Sports & Recreation

Since the early 1920s the name Bluebird has been synonymous with world speed record breaking on land and water. Driven first by Sir Malcolm Campbell, then his son Donald, and latterly by Donald's nephew Donald Wales in electric powered vehicles, they...

'Views From the Boundary' - the Saturday lunchtime interview - has always been a highlight of the BBC's Test Match Special, a programme with a special place in the heart of every English cricket fan. The well-known interviewees are from all walks of life...

Learn how to navigate without a compass, even when it seems impossible! Whether we are walking or driving, whether in the woods, on the water, or in the city, it's vital that we know where we are and are able to find our way around. But with society's...

This collection of incisive articles gives a leading team of international philosophers a free kick toward exploring the complex and often hidden contours of the world of soccer. What does it really mean to be a fan (and why should we count Aristotle as...

A luminous account of the most compelling and climactic phase of boxing's long history. For three decades at the end of the twentieth century - throughout boxing's most engrossing era - James Lawton was ringside, covering every significant bout,...

Mountains have forever been steeped in poetry, symbolism and mystery, inspiring everyone from the explorers who wish to scale every peak to those who wish to walk in the valleys, ski the slopes or take in the crisp air and feel renewed once more. These...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781416540618Author Terry PlutoFormat PaperbackPage Count 464Imprint Simon & SchusterPublisher Simon & SchusterWeight(grams) 558gDimensions(mm) 235mm * 156mm...

The former Stanford University sailing coach sentenced in the Varsity Blues college admissions scandal tells the riveting true story of how he was drawn unwittingly into a web of deceit in this eye-opening memoir that offers a damning portrait of modern...

An engaging look at the ways economic thinking can help us understand how sports work both on and off the field "Mr. Oyer writes clearly and ranges across all sorts of sports as well as across the globe, introducing fascinating observations."-Henry D...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781568589848Author Peter CossinsFormat HardbackPage Count 368Imprint PublicAffairs,U.S.Publisher PublicAffairs,U.S.

A nostalgic romp through modern NBA history as documented by basketball's most iconic and innovative magazine covers.Every magazine cover is the result of a series of intentional decisions. Cover Story shares the behind-the-scenes stories of these...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781603094948Author Kim DwinellFormat PaperbackPage Count 112Imprint Top Shelf ProductionsPublisher Top Shelf Productions

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781933821047Author Sports IllustratedFormat HardbackPage Count 304Imprint Sports Illustrated BooksPublisher Sports Illustrated BooksWeight(grams)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781909245211Author Neil AtkinsonFormat PaperbackPage Count 240Imprint De Coubertin BooksPublisher De Coubertin Books

The Devon Coast to Coast is southern England's best developed cycle route. Traffic-free paths on former railway lines such as the Tarka Trail, Granite Way, Drake's Trail and Plym Valley Way make this route a unique experience. Whether you are young or...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781632060587Author Juan VilloroFormat PaperbackPage Count 256Imprint Restless BooksPublisher Restless BooksWeight(grams) 328g

Originally published in 1923, this book tells the inside story of Glasgow Rangers FC from its formation in 1873 until 1923. As the book is virtually impossible to locate in its original hardback format without spending a small fortune, we have decided...

The Baseball Mysteries: Challenging Puzzles for Logical Detectives is a book of baseball puzzles, logical baseball puzzles. To jump in, all you need is logic and a casual fan's knowledge of the game. The puzzles are solved by reasoning from the rules of...

Stuart Wood has one of Christianity's more unusual jobs - in addition to being the minister of a small Baptist church to the North of the city, he is official chaplain to Cambridge United FC. In this book, Stuart writes an honest and heartfelt diary of...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780812966282Author Charles BarkleyFormat PaperbackPage Count 288Imprint Random House Trade PaperbacksPublisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams)...

A new, fully illustrated gift book commemorating the unparalleled rise, fall, and comeback of golf's greatest champion Tiger Woods turned pro at age 20 in 1996, rapidly ascending to become the No. 1 ranked player in the world at age 21 and the youngest...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781927502303Author Doretta GroenendykFormat PaperbackPage Count 24Imprint Acorn PressPublisher Acorn PressWeight(grams) 136gDimensions(mm) 249mm * 198mm *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780692199862Author David B NemeroffFormat PaperbackPage Count 204Imprint Zen Steel MediaPublisher Zen Steel MediaWeight(grams) 413gDimensions(mm) 254mm *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780804139274Author Jonathan AbramsFormat PaperbackPage Count 352Imprint Three Rivers PressPublisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams) 282gDimensions(mm)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781366051578Author Jose a CaracenaFormat PaperbackPage Count 126Imprint BlurbPublisher BlurbWeight(grams) 177gDimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm * 7mm

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781780915937Author Andy EllisFormat PaperbackPage Count 192Imprint JMD MediaPublisher JMD Media

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781901746488Author Dave SwantonFormat HardbackPage Count 193Imprint Empire Publications LtdPublisher Empire Publications LtdWeight(grams) 478g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781782819332Author Peter RogersFormat PaperbackPage Count 144Imprint G2 Entertainment LtdPublisher G2 Entertainment Ltd

Knife and ax throwing are becoming increasingly popular athletic disciplines. Dieter, a successful competitive thrower and your personal guide, is an expert in a wide range of throwing methods, and offers plenty of tips from his own experience. The...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780307591807Author Tobias MoskowitzFormat PaperbackPage Count 288Imprint Three Rivers PressPublisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams) 238gDimensions(mm)...

This book examines how different stages of adult life affect participation in lifestyle sports and in the construction of identity. Drawing on multi-disciplinary perspectives, it explores how gender, sexuality, ethnicity, and location, in conjunction...

In Deeper into the Darkness Rod takes the reader diving to explore many more famous wrecks around the UK from the Great War. These include HMS Pathfinder and HMS Audacious - the first British battleship to be lost to enemy action in WWI. The wreck of HMS...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780997271812Author Susie MeyersFormat PaperbackPage Count 182Imprint Point of View Productions, LLCPublisher Point of View Productions, LLCWeight(grams)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.About the AuthorCOLBY COOMBS is a chief mountaineering guide with Alaska-Denali Guiding, Inc.Book InformationISBN 9780898865165Author Colby CoombsFormat PaperbackPage Count...

Plans included: Marmaris Limani (1:50 000) Skopea Limani (1:100 000) Goecek (1:25 000) Fethiye (1:35 000) Approaches to Kastellorizo and Kas (1:75 000) Imray-Tetra charts for the Ionian and Aegean are widely acknowledged as the best available...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781905009374Author John WilsonFormat HardbackPage Count 240Imprint Green Umbrella PublishingPublisher G2 Entertainment LtdDimensions(mm) 280mm * 210mm * 18mm

In 1938 Anderl Heckmair made the first ascent of the North Face of the Eiger, a monumental climb that cemented his place in history. In My Life he tells the story of how he turned from a fragile child wrapped 'quite literally, in cotton bindings,' into...

While fish spend most of the time feeding under the water, when you can encounter them rising to take insects floating on the surface, the experience can define the essence of fly fishing. In this no-nonsense, straightforward book, Paul Weamer-who has...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781850588870Author Angela YoungmanFormat PaperbackPage Count 160Imprint Sigma LeisurePublisher Sigma PressDimensions(mm) 210mm * 148mm * 10mm

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