Sports & Recreation

Making a longbow in only two days? No sweat! In their two-day workshops, the bowmakers team of Kunst-Griff introduced many enthusiastic beginners to the basics of making a wooden longbow--demonstrating each action step by step, in a comprehensible and...

Deniable Contact provides the first full-length study of the secret negotiations and back-channels that were used in repeated efforts to end the Northern Ireland conflict. The analysis is founded on a rich store of historical evidence, including the...

Reach your full potential on the golf course by improving your mental and physical strengths.All golfers want to improve their swing and, as a result, lower their score. But often, despite numerous golf instruction videos, lessons with pros, and time on...

'No cure, no pay'- those are the terms under which a salvor operates, and in doing so he takes on an onerous responsibility. If he is defeated by the elements he is not paid. He receives nothing, however much money, effort, sweat and tears he has put in...

This book takes a radically different approach to the challenge of coaching in strength and conditioning. In doing so, it addresses many of the paradoxes of strength and conditioning, providing new perspectives that shed light on to the many questions...

England and the 1966 World Cup presents a cultural analysis of what is considered a key 'moment of modernity' in the nation's post-war history. Regarded as having an importance beyond its primary sporting purpose, the World Cup in England is...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781770415645Author John 'Alexander' ArezziFormat PaperbackPage Count 264Imprint ECW Press,CanadaPublisher ECW Press,Canada

Firsts, Lasts & Onlys is a rugby fan's delight, chock-full of astonishing events, time-honoured anecdotes and distinctly unlikely facts. Beginning in 1823 with an event that probably didn't happen, the book charts the history of the sport to the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781493070985Author Steve RamirezFormat HardbackPage Count 320Imprint The Lyons PressPublisher Rowman & LittlefieldWeight(grams) 617gDimensions(mm) 231mm *...

When Stephen Davison first met Martin Finnegan in 2003, it marked the beginning of an enduring friendship. Together, they produced some of the best action shots in the sport’s history and created an extraordinary record of a road racing life that was...

The success, failure and revival of Barry Town is a story that needs to be told. Few clubs have risen so high - facing Dynamo Kiev and FC Porto in the Champions League - and then sunk so low - going into administration, relegated and eventually...

Timed to the release of Jerry Bruckheimer's movie, the moving autobiography of Hall of Fame basketball coach Don Haskins and his storied team of players, the Texas Western Miners In 1966, college basketball was almost completely segregated. In the...

Now in paperback!Heaven Is a Playground was the first book on the uniquely American phenomenon of urban basketball. Rick Telander, a photojournalist and former high school basketball player, spent part of the summer of 1973 and all of the summer of 1974...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780143115472Author Stefan FatsisFormat PaperbackPage Count 384Imprint Penguin USAPublisher Penguin Putnam IncWeight(grams) 352gDimensions(mm) 213mm * 140mm...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781510740297Author John SymondsFormat HardbackPage Count 104Imprint Skyhorse PublishingPublisher Skyhorse PublishingWeight(grams) 544gDimensions(mm) 259mm *...

In 1976, areas of the great mountain regions remained unknown and acute mountain sickness was a medical mystery waiting to be explored. Into this arena stepped the Birmingham Medical Research Expeditionary Society. It was formed by a group of young...

Chelsea FC, as someone once observed, has always done what other clubs have done, but not necessary in the same order. A stone's throw from the King's Road, draped with showbiz connections, and not even based in the borough from which it takes its name,...

Whatever your primary equestrian discipline, dressage is an ideal way for you to increase your riding awareness and enhance your relationship with your horse. Providing an overview of basic techniques and a series of helpful training exercises, Jennifer...

Chart scale 1: 350 000 Plans included: Figueira da Foz (1:15 000) Nazare (1:15 000) Porto de Peniche (1:10 000) Cascais (1:15 000) Lisboa Approaches (1:65 000) Lisboa (Lisbon) (1:30 000) Sesimbra (1:15 000) Entrance to Rio Sado (Setubal) (1:40...

