, HelenPublisher McKenna, HelenWeight(grams) 148g

Gerry Harrington's intensely thoughtful and highly informative book draws on her long experience using equine assisted therapy to help educationally and emotionally disadvantaged young adults to find their feet and live independent lives once they have...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781908851277Author Dave RammFormat PaperbackPage Count 48Imprint Heron MapsPublisher Phoenix Maps

A graphic-adventure that delves into why we pursue the wild outdoors. Shivering in a cave beneath Mount Fitz Roy in Patagonia, artist and rock climber Jeremy Collins had an intense and anxious vision, "both geographic and artistic," about his life and...

This new book, the first in the CarCraft series delivers an innovative presentation to the car enthusiast by covering the engineering, design, and modelling of one of motoring's greatest cars across all its epochs. Ettore Bugatti changed engineering...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780593539408Author Alyssa AgesFormat HardbackPage Count 256Imprint Avery Publishing Group Inc.,U.S.Publisher Penguin Putnam Inc

This book is an in-depth guide for learning Tai Chi Chuan. Tai Chi Chuan (Taijiquan) is a both a relaxed moving meditation and a sophisticated martial arts system. Unique to any other form of exercise, it trains the body (movement), the mind...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781591931973Author Stan TekielaFormat PaperbackPage Count 376Imprint Advance Publishing In.,USPublisher Advance Publishing In.,USWeight(grams) 340g

Today Bill Richmond is largely unknown to the wider public, but he was one of the most significant sportsmen in history and one of the most prominent celebrities of Georgian times. Born into slavery in Staten Island, Richmond won his freedom as a young...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781642340457Author Al UnserFormat HardbackPage Count 320Imprint Octane PressPublisher Octane Press