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Why do we sometimes refer to a left-handed pitcher as a "southpaw?" Why are major league pitchers normally limited to 100 pitches per game? Why was Jack Roosevelt Robinson the first African-American ever to play as part of an official lineup for a team...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781915343123Author Jessica LeggettFormat HardbackPage Count 144Imprint Sona BooksPublisher Danann Media Publishing LimitedWeight(grams) 721gDimensions(mm)...

Cardiff City Miscellany collects together all the vital information you never knew you needed to know about the Bluebirds. In these pages you will find irresistible anecdotes and the most mindblowing stats and facts. Heard the one about the striker who...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781777418342Author Pete StylesFormat HardbackPage Count 96Imprint Golf DistilleryPublisher Golf DistilleryWeight(grams) 263gDimensions(mm) 216mm * 140mm *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781612434117Author Keith SebastianFormat PaperbackPage Count 200Imprint Ulysses PressPublisher Ulysses PressWeight(grams) 243g

Kart racing is a useful first step on the ladder to becoming a professional racing driver, teaching essential skills of track strategy, vehicle set-up and positive mindset. Many top drivers continue to enjoy karting for fun and fitness.Features and...

Football used to be better in the past - and here's the proof. Got, Not Got focuses on British football's apparent lost Utopia of the '60s, '70s and '80s - the fondly remembered 'Golden Age' of mudbaths and cloggers, of miniature, carpet-level games and...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781556434877Author Kanshu SunadomariFormat PaperbackPage Count 192Imprint North Atlantic Books,U.S.Publisher North Atlantic Books,U.S.Weight(grams)...

Marcus Berkmann, author of the cricket classics Rain Men and Zimmer Men, returns to the great game with this irresistible miscellany of cricketing trivia, stories and more fascinating facts than Geoffrey Boycott could shake a stick of rhubarb at. Which...

Contains final lge tables for the Scottish Professional Ftb Lge, Scottish Ftb Lge, Highland Lge, East of Scotland Lge & Lowland Lge from their start to 2023.Also includes Scottish FA & Lge Cup semi & final details 1874-2023.Book InformationISBN...

Golf is one of the most popular games in the world. That is a strange thing to say, since almost all serious golfers actually have a love-hate relationship with it. A good round can bring great joy and satisfaction, while a bad round can end in...

'Warm, sad and funny... There is something very eccentric and British about A Fan for All Seasons' - Sunday Times'A heartfelt memoir through grief, family and a very funny, obsessive love of sports' - Cariad Lloyd, host of GriefcastA funny, heartfelt,...

Crowood Sports Guides are the perfect tool for anyone wanting to improve their performance, from beginners learning the basic skills to more experienced participants working on advanced techniques. These practical, no-nonsense guides will help give you...

In its early days in Victorian England croquet was a game for the wealthy but competition from other sports - most notably tennis - the onset of two world wars, and a century of social change forced the game to adapt. Modern croquet is an intricate game...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781583942291Author Wayne BelonohaFormat HardbackPage Count 472Imprint Blue Snake BooksPublisher North Atlantic Books,U.S.Weight(grams) 1242gDimensions(mm)...

Endorsed by the club, written by Eagles aficionado Neil McSteen, and with a foreword by club legend Geoff Thomas, Crystal Palace On This Day chronicles, in diary form, the major events in the club's history: such as the heady days of the epic FA Cup run...

When England cricket captain Tony Greig announced that he intended to make the West Indies 'grovel', he lit a fire that burned as intensely as the sunshine that made 1976 one of the most memorable summers in British history. Spurred on by what they saw...

Charlton Athletic Miscellany collects together all the most vital information you never knew you needed to know about the Addicks. In these pages you will find irresistible anecdotes and the most mindblowing stats and facts - Heard the one about...

Play Better Golf takes an innovative, holistic approach to improving your golf game. By focusing on all aspects the game - technical, mental, physical and competitive - as well as building on your own strengths you will improve your scores and take your...

Blackpool FC On This Day revisits all the most magical and memorable moments from the club's rollercoaster past, mixing in a maelstrom of quirky anecdotes and legendary characters to produce an irresistibly dippable Seasiders diary - with an entry for...

