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Golf on the Rocks: A Journey Round Scotland's Island Courses
By Gary Sutherland. 2010
Gary Sutherland was a lapsed golfer, until he acquired his late dad's putter. After studying a crumpled golf map of…
Scotland, Gary decided to embark on a voyage. His target was to play 18 rounds of golf on 18 Scottish islands in honour of his dad, a ship's captain who, when he wasn't at sea, was never off the golf course. His journey would take him from the Northern Isles to the Outer Hebrides. Playing in the Harris hail and Arran sunshine, he would encounter an odd variety of golfing hazards, including sheep on the tees, cows on the fairways and electric fences round the greens. This is golf in the raw - a million miles from St Andrews. It is a life-affirming tale of remembrance and discovery. It's about having a laugh and holding on to what's dear. And it's about a putter with magical properties. You can believe what you choose to, but it all happened...Bradman: An Australian Hero
By Charles Williams. 1996
A masterly portrait of cricket's supreme batsman and Australia's greatest hero.Uniquely among biographers of Don Bradman, Charles Williams sets his…
subject's cricketing achievements within the context of a crucial period in the history of modern Australia, a time when, as the country felt her way towards something that the world would recognise as 'nationhood', Bradman became a focus for national aspirations, a figure of unique status.Brilliantly revealing the phenomenon of Bradman's cricketing genius - and the tensions that genius created for the man, his family, team-mates and the game's administrators - Williams' story is as much about Australia as it is a great Australian.Playfair Cricket Annual 2012
By Ian Marshall. 2012
The 65th edition of the PLAYFAIR CRICKET ANNUAL reviews England's two triumphant 2011 home Test series against Sri Lanka and…
India, as well as their autumn/winter matches against India and Pakistan. The book is packed with all the essential information required to follow events on the cricket field, with unrivalled up-to-the-minute statistical detail on all first-class players registered in the UK at the time of press. There are fixture lists for the coming season, including 2nd XI and Minor Counties. It also features highlights of the 2011 summer and previews the 2012 tourists the West Indies and South Africa, plus full Test match, first-class and limited-overs international records.The Mammoth Book of On The Edge
By Jon E. Lewis. 2009
No one sees clearer than an individual whose life is hanging by the finger tips on the edge of an…
abyss. Probing the furthest reaches of human daring and endurance, here are 28 of the great first-hand accounts of extreme mountaineering, from legendary names. Featuring:·Heinrich Harrer - first conqueror of the notorious Eigerwand.·Robert Bates - the classic account of the ill-fated American 1953 expedition to K2.·Maurice Herzog - his unstoppable ascent of Annapurna at the cost of frostbite.·Walter Bonatti - tragedy on the Central Pillar of Freney on Mont Blanc.·George Leigh Mallory - surviving an avalanche on the 1922 Everest expedition.·René Desmaison - his epic story of 14 days stuck on The Grandes Jorasses in winter.·Jon Krakauer - recalling his solo ascent of The Devil's Thumb in Alaska.The price of the summit is often measured in human suffering, yet for those who succeed the rewards can be incalculable. Nerve-wracking and unputdownable.Miracle at Medinah: Europe's Amazing Ryder Cup Comeback
By Oliver Holt. 2012
Golf fans will not forget the 39th Ryder Cup in a hurry. Staged at the Medinah Country Club just outside…
of Chicago, the 2012 event has already gone down as the most remarkable competition in its 85-year history. The American team had home advantage, and a golf course unapologetically set up to suit its own players. Supported by tens of thousands of loud and proud fans, the USA's star-studded line-up dominated the first two days and ended the Saturday with a seemingly unassailable 10-6 advantage. No away team had ever won the Ryder Cup from such an unpromising position. Sunday was singles day, traditionally the forte of American teams. The situation looked bleak, especially when European team member and number 1 golfer in the world, Rory McIlroy, very nearly missed his tee-off time. Yet slowly but surely, the European team - who had top-loaded their line-up in one last throw of the dice - started to turn the scoreboard blue. With inspirational captain Jose Maria Olazabal stiring European