Sports & Recreation

A booklet of the mapping needed to walk the northern section of the 1015km (630 mile) South West Coast Path National Trail between Minehead and St Ives. The full route is shown on 1:25,000 OS maps The map booklet can be used to walk the trail...

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These 20 circular walks vary in length from 3 1/2 to 7 1/2 miles and are enjoyable all year the round. The author has divided the routes into seasons to show each at its very best. In spring, Macclesfield Forest is dotted with heron's nests and the woods...

All Crazee Now is the story of English football and its footballers in the 1970s, a decade that saw the start of the move from the 'old-fashioned' game towards the modern Premier League era; a transition that accelerated throughout the decade. Much of...

'The reason they're so popular, is because they're so good!' Chris Evans'The F2 are unbelievable - what they do is not possible!' - PeleHOW TO BECOME THE PERFECT FOOTBALLER WITH THE BESTSELLING FOOTBALL INFLUENCERSWe are The F2. And this is Ultimate...

The SCA Guidebook for Canoeists, Kayakers and Paddleboarders. This is a completely redesigned, revised and updated 2nd edition, previously published under the title Scottish Canoe Touring. Where can I go paddling? Find the answers right here, with...

A Comparison of Martial Arts Training and Real-World Violence. Experienced martial artist and veteran correction officer Sgt. Rory Miller distills what he has learned from jailhouse brawls, tactical operations and ambushes to explore the differences...

This book is the second volume of a planned three - volume treatment of the history of mountaineering in Scotland, and covers the period from 1914 to 1971. It was a period when there were many changes in the equipment and practice of climbing in summer...

For over four decades, Cameron McNeish has chronicled Scotland's majestic landscapes and the outdoor communities who inhabit them. While much has changed, especially in terms of conservation and access, the hills themselves remain little altered, as do...

Perfect guide and map for planning your adventure along Hadrian's Wall. Highlights of this Planning Map include: More than 20 highlighted places of interest with detailed descriptions and attractive photographs, including: the...

Compelling, entertaining and refreshingly honest, One in a Million is the autobiography of Trevor Francis, the subject of the first GBP1 million transfer fee in football history - a record for all time. As a 16-year-old, Francis set a record as the...

A booklet of the mapping needed to walk the southern section of the 1015km (630 mile) South West Coast Path National Trail between Plymouth and Poole. The full route is shown on 1:25,000 OS maps The map booklet can be used to walk the trail...

This title offers expert advice on game fishing, casting techniques, flies and fly tying, with more than 530 photographs and diagrams to show skills and equipment. It includes descriptions of the types of fish you will be fishing for, including salmon,...

This new edition of Paul Reed's classic book Walking the Somme is an essential travelling companion for anyone visiting the Somme battlefields of 1916. His book, first published over ten years ago, is the result of a lifetime's research into the battle...

Fatigued by bloated big-game football and bored of samey big cities, Daniel Gray went in search of small town Scotland and its teams. At the time when the Scottish club game is drifting towards its lowest ebb once more, Stramash singularly fails to wring...

Take your game to the next level with the new book from the world's biggest football YouTubers, the F2. We're the F2 and in our brand new book we're going to show you how to take your football skills to the next level. In these pages we turn the...

Guidebook to walking 190 Nuttall 2000ft mountains in Wales in 49 routes. Summits split into: Carneddau, Glyders, Snowdon, Moel Hebog, Moelwyns, Arenigs, Berwyns, Arans, Rhinogs, Cadair Idris, central Wales, Black Mountains, Brecon Beacons. New edition...

While many books on celestial navigation insist this age-old art is needed only when electronics fail, Berson uses a unique approach that allows boaters to combine both the modern and the traditional. No other books do that.Celestial navigation, in all...

The sequel to The Roar of the Lionesses - named one of The Guardian's best sports books of 2016. England's Lionesses headed to France for the 2019 Women's World Cup endeavouring to improve on their third-place finish in Canada four years previously. But...

'People didn't talk about the team, they talked about the mob that came with them'Terrifyingly vicious, brilliantly organised, tremendously feared and highly fashionable, the InterCity Firm were the most notorious football hooligan gang the country had...

