Sports & Recreation

Sailing over fences is one of the most exciting things you can do on horseback. In this kid-friendly guide, Lesley Ward teaches young riders how to jump safely and correctly. With plenty of helpful diagrams, charts, and photographs, riders learn to trot...

Britain is a nation of good sports - literally, it turns out, given our country's wonderful array of eccentric and bizarrely inventive pastimes. Yes, we know New Zealand are good at rugby, Brazil at football, while Australia and South Africa were...

Cornwall has long been recognised as being one of the hotbeds of English rugby enjoying a level of interest and support even outstripping that of football. Ten years ago Penzance and Newlyn rebranded itself as the Cornish Pirates and now operates as the...

In December of 2013, Alex Hibbert led an international quartet of polar explorers to the extreme north of Arctic Greenland. After a huge storm destroyed their intended route to the North Pole in the darkness of winter, instead of retreating, they decided...

As the oldest sport that mankind has participated in, sprinting benefits from a wealth of scientific and experiential information. Appropriate for runners of all levels of ability, this book provides the reader with techniques to reach the next level in...

The Coupe d'Aviation Maritime Jacques Schneider (commonly called the Schneider Trophy, or prize or cup) was a prize competition for seaplanes. Announced by Jacques Schneider, a financier, balloonist and aircraft enthusiast, in 1911, it offered a prize of...

In Red Sox Nation, five-time New York Times bestselling author Peter Golenbock brings forth the definitive oral history of the Boston Red Sox. His focus is on the players, managers, and owners who were the colorful characters and legends who guided their...

The ultimate book for fly fishing enthusiasts, featuring stunning photography of flies and the fishermen who use them.Features a foreword by President Jimmy Carter! For the millions of fly fishers who are passionate about their sport, this gorgeous...

Never again confuse LEJOG with JOGLE, a Munro with a molehill, or a Corbett with a cairn. Bask in the admiration of your fellow enthusiasts as you pronounce confidently on the comparative merits of an Active Explorer and a Wainwright, and effortlessly...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781947502222Author Ilchi LeeFormat PaperbackPage Count 286Imprint Best Life MediaPublisher Best Life MediaWeight(grams) 1g

The Washington Nationals entered the 2019 season with high hopes but an uncertain identity under second-year manager Dave Martinez. Gone was Bryce Harper. Still around were dominant starting pitchers in Max Scherzer and Stephen Strasburg, star third...

Written by the late, beloved Dr. George Sheehan, Running & Being tells of the author's midlife return to the world of exercise, play, and competition, in which he found "a world beyond sweat" that proved to be a source of great revelation and personal...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781906641931Author John Le DainFormat PaperbackPage Count 96Imprint Seaflower BooksPublisher Ex Libris Press

Over the last 50 years, the ultras have become the most widespread, outspoken and spectacular form of football fandom across the globe. Whilst the ultras phenomenon began in Italy, then spread across Southern Europe into Northern Europe, it is now the...

A wry look at the golfing world, from the beloved cartoonists at The New Yorker A hilarious hole-in-one for golfers and cartoon-lovers alike, The New Yorker Book of Golf Cartoons, Second Edition brings together over a hundred classic images from across...

Your Guide to Watching Clouds and Understanding the Weather From the soothing sound of rain to the shrill whistle of a blizzard, from the house-shaking rumble of thunder to the violent fury of a hurricane, weather is a fascinating part of our lives...

Matt Hayes shares his photographic tips and experience and includes many large glossy large format shots. Matt has made more than 15 series for Discovery Television and has featured in "Angling Times" for over 20 years. His photography has been used in...

The first book to examine the transformation of sporting cultures in South America in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries Sports in South America follows the transformation of sporting cultures in South America leading up to Uruguay's hosting of the...

The World of Lucha Libre is an insider's account of lucha libre, the popular Mexican form of professional wrestling. Heather Levi spent more than a year immersed in the world of wrestling in Mexico City. Not only did she observe live events and interview...