blood with thoughts of the late Ryder Cup magician Seve Ballesteros (whose silhouette was emblazoned on the players' sweaters and bags), the tide turned and the previously dominant American players started to crumble in the face of the onslaught. Suddenly European players were holing miraculous putts to win holes out of the blue. Something very special was happening. When German Martin Kaymer sank his putt on the eighteenth green to clinch the point that retained the Ryder Cup, the most astonishing comeback in the event's long and distinuished history was complete. Miracle at Medinah is the compelling narrative of those amazing three days in Illinois, a fitting chronicle of an unbelievable sporting story.Jeffanory: Stories from Beyond the Videprinter
By Jeff Stelling. 2013
Are you sitting comfortably? Then Jeff will begin ... The universally-loved, award-winning host of Sky Sports' Soccer Saturday and Channel…
4's Countdown, and author of the bestselling Jelleyman's Thrown a Wobbly, returns with a Jackanory-style, football-flavoured narrative which gathers together the funniest, weirdest, most tragic, most heart-warming, under-the-radar stories of the football season. The book is stuffed to the gunnels with behind-the-scenes revelations, opinions and personal anecdotes from Jeff, and has a strong leaning towards the absurdities of both the highest levels and the grass-roots of the game. From the Macclesfield goalkeeper booked for using a golf tee to take his goal kicks, to the unintelligible ranting and raving of South American dictator chairmen. Let Jeff be your trusted guide through the madness of the football season, and let Jeffanory supply you with a veritable treasure trove of great anecdotes to take to the pub.Bend It Like Bullard
By Jimmy Bullard. 2014
A rip-roaring, life-enhancing, hilarious memoir from a football cult hero; very much in the same vein as recent bestsellers from…
Paul Merson and Jeff Stelling. Jimmy Bullard may not have had the perfect hair-do, his Granada Ghia may not have been the flashiest of cars, and he definitely didn't have a string of Page 3 girls trying to sell kiss and tell stories about him to the tabloids. But what he has in spades is a genuine love for The Beautiful Game that few of his peers can match. One of the last graduates from football's old school, Jimmy actually worked in the real world - including as a painter and decorator - before turning pro. Maybe that's why he played football with a smile on his face, always says what's on his mind, and is no stranger to a spot of mischief. Having played under the likes of Barry Fry, Harry Redknapp and Phil Brown, appeared alongside names as diverse as Neil Ruddock and Paolo di Canio, and as long as Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink, Jimmy has racked up an amazing collection of tales and pranks both on and off the football front-line. Told with candour, Bend It Like Bullard is the extraordinary story of his journey from cable TV fitter to cult hero. It will make you smile, chuckle and, occasionally, ROFL.One Golden Summer: The Telegraph at the London Games
By Telegraph Media Group. 2012
Exclusive to this ebook-only edition, relive the incredible summer of the 2012 London Olympic and Paralympic Games with this inspirational…
series of articles from the Telegraph, available as a collection for the first time.Mourinho
By Jose Mourinho. 2015
Mourinho is a beautiful illustrated book which is both a sumptuous celebration of The Special One's managerial career so far,…
and an enigmatic insight into his unique brand of football wisdom and philosophy. In the legendary manager's very first book, and in his own images and captions, Jose Mourinho charts the peaks and troughs of the opening fifteen years of what has been a stellar rise to the summit of the global game.Through more than 120 personally selected images (some of which are exclusive to the book), fans will relish an intimate and unmissable opportunity to understand and further appreciate this giant of the sport.Faithful Through and Through
By Richard Purden. 2013
Following on from We Are Celtic Supporters, Richard Purden tackles a variety of subjects in his second book Faithful Through…
