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String Theory: David Foster Wallace On Tennis: A Library of America Special Publication by David Foster Wallace
RRP: £18.99£12.84Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781598534801Author David Foster WallaceFormat HardbackPage Count 158Imprint The Library of AmericaPublisher The Library of AmericaWeight(grams) 364g -
The Sports Gene: Talent, Practice and the Truth About Success by David Epstein
RRP: £12.99£9.09'A wonderful book. Thoughtful...fascinating' Malcolm GladwellDo you believe some people are born athletes?Is sporting talent innate or something that can be achieved through endurance and practise?In this ground-breaking and entertaining exploration of... -
The Times Beginner's Guide to Bridge: All you need to play the game by Andrew Robson
RRP: £6.99£4.80A one-stop practical guide on how to play and master the fascinating and rewarding game of bridge with expert advice throughout from Andrew Robson, the Times bridge correspondent, the world's most famous and successful player and teacher of bridge. ... -
How Bad Do You Want It?: Mastering the Psychology of Mind Over Muscle by Matt Fitzgerald 9781781315279
RRP: £14.99£9.50HOW BAD DO YOU WANT IT? revisits some of the most extraordinary moments from the history of endurance sports to show how mental strength allows some athletes to perform at a level way beyond their physical limits - to will their body to do what was... -
The Cold Fix: Drawing strength from cold water swimming and immersion by Sara Barnes
RRP: £14.95£10.84'The cold water has given me the key to unlock myself within a place I didn't know existed: the community of cold-water swimmers right around the world. What binds us all together is the cold and how it makes us feel: brave enough to tackle even the... -
The Sweet Science: Boxing and Boxiana - A Ringside View by A. J. Liebling
RRP: £9.99£7.11Take a ringside seat next to A. J. Liebling at some of the greatest fights in history. Here is Joe Louis's devastating final match; Sugar Ray Robinson's dramatic comeback; and Rocky Marciano's rise to heavyweight glory. The heated ringside atmosphere,... -
Late Cuts: Musings on cricket by Vic Marks 9781838953065
RRP: £9.99£6.70What 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... -
Simple Fly Fishing (Revised Second Edition) by Yvon Chouinard
RRP: £17.99£12.70When it comes to fly fishing, simpler is better. Modern-day fly fishing, like much in life, has become exceedingly complex, with high-tech gear, a confusing array of flies and terminal tackle, accompanied by high-priced fishing guides. This book... -
Ring of Fire: Liverpool into the 21st century: The Players' Stories by Simon Hughes
RRP: £10.99£7.77Following the success of Simon Hughes' Red Machine and Men in White Suits, books which depicted Liverpool FC's domination during the 1980s and its subsequent fall in the 1990s, Ring of Fire focuses on the 2000s and the primary characters who propelled... -
Book of Basketball: The NBA According to the Sports Guy by Bill Simmons
RRP: £18.99£12.76Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780345520104Author Bill SimmonsFormat PaperbackPage Count 752Imprint ESPNPublisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams) 805gDimensions(mm) 233mm * 155mm * 41mm -
The Trapper's Bible: The Most Complete Guide on Trapping and Hunting Tips Ever by Jay McCullough
RRP: £10.99£7.40Recognize 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,... -
Football's Strangest Matches: Extraordinary but true stories from over a century of football by Andrew Ward
RRP: £12.99£8.48'It's a funny old game.' The world's favourite sport has certainly given us its fair share of strange moments, and this absorbing collection gathers together the best of them, from more than a century of the beautiful game. From Blackburn Rovers' one-man... -
Rugby's Strangest Matches: Extraordinary but true stories from over a century of rugby by John Griffiths
RRP: £12.99£8.48Rugby fans will delight in this astonishing collection of outlandish stories from the past 150 years of the game. Here you'll find, among many other curious events, the Irish international who arranged his marriage in order to play against... -
Annapurna: The First Conquest of an 8000-Metre Peak by Maurice Herzog
