Sports & Recreation

After finishing high school in New York, Oliver Horovitz was accepted to Harvard University. But there was a problem; he couldn't start until the following year. With time on his hands and a long-standing love of golf, the solution was obvious: a gap...

Being an effective hunter with a modern precision air rifle requires; being suitably well informed about the intended quarry species, have a wealth of knowledge concerning different hunting methods, a detailed understanding of how their air rifle...

Spice Up Your Life: Liverpool, the Nineties and Roy Evans is the fascinating story of arguably the most significant decade in the long history of Liverpool FC. After the Reds' most dominant and successful decade in the 1980s, the early 90s saw a rapid...

A guidebook to walking the Cotswold Way National Trail between Chipping Camden and Bath. Covering 163km (102 miles) across the Cotswolds National Landscape this straightforward hike takes 2 weeks to walk. The full route line is shown on...

Hodder & Stoughton admire Sir Mo's bravery in revealing his experience of being trafficked as a child. His memoir TWIN AMBITIONS, published in 2013, is based on the story he felt able to tell at the time, which we understood to be the true version of...

The ultimate family activity guide for busy daring dads in need of a little inspiration to spend quality time with their kids, by double Olympic gold medallist rower, adventurer and father of three, Alex Gregory. 'Time is the one resource we...

The Fife Coastal Path runs around the coastline of eastern Scotland for 117 miles (187 km) from Kincardine on the Forth to Newburgh on the Tay. Starting west of the famous Forth bridges, the route heads through former mining towns towards the villages of...

This title offers step-by-step instruction in every technique, from beginner to advanced levels, shown in more than 600 action-packed photographs and diagrams. It is the ultimate how-to guide to the exciting water sports of kayaking and canoeing, both...

Exam board: SQALevel: HigherSubject: PEFirst teaching: September 2018First exams: Summer 2019 What do you really need to know for the SQA Higher PE exam?This revision guide covers the essentials in less than 100 pages, so it's perfect for early exam...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780692599457Author Troy DavinciFormat PaperbackPage Count 98Imprint DaVinci PublishingPublisher DaVinci PublishingWeight(grams) 249gDimensions(mm) 279mm *...

"The Surfing Tribe" is the definitive story of the history of surfing in Britain. First published in 2009, this second edition has been significantly updated and expanded with an additional 32 pages and 60 new photos. Written by renowned surf historian...

Discover the beautiful countryside around East Sussex with this guide to some of the best walks in the area. These 20 circular routes vary in length from 21/2 to 7 miles and are centred on a broad variety of pubs - all recommended for their good food and...

Man-Eaters of Kumaon, The Man-Eating Leopard of Rudraprayag, and The Temple Tiger and More Man-Eaters of Kumaon, the three classic collections of Corbett's hunting stories, which vividly bring to life the drama and beauty of the jungle and its wildlife...

The Essex landscape gently undulates, with the highest ground to the north and west, near the Herfordshire and Cambridgeshire borders. A variety of routes are selected across the county to give a broad flavour of the county's landscapes and heritage. On...

Gliding is for everyone who has ever dreamt of riding the air currents with the view stretching to the horizon, and with barely a sound to disturb the moment. Written by an experienced instructor, this book guides you through the first steps to...

The Lakeland Fells have some of the finest ridge walks in the country. Exploring these ridges offers fell walking at its most satisfying - staying high, taking in several summits and enjoying the spectacular settings. Many of the Lake District's ridge...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781984897695Author Jon KrakauerFormat PaperbackPage Count 160Imprint Vintage BooksPublisher Random House USA Inc

Riding a Dressage Test demystifies the requirements for dressage competition at preliminary, novice and elementary levels. The international dressage judge, David Trott, explains in an easy-to-understand way exactly what the judge expects to see in the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781909534971Author Welsh Rugby UnionFormat HardbackPage Count 184Imprint Vision Sports Publishing LtdPublisher Vision Sports Publishing Ltd

Matthew Saad Muhammad was arguably the most exciting fighter of all time. He was WBC light-heavyweight champion from 1979 to 1981, but it wasn't what he did that captured the hearts of fight fans, it was how he did it. Fight after fight was war after war...

