Sports & Recreation

As major environmental crises loom, Christina Ergas makes the argument in Surviving Collapse that one possible way forward is a radical sustainable development that turns the focus from monetary gain to social and ecological regeneration and...

From the rugged Guadalupe Mountains in the west and the deep canyons of the Red River in the Panhandle to the lakes on the eastern landscape, the Texas backcountry is as spacious and diverse as the Lone Star State itself. This guide contains...

This practical textbook explains the sport development process from a practitioner's viewpoint, showing what actually works, how, and why. Focusing on the development of sport, the book considers the efforts of sport organisations to revitalise their...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781951115975Author Editors Of Recoil MagazineFormat PaperbackPage Count 272Imprint RecoilPublisher RecoilWeight(grams) 726gDimensions(mm) 274mm * 206mm *...

A field guide to primitive living skillsAbout the AuthorTHOMAS J. ELPEL grew up in Virginia City, Montana. Under the instruction of his grandmother Josie Jewett, he learned how to identify and use the local herbs and plants, find arrowheads, and...

Despite campaigns to educate and increase awareness, discrimination continues to be a deep-rooted problem in sport. This book provides an international, interdisciplinary and critical discussion of various forms of discrimination in sport today, with...

The story is bursting with fun and twists and turns that children will derive hours of pleasure from reading it and learning about the characters. It's also an excellent and interactive way to learn about the different sea animals and how they live. All...

Great and unforgettable stories about the passion of fishing by some of the greatest authors in history.Book InformationISBN 9781585747160Author Nick LyonsFormat PaperbackPage Count 304Imprint The Lyons PressPublisher Rowman &...

Master all the fundamentals that matter on the pitch with Soccer Skills & Drills. This comprehensive instructional guide for players and coaches alike teaches the techniques necessary for success as well as games and drills to hone your skills to...

Partnering Your Horse is a guide to horse-appropriate training techniques and the development of mutual trust between horse and rider. The book imparts effective, humane training and conditioning in handling and riding, and combines newer, scientifically...

This text looks at how an understanding of rugby can provide insight into what it has meant to "be a man" in societies influenced by the ideals of Victorian upper and middle classes. It shows that rugby has been a means of promoting male...

The team that ranks third in the National Football League with eight NFL titles and 15 players in the NFL Hall of Fame is featured in this one-of-a-kind handbook for fans. Essential information on the New York Giants is compiled in a direct and...

Martin O'Scannall loves the old, the eccentric, the offbeat - the quirky if you like; the wandering off into byways, the exploration of half-forgotten snippets of history. And Galicia, his home for the past decade or more, is ideal territory for...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781780914176Author Glenn BeckettFormat PaperbackPage Count 148Imprint DB PublishingPublisher DB Publishing

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781910723029Author VariousFormat HardbackPage Count 160Imprint Merlin Unwin BooksPublisher Merlin Unwin BooksWeight(grams) 432g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780307408617Author Grant WahlFormat PaperbackPage Count 272Imprint Crown PublicationsPublisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams) 187gDimensions(mm) 203mm *...

"We have to recreate the enthusiasm that surrounded the SPORT models, ever a synonym for the Lancia Zagatos": in 1991 this was the brief the recent graduate Andrea Zagato gave to Marco Pedracini, a young designer who had not long been hired by...

Golf at the top of your game. From course etiquette to golf travel tips to playing in the rain, this book is packed with Stuff Every Golfer Should Know. The next book in Quirk's Stuff series, Stuff Every Golfer Should Know is a handy guide to the...

Hiking Waterfalls in Pennsylvania includes detailed hike descriptions, maps, and color photos for some of the state's most scenic waterfall hikes. Hike descriptions include history, local trivia, and GPS coordinates. Hiking Waterfalls in Pennsylvania...

The social, cultural and economic significance of sport has never been more evident than it is today. Adopting a critical management perspective, this book examines the most important themes and challenges in global sport management. From match-fixing,...