and Through. Here he takes a fresh look at the people who have added to the wider culture, reputation and traditions on and off the park which have strengthened Celtic's position as a much valued institution. Purden talks to a selection of supporters, ex-players, managers and public figures, while travelling to a number of historical locations. While visiting the club's ancestral home in Ireland he discusses Celtic in the context of faith, politics and identity. The author channels the voices of secret millionaires, Irish troubadours, Scottish politicians and the club's most popular icons who take you on a Celtic odyssey in a continuing story that underlines why this team from Glasgow's East End personify a way of life that represents unwavering hope and positive life-affirming values around the world.The Paralympics
By Nick Hunter. 2011
Four Men in a Boat
By Rory Ross, Tim Foster. 2004
When Great Britain won gold at the Sydney 2000 Olympics coxless four, seven million people watched and voted it the…
greatest sporting moment of the year. This moment, and Steve Redgrave's fifth Olympic gold medal, has eclipsed the long and troubled journey four men made to peak at exactly the right time. Tim Foster brings vividly to life what it's like to be one of four headstrong, and at times conflicting, personalities and reveals how close they all came to implosion as the Sydney Olympics approached. FOUR MEN IN A BOAT is structured around the 2000m final itself, with Tim Foster analysing the story of the crew as they progress towards the gold medal. He also gives a compelling insight into the hardships of sport at the highest level, and what it takes for four men to come together and win Olympic gold.Sporting Skills: Athletics
By Clive Gifford. 2008
Have you been inspired by the 2012 Olympics? Sporting Skills: Athletics is a step by step guide to your favourite…
athletic disciplines, from sprinting, running and jumping to throwing the javelin, shot put, discus and other events. Take your game to the next level!Captain Phil Harris: The Legendary Crab Fisherman, Our Hero, Our Dad
By Steve Springer, Josh Harris, Jake Harris, Blake Chavez. 2013
The electrifying behind-the-scenes story of the late Deadliest Catch star, from his own two sons.Prior to his untimely death in…
2010, Captain Phil Harris was a star of Discovery Channel's Deadliest Catch, the hit show that follows the exhilarating lives of Alaskan crab fishermen as they brave the vicious Bering Sea. He led his crew through hurricane-force winds and fourstory- high waves, hauling in millions of pounds of crab and raking in millions of dollars. Phil worked hard, but he played even harder. His life on shore--from his rebellious days to his tempestuous marriages, from his addictive habits to his fundamental American success story--could serve as a reality show in itself. He lived his life at Mach speed: the blitz of crab season, the six-figure paydays, the thunderous motorcycles, and the drug-fueled parties. High-speed chases and all-night blackjack binges were par for the course. But as wild as Phil could be, he was always openhearted and infectiously friendly. He was a devoted friend, a loving father, a steadfast captain, and a hero to audiences across America and around the world. His death in 2010, the result of stroke and heart failure at the age of fifty-three, left a hole in the hearts of millions. In this exclusive authorized biography, Phil's two surviving sons, Josh and Jake Harris, team up with bestselling author Steve Springer and coauthor Blake Chavez to share the thrilling story of Phil's remarkable life.La Colección de Guías de Supervivencia para Toda Situación
By Robert Paine, Manuel Alejandro Muñoz Villa. 2016
¿Usted y su Familia están Preparados para Sobrevivir al Siguiente Desastre? ¿Le preocupa lo que podría ocurrir con su familia…
durante una emergencia? ¡De ser así, entonces usted necesita La Colección de Guías de Supervivencia para Toda Situación! Usted obtendrá cuatro de las guías más vendidas en las que se habla de docenas de aspectos distintos sobre la Preparación. Hay información que no solo va dirigida a principiantes, sino a los preparadores más experimentados también; esta colección no se puede conseguir en ninguna otra parte. ¡Ahorre $$ al comprar los cuatro al mismo tiempo! Usted obtendrá lo siguiente con la Colección de Guías de Supervivencia para Toda Situación: Preparación 101: Una Guía de Supervivencia para Principiantes Con este libro usted aprenderá cómo: - Empacar una Mochila de Emergencia para cada miembro de la familia. - Purificar agua y decidir qué puede deshidratar y almacenar. - Encender una fogata y un refugio durante una situación de supervivencia al aire libre. - Realizar RCP y otros primeros auxilios necesarios. - ¡Y más, mucho más! Una Alacena Preparada: Una Guía de Supervivencia Alimenticia Con este libro, usted aprenderá lo siguiente: - Descubrirá que tanto es