At some point in a mother's life, her child--most likely, her daughter--will smile sweetly and say, "Mommy, I want to learn to ride a horse. And then I want to win a blue ribbon." What's a mother to do? (Or for that matter, a father, since he'll become...

Harry Parker was probably the most important figure in American rowing of the past century. His heavyweight crews at Harvard topped the leagues more consistently than any other team (they won the Eastern Sprints regatta, against most of the top college...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781908779021Author Tanya OliverFormat HardbackPage Count 180Imprint Step Beach PressPublisher Step Beach Press

Apply the combat science of Bruce Lee's revolutionary martial art! In a natural progression from the author's earlier work: The Straight Lead: The Core of Bruce Lee's Jun Fan Jeet Kune Do, Teri Tom takes the mechanics and strategies covered in that book...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780954324339Author Terry BakerFormat HardbackPage Count 232Imprint NMG EnterprisesPublisher NMG EnterprisesWeight(grams) 861g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781594860522Author Ben HewittFormat PaperbackPage Count 128Imprint Rodale PressPublisher Rodale PressWeight(grams) 159gDimensions(mm) 213mm * 139mm * 9mm

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781950716845Author Baseball ProspectusFormat PaperbackPage Count 600Imprint Baseball ProspectusPublisher Baseball ProspectusWeight(grams)...

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

Golf is big business around the world. With high profile series such as the PGA, LPGA and European tours to the re-introduction of golf to the Olympics at Rio 2016, golf occupies a prominent place in the global sport community. This is the first book to...

This Handbook provides a succinct overview of sport in the Middle East, drawing in scholars from a wide variety of geographical and disciplinary backgrounds (history, politics, sociology, economics and regional studies), with different methodological...

"An accessible and different guide for students and practitioners alike... I'm sure that it will become a standard reference text for sports management" - Peter Taylor, Sport Industry Research Centre, Sheffield Hallam University "A must have...

This is the long-awaited brand new edition of what was the first guidebook to this classic walk since the Wainwright original. The Coast to Coast Walk has enjoyed a greater surge in popularity since recent TV exposure, and remains Britain's favourite...

Recounted with his usual level of meticulous historical research, Rod weaves an easily readable account of the build-up to and implementation of Operation Desecrate 1 - the raid undertaken to destroy Japanese ships and aircraft in the lagoons of Palau...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780956007544Author Eric AshtonFormat PaperbackPage Count 212Imprint Scratching Shed Publishing LtdPublisher Scratching Shed Publishing LtdDimensions(mm)...

Glamorgan CCC Miscellany collects together all the vital information you never knew you needed to know about the Dragons. In these pages you will find irresistible anecdotes and the most mindblowing stats and facts. Heard the one about the opposing vicar...

The St. Louis Blues' run to the 2019 Stanley Cup was filled with the kind of twists and turns that defy belief. Near the bottom of the standings in November, the Blues replaced head coach Mike Yeo with Craig Berube. Led by captain Alex Pietrangelo, Ryan...

This work is a match-by-match statistical record of the UEFA Cup which began in 1971 as a replacement for the Fairs Cup. It contains full line-ups and statistics for every match played in the competition between the years of 1971 and 1991.Book...

This nautical medley combines wit and wisdom for present-day sailors, acquired over the author's lifetime. Serious advice blends with humorous anecdotes in essential bunk-side (or bedside) reading, both for sailors and for landlubbers.About the...

Through fifty years of epic stories, art, and personal ephemera, The Fletcher Family spans surfing's golden era to the present day, when bathing-suit model Dibi and competitive surfer Herbie met, to raising talented Christian and Nathan on boards and...

While it is accepted that sport coaches should safeguard participants, Care in Sport Coaching: Pedagogical Cases argues that coaches have a duty of care that moves beyond protection and involves the development of caring relationships with athletes...

At 6194 m (20,320 ft) Denali (Mt McKinley) is the highest mountain in North America. Its arctic latitude makes for extreme weather conditions and its remote location in the Alaskan wilderness means that climbing teams must be self-reliant and experienced...