Sports & Recreation

More than a Game discusses how African American men and women sought to participate in sport and what that participation meant to them, the African American community, and the United States more generally. Recognizing the complicated history of race in...

Join a Fascinating Adventure on the Hunt for Mythical Animals#1 New Release in Dinosaurs, Mammals, and Hunting From animals long believed extinct, to monsters that we thought never existed-this book acts as both a guide to, and unbelievably true account...

An overview of the history of yachting in its social, cultural, political and economic contexts. Shortlisted for the Maritime Foundation's Mountbatten Award 2018 This book, by a leading expert in the field, is the first major history of yachting...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781558708105Author Clint AdkinsFormat PaperbackPage Count 288Imprint Betterway BooksPublisher F&W Publications Inc

Lewis 'Mad Dog' Moody has been a familiar face in English rugby for fifteen successful and, at times, painful years. The former Leicester and now Bath flanker has seen and done it all in a sport that has changed beyond recognition from his first forays...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781906887148Author Brian PearceFormat HardbackPage Count 64Imprint PiXZ BooksPublisher PiXZ BooksDimensions(mm) 110mm * 155mm * 12mm

Kyra Kyrklund is one of the world's most talented dressage riders, and in this updated and revised edition of her very successful book she explains the unique system of training that has brought her repeated success with numerous horses, from the lower...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780946159642Author Andrew BibbyFormat PaperbackPage Count 128Imprint The Dovecote PressPublisher The Dovecote Press

Martial Arts expert Antony Cummins reveals the hitherto hidden world of Viking hand-to-hand combat, employing the sword, the spear, the axe and the shield. Based upon a careful analysis of the Norse Sagas, the techniques described are recreated...

50 Ways to Cycle the World is the kind of book you'd give to a friend or family member who's considering cycling somewhere in the world but feels that there are too many obstacles to overcome. 50 Ways encapsulates 50 unique cycling projects accomplished...

With detailed photographs and clear instruction for practice, this is the first book comprehensively to cover the history, development and training methods of this rarely taught esoteric internal martial art. The deceptively simple postures and movements...

Fay Taylour (1904-1983) remains the most successful female motorsports champion. She defeated the foremost male motorcycle speedway stars of the 1920s and 1930s. A household name in Britain and her native Ireland, she won further fame on the track in...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781909245501Author Michael WalkerFormat HardbackPage Count 330Imprint De Coubertin BooksPublisher De Coubertin Books

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781607745297Author Hank ShawFormat HardbackPage Count 240Imprint Ten Speed PressPublisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams) 941gDimensions(mm) 236mm * 209mm...

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

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781493066643Author Ed GruverFormat HardbackPage Count 264Imprint The Lyons PressPublisher Rowman & LittlefieldWeight(grams) 535gDimensions(mm) 241mm * 160mm...

This map is a practical addition to the guide for hiking in the Western Hajar, which is the western portion of the main mountain range in the Sultanate of Oman. The best walking weather in Oman is from mid-November to March. The traverse follows the...

'TERRIFIC' - Daily Mail'ONE OF THE UNDISPUTED GREATS' - Sun'ENGAGING, HONEST AND UNSENTIMENTAL . . . RIVETING' - David Walsh, The Sunday Times'Why me? How could a boy from a Copenhagen tower block say I want to be a champion with Manchester United and...

Introducing key principles that influence the weather, this guide gives sailors the tools to forecast from observations and the available information. Wind, clouds and weather patterns are all covered, arming mariners with the knowledge required to...

'When we walk, we walk through two landscapes: an exterior land of trees, seas, cities, mountains and fields but we also follow the paths that lead into our own interior world.'This thoughtful, and beautifully written, book offers 21 circular walks. They...

This instructional Brazillian Jiu-Jitsu book & DVD combo offers a complete guide to ground fighting principles and techniques to use when the fight goes to the ground.In a street defense scenario, the ground is a dangerous place to be. While it's a good...

There is a misconception, within the teaching profession and the general public, that Ofsted, the Health and Safety Executive and the establishment are against children being exposed to danger and that schools are prevented from giving children...

The true story of the tragic round-the-world yacht race - now the subject of The Mercy, starring Colin Firth and Rachel WeiszIn 1968, the Sunday Times organised the Golden Globe race-an incredible test of endurance never before attempted-a round the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780857100962Author Philip ChristianFormat HardbackPage Count 64Imprint PiXZ BooksPublisher PiXZ Books

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781638076780Author Jerrett HollowayFormat PaperbackPage Count 138Imprint Rockridge PressPublisher Rockridge PressWeight(grams) 272gDimensions(mm) 226mm *...

On this 2018 edition the chart specification has been improved to show coloured light flashes. The latest depth surveys have been applied. There has been general updating throughout.About the AuthorImray Laurie Norie & Wilson Ltd was formed in 1904 when...

The only guide you need to prepare for the dangerous effects of climate change. The world has changed, and impacts of global warming means weather events like extreme heat, wildfires, hurricanes, and droughts are now being felt by all of us. We can...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781907085659Author Richard HeseltineFormat HardbackImprint Porter Press InternationalPublisher Porter Press International

This is the French anthropologist as we've never heard him before: Marc Auge coined the term `non-place' to describe uniquitous, global airports, hotels and motorways filled with anonymous individuals. In this new book, he casts his anthropologist's eye...

This seminal work by historian Alexander Bennett presents a broad overview of the Japanese "Way of the Warrior" as it is expressed in scores of classical Japanese texts written by famous Samurai themselves.Bennett's analysis of these writings shows that...

Bull cults are ancient, but they never ended well for the animals with one exception: the wild black bull of the Camargue is at the heart of a unique niche culture which leaves them alive and adored well into their old age. Intelligent, extremely agile...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781953563057Author Ray WalkerFormat PaperbackPage Count 136Imprint Hrp HousePublisher Hrp HouseWeight(grams) 191gDimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm * 7mm

Mud, Blood and Studs is a special story of sporting excellence passed from generation to generation. An alcoholic father abandons his family in Troon, Scotland, and sails for America, but against the odds his offspring prosper, as his four boys have...

Master the art of filipino kalis with this illustrated martial arts guideThe Filipino martial art of ilustrisimo hails from Cebu, Philippines, where martial arts are still considered a matter of life-and-death survival-rather than sport or exercise...

Taking it's name from the river which starts with the joining of several small streams at Wearhead, the dale stretches from the high moors above Killhope to the flatter, lower lands just east of Wolsingham. The scenery changes as the river travels down...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781850588573Author Tom SchofieldFormat PaperbackPage Count 128Imprint Sigma LeisurePublisher Sigma PressDimensions(mm) 210mm * 148mm * 8mm

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781901347388Author Tim ButcherFormat PaperbackPage Count 320Imprint League Publications LtdPublisher League Publications LtdWeight(grams) 787gDimensions(mm)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780413777751Author Alan HillFormat HardbackImprint Methuen Publishing LtdPublisher Methuen Publishing Ltd

Every year, more than 40,000 people climb Mount Kilimanjaro and millions head for the great outdoors every weekend. If you are one of them, would you know what to do if you got stranded or hurt?THE SURVIVAL MANUAL gives essential, practical advice for...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781556439278Author Moshe FeldenkraisFormat PaperbackPage Count 288Imprint North Atlantic Books,U.S.Publisher North Atlantic Books,U.S.Weight(grams)...