suficiente al momento de preparase para sobrevivir - ¿más o menos de lo usted cree? - Aprenderá qué alimentos se pueden almacenar, cuáles debería evitar y por qué no debe seguir el plan para desastres de alguien más. - Comparará las técnicas para almacenar alimentos y desarrollará una estrategia que le funcione. - Comprenderá las prevenciones que deberá tener en cuanto a los alimentos y al agua; aprenderá a cómo cocinar con alimentos almacenados. El Nómada Preparado: Una Guía para la Supervivencia Móvil Con este libro, usted aprenderá lo siguiente: - Descubrirá si la supervivencia en movimiento es lo mejor para usted y su familia; - Aprenderá que artículos dCutting-edge science has shown that the microbiome is the secret to healthy weight loss and to feeling healthy, energized, optimistic,…
and at the top of your game. The microbiome is a whole inner world that lives within your intestines--trillions of tiny microbes that help you extract the nutrients from your food, balance your mood, and sharpen your clarity and focus. These beneficial bacteria make up a separate ecology within the body and have an enormous influence on your metabolism, your hormones, your cravings--even your genes. The microbiome's health is intimately involved with yours: when it flourishes, you flourish. When it craves sugar, so do you. When it operates at peak efficiency, so does your metabolism. And when your microbiome is out of balance, you might find yourself gaining weight or unable to lose weight, no matter how much you exercise or how carefully you eat. To achieve your ideal weight, you need the help of your microbiome. Now, drawing from nearly two decades of experience as a specialist in functional medicine and intestinal health, Raphael Kellman, MD, has developed the first diet based upon on these scientific breakthroughs. The Microbiome Diet offers an effective three-phase plan to heal your gut, reset your metabolism, and achieve dramatic, sustainable weight loss. The Microbiome Diet will help you. . . Reset your metabolism Free yourself from food cravings and uncontrollable appetite Incorporate prebiotics, probiotics, and healing foods into every meal Lose weight--and keep it off--with a nonrestrictive life plan With delicious recipes, convenient meal plans, and helpful information on Microbiome Superfoods and Supersupplements--including prebiotics and probiotics--The Microbiome Diet gives you the tools to achieve your healthy weight, boost your mood, regain your mental focus, and be in your best shape for life.Did you know that avocados can help lower cholesterol and that tomatoes are full of cancer-beating lycopene? From chillis to…
cranberries and limes to lentils, find out about the foods that will make a real difference to your health.Whether you want to cure a cold, have more energy, lower blood pressure or prevent heart disease, you'll find the 100 best foods here, complete with an accompanying recipe as well as vital information about what each food contains and why it will boost your health.Eat Real Food: Simple Rules for Health, Happiness and Unstoppable Energy
By Julie Montagu. 2016
Eating healthy doesn t have to be complicated or confusing But somewhere along the way even the most…
health-conscious of us can become overwhelmed by the endless information and advice available to us and feel tempted to give up Eat Real Food takes things back to basics and guides you to make simple but positive dietary choices that will increase your intake of Julie s Flexi Five the five healthy food groups that are most important for keeping your brain and body balanced and happy Green leafy vegetables Whole grains Healthy fats Natural sweeteners Superfoods Julie introduces you to the superheroes in each of these different food groups shares the best ways to prepare them explains their nutritional benefits and then provides a variety of imaginative ways to include these foods in your diet every day whether you re at home or on the go As well as delicious recipes Julie shares how you can improve your health and increase your happiness with meditation affirmations simple breathing exercises and gentle yoga poses You can have boundless energy and glowing health you just need to give your body the food and attention it craves and deserves It really is that simpleThe Olympics: Behind the Scenes at the Olympics
By Nick Hunter. 2011
From the winning bid to the Olympic village and stadiums, this book looks beyond the sports and into all aspects,…
such as the costs involved, the media and where events will take place around the country.