Hell with the Lid Off looks at the ferocious five-year war waged by Pittsburgh and Oakland for NFL supremacy during the turbulent seventies. The roots of their rivalry dated back to the 1972 playoff game in Pittsburgh that ended with the "Immaculate...

This illustrated manual takes the martial artist step-by-step through everything necessary to convert their skills for use in the "street".Book InformationISBN 9781840241846Author Geoff ThompsonFormat PaperbackPage Count 93Imprint Summersdale...

The Escort RS Cosworth, which started rallying in 1993, was one of the most ingenious designs of all time. What started as a shortened Sierra Cosworth 4x4 platform, topped off by a modified Escort cabin and outer skins, was soon developed into a...

Introduction to the Constraints-Led Approach: Application in Football is a coaching resource football coaches can use to understand key theoretical components of the constraints-led approach. Sections discuss ecological dynamics, perception-action,...

An original American sports story about John B. Kelly, the most famous U.S. oarsman of all time, three-time Olympic gold medalist, rags-to-riches millionaire, and father of actress Grace Kelly and champion oarsman Jack Kelly Jr.About the AuthorDaniel J...

This book chronicles the first fifty years of Pat Parelli's life. From a kid growing up in the San Francisco Bay Area suburbs watching television Westerns to becoming a young bronc rider, and from a typical horse trainer trying to make a living to an...

Pointing Dogs departs from traditional training guides by treating dogs as individuals with different temperaments who need to be trained according to the individual needs of their owners. This book covers not only field-training fundamentals, but the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781556434310Author Barbara DavisFormat PaperbackPage Count 240Imprint North Atlantic Books,U.S.Publisher North Atlantic Books,U.S.Weight(grams)...

A guide to the practical aspects of keeping a pony at grass. Every aspect of horse care is covered from feeding, health and well being to the seasons, benefits and problems, and suitable rugs and headcollars. A section on catching, safe handling and...

Alaska has few roads and even fewer trails—only a few hundred miles of maintained footpaths exist outside the cities—so paddling the state's thousands of miles of rivers and lakes is the best way to get off the beaten track. Paddling Alaska describes the...

These racing factors, Dr. Walker explains, translate into boat speed, psychology, and tactics.Wind strength and wave formation, in turn, determine sail rig and fin trim, as well as the psychological approach needed to win. He demonstrates for both the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781896980423Author Ken WhitingFormat PaperbackPage Count 192Imprint Heliconia PressPublisher Heliconia PressWeight(grams) 590g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781643130231Author Nige TassellFormat HardbackPage Count 248Imprint Pegasus BooksPublisher Pegasus BooksWeight(grams) 408gDimensions(mm) 231mm * 152mm * 28mm

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781035841066Author Andrew JudgeFormat HardbackPage Count 334Imprint Austin Macauley PublishersPublisher Austin Macauley PublishersWeight(grams)...

Riveting and inspiring first-person stories of how "taking a knee" triggered an awakening in sports, from the celebrated sportswriter"The Kaepernick Effect reveals that Colin Kaepernick's story is bigger than one athlete. With profiles of courage that...

Living afloat on inland canals, rivers and waterways is a popular choice throughout the UK and Europe, and its popularity is growing. Attracted for financial, environmental or lifestyle reasons, there are now so many people wanting to sell up and live on...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780385546799Author Andy MartinoFormat HardbackPage Count 288Imprint Doubleday & Co Inc.Publisher Random House USA Inc

Now you can cheer for the Toronto Maple Leafs every day of the year, even when they're out of the NHL playoffs.Get your hockey fix every day of the year with Leafs 365. From the franchise's early beginning as the Arenas and the St. Patricks to Auston...

This book presents first-time research findings and new empirically based perspectives and applications in sport psychology.Highly provocative data derived from the largest single study ever on athletes is used to advance an original model of peak...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781908748355Author Alastair RossFormat PaperbackPage Count 40Imprint Kittiwake PressPublisher Kittiwake Press

A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK A "thoroughly captivating biography" (The San Francisco Chronicle) of American icon Arthur Ashe-the Jackie Robinson of men's tennis-a pioneering athlete who, after breaking the color barrier, went on to become an influential...