Sports & Recreation

A beautifully, uniquely illustrated nautical guide to how to trim your sails and rig for maximum performance. With a revolutionary approach, this guide tackles the practical and realistic elements of tuning your boat, plus the theory of sail aerodynamics...

Everyone's a player on The Golden Eagles football team . . .From TikTok sensation and New York Times bestselling author of Lancaster Prep Monica Murphy comes the final instalment in her scorching sports romance series, The Players. Ace Townsend is the...

Ever dreamed of owning your boyhood football club? Be careful what you wish for...Simon Jordan grew up a stone's throw from Crystal Palace Football Club. As a boy he used to break into the Palace ground for a kick-about on the hallowed turf. On leaving...

Perfect guide and map for planning your adventure along the South West Coast Path. Highlights of this Planning Map include: More than 20 highlighted places of interest with detailed descriptions and...

With over 6000 islands, 19,491 miles of coastline and 120 mountains, the UK is jam packed with options for adventure, you just need to know where to look... A beautifully presented collection of the very best in UK adventure, this book is designed to...

"Practical and sized just right, for places where Google can't always be summoned. Includes a guide to what's edible for foragers and key illustrations, in addition to recipes." -The Washington Post What to eat, where to find it, and how to cook...

Imagine being so good at football that your legs get insured for a million pounds - at the age of 11. In the 1990s, Sonny Pike had it all. A glittering future in the professional game beckoned. Dutch 'Total Football' giants Ajax swooped and flash...

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...

A guidebook to 24 inland and coastal walks on Jersey. Exploring the beautiful scenery of the largest Channel Island, the walks are suitable for beginner and experienced walkers alike. Walks range in length from 5 to 13km (3-8 miles) and some...

Blast off to explore our Solar System - from the fearsome heat of the Sun to the freezing distant planets, plus moons, asteroids and more. Discover how humans are planning to visit Mars, what you would weigh on Jupiter and what makes Venus so deadly.An...

All the information you need to enjoy your hiking adventure along Hadrian's Wall Path in this fully revised 7th edition. Hadrian's Wall Path, 84 miles from end to end, follows the course of northern Europe's largest surviving Roman monument, a...

"An appealing coffee table book." -The Wall Street Journal From Dave Canterbury-wilderness expert, New York Times bestselling author, and YouTube sensation-comes a fully illustrated guide to everything you need to know to hone your bushcraft, or...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.About the AuthorSue Barker CBE is an award-winning broadcaster and former professional tennis player. During her tennis career she won fifteen WTA singles titles, including a...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780061246586Author Barbara SmitFormat PaperbackPage Count 400Imprint HarperCollins PublishersPublisher HarperCollins Publishers IncWeight(grams)...

"A heart-breaking but still inspiring insight into the real-life impact of the biggest issue facing the world's biggest sport." Jeremy Wilson, Chief Sports Reporter, The Telegraph This is the story of the 'real' Bill Gates. A famous footballer, a...

Bruce Lee's daughter illuminates her father's most powerful life philosophies, and how we can apply his teachings to our daily lives'Empty your mind; be formless, shapeless like water'Bruce Lee is a cultural icon, world renowned for his martial arts and...

Do It Yourself Bonefishing is the authoritative guide written for DIY anglers targeting bonefish on the fly. Divided into easy-to-reference sections, this book will help you tackle the why, where, and how of self-guided bonefishing. Informed by twenty...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780982236116Author Ray VellingaFormat PaperbackPage Count 264Imprint Peacock Hill PublishingPublisher Peacock Hill PublishingWeight(grams) 602g

This book is aimed at players and coaches (male & female) of all levels. James Knott and Andrew O'Connor have created a comprehensive and up to date guide to batting for coaches, players and parents featuring photographs and diagrams along with sixty...

