Sports & Recreation

Auto racing legend Roger Penske began as a successful sportscar driver before transitioning to owning a race team and opening a car dealership. Within eight years, Team Penske won the Indianapolis 500. Today, the team boasts more than 580 victories,...

Every fan thinks he (or she!) knows it all. Sports fans take it to the next level -- and WWE fans make most other sports fans looks like amateurs. Here is a book to challenge even the most diehard WWE enthusiast, packed with page after page of...

2010 is the centenary of the introduction of the Pyrenees into the Tour de France route. It was a contentious decision at that time to send riders on their primitive bicycles into the high mountains. How Tour organiser Henri Desgrange was tricked by his...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780857043412Author Andrew HignellFormat HardbackPage Count 360Imprint HalsgrovePublisher Halsgrove

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780955006807Author Sir Stirling MossFormat HardbackPage Count 160Imprint Porter Press InternationalPublisher Porter Press InternationalWeight(grams)...

Rock Climbing provides basic information on belaying, leading and rappelling techniques and offers advice on useful equipment and respect for the environment.Like every climber you will come to the point where you want to leave the climbing gym and...

Having spent 11 seasons at defensive tackle for the New York Jets before later joining the broadcasting team as a radio analyst, Marty Lyons knows what it means to live and breathe Jets football. In If These Walls Could Talk: New York Jets, Lyons...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781857703689Author David BathurstFormat PaperbackPage Count 120Imprint SB PublicationsPublisher SB Publications

On 19 May 1928, just three months after the sport had been launched in this country at the pioneering High Beech meeting, Fred Mockford and Cecil Smith introduced speedway racing to Crystal Palace with the first international match between England and...

Ray Didinger, like every die-hard Eagles fan, has been waiting since the 1960 NFL Title for the Birds to win the Super Bowl. In this "Champions Edition" of The Eagles Encyclopedia, beloved Eagles commentator Didinger celebrates his team and their...

Borrowdale is probably the most beautiful valley in the Lake District and offers the rock climber a huge variety of climbing styles often in stunning panoramic settings. The valley is well-known for accessible roadside climbing on crags such as...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781883319021Author Terry DobsonFormat PaperbackPage Count 192Imprint Frog LtdPublisher Frog LtdWeight(grams) 476gDimensions(mm) 234mm * 188mm * 12mm

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781800991033Author Geraint V. JonesFormat PaperbackPage Count 320Imprint Y LolfaPublisher Y Lolfa

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781841147178Author John MorrisonFormat HardbackPage Count 64Imprint HalsgrovePublisher Halsgrove

With nine victories, he holds the record for the most wins at the Le Mans 24 Hours - and he has written motorsport history. The Book, however, is more than just Tom Kristensen's chronicle of his successes at Le Mans: it takes the reader on an exciting...

The Comedy Way is a 30.5 mile (49 km) semi-circular walk around Morecambe Bay starting from the market town of Ulverston in Cumbria and ending in the Lancashire sea-side town of Morecambe. The area covered by the walk has the finest coastal scenery in...

Starting university can be a daunting prospect, as students come to grips with new ways of working, learning and thinking. Studying sport at university poses particular challenges, with students often engaged in playing or coaching sport alongside their...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781910758045Author Catherine SavidgeFormat PaperbackPage Count 144Imprint Sigma PressPublisher Sigma PressDimensions(mm) 210mm * 148mm * 9mm

Presenting the art of tai chi chuan in its holistic entirety, this book establishes the art as martial in origin and in practice. It describes the basic concepts, such as the root, jing and time, and translates both into training skills and combat...

The 50 Greatest Players in Philadelphia Eagles History examines the careers of the 50 men who made the greatest impact on one of the NFL's most iconic and successful franchises. The author ranks, from 1 to 50, the top 50 players in team history. Quotes...

A fun illustrated guide to the world of cycling and all things bike-related. This beautifully designed book presents cycling in a way you've never seen before. Mixing cycling facts with expert bike tech advice, this book features a unique and intriguing...

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...

Bill Yoast is the real-life hero of Remember the Titans, the inspirational hit movie that chronicled the struggles of black and white high school football athletes to create a championship season in racially charged Alexandria, Virginia, in 1972. Will...

Jen B's been surviving at the nightmarishly brutal MLK High School just like everybody else: by following the rules. She avoids the Principal. She doesn't complain. She's loyal to her MLK 'family'. And, like 99.5% of the student body, she knows one...

The 1890s was the peak of the American bicycle craze, and consumers, including women, were buying bicycles in large numbers. Despite critics who tried to discourage women from trying this new sport, women took to the bike in huge numbers, and mastery of...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780956259301Author Roy PalmerFormat PaperbackPage Count 156Imprint FrontRunner PublicationsPublisher FrontRunner PublicationsWeight(grams)...

A century, a hundred, a ton, whether in sport, in life or an exam result raises expectations and interest. When it is a celebration of a leading yacht club's longevity, pens descend on paper. From small beginnings after the First World War the Royal...

The Waldorf school curriculum was developed to nurture the healthy development of the child, not only in mind but in body and spirit as well. Physical education and movement form an integral part of this holistic approach, encouraging children to be...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781770410282Author Chris KanyonFormat PaperbackPage Count 314Imprint ECW Press,CanadaPublisher ECW Press,CanadaWeight(grams) 662g

Weaving Well-Being is a positive mental health programme that aims to enhance wellbeing in primary school children, within the frameworks of the UK personal and health education curricula.Book InformationISBN 9781292391748Author Fiona FormanFormat...

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...

Thruxton has been described as "the UK's Speedbowl." The circuit is home to the prestigious British Automobile Racing Club, and during the period covered by this book the author was editor of the club's magazine. As a result, he was able to get behind...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781780914077Author Paul JoannouFormat PaperbackPage Count 288Imprint DB PublishingPublisher DB Publishing

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781891011122Author Noel BrickFormat PaperbackPage Count 288Imprint ExperimentPublisher ExperimentDimensions(mm) 216mm * 140mm * 18mm

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780807038086Author Howard BryantFormat PaperbackPage Count 288Imprint Beacon PressPublisher Beacon Press

Developing and Sustaining Sport Psychology Programs: A Resource Guide for Practitioners outlines a systemic approach to creating comprehensive, sustainable sport psychology programs in professional sports organizations, colleges, universities, and at...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780954446154Author David W. PotterFormat PaperbackPage Count 256Imprint Fort Publishing LtdPublisher Fort Publishing Ltd

NOW WITH A NEW CHAPTERThis is a special era in the history of tennis. The physicality and skill, as well as the commercial and public interest, have hit levels not seen before. At the heart of the game's growing appeal are four players: Novak Djokovic,...

In 1926 two men, Fred Mockford and Cecil Smith, operating as London Motor Sports Ltd, introduced speedway racing to Crystal Palace. Path racing was an immediate draw to the general public who initially flooded to the track to witness the likes of Triss...

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