RRP: £10.99£7.77One of the finest mountaineering books. A phenomenal tale of strength and valour.WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY JOE SIMPSONIn 1950, no mountain higher than 8,000 meters had ever been climbed. Maurice Herzog and other members of the French Alpine Club resolved... -
Once There Were Giants: The Golden Age of Heavyweight Boxing by Jerry Izenberg
RRP: £11.99£7.06**New edition updated with a foreword by Manny Pacquiao.** A celebration and memorial of the greatest era of heavyweight fighters from 1962 to 1997, as witnessed ringside by an International Boxing Hall of Fame sportswriter. Once upon a time, of all the... -
Classic Rock: Great British rock climbs by Ken Wilson 9781898573708
RRP: £39.95£29.69Ken Wilson's Classic Rock is one of the most popular and iconic works of climbing literature ever written. Along with Hard Rock and Extreme Rock, it has acquired legendary status. First published in 1978, Classic Rock represented the absolute best of... -
Training for the New Alpinism: A Manual for the Climber as Athlete by Steve House 9781938340239
RRP: £24.99£17.72In Training for the New Alpinism, Steve House, world-class climber and Patagonia ambassador, and Scott Johnston, coach of U.S. National Champions and World Cup Nordic Skiers, translate training theory into practice to allow you to coach yourself to any... -
Pickleball Is Life: The Complete Guide to Feeding Your Obsession by Erin McHugh
RRP: £12.99£8.48The ultimate keepsake for every pickleball fan-from a dink shot to the kitchen, everything a pickleballer needs to know in this fully illustrated guide to the world's greatest recreational sport, packed with lots of joy, good humor, and even a little bit... -
Golf's Strangest Rounds: Extraordinary but true stories from over a century of golf by Andrew Ward
RRP: £12.99£8.48'The most eccentric golf book ever' Sports and Leisure Magazine Golf's Strangest Rounds is an absorbing collection of bizarre tales from the lengthy annals of the sport's history. There are stories of tragedy, eccentricity, tactical slipups and ones... -
Beneath the Surface: My Story by Michael Phelps
RRP: £12.99£11.96Peek into the mind of a champion swimmer Michael Phelps, the most decorated Olympian of all time (28 medals, including 23 gold)In this candid memoir, Phelps talks openly about his battle with attention deficit disorder, the trauma of his parents'... -
Vantage Point: 50 Years of the Best Climbing Stories Ever Told by The Editors of Climbing Magazine
RRP: £14.99£11.26For nearly 50 years, Climbing Magazine's goal has been to inspire and entertain with compelling coverage of climbing in all its forms, from bouldering to the big walls, trad rock to sport climbing, ice climbing to mountaineering. Vantage Point offers a... -
Relentless: A Memoir by Julian Edelman
RRP: £13.99£8.75Of the many storylines to the Patriots' incredible 2016 season, the continuing domination of the team's star wide receiver Julian Edelman was one of the most memorable. Not only did he break his previous personal record for most yards in a season with... -
The Tao of Wing Chun: The History and Principles of China's Most Explosive Martial Art by John Little 9781510723177
£14.38Wing Chun is the most popular form of Chinese Kung Fu in the world today, with over four million practitioners. The art as it is presently understood has been handed down from teacher to student for more than three hundred years.Until now, no one has... -
Poverty Creek Journal: On Life and Running by Thomas Gardner 9781914198809
RRP: £8.99£6.08Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781914198809Author Thomas GardnerFormat PaperbackPage Count 96Imprint Daunt BooksPublisher Daunt Books -
Tennis's Strangest Matches: Extraordinary but true stories from over five centuries of tennis by Peter Seddon 9781910232958
RRP: £9.99£6.64In this hugely entertaining collection of stories taken from over a hundred years of world tennis history, award-winning sports historian Peter Seddon has gathered together the most extraordinary events ever to occur on a tennis court. They... -
On Cricket by Mike Brearley
RRP: £20.00£13.09A TIMES SPORTS BOOK OF THE YEAR'A treasure of recollections and reactions, talking heroes, controversies and big themes' i paper'Brearley is at his best in these quirky, delightful essays when he is exploring the human qualities of humbler players . . ... -