The best-selling Wild Swimming series returns to France for an expanded guide to best places to cool off this summer, including new coverage of Central and Northern France. Over 750 locations, including 300 new locations in Normandy, Ile, Champagne,...

Grand Prize Winner, Banff Mountain Book Festival 2009. When Jerry Moffatt burst onto the scene as a brash 17-year-old, rock climbing had never seen anyone like him before. Fiercely ambitious, even as a boy Moffatt was focussed on one thing: being the...

Rewild Your Mind shows you how to connect with nature to be happier, healthier and more at peace with the world around you.Packed with wilderness skills and traditional crafts - from fixing a hammock in the woods and foraging for hedgerow medicine to...

The latest title in this well-known series, 101 Multi Skill Sports Games is packed with tried and tested drills to teach, test and improve sports skills for children and young adults aged 5-16. Fun, educational and challenging, each session contains...

This new title is one of the first two in an updated series of Paul Hannon's `Short Scenic Walks' guidebooks. The principle feature is that all walks are less than five miles in length, offering a perfect half day's stroll for families, casual walkers...

Escape the frantic pace of the everyday, reconnect with your wild side and discover the healing power of swimming outdoorsNature is a balm for both the body and soul - and nothing comes close to the exhilaration of that first stroke in a lake, river or...

In our busy, pressured world, the natural world can be a powerful counter-balance, offers wisdom for the challenges, pain and dislocations of life as well as for beauty, wonder and healing. In Soulful Nature, Brian Draper and Howard Green encourage you...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9783967041149Author gestaltenFormat HardbackPage Count 320Imprint gestaltenPublisher Die Gestalten Verlag

Brian Redman is one of very few notable British racing drivers whose racing life has yet to be put on record in book form. Now that is about to be rectified. Packed with photographs, Redman's memoir is a vivid account of his varied racing exploits, with...

One of six books in the Yorkshire Dales: Top 10 Walks series. This attractive and cleverly structured guide gives walkers ten of the finest pub walks in the Yorkshire Dales National Park in a popular pocketable format. With clear information, an overview...

This attractive and cleverly structured guidebook gives dog walkers access to 16 pubs and 16 great walks in the region of the Cotswolds. With clear information, an introduction for each walk, and simple, easy-to-read maps, this beautiful book will appeal...

EVERY GOLF COURSE around the world has one thing in common – they are all unique. Golf provides a different experience wherever you go. No two courses are ever the same and each has their own captivating story to tell. Blessed with a rich and varied...

Updated edition featuring a brand new afterword 'A terrific book. No one put their body on the line quite like Sam Warburton.' Brian O'Driscoll ...

The moving true story of an ordinary Welsh woman who dreamed of breeding a race horse, and Dream Alliance, who defied the odds to become a champion and brought a community together.Janet Vokes was working behind the bar in her local working men's club in...

A fat boy with a passion for sweets and a loathing for games, the young Michael Simkins finds in cricket a sport where size doesn't necessarily matter and a full-blown obsession is born. Now in middle-age, he still harbours the somewhat deluded belief...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781845357191Author Steve FinanFormat HardbackPage Count 260Imprint D.C.Thomson & Co LtdPublisher D.C.Thomson & Co LtdWeight(grams) 1225gDimensions(mm) 225mm...

World Snooker Champion Ronnie O'Sullivan's frank and honest account of his astonishingly dramatic life.I used to rely on drugs and alcohol to keep me going, but now I've got the healthiest addiction going - running.This book explains how running has...

Sports fans and boxing enthusiasts alike will love this compelling study of the resurgence of boxing in the early 1980s - and the four 'greats' who effected that change. Four Kings captures the contests, fighters and the period with a wonderful...

One of a series of books in the new Top 10 Walks: Wales Coast Path series. Handy, pocket-sized, full colour walking guides written by experts. Each volume outlines the most popular circular walks along key sections of the coast path. Other titles in the...

North Wales is one of the most popular climbing areas in the country. The variety of crags, routes and styles is almost unmatched spanning the major mountain crags in Llanberis Pass, Cloggy, Ogwen, Moelwyns and the Carneddau; to the Llanberis Slate...