Sport

With years of experience as NOLS instructors to draw on, Allen O¿Bannon and Mike Clelland team up to give winter recreationists the information they need to stay safe in the backcountry, including how to prepare for your trip, proper equipment and how to use it, snowpack assessment, choosing safe travel routes, decision making, and rescue scenarios.

World Snooker Champion Ronnie O'Sullivan's frank and honest account of his astonishingly dramatic life.

Great value book-format easy-to-use scuba diving log book. Contains boxes for all the essential details a sport diver might like to record in a clean simple layout. Room for 50 dives, notes and other personal details.

Tells you what to expect when sailing the oceans and shows how to sail safely across them. This book includes tales of storm that encounters and other examples of extreme seamanship will help you prepare for your journey and give you confidence to handle any situation - even heavy weather.

Provides information on reading and relying on electronic and paper nautical charts. This title explains various aspects of electronic and paper nautical charts: how a chart is assembled, how to gauge the accuracy of chart data, how to read charts created by other governments, how to use information such as scale, and more.

The authors didn't have any boating experience and when their plans to remedy that fell through the two had to learn everything the hard way. This title includes lessons the authors learned and shares them as examples of what and what not to do. It explores the ongoing maintenance and upkeep of a cruising multihull.

Bicycling is undergoing a renaissance as millions of people are taking to the streets in this nostalgic, beloved pastime. From purchasing one's first bike to learning all its different components, this guide covers different types of rides, the components of bicycles, proper cycling clothing and equipment, basic road skills, and nutrition.

While climbing in the Peruvian Andes, Joe Simpson and Simon Yates came face to face with disaster. Simpson fell and broke his leg and then was lost. As his partner Yates was starting to break camp four days later, Simpson crawled in through a blizzard. How both men overcame those four harrowing days is an epic chronicle of fear and friendship.

A valuable reference for novice and expert anglers alike, from the world's most respected name in fly fishing.

FIBA Assist Magazine editor-in-chief, Giorgio Gandolfi, delivers to coaches at every level, the most effective basketball drills from around the world.

Features more than 100 cutaway and drawings to give you a glimpse into the inner workings of powerboats and sailboats, including engines and propulsion gear, steering, rigging, ground tackle, electronic gear, electrical systems, and plumbing.

Presents plans and building instructions for three sailing canoes. This title shows you how to build these boats using stitch-and-glue and strip-planking construction. It explains what tools and materials are required, how to rig and equip the boats, and more.

Useful for anyone pursuing boxing as a hobby or who is interested in training to become a professional boxer. This book presents an introduction to the sport, including the game's history, rules of the ring, how fights are scored, how to spar, the basics of defence and offence, the fighter's workout, a directory of boxing gyms, and more.

Based on the training principles of the Weider System of Bodybuilding, this book helps to improve your physique. It helps you master the fundamental of bodybuilding and how it reacts to various training and nutritional practices.

Leads readers through the process of crafting their own lashed-frame, fabric-covered, custom-fitted Greenland kayak, using common woodworking tools. This manual includes: primers in lumber milling, fastening, rib bending, and measuring; and instructions for making a Greenland paddle, paddling clothing, float bags, skegs, and more.

Looking back almost 1,000 years, the mists of Japan's chaotic past shroud the development of a way of life, an ancient struggle waged against fierce feudal lords who ruled the island nation with swords of steel and a code of death before dishonor. The people of the mountainous regions of what is now Iga prefecture wanted to live in peace, but their lords had other plans-so the people learned the martial arts of self-defense and used their meager farm tools as weapons against the samurai blades of their oppressors. Nine traditions of the ninja arts grew out of this seemingly endless struggle, and legends were told of the supernatural abilities of the ninja fighters. The ninja never gained the kind of power that topples tyrants, but they gained a reputation that made tyrants cautious. And they gained the kind of power that makes the spirit endure and the mind the master of its fate. Told in actual stories of past grandmasters and in dojo lectures on techniques-with photographs, drawings, and paintings-the last surviving grandmaster of the ancient art of ninjutsu, Dr. Masaaki Hatsumi, presents Essence of Ninjutsu: The Nine Traditions. In it, he explains why, after more than 900 years, the art of the shadow warriors continues to inspire and serve practitioners from around the world. Dr. Hatsumi's book contains historic ninja scrolls and describes techniques for self-defense, and it debunks tricks that are attributed to the ninja but actually derive more from the circus than the martial arts. Essence of Ninjutsu is a fascinating, authoritative look at the roots of ninjutsu and how it continues to enrich the lives of its practitioners today. Dr. Masaaki Hatsumi is a bone doctor, artist, and writer, as well as the 34th grandmaster of the nine schools of the ninja arts in Japan. He has toured the United States in recent years to help Americans better understand the ninja and their way of life. His articles have appeared in all of the major martial arts magazines.

Ultimate Flexibility is the book you've been waiting for. More than a collection of exercises or an explanation of technique, Ultimate Flexibility is a complete guide to stretching for martial arts, from the very basics of why you should stretch to detailed workout guidelines for every style and level of martial arts practice. Written by acclaimed author and martial artist Sang H Kim, Ultimate Flexibility is your guide to achieving maximum flexibility in your training. Begin with an in depth look at the hows and whys of flexibility and stretching. Learn about the many types of stretching, which methods are best for beginners, when to graduate to advanced techniques and why you should completely avoid certain types of exercises. You'll also find information that you wont find in any other martial art book, including a detailed exploration of how your body works for or against you in your training and how flexibility can make you stronger and faster. Building on this foundation, Sang H Kim teaches you nearly 200 flexibility exercises that he has personally used to achieve the highest levels of flexibility. You'll get detailed instructions, workout planning guides, goal setting tips, difficulty levels, injury prevention and recovery, and over 400 photos to guide you. Special bonus sections: 10 Tips for Full Splits, 20 Tips for High Kicks and 10 workouts for specific martial art types.

The essential manual on how to find your way anywhere in any situation.

An incredible, breathtaking true adventure of Alaskan dog-racing and of the mesmerising Arctic landscape

I "Glimt fra skisportens verden - Skiforbundet gennem 75 år" kommer vi helt ind bag skibrillerne hos fremtrædende danske skiløbere. I 50 portrætter af konkurrenceløbere, trænere og ledere føres vi hele vejen fra 1930'erne op til nutiden. Vi får et indblik i, hvad der har drevet ambitiøse konkurrenceløbere og skiledere til at dedikere en stor del af deres liv til en sport, der kun sjældent kan dyrkes i Danmark. "Glimt fra skisportens verden - Skiforbundet gennem 75 år" er en historisk bog om den organiserede skisports udvikling i Danmark, hvor ordene er hovedpersonernes egne.

Big E er det engelsk/amerikanske udtryk for Mount Everest. En meget stærk dansk ekspedition med 6 erfarne klatrere forsøgte i år 2000, at sætte så mange klatrere på toppen som muligt. Desuden var det planen for flere af klatrerne at blive de første danskere, som besteg verdens højeste bjerg uden brug af iltflasker. Ekspeditionen blev undervejs beskrevet i dagbøger, som alle deltagerne bidrog til og som blev offentliggjort på hovedsponsorens, Thrane & Thrane, hjemmeside. Denne dagbog beretter om de skuffelser, overraskelser og ikke mindst store glæder og succes, som ekspeditionens medlemmer oplevede undervejs. Det er første gang dagbøgerne udkommer som bog. Dagbogsnotaterne er rigt illustreret hovedsagelig med Bos smukke billeder fra den begivenhedsrige ekspedition.