Sport

This book is designed to help the reader to get more out of the game of bowls. Suitable for the active participant and passive enthusiast. The book is packed with information, photographs and illustrations to explain the core skills, tactics and rules of the game.

Ever wanted to run along The Great Wall of China, up the Empire State Building, across the Sahara Desert or join thousands of runners in a major city road race. These running races are included in the list of 500 of the most classic running races in the world. The global sport of running has captured people's imagination since the first competitive race several thousand years ago. Hundreds of running races are held ever day and the biggest of those are watched by millions of people. Races featured range from ten second sprints to ... read more

The Crowd Goes Wild: Year in Sport is Andrew Mulligan and Mark Richardson's tongue-in-cheek, opinionated, irreverent but well-informed take on the previous year's sporting events, fallouts and dramas. Featuring humorous summaries, anecdotes and controversies, quizzes, classic quotes, 'awards', bloopers and cartoons, it's the perfect gift for any sports nut!

As the title suggests, New Zealand 50, Australia 0 proudly claims it is the most biased sports book published in this country. It celebrates fifty of the best shellackings served to the Aussies by New Zealand’s finest sporting teams, including the All Blacks, Black Caps, Silver Ferns, Tall Blacks, All Whites and a few surprise inclusions.

The New Zealand Cricket Almanack is an invaluable resource for all cricket lovers and statisticians. The 2002 edition manages to build on the high standards of its predecessors and it is a credit to its author and publisher. Paperback

Doctor John Mayhew has been the All Blacks' official doctor since 1988. He has seen off five All Blacks coaches and treated more than 250 players - with such diverse medical conditions as the common cold to the now famous nephrotic syndrome (Jonah Lomu). His tenure with the All Blacks will finish after the 2003 World Cup.

Warrior Kids is a pioneering programme that over the past 17 years has empowered thousands of children across New Zealand, many of them from challenged backgrounds. Focusing on bringing out the warrior within, the programme draws upon Maori concepts of the warrior and Eastern martial arts in a non-aggressive way designed to instil confidence, respect and self-control, leading children to become masters of their lives. Warrior Kids: Warrior Training for Children features the complete ten sessions of the in-school programme in a form... read more

Less 20%Buy this book and enter the draw to see Tiger play in N.Z.Tiger Woods is the complete player.Youngest to complete a career grand slam and win the Mastsers.Here,Toiger reveals the inside track into his tactics and techniques,and explains what makes his golf "tick" Absolute beginner to professional this book is the essential guide on how to understand and improve your game.From sorting your swing plane, to bouncing the ball off the face of the sand wedge,sand play,fairway woods,the driver,stay in control,master the mind...and then...

Shows how success with board and sail can be achieved. Based on the Royal Yachting Association's windsurfing scheme, the book covers rigging, launching, sailing, steering, rescue techniques and racing. It also details types of sail and board, many of which the novice can easily buy secondhand.

From the author of the bestselling GOLF IS NOT A GAME OF PERFECT comes a masterly illumination of golf's mental game. When that book was published, Dr Bob Rotella made accessible for the first time what he had learned from working with the best golfers in the world. Dr Rotella follows up the success of GOLF IS NOT A GAME OF PERFECT with a book filled with anecdotes and motivational instruction focusing on the most important skill a golfer can have: the ability to think confidently. Filled with inspirational stories about the grea... read more

This is a great gift book for the sporting enthusiast. Great memories revived. Nostalgia meets mass market TV. And the author is a well known sports journalist whose world wide media contacts can be of great value to your promotional team. Time was when people only purchased books on specific sports and individuals. Now the explosion of TV and media coverage for so many sports has created a broader set of interests. In particular the world is riveted by the great duals between astonishing individuals who bring out the best perfo... read more

For many years there has been a dearth of good, independant, dive ability books that cover more than the basics without being too technical, all within the parameters of a true sport diving level. This is an exceptional book and provides the diver with the functional knowledge necessary to continue diving after basic instruction. It is a must for any diver, even those who perhaps have the expereince underwater but need to brush up on their theory. It is also an excellent book for the non-diver, the potential diver attempting to det... read more

Rod Macqueen's practical philosophy of teamwork and inspiration has taken him to the very top. This work shows us how Rod developed his unique philosophies, the lessons that life has offered at every stage, how he refined and developed his techniques over the years, and how those techniques can be applied in any situation for a successful result.

Vital beginners' basics and more advanced combat techniques are depicted in specially commissioned, high-quality, full-colour step-by-step sequences. Close-up details and illustrations focus on key elements of technique. Separate chapters focus on the important elementary principles of judo, such as falling, throwing and groundwork. A separate section is devoted to effective self-defence using judo techniques.

A guide to sea kayaking in surf and along rocky coastlines in extreme weather conditions. Anecdotes and photographs of spectacular situations are included.