Sports & Recreation

Gravel Rides Scotland by Ed Shoote contains 28 routes, ranging from 31 to 128 kilometres in length, exploring the very best gravel riding that Scotland has to offer.Gravel riding is the fastest-growing cycling discipline - this book showcases the finest...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781906122201Author Peter LapsleyFormat PaperbackPage Count 96Imprint Merlin Unwin BooksPublisher Merlin Unwin BooksWeight(grams) 150g

Pringle's autobiography offers a graphic and often painful account of his experiences with major marathons, including the Marathon des Sables and the Yukon Arctic Ultra. Journalists and scientists monitor his progress as he pushes his body to the very...

Charting West Ham's tumultuous 2022-23 season and epic triumph in the Europa Conference League final, this is the story of how the Hammers defied the odds to win their first trophy in forty-three years and first European trophy in fifty-eight years. ...

From legendary Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and MMA master Rickson Gracie comes a riveting, insightful memoir that weaves together the story of Gracie's stunning career with the larger history of the Gracie family dynasty, showing how the connection between mind...

Champion motorcyclist and truck racer, television presenter, practical joker or just plain survivor - Steve Parrish has been called them all. Parrish Times tracks his amazing journey over the last four decades, through a rollercoaster ride of emotions in...

The No. 1 Sunday Times BestsellerWalking saved his life. Now it will help find him a family. In the follow-up to his Sunday Times bestselling Finding Hildasay, Christian Lewis takes his next steps - along the coastline of Britain, and on the road of life...

TIMELESS ADVICE ON HOW ANYONE CAN IMPROVE THEIR GAME FROM ONE OF GOLF'S GREATEST-EVER PLAYERS.Ben Hogan, one of the greatest golfers in the history of the sport, believed that any golfer with average coordination can learn to break 80 - if they apply...

The behind-the-scenes tale of a managerial throwback and his final shot at the big time. Taking you inside the Warnock regime: the transfers, the trials and the tragedy of a truly unique period in Cardiff City history. It features exclusive interviews...

Lake District Climbs and Scrambles combines the best scrambles and easy climbs in the Lake District with great walking loops to give twenty superb 'mountaineering' days out on the Cumbrian fells.Each route runs from valley floor to mountain top, with the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781872405117Author Richard HallewellFormat PaperbackPage Count 32Imprint Hallewell PublicationsPublisher Hallewell Publications

**AVAILABLE TO PRE-ORDER NOW**'Peace writes the boldest and most original British fiction of his generation.'RICHARD LLOYD PARRY, NEW YORK TIMES'Hypnotic.' GUARDIAN, on Red or Dead'Probably the best novel ever written about sport.' THE TIMES, on The...

Much has been said in recent years about shooting only completely mature, solidly bossed Cape or southern buffalo bulls for trophy purposes. But what does such a bull really look like? Can you tell the difference between a trophy bull and a younger or...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780981020204Author Jim DriscollFormat PaperbackPage Count 112Imprint Promethean PressPublisher Promethean PressWeight(grams) 177gDimensions(mm) 229mm *...

A WATERSTONES BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR 2023 - SPORT 'An amazing adventure... I was left in total awe' - Lorraine Kelly 'Brilliant' - Mark Beaumont 'A compelling account of a truly remarkable achievement' - Tim Moore, travel writer 16 countries,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781006599439Author Chris DahlmanFormat PaperbackPage Count 86Imprint BlurbPublisher BlurbWeight(grams) 254gDimensions(mm) 254mm * 203mm * 6mm

SHORTLISTED FOR THE WILLIAM HILL SPORTS BOOK OF THE YEARHow did one man go from Nazi Youth indoctrination to English footballing icon?Bert Trautmann is a football legend. He is famed as the Manchester City goalkeeper who broke his neck in the 1956 FA Cup...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780578660639Author Moses HorneFormat PaperbackPage Count 112Imprint Buggily Group Inc.Publisher Buggily Group Inc.Weight(grams) 177gDimensions(mm) 229mm *...

'A beautiful, heartfelt love letter to the sea, and a cherished industry. Ash is a force of nature, she's a testament to working hard and dreaming big' Dermot O'Leary'A beautifully told story ... of a hard industry and the trials and tribulations of the...

