Sports & Recreation

Go Simple, Go Solo, Go Now In 1958, while flying from one island to another, Audrey Sutherland sees the remote and roadless northeast side of Molokai, with its spectacular sea cliffs and waterfalls. Always an adventurer, she decides that she must find...

Willie Miller is an Aberdeen legend. In a glittering career he won every domestic honour, played in two World Cup Finals for Scotland and led Aberdeen to victory in the 1983 European Cup Winners' Cup. He played with and against some of the greatest...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781250094254Author Travis SawchikFormat PaperbackPage Count 256Imprint St Martin's PressPublisher St Martin's PressWeight(grams) 224gDimensions(mm) 217mm *...

In "Hike and Bike Bowland" Jon Sparks will show you around. On his well chosen 24 walks, 7 road bike and 4 mountain bike rides he will take you to places high and low, by river, through woods and onto the tops. In these fine landscapes you can lean back...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781909461284Author Major H. W. TilmanFormat PaperbackPage Count 214Imprint TilmanPublisher Crescent HouseWeight(grams) 360gDimensions(mm) 216mm * 156mm *...

Dreams of a Refugee is the extraordinary story of Mostafa Salameh, born in Kuwait to Palestinian refugees. After a childhood in the camps and a series of low-paid jobs, Mostafa was given a rare opportunity to travel to London, working in hospitality...

'A grade, A list oral history' The Sunday Times'Eminently, moreishly readable' The New Statesmen'A rollicking read' Mail on Sunday'Entertaining' Observer The nineties was the decade when British culture reclaimed its position at the artistic centre of...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781590308462Author Dave LowryFormat PaperbackPage Count 192Imprint Shambhala Publications IncPublisher Shambhala Publications IncWeight(grams)...

Phil Tufnell, cricket legend and national treasure, has populated his very own Cricket Hall of Fame with a deliciously eclectic collection of cricket legends and offbeat characters, with joyful results.From boyhood heroes, to legendary team-mates, to...

The west coast of Scotland casts a spell on anyone with a taste for adventure, a feeling for the past or a love of the wild, uninhabited places. With tidal currents of awesome power running between fascinating patterns of islands, it is a challenging...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780451233318Author Freddie WilkinsonFormat PaperbackPage Count 368Imprint New American LibraryPublisher Penguin Putnam IncWeight(grams) 386gDimensions(mm)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781913159733Author Alexander SchwabFormat PaperbackPage Count 256Imprint Merlin Unwin BooksPublisher Merlin Unwin BooksWeight(grams) 522gDimensions(mm)...

Make Campfire Cooking Even More Fun and Delicious If you've ever camped, cooked over a fire, or eaten at your local fair, then you know that food is best served on a stick! Julia Rutland's On a Stick Cookbook features 50 recipes to please any fan of...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780907521532Author Derek A. BearhopFormat HardbackPage Count 176Imprint Scottish Mountaineering TrustPublisher Scottish Mountaineering Trust

The only book ever to win both the Seymour Medal and the Casey Award as the best baseball book of the year, Peter Morris's magisterial encyclopedia of the national pastime will surprise, delight, and educate even the most knowledgeable fan. With its...

A handy-sized A2 pack of charts covering the Kent and Sussex coasts.Book InformationISBN 9781786795571Author ImrayImprint Imray, Laurie, Norie & Wilson LtdPublisher Imray, Laurie, Norie & Wilson Ltd

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781911121114Author Martijn VeltkampFormat PaperbackPage Count 180Imprint Dark RiverPublisher Dark RiverWeight(grams) 249gDimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm * 10mm

The evidence is overwhelming: sports help girls grow into strong women. Both scientific studies and anecdotal evidence confirm that athletic girls not only grow up to be healthier; they learn teamwork, gain inner confidence, and grow into society's...

The complete beginner's guide to Krav Maga An instructional book for athletes interested in this type of self-defenseUpdated edition that contains the basic rules and new tips to improve your form and prevent injuryThis training manual is ideal for...

Helen Tew sailed across the Atlantic in a small boat at the age of 89. This is a remarkable book about a remarkable life, by a remarkable woman whose sense of adventure is both infectious and inspirational.Book InformationISBN 9780954275075Author Helen...

Advanced Boxing utilizes the latest research in sports science and combat sports to focus on developing every aspect of a boxer's fighting to the most advanced extent. The focus of the book is on traininga boxer to win competition fights.Book...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781398485358Author John LalorFormat PaperbackPage Count 294Imprint Austin Macauley PublishersPublisher Austin Macauley Publishers

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781643137629Author Matt FitzgeraldFormat PaperbackPage Count 304Imprint Pegasus BooksPublisher Pegasus BooksWeight(grams) 204gDimensions(mm) 208mm * 137mm *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781910551950Author Louise MaskillFormat PaperbackPage Count 96Imprint Bradwell BooksPublisher Bradwell Books

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 9780951943700Author Peter John BeresfordFormat HardbackPage Count 52Imprint Orchard PublishingPublisher Orchard PublishingDimensions(mm) 210mm * 156mm * 21mm

Whether in basketball, football, or MMA, athletes talk trash to each other-and sometimes to fans-like it's their job. And in some ways, it is: sports only matter if we decide to care about them. And insulting your opponent, or playing the heel, is...

A 90-year record of both teams and scorers of every match played from season 1925-6 to 2016. Players statistics for every season, players total career records plus over 500 photographs. A must for every Castleford supporter and an invaluable reference...

Since 2004, two names have dominated men's tennis: Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer. Each player is legendary in his own right. The Spanish Nadal is the winner of sixteen Grand Slam titles, including five consecutive French Open singles titles from...

This invaluable new guide takes you through all the benefits of bike riding, along with everything you need to know to get pedalling: how to choose your bike - with the differences between types, such as hybrid and racer; how to choose your helmet,...

Did I only dream about Archie Gemmill scoring one of the greatest goals ever in beating Holland 3-2 in the 1978 World Cup? Did Jim Baxter really play 'keepie uppie' and torment the life out of the weary World Cup winners England in 1967? Were...

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are Super Bowl Champions! In Super Bowl LV, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers capped off an incredible season by triumphing over Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs, seizing their first Super Bowl win since the Gruden era and...

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...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781439241950Author Ed ParkerFormat PaperbackPage Count 220Imprint CreateSpacePublisher CreateSpaceWeight(grams) 259gDimensions(mm) 216mm * 140mm * 12mm

Explore the world of using machine learning methods with deep computer vision, sensors and data in sports, health and fitness and other industries. Accompanied by practical step-by-step Python code samples and Jupyter notebooks, this comprehensive guide...

This is the reassuring voice of the ocean sailing community. Your big adventure starts here. For many sailors, an ocean passage is the big dream. But many will worry that they don't have the right experience, that their boat isn't strong enough, or...

The first complete history of the FIFA World Cup with a preview of the 2022 event in Qatar. Every four years, the world's best national soccer teams compete for the FIFA World Cup. Billions of people tune in from around the world to experience the...

The only comprehensive history of figure skating in over forty years Figure skating, unique in its sublimely beautiful combination of technical precision, musicality, and interpretive elements, has undergone many dramatic developments since the only...

Camillo Palladini's manuscript for his discourse on fencing is housed in the De Walden Library at the Wallace Collection in London. Previously unpublished and largely unknown, it is of central importance to a modern understanding of Italian rapier play...

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...