Sports & Recreation

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781493053667Author Chloe ErnstFormat PaperbackPage Count 296Imprint Falcon GuidesPublisher Rowman & LittlefieldWeight(grams) 549gDimensions(mm) 231mm *...

Traditionally shrouded in mystery and taught only to the closest students, the secrets of Taijiquan push-hands and fighting technique from the Chen style are revealed in this book. Master Wang Fengming, an eleventh generation practitioner of Chen-style...

In 2011, nine years after being on the brink of obscurity, Swansea City made it to the Premier League following their defeat of Reading in the Championship play-off final at Wembley. Wales, at last, had a premier club in the Premier League. This...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781681887616Author T. Edward NickensFormat PaperbackPage Count 320Imprint Weldon OwenPublisher Weldon Owen

Doping has become one of the most important and high-profile issues in contemporary sport. Shocking cases such as that of Lance Armstrong and the US Postal cycling team have exposed the complicated relationships between athletes, teams, physicians,...

Association football is now the global sport, consumed in various ways by millions of people across the world. Throughout its history, football has been a catalyst as much for social cohesion, unity, excitement and integration as it can be for division,...

WINNER OF THE 2017 NATIONAL OUTDOOR BOOK AWARDS (INSTRUCTIONAL CATEGORY) Make the Dream of a Long Distance Thru-Hike a Reality Have you been dreaming of the summer when you can hike the Appalachian Trail? Or marvel at the snow-capped peaks along the...

The Golden Age of Yachting is a book consisting mostly of yachting history, as the author felt and rightly so that a review of the past is the best way to make an introduction to the sport. In this great book, the author presents a panoramic view of...

The 21st edition of this classic guidebook from NIRSA provides the latest rule changes in flag and touch football. NIRSA supports leaders in collegiate recreation, with a membership serving over eight million students.2023 & 2024 NIRSA Flag & Touch...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781680513110Author Diana HelmuthFormat PaperbackPage Count 224Imprint Mountaineers BooksPublisher Mountaineers BooksWeight(grams) 440gDimensions(mm) 215mm *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781909461406Author H.W. TilmanFormat PaperbackPage Count 160Imprint TilmanPublisher Crescent House

This manual lays out techniques of the Keluarga Pencak Silat Nusantara (KPSN), one of the leading pencak silat organizations in Indonesia. Moving from the fundamental elements-stances and strikes-to exploring complex series of moves for exercise,...

This book details the origin and history of the Mirage sports cars, designed by the British-based John Wyer Automotive firm to contest the various versions of the World Sports Car Championship between 1967 and 1975, funded by the Gulf Oil Corporation...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781568330099Author Michael NovakFormat PaperbackPage Count 375Imprint Madison BooksPublisher Madison BooksWeight(grams) 551gDimensions(mm) 232mm * 157mm *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781771606165Author Steve TersmetteFormat PaperbackPage Count 224Imprint Rocky Mountain BooksPublisher Rocky Mountain Books

Sports are an amazing environment in which to raise children. The benefits they gain from athletic participation are many, including physical, personal, and social. Yet, there is also a dark side to today's youth sports culture, as an emphasis on winning...

In a provocative analysis of sport ethics and human values, Genetically Modified Athletes imagines the brave new world of sport. The internationally acclaimed book examines this issue at a crucial time in its theorisation, questioning the very...

A classic in the genre of mountain literature-with a new preface by the author Rising more than 20,000 feet into the Alaskan sky is Denali, the tallest mountain in North America. In this collection of exhilarating and stunning narratives, Jonathan...

The definitive word on climbing techniques intended for the experienced climber to refine and polish form.About the AuthorJohn Long is an acclaimed American rock climber and author of more than forty titles, including The Trad Climber's Bible...

For over 130 years the GAA has been at the heart of Irish life. Now, in The People’s Games, John Scally tells the compelling stories of the men and women behind the rich history of Gaelic Games. Since the introduction of television Gaelic Games have...