Recognize animal tracks and signs; master a variety of wood and steel traps, snares, deadfalls, and pens; mix your own animal scents; skin, stretch, cure, and tan hides, learn how to trap every animal imaginable; and more!A collection of tips, tactics,...

The popular climbing areas around Glossop and the north-west Peak District have been written about in many guidebooks. Moorland Grit by Paul Durkin features those lost and hidden crags often overlooked by previous explorers and scribes.Quality rock does...

For this 2021 edition the chart has been fully updated throughout using the latest known depths, buoyage, and areas and limits.About the AuthorImray Laurie Norie & Wilson Ltd was formed in 1904 when three private chart publishing firms amalgamated. Each...

A guidebook to 30 day walks and 2-day excursions, 5 high mountain scrambles and three longer multi-day routes in Spain's Sierra Nevada. Routes are graded by difficulty: all call for good fitness and hillwalking experience, and the more demanding options...

Pride Before the Fall: How Derby County went from Play-Off Final to Near Extinction is the ultimate cautionary tale of how chasing Premier League riches can lead a club to the brink of collapse. It's a story of how one of English football's greatest...

Pete Goss became a national and international hero when he rescued French yachtsman Raphael Dinelli as his boat sank beneath him in the round-the-world single-handed sailing race, the Vendee Globe, on Christmas Day 1996. In doing so Pete scuppered his...

Graeme Souness is a Glasgow Rangers icon, and a Liverpool legend in the same bracket as Kenny Dalglish, Steven Gerrard and Jamie Carragher.He has racked up getting on for fifty years in and around the world of professional football. The game has been his...

Inhabiting a landscape, walking a landscape, writing a place and time For Linda Cracknell, exposure to wind, rock, mist, and salt water is integral to her writing process. She follows Susan Sontag's advice to "Love words, agonise over sentences, and pay...

This book features 100 wonderful walks right across Britain suitable for families with children from 0 upwards, including carrier- and buggy-friendly routes and themes such as mini mountains, walks with paddles, beaches, woodland, wildlife,...

"Amazing adventures. Apparently I was there." Richard Hammond For over 12 years Phillipa Sage worked alongside Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May as their PA, gofer, and fixer where she saw the boys at their best and, hilariously, at their...

Among the mysteries of cricket is the fact that, of all games, it acts as a magnet for amazing, eccentric, humorous and downright weird happenings. For the past quarter-century the Chronicle section of Wisden has been collecting news of cricket's...

The Isle of Harris is home to some wonderful walking country, from the rugged ridges and glens of the Harris Hills to the astonishingly beautiful white sand beaches of the island's west coast, while the remarkably complex eastern coastline is punctuated...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781592409068Author James SieckmannFormat HardbackPage Count 192Imprint Gotham BooksPublisher Penguin Putnam IncWeight(grams) 444g

An in-depth approach to developing your professional career pathway. This title introduces the practical element of cross-country jumping, further develops your lungeing technique and considers requirements and knowledge for management and care of the...

Professional cycling is a rich, dynamic and often controversial sport that lends itself to great writing. Some of the most famous and illustrious races were founded by newspapermen and The Cycling Anthology continues this tradition by bringing together...

In the months leading up to his death, Bruce Lee was working on this definitive study of the Chinese martial arts-collectively known as Kung Fu or Gung Fu. This book has now been edited and is published here for the first time in its entirety.Bruce Lee...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780061374029Author David A KaplanFormat PaperbackPage Count 288Imprint HarperPaperbacksPublisher HarperCollins Publishers IncWeight(grams) 406g

'On the pitch he was a magician' - Arsene Wenger The first full autobiography from former footballer and England manager Glenn Hoddle Glenn Hoddle was one of the most celebrated...

THERE IS NO SUCH THING AS AN ORDINARY ANIMAL. EVERY ONE HAS A HEROIC STORY TO TELL. Discover how . . . Able Seacat Simon rescued the crew of HMS Amethyst Bobby the Wonder Dog crossed a continent to find his family Galipolli Murphy carried 250 wounded...

A guidebook to Scotland's West Highland Way, a 95-mile walk from Milngavie near Glasgow to Fort William, passing Loch Lomond, crossing Rannoch Moor and finishing in the shadow of Britain's highest mountain. The walk, which takes roughly one week to...