Japan's Ryukyu archipelago was the birthplace of two methods of self-defense now practiced worldwide: Okinawan Karate and Ryukyu Kobujutsu, known as Okinawan Kobudo. Kobudo is the study of weapons adapted from the tools of farming and fishing.Okinawan...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781920217624Author Pamela OberemFormat HardbackPage Count 384Imprint Briza Publications,South AfricaPublisher Briza Publications,South AfricaWeight(grams)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781890946180Author Angelo PereniFormat PaperbackPage Count 266Imprint Reedswain IncorporatedPublisher Reedswain IncorporatedWeight(grams) 457g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781906887162Author Roger A. RedfernFormat HardbackPage Count 64Imprint PiXZ BooksPublisher PiXZ Books

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781590309551Author Helen OlssonFormat PaperbackPage Count 272Imprint Roost BooksPublisher Shambhala Publications IncWeight(grams) 544gDimensions(mm) 203mm *...

Placebo effects have been recognised by medicine and by science, yet only recently has systematic research begun to fully understand what they are and how they work. Sport and exercise scientists started systematic research to better understand the...

The Outlaw Gunner is the colorful story of market gunning in both its legal and illegal phases, particularly as it was practiced in the great Chesapeake Bay, the Outer Banks, and the tidewater regions of Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, and North Carolina...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781951115456Author Jim SupicaFormat PaperbackPage Count 1504Imprint Gun Digest BooksPublisher Krause PublicationsWeight(grams) 2267gDimensions(mm) 276mm *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781416549444Author Danny DreyerFormat PaperbackPage Count 320Imprint Simon & SchusterPublisher Simon & SchusterWeight(grams) 522gDimensions(mm) 231mm *...

Cricket is a sport which is currently undergoing a rapid and dramatic transformation. Traditionally thought of as an English summer game, limited in appeal to Britain and its Commonwealth, cricket has, in the past a few years, achieved a global profile...

The first English-language book to detail the combat systems and martial culture of a land shaped by centuries of conflict. The Martial Arts of Vietnam presents an engaging overview of the evolution of Vietnamese martial arts from 2,000 BCE until...

BLOOPER: BALL SQUIRTS THROUGH BILLY BUCKNER'S LEGS. BLUNDER: BILLY BUCKNER'S MANAGER LEFT HIM IN THE GAME. Baseball bloopers are fun; they're funny, even. A pitcher slips on the mound and his pitch sails over the backstop. An infielder camps under a...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780062847164Author Bob LedererFormat PaperbackPage Count 416Imprint HarperCollinsPublisher HarperCollins Publishers IncWeight(grams) 327gDimensions(mm)...

Chronicling the Maple Leafs for 35 years, longtime Toronto Sun beat reporter Lance Hornby provides access into the Maple Leafs' inner sanctum as only he can. From the heyday of the 1940s when Toronto won five Stanley Cups in Maple Leaf Gardens to the...

How will sport keep pace with current scientific and biological advances?Is the possibility of the 'bionic athlete' that far away and is this notion as bad as it might first appear?Is our fascination with sport winners fascistoid? Questions such as these...

This is the first book of its kind that focuses solely on this subject and answers many of the questions that both novice and experienced collectors have had with regard to yosegaki hinomaru and senninbari. Through an extensive use of color photographs,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781591844075Author David RyneckiFormat PaperbackPage Count 208Imprint PortfolioPublisher Penguin Putnam Inc

The Leicester City FC Miscellany is packed full of fascinating facts, figures, trivia, stats, stories and anecdotes all relating to the long and colourful history of Leicester City Football Club. From the most memorable matches and the men who helped...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781439149058Author Charles LeerhsenFormat PaperbackPage Count 288Imprint Simon & SchusterPublisher Simon & SchusterWeight(grams) 327gDimensions(mm) 231mm *...

This book grew from the author's desire to consolidate the many teachings that he uses in his popular fly-fishing classes. It is a textbook that includes concise and selective commentary on tackle, casting, tactics, flies and fly tying, and other related...