Sports & Recreation

No goggles or glacier glasses, no hi-tech axes or day-glo Gore-Tex adorned Alpinists of the mid-nineteenth century. From the 1850s to the early twentieth century, the achievements of Irish mountaineers are largely obscured in British historical accounts...

Bryce Towsley provides the definitive guide for anyone interested in building or maintaining guns. He gives detailed explanations and color illustrations for just about every aspect of gun repair.Here, from one of America's foremost experts on...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781606391150Author Tim RubbertFormat PaperbackPage Count 160Imprint Riverbend PublishingPublisher Riverbend Publishing

Offering a wide variety of ideas to spice up training routines, this handbook provides fresh exercises for practicing classical-riding basics. Dressage fundamentals are indispensable for keeping a horse fit and healthy, but forcing them to go through the...

As a longtime reporter on the 49ers beat, Matt Barrows has lived and breathed Niners football through times of greatness, defeat, and reinvention. In If These Walls Could Talk: San Francisco 49ers, Barrows provides insight into the 49ers' inner sanctum...

Soul of the Samurai contains modern translations of three classic works of Zen & Bushido.In Soul of the Samurai, bestselling author and respected translator Thomas Cleary reveals the true essence of the Bushido code or Zen warrior teachings according to...

In the 1973/74 season, Bristol Rovers clinched promotion to the old 'Second Division' in one of the club's most memorable campaigns. Thanks largely to the prolific goalscoring partnership between Bruce Bannister and Alan Warboys, dubbed 'Smash and Grab'...

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 9780972146173Author John MarplesFormat PaperbackPage Count 156Imprint Bookspecs PublishingPublisher Bookspecs PublishingWeight(grams) 218gDimensions(mm)...

Psychological Dynamics of Sport and Exercise, Fourth Edition, reflects the latest developments in the field of sport and exercise psychology and presents various applications in a range of physical activity settings. The text emphasizes practical theory,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781921778629Author Richmond Football ClubFormat PaperbackPage Count 196Imprint The Slattery Media Group (AFL Publishing)Publisher The Slattery Media Group...

With his historic win at the 2014 Boston Marathon, Meb Keflezighi cemented his legacy as one of the great champions of long-distance running. Runners everywhere wanted to know how someone two weeks away from his 39th birthday, who had only the 15th best...

Learn correct seat, leg, and hand positions; the three basic gaits of walk, trot, and canter; how to perform halt and half-halt; how to direct a horse's movement correctly and energetically; and much more. Each fundamental is defined and explained, with...

The white peaks of the Lyngen Alps have attracted the interest of climbers and mountaineers since the 19th Century. The Lyngen Alps are famous around the world for its excellent skiing and breathtaking landscape. This guidebook is a comprehensive manual...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781328570079Author Jason TurbowFormat PaperbackPage Count 416Imprint Mariner BooksPublisher Houghton MifflinWeight(grams) 318gDimensions(mm) 203mm * 135mm *...

Kayak fishing is one of the fastest growing segments in the sport of fly fishing. In addition to getting you away from the bank and to unpressured water, they are stealthy, easily transported and stored, and modern boats offer a plethora of options for...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780316196789Author Nicholas DawidoffFormat PaperbackPage Count 496Imprint Back Bay BooksPublisher Little, Brown & CompanyWeight(grams) 431gDimensions(mm)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781401309619Author Mark FrostFormat PaperbackPage Count 288Imprint HyperionPublisher HyperionWeight(grams) 263gDimensions(mm) 203mm * 136mm * 19mm

By turns thrilling, funny and spiritually enlightening, this is the real-life Martial Arts adventure.Martin Faulks grew up in a Norfolk village. Returning from library with a friend one day they were attacked by a gang of older boys. Martin ran away...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781938922268Author Yvon ChouinardFormat HardbackPage Count 84Imprint Distributed Art PublishersPublisher Distributed Art Publishers

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781850589860Author Peter NaldrettFormat PaperbackPage Count 160Imprint Sigma PressPublisher Sigma PressDimensions(mm) 210mm * 148mm * 10mm

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781780913698Author Mel HendersonFormat PaperbackPage Count 208Imprint DB PublishingPublisher DB Publishing

Here is the comprehensive guide to forty years of collectible Swedish-made reels. It contains background information on every manufacturer and discusses every production model made between 1940 and 1980. It includes baitcasters, spinning, and fly reels...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781989555958Author Lucinao WernickeFormat PaperbackPage Count 368Imprint The Sutherland House Inc.Publisher The Sutherland House Inc.

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780306845291Author Jeremy WadeFormat PaperbackPage Count 272Imprint Hachette BooksPublisher Hachette BooksWeight(grams) 227gDimensions(mm) 208mm * 137mm *...

What does it take to win at the Olympic Games? How many years of hard work and dedication does it take to prepare for such a feat? How many disappointments do you have to endure on this journey? Danielle Brittain has walked this journey over and over...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780811710534Author Ian CrudgingtonFormat HardbackPage Count 320Imprint Stackpole BooksPublisher Stackpole BooksWeight(grams) 84gDimensions(mm) 254mm * 190mm...

Global interest in quality sport coaching is at an all-time high, but until now, there hasn't been a go-to resource to help national governing bodies, sport organizations, or coach educators within universities to structure coach education, learning, and...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781623172749Author Cristien StormFormat PaperbackPage Count 208Imprint North Atlantic Books,U.S.Publisher North Atlantic Books,U.S.

Herman "Hank" Fins-Winston was a pro golfer destined for greatness. Now he lives in a condominium on the thirteenth fairway of one of heaven's glorious courses - a fact he finds surprising and amusing, since for one reason or another, a fair percentage...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781782815846Author Mart MatthewsFormat PaperbackPage Count 124Imprint G2 Entertainment LtdPublisher G2 Entertainment Ltd

From the thousands of matches ever played by Manchester United, stretching from their roots as Newton Heath to the present-day colossus that has racked up more league titles and FA Cups to their name than any other club, here are 50 of United's most...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781770414501Author Jon RobinsonFormat HardbackPage Count 320Imprint ECW Press,CanadaPublisher ECW Press,Canada

Words of wisdom from great samurai leaders: A collection of inspiring essays and aphorisms from Japan's leading warriorsSamurai warrior leaders had to deal with grim conditions of life, death and survival. But such men were not simply rough uneducated...

World in Union is the story of the Rugby World Cup told via its fifteen most important and dramatic matches. From the inauspicious beginnings of the 1987 tournament, which nearly didn't happen due to back-room politics, and the amateur era's aversion to...

This is a statistical yearbook of both domestic and international football in Asia during the 2021-2022 season. Includes full line-ups and statistics for international matches played by AFC members. This 13th edition also includes full statistics for the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781419654756Author Edward TsengFormat PaperbackPage Count 138Imprint Booksurge PublishingPublisher Booksurge PublishingWeight(grams) 145gDimensions(mm)...

As millions of golfers will attest, mastering a strong, consistent, and accurate golf swing is no easy feat. Yet, as leading golf-swing analyst Maxine Van Evera Lupo shows in this revolutionary book, any golfer, by focusing on the 15 fundamentals and...

No other team in history has come close to matching the record of Roger Penske s team at the famed Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Team Penske has won seventeen times in its forty-four Indianapolis 500 races at the Brickyard. Penske first attended the Indy...

For nearly 40 years, Medicine for the Outdoors: The Essential Guide to First Aid and Medical Emergencies has been the take-along manual of choice for anyone venturing into the mountains, forest, desert, or on water. This essential guide provides highly...