Nature, recreation and sports / Sports & recreation

Knife Throwing: A Practical Guide

by Harry McEvoy

A concise, informative book on "the sport of the pioneers". Knife Throwing includes beginning and advanced throwing techniques and covers everything from home practice to hunting methods with accurate instructions....

Those Guys Have All the Fun: Inside the World of ESPN

by James Andrew Miller & Tom Shales

It began, in 1979, as a mad idea of starting a cable channel to televise local sporting events throughout the state of Connecticut. Today, ESPN is arguably the most successful network in modern television history,...

Amazing & Extraordinary Facts: Cricket

by Brian Levison

This essential companion for all cricket lovers documents the illustrious history of the gentleman's game. It is crammed full of fascinating feats, sticky wickets and intriguing trivia, so even if you don't...

The Best Calf Exercises You've Never Heard Of: Shape and Strengthen Your Calves

by Nick Nilsson

If you've reached a plateau in your workout and your training routine has become stale and boring, it's time to shake things up. The Best Calf Exercises You've Never Heard Of is the essential workout guide for...

Instant surfing: Tips and techniques for riding the waves

by Infinite Ideas

This handy little guide is packed with tips and techniques for the surfing beginner. Clearly the best place to learn to surf is on a board in the ocean but we hope these ideas will give you background on kit,...

The Inner Game of Tennis: The Classic Guide to the Mental Side of Peak Performance

by W. Timothy Gallwey, Zach Kleinman & Pete Carroll

The Inner Game of Tennis is a revolutionary program for overcoming the self-doubt, nervousness, and lapses of concentration that can keep a player from winning. Now available in a revised paperback edition,...

101 Things You May Not Have Known About World Wrestling

by Paul White

Are you a fan of World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE)? Do you watch in awe as the giant competitors throw themselves and each other around the ring? Are you familiar with the terminology of WWE? Would you like...

The Science of Sports: Winning in the Olympics

by Scientific American & Scientific American Editors

The Olympics are the world's most prestigious stage for athletic competition. Fans both casual and hardcore tune in religiously every few years to watch as men and women push themselves to the limits of human...

Take Your Eye Off the Ball: How to Watch Football by Knowing Where to Look

by David Seigerman, Pat Kirwan & Pete Carroll

Today's NFL fans have more viewing options than ever before. Each and every week, football addicts plant themselves in front of big-screen, high-definition TVs and watch the game they love unfold via slow-motion...

The American Practical Navigator

by Nathaniel Bowditch

This is the best selling boating book ever. 1,000,000 copies sold over 200 years. Everything a marine navigator could possibly need to know. Updated by National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency USA Government...

Aim High

by Dame Tanni Grey-Thompson

Aim High is an inspirational book written by the UK's leading wheelchair athete, Dame Tanni Grey-Thompson.

Football Rules & Positions In A Day For Dummies

by Howie Long & John Czarnecki

Tackle football basics in a day? Easy.

If you've ever wanted to know the difference between a touchdown and a touchback, or how a running back's role differs from a linebacker's, this handy guide gets you up-to-speed...

Triathlete Magazine's Essential Week-by-Week Training Guide: Plans, Scheduling Tips, and Workout Goals for Triathletes of All Levels

by Matt Fitzgerald

From Triathlete magazine - the most popular and extensivesource for triathlon information - comes this guidebook of weeklytraining plans for triathletes of all skill levels.

Through My Eyes

by Tim Tebow & Nathan Whitaker

Over the course of the last five years, Tim Tebow established himself as one of the greatest quarterbacks in the history of college football and a top prospect in the NFL. During that time he amassed an unparalleled...

Born to Run

by Christopher Mcdougall

An epic adventure that began with one simple question: Why does my foot hurt?

Isolated by Mexico's deadly Copper Canyons, the blissful Tarahumara Indians have honed the ability to run hundreds of miles without...

Hardcore Circuit Training for Men: Body Weight Workout

by Jim McHale & Chohwora Udu

Think circuit training is for the feeble and faint-of-heart? Think again. Hardcore Circuit Training for Men: Body Weight Workout is a no-nonsense approach to high intensity fitness training. This workout is...

Beyond Belief: Finding the Strength to Come Back

by Josh Hamilton & Tim Keown

Josh Hamilton was the first player chosen in the first round of the 1999 baseball draft. He was destined to be one of those rare "high-character " superstars. But in 2001, working his way from the minors to...

Barefoot Running Step by Step: Barefoot Ken Bob, The Guru of Shoeless Running, Shares His Personal Technique For Running With More

by Roy Wallack & Ken Bob Saxton

"Barefoot Ken Bob is The Master. Long before anyone else was even talking about barefoot running, he was perfecting the art . . . Now, after twenty years of teaching, experimenting, and "merry marathoning" (as...

Hawke's Special Forces Survival Handbook: The Portable Guide to Getting Out Alive

by Mykel Hawke

U.S. Special Forces Captain and outdoor survival expert Mykel Hawke provides the most practical and accessible survival skills and information necessary to survive in the outdoors. These methods are based on...

Ultimate Mind Control

by Dr. Haha Lung & Chris Prowant

Drawn from sources deep in China and India, the long-lost secrets of mastering the mental arts of Ame-tsuchi-jitsu are now revealed by martial-arts master Dr. Haha Lung. Those with the courage to explore these...