Sports & Recreation

ESPN began as an outrageous gamble with a lineup that included Australian Rules Football, rodeo, and a rinky-dinky clip show called Sports Center. Today the empire stretches far beyond television into radio, magazines, mobile phones,the internet, video...

The basis for a major documentary, two leading experts sound an urgent call for the radical reimagining of American education so we can equip students for the realities of the twenty-first-century economy. We prize academic achievement,...

The first title in a series born of collaboration between Giorgio Nada Editore and the Imola Autodrome, which will see a series of books appear over time, devoted to the Italian track. This bi-lingual book has as the object the story of Ayrton at Imola,...

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

Made in England is a book by frame builders, about frame builders. It takes a unique look at the world of bespoke frame building by showcasing the artisans in England who craft these bicycle frames. The authors, Matthew Sowter and Ricky Feather,...

Slow Burn tells how the superbike racing motorcycle developed out of the roadgoing sports-tourer to become one of the most successful competitions in all forms of motorcycle sport. As well as offering world championship class competition in its own...

The Trinity College VIII is a light-hearted account of how the 1977 Dublin University Boat Club beat the best university crews in the world to win the cherished Ladies Plate at the Royal Henley Regatta - almost exactly 100 years after their last win at...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781907626111Author Paul HannonFormat HardbackPage Count 144Imprint Hillside PublicationsPublisher Hillside Publications

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781982197773Author Rex ChapmanFormat HardbackPage Count 272Imprint Simon & SchusterPublisher Simon & SchusterWeight(grams) 363gDimensions(mm) 216mm * 137mm...

One of the most famous footballers of all time, George Best is an icon to football fans all over the world. He lived a tumultuous life, and died in 2005 after battling with alcoholism. He is someone who has crossed over into legend status, with his...

The White Cliff is a collection of writings about the best sea cliff in the world: Gogarth. This book has a historical narrative into which are embedded essays by various protagonists. The book is not just about the place, though. The climbers who have...

Every movement of the rider's body starts in the brain. In these pages, Olympic competitor and coach Marc Noelke explains how to direct the specific areas of the brain that control stability, sense of rhythm, precision of movement, breathing, and vision...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780983634614Author June WhiteFormat PaperbackPage Count 154Imprint Enterprises UnlimitedPublisher Enterprises UnlimitedWeight(grams) 213gDimensions(mm)...

Join Ned Boulting as he reports on his dozen-th Tour de France, an event in which blokes do amazing things on bikes, and, we're oft told, the biggest annual sporting event in the world.101 Damnations is a chance to relive the 2014 race, stage for stage,...

The Encyclopedia of Rawhide and Leather Braiding is the definitive work on the subject and results from the late Bruce Grant's many years of interest and experience as a braider and writer on the subject. It combines most of the material published in...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781909885301Author Neil JonesFormat PaperbackPage Count 186Imprint London League Publications LtdPublisher London League Publications Ltd

Glory in Union is a pictorial celebration of the Rugby World Cup, taking us on a thrilling journey from the inaugural tournament in 1987 to the present day. Using stunning stock images, it brings you the greatest and most iconic stars to have ever played...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781739677404Author Shona LawsonFormat PaperbackPage Count 170Imprint Shona LawsonPublisher Shona LawsonWeight(grams) 225gDimensions(mm) 216mm * 140mm * 10mm

Plans included: Ormos Falirou (1:17,500) Marina Alimos (Kalamaki) (1:12,500) Limin Aigina (1:10,000) Imray-Tetra charts for the Ionian and Aegean are widely acknowledged as the best available for the cruising sailor. They combine the latest...

New York Times and Wall Street Journal Bestseller! Pro wrestler and political commentator Tyrus goes deep into his wild but triumphant life story, from his painfully dysfunctional upbringing to bodyguarding for Snoop Dogg, to becoming a wrestling icon...

To swim better, we have to swim more efficiently. While good technique is the foundation of efficient swimming, it is difficult to achieve by simply swimming lap after lap. Ongoing stroke problems leave many people feeling unrewarded. Therefore, swimming...

The Greatest Team of All is your definitive, blow-by-blow account of the Geelong Football Club team's rise to win the AFL 2022 Premiership. Revealing, insightful and action-packed, this book will take you through the 2022 season round-by round with...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781909534605Author Ian HewittFormat HardbackPage Count 272Imprint Vision Sports Publishing LtdPublisher Vision Sports Publishing Ltd

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780954211783Author James A. BatemanFormat HardbackPage Count 168Imprint Coch-y-Bonddu BooksPublisher Coch-y-Bonddu Books

The world as seen from a bike'Understated, comic and melancholic... It'll inspire you to get back on your bike.' Martin Love, The Guardian'One of the most entertaining sports books I have ever read' Joe Short, The Daily ExpressIn this award-winning...

.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...

Roy Race was Melchester Rovers' super striker, and later manager and chairman; he is known everywhere simply as 'Roy of the Rovers'. Real Roy of the Rovers Stuff is the inside story of his life with Melchester, told by the man who knows him better than...

Based on the principles of using appropriate force and enhancing natural instincts for self-protection, anyone can master the moves of krav maga - regardless of strength, size, age, or gender.In this guide to advanced techniques, David Kahn explains: how...

Lace up your boots and sample the finest trails in southern Utah's Grand Staircase-Escalante region and the stunning 1.2-million-acre Glen Canyon National Recreation Area. With thorough descriptions and detailed maps, this book leads you to both...

This book explores the cultural, social, spatial, and political dynamics of skateboarding, drawing on contributions from leading international experts across a range of disciplines, such as sociology and philosophy of sport, architecture, anthropology,...

In this book, authors H.A. Dorfman and Karl Kuehl present their practical and proven strategy for developing the mental skills needed to achieve peak performance at every level of the game.The theory and applications are illustrated by anecdotes and...

The fun and easy way to coach youth hockey - no experience required! Hockey is growing in leaps and bounds around the world, but the demand for qualified coaches far outstrips availability. Moms and dads are being recruited to step in and assume the...

'Mick Dawson's gripping Never Leave A Man Behind, effectively two adventure stories for the price of one, can be justifiably described as "unputdownable". Dawson is a man you would want on your side, whether in battle or tackling waves as high as houses...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780593418628Author Alison Mariella DesirFormat HardbackPage Count 288Imprint PortfolioPublisher Penguin Putnam Inc

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781913089139Author Richard GoodeFormat HardbackPage Count 376Imprint Porter Press InternationalPublisher Porter Press International

Goin' Back to the 1960's is a memoir of a happy and eventful life of a young man during the 1960's where 'growing up' changed his outlook on life from a care-free innocent boy to an outright teenage cynic. His story begins when Brian's parents...

The Friends Way route will appeal not only to all Quakers who enjoy walking, but also to those walkers who don't yet know about Margaret Fell's remarkable story. This volume, a sequel to Friends Way 2, continues the route from Sedbergh to Swarthmoor Hall...

Ground fighting is taking the martial arts world by storm, but how do you get to the ground safely and end in a prone position? What are the dangers of throwing and taking an opponent over? In this book on throwing and take-down techniques of Judo, the...

THE MODERN-DAY SURVIVAL BIBLE FROM EX-SPECIAL FORCES SOLDIER OLLIE OLLERTON Do you know how to thrive, not just survive? Can you build a fire? Administer critical first aid? Could you stay alive out in the wilderness? Fend off a wild animal? What...

These practice guidelines are the official statement of the Wilderness Medical Society on the best methodology for handling prehospital care for illness and injury occurring in wilderness areas. This, the 5th edition of the Wilderness Medical Society...