Sports & Recreation

The ultimate book for both hoops fans and sneaker obsessives, A History of Basketball in Fifteen Sneakers is an exciting and fascinating look at the sport written with authority and experience by former Complex magazine editor Russ Bengtson. From...

This guide describes the first 1269km of the cycle route that follows the Danube river from its source in the Black Forest to Budapest. Leading through Germany, Austria, Slovakia and Hungary, the route visits spectacular gorges, hilltop castles,...

Embark on an extraordinary journey through the British countryside, leading to mysterious sites, ancient wonders and legendary landscapes to uncover 50 of the most intriguing walks in Britain. Discover the Green Chapel of Arthurian legend deep in the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781739530358Author Carina HumberstoneFormat PaperbackPage Count 136Imprint Spiral BooksPublisher Country BooksWeight(grams) 200gDimensions(mm) 175mm * 120mm...

When we first meet him, Michael Oher is one of thirteen children by a mother addicted to crack; he does not know his real name, his father, his birthday, or how to read or write. He takes up football, and school, after a rich, white, Evangelical family...

This is the second edition of the definitive and bestselling guide to great mountain biking throughout England and Wales. With new clearer maps, updated content and the addition of the latest mountain bike centres. The Good Mountain Biking Guide is a...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781476797090Author Alan ShipnuckFormat HardbackPage Count 256Imprint Avid Reader Press / Simon & SchusterPublisher Avid Reader Press / Simon &...

When journalist Paddy Agnew and his girlfriend Dympna touched down in Rome in 1985 in search of adventure, sunshine and the soul of Italian football (well, Paddy was looking for that), they were travelling into the uncharted terrain of a country they did...

'I never set out to take the lead. It just happened - like MND itself. But we are making a fight of it.'DODDIE WEIRIn the five years since Doddie Weir's MND diagnosis, he has continued to live life to the max. He's raised millions for research and...

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'For 30 years I was the voice of sport at The Times - but that's enough about me. What matters is sport.' This is an autobiography from which the author, award-winning writer Simon Barnes, has been surgically removed. He has reported on six World Cups,...

WINNER OF THE WILLIAM HILL SPORTS BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARDOn a fateful night in 2009, Tyler Hamilton and Daniel Coyle met for dinner in Boulder, Colorado. Over the next eighteen months, Hamilton would tell Coyle his story, and his sport's story, in...

With a burgeoning reputation as one of the fastest bowlers in the land, Ellcock's hopes of playing Test cricket for England were cruelly thwarted by injury. Plunged into depression and forced to pursue another career, a childhood interest in aviation...

The 80 mile/125km long North Wales Coast section of the Wales Coast Path between Chester and Bangor runs alongside the broad Dee Estuary and traditional seaside towns past Conwy Castle, the Great Orme, Penmaenmawr and Conwy Mountain to the university...

'An evocatively thoughtful wider history of the race, the war and the peace' GUARDIAN'Occasionally funny and regularly poignant, brilliantly focused in its research . . . His drive, wit and curiosity inform Zone Rouge . . . gently profound and genuinely...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781906887933Author Terry FaullFormat HardbackPage Count 64Imprint PiXZ BooksPublisher PiXZ Books

GOLF MY WAY is the one book that presents a complete, in-depth, A-to-Z explanation of how this greatest of champions thinks about and plays the game. Unlike his other books, which present tips and tweaks, GOLF MY WAY gives the reader Nicklaus's entire...

In recent times the popularity of the Camino de Santiago has prompted renewed interest in pilgrim walks in Ireland. Increasing numbers now follow ancient Irish pilgrim paths to such holy places as Glencolumbkille, Croagh Patrick, Lough Derg and...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781785318726Author David MasonFormat HardbackPage Count 288Imprint Pitch Publishing LtdPublisher Pitch Publishing LtdWeight(grams) 240g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780648576501Author Chest DuggerFormat PaperbackPage Count 160Imprint Abiprod Pty LtdPublisher Abiprod Pty LtdWeight(grams) 222gDimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm...

