Sports & Recreation

This book tells the remarkable story of a small-town athlete from the farming plains of Minnesota who became one of the greatest players in NFL history.About the AuthorChris Willis is the head of the Research Library at NFL Films. He is the author of...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780857100320Author Tony RotheFormat HardbackPage Count 64Imprint PiXZ BooksPublisher PiXZ Books

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781623173401Author Phillip StarrFormat PaperbackPage Count 304Imprint North Atlantic Books,U.S.Publisher North Atlantic Books,U.S.

This book is a colourful, insightful and affectionate portrait of the Tour de France. A selection of cycling writers share their thoughts on different aspects of the tour: from it's current crop of great riders, brilliant climbers, those older riders...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780307745385Author Mark TitusFormat PaperbackPage Count 288Imprint Anchor BooksPublisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams) 244gDimensions(mm) 201mm * 132mm...

Boxing is not just fighting," writes Carlo Rotella. "It is also training and living right and preparing to go the distance in the broadest sense of the phrase, a relentless managing of self that anyone who gets truly old must learn." Rotella's "Cut Time"...

From "Commissioner's French Toast" to "Chicken Dutchiladas," The Scout's Dutch Oven Cookbook highlights hand-picked outdoor recipes, plus cooking methods and tips for a Scout-friendly cooking experience. This is the must-have resource for Dutch oven...

Rider and trainer Christian Baier has been educated in horses and equitation all over the world. In his work to develop an international rider and trainer education and certification system, he realized the equestrian lexicon lacked a practical reference...

A rollicking comic treasury, starring the world's most famous cartoon horse. He has hundreds of thousands of followers on Facebook and a surging presence on Instagram. Each day, he and his diverse group of friends share their mishaps, their successes,...

This book critically examines how rugby union has developed in recent years, in nations on the periphery of the sport. Focusing on people and places on the fringes, it examines contemporary issues and challenges within the global game.Such a collection...

Textbook Full-colour textbook with high quality photos and line drawings, designed to be visually stimulating for the type of learner taking the course. Written specifically around the Foundation Degree framework to ensure that learners have both the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781889267142Author George DillmanFormat PaperbackPage Count 320Imprint George Dillman Karate InternationalPublisher George Dillman Karate...

A comprehensive insider's view of the world's fastest-growing winter sport and the energetic subculture it has spawned. It offers a holistic picture with action shots, behind-the-scenes reportage, hospital portraits and the latest graphic designs and...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780811727228Author Dave HarrisonFormat PaperbackPage Count 60Imprint Stackpole BooksPublisher Stackpole BooksWeight(grams) 140g

Clinical sport psychology is a rapidly growing field that brings together research and clinical interventions from both clinical psychology and sport and performance psychology. Complementary to sports medicine and clinical sport psychiatry, clinical...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781627310994Author Steven BlushFormat HardbackPage Count 336Imprint Feral House,U.S.Publisher Feral House,U.S.

The science of tennis technique is explained in this guide that practically applies the lessons learned from studying the forces and motions of tennis strokes. Through the implementation of six basic biomechanical principles players can make subtle...

A history of Glamorgan County Cricket ClubBook InformationISBN 9780752421827Author Andrew HignellFormat PaperbackPage Count 128Imprint The History Press LtdPublisher The History Press LtdWeight(grams) 290gDimensions(mm) 235mm * 165mm * 10mm

This attractive, highly detailed and superbly illustrated guidebook covers 60 varied routes describing fell, lakeside and woodland walks of 2 to 9 miles in the UK's favourite walking destination that is the beautiful Lake District.Split into seven...

The Story of the Masters is the first comprehensive year-by-year history of the world's most famous golf tournament. Veteran golf journalist David Barrett draws upon contemporaneous reporting and other source material to offer dramatic accounts of each...