This fascinating narrative chronicles the birth of the modern game of golf, told through the story of Harry Vardon and Francis Ouimet. These men, in pursuit of their passion for a sport that had captivated them since childhood, lifted themselves out of...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781913089221Author Chas ParkerFormat HardbackPage Count 160Imprint Porter Press InternationalPublisher Porter Press International

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781073332885Author Red Tiger PressFormat PaperbackPage Count 122Imprint Independently PublishedPublisher Independently PublishedWeight(grams)...

From the author of the hugely successful titles How Your Horse Moves and Horse Anatomy for Performance, comes a completely different training manual, also based on the Horses Inside Out philosophy: 'Understanding Anatomy Improves Performance and Reduces...

West Aegean is a companion guide which provides details of places that are mentioned only lightly in Greek Waters Pilot. It is particularly useful for charterers, flotilla sailors and others based in the area. There is in depth information on getting...

The Story of Porsche is a compact and beautifully designed review of the iconic car manufacturer. From the alluring curves to the powerful engineering, Porsche has been synonymous with both luxury and race car manufacturing for more than 90 years. In The...

Today horses are thought of as family members, athletic partners, and patient teachers and therapists. Most of us do our very best to give them all the benefits that contemporary domestic life can offer: comfortable stalls; carefully prepared and regular...

WATERSTONES' BEST BOOKS OF 2023: SPORTA definitive and intriguing biography of Max Verstappen, Formula 1's superstar, Lewis Hamilton's great rival and the three-time winner of the World Drivers' Championship.No Hollywood scriptwriter could possibly have...

Written in the early 1920's by the Superintendent of Police in India, H.G. Lang, this book covers very simple to learn, yet highly effective techniques of self defense with the walking stick. These techniques are designed to be easily learned and...

Hop in the car and set off on an adventure along the Natchez Trace Parkway, from the country music capital to the birthplace of jazz. Inside Moon Nashville to New Orleans Road Trip you'll find:* Maps and Driving Tools: Over 20 easy-to-use maps keep you...

The equine hoof is a complex marvel of natural engineering, built to withstand tremendous forces and able to adapt to an astonishing range of environmental conditions. It also changes daily-for better or for worse-in response to external and internal...

A PORTABLE, POCKET EDITION OF THE DEFINITIVE WOOD-CUTTER'S BIBLE - PERFECT FOR FATHER'S DAY"The book has spread like wildfire" Daily Mail"A how-to book with poetry at its heart" T.L.S."A step-by-step guide to preparing your wood store" IndependentWhether...

Offa's Dyke Path (Gogledd Llwybr Clawdd Offa) is the 177-mile National Trail following the ancient earthwork that criss-crosses the border country of modern England and Wales, from the Severn Estuary to the seaside resort of Prestatyn on the Irish Sea...

Injury. Adrenaline. Addiction. These are the things that fuelled one man's race to international stardom as he pushed boundaries and took life on and off the bike to the limits.Starting out as a talented youth riding the desert tracks of California, his...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781951115272Author Philip MassaroFormat PaperbackPage Count 288Imprint Gun Digest BooksPublisher Krause PublicationsWeight(grams) 544g

This is not your parents' Art and Science of Sails, written by Tom Whidden and Michael Levitt and published in 1990 by St. Martin's Press. The first edition sold more than 20,000 copies. The Second Revised Edition 2016 -- now in its second printing -- is...

A Financial Times Book of the Year 2023A Daily Express Book of the Year 2023'Magnificent, moving, often funny and deeply researched account . . . Is this just a book for those who know football? Far from it: this is a story of glory and the impermanence...

For British skateboarders in the mid-'80s, RAD (aka Read and Destroy) was more than just a magazine. Before the X Games, before the internet, a whole generation of this once underground subculture relied on RAD to provide a beacon, bringing them together...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780993218033Author Liz HurleyFormat PaperbackPage Count 80Imprint Mudlark's PressPublisher Mudlark's PressDimensions(mm) 210mm * 148mm * 7mm

Praise for the man and book from Leo Houlding..."Johnny Dawes is the enigmatic front man of an eclectic band of British climbers who in the mid 1980's redefined the standards of difficulty and danger in traditional climbing. Introducing the world to the...

A guidebook to 25 inland and coastal walks on the islands of Guernsey, Alderney, Sark and Herm. Exploring the beautiful scenery of the Channel Islands, the walks are suitable for beginner and experienced walkers alike. Walks range in length...