Sports & Recreation

For most of his professional life Michael Parkinson has been a highly regarded sports journalist. This consistently entertaining collection of his best articles reminds us that his first love is cricket and the people who excel at it. His ambition to...

Karl Ove Knausgaard and fellow writer Fredrik Ekelund kick around thoughts and ideas on football, life, art and politics.Karl Ove Knausgaard is sitting at home in Skane with his wife, four small children and a dog. He is watching football on TV and falls...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781910758380Author Sue KittowFormat PaperbackImprint Sigma PressPublisher Sigma Press

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781925989182Author David BowesFormat PaperbackPage Count 44Imprint Ingram PublishingPublisher Ingram PublishingWeight(grams) 73gDimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781780915449Author Ian LambertFormat PaperbackPage Count 184Imprint DB PublishingPublisher DB Publishing

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.About the AuthorZoe Cano, whose name means Life," is an adventurous traveller, writer, and photographer. Born in Hereford, England, she moved to live and work in Paris for ten...

Fred Perry, three-time Wimbledon champion in the 1930s, was one of Britain's greatest sportsmen of the 20th century. His success on the hallowed Wimbledon turf went unmatched by a British man for a remarkable 77 years, until Andy Murray's triumph in 2013...

These advanced kata may be selected for testing above shodan level. The techniques in Bassai Sho, using sword hand, ridge hand and tiger mouth, make good defenses against stick attacks. In Kanko Sho are many counter-attacks to the upper level. Chinte has...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780692742235Author Vijay NatarajanFormat PaperbackPage Count 304Imprint Vijay NatarajanPublisher Vijay NatarajanWeight(grams) 408gDimensions(mm) 229mm *...

Packed with drills and tips for practice and game days The fun and easy way(r) to kick-start your soccer coaching skills Volunteering as a youth soccer coach can be a great experience, both for you and your squad. But what if you've never coached...

Inspired by Much Ado About Nothing, this is a hilarious and uplifting romantic comedy perfect for fans of 10 Things I Hate About You and The Hating Game. Bridie Morgan is giving love one last chance - she's going on twenty dates in twenty days. If...

101 Great GAA Controversies is a collection of fascinating accounts from the field with appearances from some famous and infamous personalities, like Joe Brolly, Ger Loughnane, Pat Spillane and Babs Keating. With stories from the last 130 years, it is...

"I never can resist a touch of the dramatic." The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes is now best remembered for its concluding story in which the great detective appears to plunge to his death into the waters at the bottom of the Reichenbach Falls, locked in...

Be assured that when you are ready to push the limits of training and competition, your body is, too! Far beyond the typical food pyramid formula, "Advanced Sports Nutrition, 2nd Edition" offers serious strategies for serious athletes. This comprehensive...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780307985934Author Michael SandlerFormat PaperbackPage Count 320Imprint Random House IncPublisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams) 558g

Nonlinear Pedagogy is a powerful paradigm for understanding human movement and for designing effective teaching, coaching and training programmes in sport, exercise and physical education (PE). It addresses the inherent complexity in learning movement...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781540213266Author Gary SinghFormat HardbackPage Count 146Imprint History Press Library EditionsPublisher History Press Library EditionsWeight(grams)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780060008895Author Adam ZickermanFormat PaperbackPage Count 224Imprint HarperCollinsPublisher HarperCollins Publishers IncWeight(grams) 598gDimensions(mm)...

Collins Big Cat Phonics for Letters and Sounds features exciting fiction and non-fiction decodable readers to enthuse and inspire children. They are fully aligned to Letters and Sounds Phases 1-6 and contain notes in the back. The Handbooks provide...

They are the chosen few who have drunk from the chalice of immortality. They are the men and women who have been part of the 101 GREAT GAA TEAMS.For GAA fans, our great teams bring colour and richness to our lives. When our team is on a winning streak it...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781908748164Author David BerryFormat PaperbackPage Count 40Imprint Kittiwake PressPublisher Kittiwake Press

From A Field to Anfield is the inspirational story of Nick Tanner's against-the-odds rise from the uncompromising grassroots football scene in Bristol to the glamour of then-champions Liverpool. Nick's story is not one of spending years mollycoddled in...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789356994195Author Venkat SundaramFormat PaperbackPage Count 340Imprint Harper SportPublisher HarperCollins IndiaDimensions(mm) 220mm * 140mm * 20mm

How do you tell the story of a race that symbolizes New York City's vitality, diversity, and charm? Here, Richard O'Brien offers more than forty definitive articles from over the years that capture the color and excitement of one of the world's most...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781903568255Author Brian SmailesFormat PaperbackPage Count 64Imprint Challenge PublicationsPublisher Challenge Publications

A unique work revealing to readers for the first time the aerodynamic evolution of the sports prototypes of the latest "Golden Age of Endurance Racing", those with hybrid powerplants. A painstaking exploration of the world of the enthralling sports...

Straightforward advice on stables and field shelters for horses and ponies. Chapters include stable types, selecting a suitable site, layout and size, stable fittings, maintenance, and field shelter construction and flooring.Book InformationISBN...

Delavier's Anatomy for Bigger, Stronger Arms is your guide to the massive biceps, triceps, and forearms you've always wanted. Over 330 full-color photos and 130 anatomical illustrations allow you to go inside more than 100 exercises to see how muscles...

From the hosts of the popular podcast and tv show Men in Blazers, comes their completely scientific, 100% definitive, defend-to-the-death list of the greatest soccer players of all time. Every fan has their own list of the 100 soccer players they...

Enter the locker room: this is a history of the Ryder Cup like you have never experienced it before. From the origin matches that preceded the first official trans-Atlantic encounter between Britain and America at Worcester Country Club in 1927, all the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780995539655Author Ashley HyneFormat PaperbackPage Count 256Imprint Electric Blue PublishingPublisher Electric Blue Publishing

The Celtic v Rangers clash in Glasgow is one of football's major events, attracting a huge TV audience worldwide. Author David Potter revels in the joy that a victory over the old rivals brings to the Celtic support, reliving some of the club's greatest...

Leeds United Minute By Minute takes you on a fantastic journey through the Whites' matchday history. Relive all the breathtaking goals, heroic penalty saves, sending offs and other memorable moments in this unique by-the-clock guide. From United's early...

The positive benefits of physical activity for physical and mental health are now widely acknowledged, yet levels of physical inactivity continue to be a major concern throughout the world. Understanding the psychology of physical activity has therefore...

Simon Yates is 'the one who cut the rope' in Joe Simpson's award-winning account of their epic struggle for survival in Touching the Void. Afterwards, Yates continued mountaineering on the hardest routes. Perhaps the most testing of all was one of the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780061152177Author Bill RomanowskiFormat PaperbackImprint HarperCollinsPublisher HarperCollins Publishers IncWeight(grams) 288g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781909534537Author Bob MartinFormat HardbackPage Count 240Imprint Vision Sports Publishing LtdPublisher Vision Sports Publishing LtdWeight(grams) 3000g

Finding self-acceptance both on and off the mat. In Sanskrit, yoga means to "yoke." To yoke mind and body, movement and breath, light and dark, the good and the bad. This larger idea of "yoke" is what Jessamyn Stanley calls the yoga of the everyday-a...

Mat Guy continues his exploration of the much loved (and much hated) sport of football. From Barcelona to Buckie Thistle he takes us on a journey across the globe. The only connection all these places have is that they host some of least known football...

Alice Stevenson is a Londoner who neither drives, runs nor cycles. Instead Alice walks, navigating the city's parks, pavements and paths daily, in all weathers. As the miles have mounted so too has her knowledge of the city - the thoroughfares and the...