Sports & Recreation

If you are contemplating buying a custom rifle, or if you already own one and wish to make further modifications, then this is the book for you. Bruce Potts takes you on the journey of choosing, building, owning and shooting a custom rifle. The three...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781909534636Author Paul NewmanFormat HardbackPage Count 176Imprint Vision Sports Publishing LtdPublisher Vision Sports Publishing LtdWeight(grams)...

Bluebirds Reunited is the incredible story of the renaissance of Cardiff City: how a club in turmoil transformed its fortunes to win the unlikeliest of promotions, and how its loyal fans fell back in love with their beloved Bluebirds. Essential...

This is the story of two single-handed non-stop round-the-world voyages: Robin Knox-Johnston's in 1968/69 and Ellen MacArthur's in 2004/05. Although there were similarities - both voyages started and finished in Falmouth, for instance, and neither sailor...

This new edition of Ultimate Sailing Adventures takes you on a thrilling ride around the world's best boats, locations and voyages - from amazing passages and destinations, through memorable races and rallies to special boats and sailing experiences...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781432799342Author Mickey DollensFormat PaperbackPage Count 108Imprint Outskirts PressPublisher Outskirts PressWeight(grams) 145g

Arthur Wharton was the world's first black professional footballer, and the first African to play professional cricket in Yorkshire and Lancashire leagues. Those promoting Empire as an expression of white supremacy found him a supreme irritation, and he...

Are you planning a trip to the wild and great outdoors? Have you wondered how you would survive if the trip became dangerous? If you answered yes to either of these questions, this guide is for you!The Pocket Outdoor Survival Guide has the essential...

What is the best shape for a sailboat? How does turbulence affect a sailboat's movement through the water? Why do some keels have wings? Is it true that some sailboats can sail faster upwind than downwind? Authoritative yet accessible, The Physics of...

One of the most studied yet intimidating aspects of fly fishing for trout is an understanding of insect hatches. This unique book teaches fly fishers enough entomology to be successful, and instead of focusing on insect identification, it stresses...

All other factors being equal, it is your ability to read the wind that will make the most difference in your shooting accuracy. The better you understand the behavior of the wind, the better you will understand the behavior of your bullet. Now, champion...

Athletes routinely use psychological skills and interventions for performance enhancement but, perhaps surprisingly, not always to assist in recovery from injury. This book demonstrates the ways in which athletes and practitioners can transfer...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780399578946Author Alex IrvineFormat PaperbackPage Count 176Imprint Ten Speed PressPublisher Random House USA Inc

In a book that is part memoir and part history, David Roberts looks back at his personal relationship to extreme risk and tries to make sense of why so many have committed their lives to the desperate pursuit of adventure. In the wake of his diagnosis...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.ReviewsIce! is to the wide waters of the world what the exploits of that other Jones chap, Indiana, is to the wide screen ...only for real * Sports Illustrated *Tristan Jones is...

Introduction and orientation to the Boy Scouts' National Jamboree, held at the brand-new high-adventure camp, the Summit Bechtel Reserve, in the scenic New River Gorge region of West Virginia. Featuring a popout(R) map of the camp, this guidebook will...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781912875986Author Russ WilliamsFormat PaperbackPage Count 116Imprint M-Y BooksPublisher M-Y BooksWeight(grams) 181gDimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm * 7mm

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781493063215Author John McEvoyFormat PaperbackPage Count 310Imprint Taylor Trade PublishingPublisher Taylor Trade Publishing

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9782940481620Author Melinda SchoutensFormat PaperbackPage Count 256Imprint HelvetiqPublisher Helvetiq

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780907579298Author Norman FranksFormat PaperbackPage Count 208Imprint Goodall Publications LtdPublisher Crecy Publishing

Compiled by highly recognised medical professionals in the emergency response and trauma field, the latest edition of "Medicine for Mountaineering" features fully revised and expanded information to help mountaineers weather storms, animal attacks,...

The success of the US Women's National Soccer Team is undebatable. They've won three World Cups and four Olympic gold medals, they've set record TV ratings, drawn massive crowds, and earned huge revenues for US Soccer. But despite their obvious...

Tens of thousands of riders pursue the sport of dressage in North America, and the majority do so on a budget and with the horse they already have-or quite simply, the one they can afford. This means riders are facing the challenge of mastering one of...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781871890839Author Phil HorsleyPage Count 1760Imprint CordeePublisher Cordee

Why We Climb is a celebration, in word and image, of those aspects of the climbing life that are most universal, meaningful, and long lasting- the strong connection to partners and nature; the physical and mental mastery required (and how to achieve it);...

In Patriot Reign (2004), Michael Holley wrote a bestselling look inside what makes the Patriot organization tick and win. In War Room (2011), Holley explored the draft and personnel strategy that makes the Patriots win year in and year out. Now, in...

When Bill James published his original Historical Baseball Abstract in 1985, he produced an immediate classic, hailed by the Chicago Tribune as the "holy book of baseball." Now, baseball's beloved "Sultan of Stats" (The Boston Globe) is back with a fully...

The Old Man of Hoy is a 449 foot high sandstone pillar located just off Hoy, second largest of the Orkney Islands. Highly subject to the North Atlantic weather it was carved by erosion from the nearby cliffs and will eventually, perhaps soon, collapse...

The Ryder Cup is one of the world's most dramatic sporting events. In 2014, the stakes were higher than ever, as the US team sought to recover from their devastating loss two years before; but the dominant European team stormed to victory, taking their...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781904590286Author Mark HodkinsonFormat PaperbackPage Count 310Imprint PomonaPublisher Pomona

This book is a comprehensive guide for coaches on how to use rational-emotive and cognitive behaviour therapy to help coachees with their emotional problems within a coaching context. In this fully updated new edition, Windy Dryden: discusses the eight...

This essential review of knife- and axe-throwing basics presents and analyzes the best throwing knives and axes on the current market, different throwing techniques, the basics of competition rules, legal issues to understand, and the general care...

The inside story of the Super Bowl champion 1986 Giants, the extraordinary friendships that resulted--and stunning revelations about the hardships they faced, based on new interviews with Bill Parcells, Phil Simms, Mark Bavaro, and Bill Belichick.The...

Explore and experience nature with your kids with these 30 fun and educational family activities dedicated to spending more time outside. Less screen, more green! In the world of smartphones, tablets, and online learning, the need for children to engage...

It is now widely acknowledged that play is central to our lives. As a phenomenon, play poses important questions of reality, subjectivity, competition, inclusion and exclusion. This international collection is the third in a series of books (including...

Marco Siffredi was the first person to snowboard Mount Everest in 2001, and was regarded by many as the world's best snowboarder. Jeremy Evans explores the 23-year-old's mysterious disappearance as he descended Everest from the Hornbein Couloir, an...

Since its first published edition more than 30 years ago, the BASES (British Association of Sport and Exercise Sciences) Physiological Testing Guidelines have represented the leading knowledge base of current testing methodology for sport and exercise...

Chapman is the foundation reference for all boaters and sailors with essential information on boat handing and seamanship skills on coast and inland waters. With three million copies sold, Chapman Piloting & Seamanship is the one comprehensive resource...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781583335697Author Avital ZeislerFormat PaperbackPage Count 240Imprint Avery Publishing Group Inc.,U.S.Publisher Penguin Putnam IncWeight(grams) 489g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781592409372Author Idan RavinFormat PaperbackPage Count 256Imprint Gotham BooksPublisher Penguin Putnam IncWeight(grams) 208g