In The Complete Ninja, Masaaki Hatsumi, the world's most renowned ninja grandmaster and top budo master, creates a companion volume to his bestselling The Way of the Ninja. Like the earlier work, it features hundreds of historical illustrations,...

A vibrant, unconventional, highly opinionated guide to the triumphs, joys, struggles, and heartbreaks of the modern era of the game, for every obsessive basketball fan who loves to hate hot takes The Joy of Basketball celebrates the meteoric rise of...

The world's best hikes and walks in one volume with breathtaking photography, detailed terrain and route guides, maps, and expert descriptions-whether you need to unplug for an afternoon or get away for longer.A carefully selected collection of 200...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781916212701Author Simon ReaFormat PaperbackPage Count 204Imprint Simon ReaPublisher Simon ReaWeight(grams) 372gDimensions(mm) 246mm * 189mm * 11mm

Skills and Knowledge to Survive in the Wilderness"Having this book in your backpack just may save your life one day." Jesse Weiland, National Park Service ranger#1 Bestseller in Safety & First Aid, Hiking & Camping, Natural Disasters, and...

Coventry City Miscellany collects together all the vital information you never knew you needed to know about the Sky Blues. In these pages you will find irresistible anecdotes and the most mindblowing stats and facts. Heard the one about the substitute...

After more than four decades on the air, A Question of Sport is firmly established as the final word in sports trivia. Now, after countless arguments, sporting debates and lost hours spent directing the action from the sofa, you can finally test your own...

Aimed at sailboat owners of all kinds, this reference book contains 200 entries packed with solid practical advice and valuable tips. Each entry is categorized alphabetically and prefaced by an arresting statement such as "People always lie about how...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781592408450Author Jim McLeanFormat PaperbackPage Count 304Imprint Gotham BooksPublisher Penguin Putnam IncWeight(grams) 530gDimensions(mm) 231mm * 191mm *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781991153609Author Team GolfwellFormat PaperbackPage Count 100Imprint Pacific Trust Holdings Nz Ltd.Publisher Pacific Trust Holdings Nz Ltd.Weight(grams)...

This is an indispensible guide for anyone involved in prescribing exercise programmes for clients or groups. Fitness tests are crucial to measure current fitness and then monitor progress to check the effectiveness of a training programme. The theory and...

Since its first published edition more than 30 years ago, the BASES (British Association of Sport and Exercise Sciences) Physiological Testing Guidelines have represented the leading knowledge base of current testing methodology for sport and exercise...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781936635108Author Sam HendricksFormat PaperbackPage Count 244Imprint Extra Point PressPublisher Extra Point PressWeight(grams) 331gDimensions(mm) 229mm *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781640482777Author Ace McCloudFormat HardbackPage Count 54Imprint Pro Mastery PublishingPublisher Pro Mastery PublishingWeight(grams) 363g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781583941768Author Gerard TaylorFormat PaperbackPage Count 336Imprint Frog LtdPublisher Frog LtdWeight(grams) 816gDimensions(mm) 267mm * 197mm * 21mm

Derby County On This Day revisits all the most magical and memorable moments from the club's rollercoaster past, mixing in a maelstrom of quirky anecdotes and legendary characters to produce an irresistibly dippable Rams diary - with an entry for every...

The Olympics' Strangest Moments recounts the bizarre, controversial, heroic and plain unlucky from the first modern games in 1896 to the return of the games to their birthplace in Athens in 2004. The Olympics' Strangest Moments recounts the...

This book explores issues related to the abuse of referees and match officials in sport. Drawing on original empirical research in football, rugby union, rugby league and cricket, it provides an insight into the complexities involved in the recruitment,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781909534957Author Vision Sports PublishingFormat HardbackPage Count 168Imprint Vision Sports Publishing LtdPublisher Vision Sports Publishing Ltd

Now including exercise psychology terms for the first time in its second edition, Sport and Exercise Psychology: The Key Concepts offers a highly accessible introduction to this fascinating subject, its central theories and state-of-the-art research...