Preserved in music, dance, and art-as well as in ritual, tribal law, and mythology-the fighting arts of the Indonesian archipelago play a central role in Indonesian culture.The Martial Arts of Indonesia is a heavily illustrated and well-researched work...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780646597607Author Samuel NeedsFormat PaperbackPage Count 106Imprint Scrum StrongPublisher Scrum StrongWeight(grams) 200gDimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm * 7mm

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781401308810Author Phil JacksonFormat PaperbackPage Count 240Imprint HyperionPublisher HyperionWeight(grams) 210gDimensions(mm) 208mm * 138mm * 18mm

Sweeper Keeper is the compelling story of legendary goalkeeper Tommy Lawrence, one of the heroes of Bill Shankly's Liverpool, who has been called the first 'sweeper keeper'. A chance interview with the BBC in 2015 made Tommy Lawrence a viral sensation...

Discover the best biking routes around Europe. The definitive European motorcycle touring bible, with the best biking roads presented in 100 easy-to-follow, tried-and-tested routes from motorcycle journalist, author and traveller Simon Weir. ...

The Ultimate Guide to The Munros is a guidebook with a difference. Rather than telling the reader which are the 'best' routes, it describes all practicable ascent routes up all the Munros, and rates them in terms of difficulty and quality (using...

'Heads up - here's how to run like a pro' - The Times 'A fascinating book' - Adharanand Finn, author of Running With the Kenyans 'I'm convinced that Shane's insights were were instrumental in me winning the Marathon des Sables for a second time' -...

Within riding there exists a fundamental conflict of interest: The rider needs to have control - their confidence depends on their ability to control the balance of their own body as well as that of their very powerful horse. The horse, by nature, needs...

From the crumbly rhubarb-and-cream-coloured cliffs of the Jurassic Coast in the southeast to the surf-stroked craggy coves in the north, across the wilderness and woodland of Dartmoor and Exmoor, and through the verdant valleys and great green grazing...

Lost Cricket Stickers brings you the inside story of the 1983 cricket season, locating lost heroes and discovering their journeys with the help of a Panini sticker album.1983 was a pivotal year for cricket. India won the World Cup and England lost to New...

What follows, which explores some of the charms, the quirks and the peculiar allure of cricket from a variety of perspectives, is not intended as a memorial for long-lost sepia days. The game is still alive. Whether it turns out to be therapy for me or...

A fully illustrated history of Ireland's most famous sporting institution, published in association with the GAA museum in Croke Park. This is a fascinating and colourful introduction to Gaelic games, covering football, hurling, camogie and handball...

Dovetailing on the success of Training for the New Alpinism and Patagonia's own emphasis on all mountain use, Training for the Uphill Athlete translates theory into methodology to allow you to write your own training plans and coach yourself to endurance...

What do Zen masters, sixteenth-century Samurai, and the world's elite climbers have in common? - They have perfected the art of awareness, of poise amidst chaos. Climbing is a sport of perception, and our level of attainment is a matter of mind as...

Bikers' Britain - The Tours is all about the best touring routes in the UK handpicked and written by the Deputy Editor of immensely popular RiDE magazine. The book includes more than 40 of the best touring routes for motorcyclists which have been...

Many work hard on good posture and better walking and running alignment, but it's critical to understand how what you put on your feet each day can play a bigger role in the function of your feet, ankles, knees, hips, and spine than you might realize. ...

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

"Brilliantly illustrates how your mind really can triumph over matter." Frankie Dettori MBE, Champion JockeyIn any high-pressure environment, from special operations to the operating theatre, you can divide people into two groups - those whose...

'This book is SO good! Anybody going camping, staying local, this is an absolute MUST!' Zoe Ball, Radio 2 'I LOVE THIS BOOK' Chris Evans, Virgin Radio Breakfast Show 'Wilderness Chef is a poetic meditation on escape and cooking elegant food in the...

'Just wonderful – two wheels good, Laura Laker brilliant. Part travel diary, part love poem to Britain's cycle network ... it's difficult not to be inspired by this fabulous book.' Jeremy Vine 'With a passion for both cycling and words, there are few...

One name above all others has become associated with walking in the Lake District: Alfred Wainwright, whose seven-volume Pictorial Guide to the Lakeland Fells, first published in 1955- 66, has become...