Youth Soccer Drills is your indispensable tool for coaching beginning to intermediate soccer players ages 5 to 12. Rely on 100 drills and games to make practices more fun and productive. Through these practice activities, even novice coaches will soon...

Newcomers to the wonderful world of fly tying should look no further than The Fly Tier's Manual for all their needs. Written by the incredibly talented Mike Dawes, who has been tying flies and fishing in Hampshire for decades and runs International...

For more than 35 years, the very best in baseball predictions and statistics The industry's longest-running publication for baseball analysts and fantasy leaguers, Ron Shandler's Baseball Forecaster, published annually since 1986, is the first book to...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781770411722Author Jonathan GelberFormat PaperbackPage Count 194Imprint ECW Press,CanadaPublisher ECW Press,CanadaWeight(grams) 338g

The AAJ goes beyond social media, video clips, and marketing copy with in-depth reports on major climbs, written by the climbers and carefully edited by a team of experts Recon sections cover the history, recent climbing activity, and new-route...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781612181431Author G. Bruce KnechtFormat PaperbackPage Count 320Imprint Amazon PublishingPublisher Amazon PublishingWeight(grams) 390gDimensions(mm) 210mm *...

This new and revised edition of Bonefish Fly Patterns is the most comprehensive collection of bonefish flies ever published, displaying fly designs from such world-class flats anglers and guides as Winston Moore, Jim Orthwein (four-time bonefish world...

Equitation Science together with classical riding is today probably the most humane, effective, and practical way of training and enjoying the horse, competitive or not. To avoid getting involved is to accede to the status quo. Our horses deserve better...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781950716975Author Baseball ProspectusFormat PaperbackPage Count 600Imprint Baseball ProspectusPublisher Baseball ProspectusWeight(grams)...

What does commercialisation mean for the future of sport?Modern sports links to commerce are highly visible. Stadiums and arenas bear the names of businesses, while sponsors' logos appear on athletes' clothing and equipment, on the facilities in which...

The Sunnmore Alps are in western Norway. This is a unique area with majestic peaks and alpine mountain formations rising straight from the sea to a height of 1,500-1,700 metres. From the rugged peaks you can look across a fantastic alpine landscape and...

From legendary Ball Four author, Jim Bouton, comes the behind-the-scenes story of Bouton's valiant and determined efforts to save Wahconah Park. For the first time in two decades, enjoy Foul Ball as never before with freshly edited content and a new...

Using a pedagogical concept similar to game-based approaches such as Teaching Games for Understanding (TGfU) and Game Sense, this book explores the teaching and learning of modified games in physical education and sports. It includes examples of...

Two or three of them came over and asked what team I was ...they followed me at a distance and when I looked across the platform I saw the other lads from the train getting a good kicking. I felt uneasy and was obviously next on their list for a hiding...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780062702371Author Hank HaneyFormat HardbackPage Count 224Imprint HarperCollinsPublisher HarperCollins Publishers IncWeight(grams) 635gDimensions(mm) 240mm...

For decades osteopathic physician Larry Nassar built a sterling reputation as the go-to doctor for America's Olympians while treating hundreds of others at his office on Michigan State University's campus. Parents and coaches entrusted their children to...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781937559915Author Peter UnderwoodFormat PaperbackPage Count 400Imprint New Chapter Press,U.S.Publisher New Chapter Press,U.S.Weight(grams) 0g

Compared with modes of representation such as literature, drama, poetry and dance, the world of sport has been largely neglected in postcolonial studies. At both local and global levels, however, sport has been profoundly affected by the colonial legacy...

This book is part of the Images of Sport series, which uses old photographs and archived images to show the history of various local sports in Great Britain.Book InformationISBN 9780752418131Author David WatkinsFormat PaperbackPage Count 128Imprint The...

Contemporary sport psychology is a rapidly developing and theoretically rich discipline, and a sophisticated and challenging profession. The Routledge International Handbook of Sport Psychology offers a comprehensive and authoritative guide to...