In The Winning Mindset, Professor Damian Hughes, the acclaimed author of Liquid Thinking and How to Think Like Sir Alex Ferguson, draws on both his lifetime experience and academic background within sport, organization and change psychology to reveal the...

The inspiring story of one man's record-breaking cycle around the world.On Monday 18th September 2017, Mark Beaumont pedalled through the Arc de Triomphe in Paris. 78 days, 14 hours and 40 minutes earlier he set off from the same point, beginning his...

Electricity is vital on board most boats: to keep their systems running and to provide the crew with the services they expect. Much of it will be professionally fitted and many yachtsmen will have little knowledge about the finer detail of electric...

'A great book jam-packed with tasty plant-based recipes' - BOSH!Stefanie Moir is an international inspiration. In Naturally Stefanie, she shares the delicious vegan recipes, goal-based workouts and daily rituals that have transformed her life and those...

Discovery Walking Guides "Celebrating 25 Years of Adventures" is slashing the selling price of its Challenge biiks from GBP8.99 to GBP4.99 until 30 September 2013. Undertaking the National Three Peaks walk has become a hugely popular challenge...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781527206229Author Leicestershire Footpath AssociationPage Count 114Imprint Leicestershire Footpath AssociationPublisher Leicestershire Footpath Association

Drawing on a lifetime of sniffing petrol fumes, Lights Out, Full Throttle stands large over the landscape of Formula One and takes the temperature of the good, the bad and the ugly of the petrolhead's paradise.Johnny Herbert and Damon Hill between them...

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...

In this revised and updated third edition, Bill Sherwonit brings to life the adventure, heroism, triumph, and tragedy of climbing North America's highest peak, Denali. He offers great insight and tales of daring adventure for both experienced climbers...

A multi-activity guide to outdoor adventure in Spain's Costa Blanca, with 60 route suggestions covering ridge scrambles, via ferrata, canyoning, sport climbing, trad climbing, hiking, trail running and mountain biking. Many routes require climbing...

The post-war era was British speedway's golden age. Ten million spectators passed through the turnstiles of a record number of tracks at the sport's peak. With league gates as high as 80,000, speedway offered a colourful means of escape from the grim...

Newcastle legends from across the decades offer a unique insight into the most magical moments in the history of the North East giants. Magpies greats from Alan Shearer to Bob Moncur and Les Ferdinand to Nobby Solano take us into the inner sanctuary of...

REVISED AND UPDATED!"As well as being a great tool for instruction, it's also a fascinating insight into one of the world's best putters." Tommy FleetwoodClimb the ladder to achieve one-putts by choosing the right putter, achieving an immaculate set up,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780993218040Author Liz HurleyFormat PaperbackPage Count 98Imprint Mudlark's PressPublisher Mudlark's PressDimensions(mm) 210mm * 148mm * 7mm

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781590307977Author Kenji TokitsuFormat PaperbackPage Count 232Imprint Shambhala Publications IncPublisher Shambhala Publications IncWeight(grams)...

The side-splittingly hilarious new book from Sunday Times bestselling author, rugby icon, and stag do in human form, James Haskell. It's 2021 and James is at a crossroads. His glittering international rugby career...

'Glorious...gripping and sometimes tragic' Robbie Coltrane The inspirational story of the Bentley Boys and Le Mans - the race they made their own. Le Mans, 1927. W.O. Bentley peered into the dusk. His three cars, which had led from the start, were...

The authoritative guide to planning, organising, managing and delivery events of all sizeAnyone responsible for organising a voluntary or public event will want to do it safely and well, complying with the legislation relating to different aspects of...

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * "One of the best golf books this century." -Golf Digest Tom Coyne's A Course Called Scotland is a heartfelt and humorous celebration of his quest to play golf on every links course in Scotland, the birthplace of the game he...

Winner of the Daily Telegraph Rugby Book of the YearThe Sunday Times bestselling rugby book of the yearBrilliant, honest, combative - Eddie Jones is a true legend of world rugby and remains an enigmatic figure in the game. In My Life and Rugby he tells...