The Swordsman's Handbook by William Scott Wilson 9781611800623
RRP: £23.00£15.16Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781611800623Author William Scott WilsonFormat PaperbackPage Count 320Imprint Shambhala Publications IncPublisher Shambhala Publications IncWeight(grams)... -
NFL Century: The One-Hundred-Year Rise of America's Greatest Sports League by Joe Horrigan
RRP: £23.00£15.10Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781635653595Author Joe HorriganFormat HardbackPage Count 352Imprint Rodale PressPublisher Rodale Press -
Out and Back: A Runner's Story of Survival Against All Odds by Hillary Allen
RRP: £17.99£11.78In 2017, world-class ultrarunner Hillary Allen was at the top of her sport--and it felt like she was running on top of the world as she competed in Norway's Tromso Skyrace. Allen was nearly halfway through the 50-kilometer race when she fell 150 feet off... -
Air Rifle Hunting Through the Seasons: A Guide to Fieldcraft by Mathew Manning 9780857160331
RRP: £19.95£14.65This guide to air rifle hunting skills and techniques is a must-have for anyone who wants to get the most from their airgun shooting and stay one step ahead of their quarry. The book covers the vast array of hunting techniques used by one of the... -
Late Cuts: Musings on cricket by Vic Marks
RRP: £16.99£11.98What 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... -
The Best: How Elite Athletes Are Made by Mark Williams 9781529304350
RRP: £20.00£12.69"Insightful, thoughtful, and altogether wonderful." DANIEL COYLE, New York Times bestselling author of THE TALENT CODE"This book is a must read." EDDIE JONES, Head Coach, England Rugby"An engrossing guidebook for youth athletes, parents, coaches and... -
The Midrange Theory by Seth Partnow
RRP: £24.95£18.44From one of basketball's foremost experts in the field of analytics, a fascinating new perspective on how to watch and think about the game. At its core, the goal of any basketball team is relatively simple: take and make good shots while preventing the... -
The Best American Sports Writing 2003 by Glenn Stout 9780618251322
RRP: £21.99£16.77Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780618251322Author Glenn StoutFormat PaperbackPage Count 352Imprint Mariner BooksPublisher Mariner BooksWeight(grams) 408gDimensions(mm) 209mm * 140mm * 24mm -
The Best: How Elite Athletes Are Made by Mark Williams
RRP: £10.99£7.05"Insightful, thoughtful, and altogether wonderful." DANIEL COYLE, New York Times bestselling author of THE TALENT CODE"This book is a must read." EDDIE JONES, Head Coach, England Rugby"An engrossing guidebook for youth athletes, parents, coaches and... -
The Cycling Anthology: Volume One (1/5) by Lionel Birnie
RRP: £15.99£14.15THE ULTIMATE GUIDE TO CYCLING IN FIVE VOLUMESVolume One of The Cycling Anthology, a collection of the best writing on cycling by some of the sport's leading writers. Between them, they've covered hundreds of Tours de France and written dozens of... -
The Outdoors Fix: Stories to inspire you to make the outdoors a bigger part of your life by Liv Bolton
RRP: £20.00£14.16Do you wish you could make the outdoors a bigger part of your life? Liv Bolton, host of the chart-topping podcast The Outdoors Fix, presents an inspiring collection of stories about ordinary people who have done just that. By making time for their... -
Are We There Yet?: Tales from the Never-Ending Travels of WWE Superst by Robert Caprio 9780743490412
£12.41Clocking up more than a million miles a year as they travel from venue to venue, the Superstars of the WWE have more road trip stories to tell than they have frequent flier miles. In this eye-popping insight into life on the road you can share their... -
The Cycling Anthology: Volume Two (2/5) by Ellis Bacon
RRP: £8.99£6.45Professional 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... -
Wayne Rooney: My Decade in the Premier League by Wayne Rooney
RRP: £9.99£6.64'My Decade in the Premier League' is Wayne's first hand account of his 10 years playing at the highest level in English football - and for the biggest club in the world. This is his inside story of life on the pitch for Manchester Utd; the League titles,...