Does competitive sport respect children's human rights? Is intensive training child labour? Is competitive stress a form of child abuse?The human rights of children have been recognized in the 1989 UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, and ratified...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9788024615738Author Eduard BassFormat HardbackPage Count 222Imprint Karolinum,Nakladatelstvi Univerzity Karlovy,Czech RepublicPublisher...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780486439914Author The Boy Scouts ofFormat PaperbackPage Count 448Imprint Dover Publications Inc.Publisher Dover Publications Inc.Weight(grams)...

This is the story of the heady days when Brian Clough and Peter Taylor brought about a revolution at Derby County in the late 1960s and early '70s - transforming them from Second Division strugglers to First Division champions - from the unique...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781910758014Author Peter StubbsFormat PaperbackPage Count 176Imprint Sigma PressPublisher Sigma PressDimensions(mm) 210mm * 148mm * 11mm

Every successful sports coach knows that good teaching and social practices are just as important as expertise in sports skills and tactics. Now in a fully revised and updated fourth edition, and introducing a new author team, Understanding Sports...

Drawn from the best of Adrian Morgan's entertaining columns musing on the world of traditional boats and the joys of building, sailing and working on them, here is his long-awaited bunkside read. Billed as a 'zen and the art of wooden boatbuilding', it...

James T. Lester (1927-2010) wasn't a mountaineer - he wasn't any sort of athlete, or even a hobbyist sportsman. But in 1963 he participated in the first successful American Mount Everest Expedition (AMEE), when Jim Whittaker became the first American to...

Understanding the motivations behind those who partake in extreme sports can be difficult for some. If the popular conception holds that the incentive behind extreme sports participation is entirely to do with risking one's life, then this confusion will...

This is the first and only book available on the tier whose techniques with epoxy and silicone revolutionized saltwater fly tying. The family of flies Bob Popovics developed over the last three decades (dubbed "Pop Fleyes," a spelling that incorporates...

This is the ultimate quiz book on Tyrone Gaelic games. An ideal gift for fans of all ages, this is your chance to interact with the counties' long and eventful history in football, hurling, camogie and handball from early successes and classic matches to...

The keystone of the NOLS library, the Cookery has been a trusted and reliable resource used in the field by NOLS students and instructors for 50 years. First published by Stackpole in 1991, NOLS Cookery is in its 7th edition with 125,000 copies in print...

Like Taking an Armorer's Course for the AR-15! In this companion volume to Gunsmithing the AR-15 Volumes 1 and 2, gunsmith and best-selling firearms author Patrick Sweeney goes beyond basic repair and maintenance and provides project instructions and...

Just in time for the 2012 Olympics-prepare to peek into the mind of a champion with this newly updated edition of Michael Phelps' autobiography, Beneath the Surface.In this candid memoir, Phelps talks openly about his battle with attention deficit...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781440333545Author James Hubbard, M.D.Format PaperbackPage Count 192Imprint Living ReadyPublisher F&W Publications Inc

"Eminently readable, and more shotgun info than you can use in a lifetime." -David E. Petzal, Deputy Editor, Field & Stream Magazine.Let expert Bob Brister offer you advice, instructions, and solutions to every situation a shotgunner might face. Based on...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781583941898Author Frank AllenFormat PaperbackPage Count 248Imprint North Atlantic Books,U.S.Publisher North Atlantic Books,U.S.Weight(grams)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781571575296Author Buzz CharltonFormat HardbackPage Count 332Imprint Safari Press,U.S.Publisher Safari Press,U.S.Weight(grams) 980gDimensions(mm) 235mm *...

Travel the globe with Lefty Kreh as he shares his most memorable fishing trips - his best cast ever for tarpon, twin Atlantic salmon on two successive casts that both weighted an amazing 37 pounds, Niugini black bass so strong you have to pull them from...

John Gierach is a highly trusted and trustable opinion-maker in fly-fishing. People take what he says to the bank. While most of Gierach's writing is essay-style and reflective, here he gets down to the nitty-gritty: how he ties his favorite flies and...