An International Master's guide to essential tactical strategies and positions in chess. The perfect guide for players who want to reach a higher level but don't have time to spend hours every week on less productive study.

Fresh, vivacious and ridiculously entertaining, this book is destined to unravel as a rip-roaring read not only for those who recall Ted Dexter's sporting legacy, but for anyone who resonates with his fervent enthusiasm for both cricket and life.

The heart-rending story of one of Britain's top mediocre sportsmen, charting his dizzying rise from fleshy weekend golfer to bony weekend triathlete.

In this new memoir, cycling legend Sir Chris Hoy reveals the truth of his cancer diagnosis and how he is determined to find hope and happiness on the home straight.

The Hillsborough disaster was broadcast live on the BBC; it left millions of people traumatised, and English football in ruins. This book is about what arrived in the wake of unquestionably the most controversial tragedy in the post-war era of Britain's history.

Running properly is an art, and the Alexander Technique helps runners improve their competitive performance, release tension, and lessen the risk of injury. With special exercises for the head, eyes, torso, and legs, this unique guide encourages a greater awareness of how the body functions and moves, and provides proven methods for boosting results, both in training and competition.

Take the Alexander Technique into the pool--and improve your performance! Focusing on popular strokes, Steven Shaw shows swimmers how to release tension from their head, neck, and back. He breaks the exercises down into therapeutic movements that swimmers can practice alone or with a partner, and in water or on dry land. His insights set the stage for a more healthful swimming experience.

The Beautiful History charts the fascinating history of Britain through its football badges. From Premier League to non-league, it covers over 100 clubs, revealing stories that are often surprising, quirky or funny. An engaging, informative and fun book for fans of all ages, it includes activities, places to visit, a football timeline and quiz.

My account of life in the death zone, and how my time in the Gurkhas and Special Boat Service prepared me for a record-breaking conquest of all 14 of the world's 8,000m peaks in under 7 months.

From the world's leading online fitness site, Bodybuilding.com, comes a revolutionary twelve-week diet and exercise program for every body type.

Focuses on the Tarahumara, a mysterious tribe of Mexican Indians, who live quietly in canyons and are reputed to be the best distance runners in the world. This title tells their story while asking what the secrets are to being an incredible runner.

Wembley, 30 July 1966... Geoff Hurst completes his hat trick... England are the World Cup champions. Everyone knows how the story ends, but how did it begin? How did Alf Ramsey assemble an England team to win the trophy for the first, and so far only time? This book charts the chequered path to eventual victory.

In the 1990s Brian Lara established himself as the best batsman in the world, with a 375 against England, a 501 for Warwickshire and a 400 not out in Antigua among his world records. At 37, he is still the dominant force in the West Indies side going into 2007. This work presents an account of one of the true greats of world cricket.

Small, skinny and short-sighted . . . and dazzlingly talented. Jimmy Johnson loves rugby. All he dreams about is one day playing for his country in a World Cup, or winning a Test series for the Lions with a last-minute drop-goal.

Powerful 'life lessons' from the world's greatest living explorer, imparting hard-won wisdom and looking back from the summit of an incredible life.

A deeply personal and inspiring memoir from one of the most celebrated and influential names in British sport.

Shows cyclists that with proper training and the right attitude, the years after 50 can be their best ever. This book looks at the full range of considerations for cycling successfully into and through middle age. It explains the physical adjustments seasoned cyclists can make to keep their biking effective and satisfying.

This book evaluates the moral project of Olympism, analzying the changing value positions adopted in relation to the ideology of Olympism across the period from the 1890s to the present day. The book also analyzes discourses of Olympism concerned with youth, governance, sport for development and international relations.

The Dream Factory provides the most intricate, intimate and all-encompassing insight yet into the machine of football's academies, and everything it spits out in the process, going behind the scenes of to lay bare the genesis of football's next generation of stars.

Brings together leading researchers from the fields of both sports science and sports social science to explore the controversial question of how a relatively small geographical area of Africa has produced such a high number of the world's greatest middle and long-distance runners. This text also includes psycho-social and economic explanations.

This volume analyzes the transformation of English football in the 1990s. It provides an account of football culture in Britain that contributes to the sport and sheds a wider light on transformations in British Society.

Offers a look at the theory and exercises of T'ai Chi for the beginner and advanced, young and old, or for everyone who wants to learn its technique and principle.

The dramatic and compelling account of the first attempt to climb Mount Everest, published to coincide with the centenary of the expedition in 2022.