Sport & fritid

School of Horsemanship

First published in 1733 as Ecole de Cavalerie, this book is considered the beginning of modern equitation. This is the complete work - including selections on general horsemanship, equitation and veterinary treatment - translated into English.

Nike is a Goddess - The History of Women in Sports

Fourteen female sportswriters trace the growth of women's sports over the past century, highlighting the pioneering athletes who changed the image of the female athlete and the professionalization of the games.

Nautical Almanac: Commercial Edition

The cornerstone for all celestial navigation, listing the celestial bodies used for navigation, a sight reduction table, and other information valuable to the offshore navigator. The content of this edition is identical to the United States Naval ...

Percussion Pistols And Revolvers - History, Performance and Practical Use

Giving the history of pistols and revolvers, this work says that with the advent of the revolving pistols, came patents that created monopolies in revolver production and the through-bored cylinder necessary for self-contained metallic cartridges....

The 12 Metre Class - The History of the International 12 Metre Class from the First International Rule to the America's

This book brings to life the history of the very special International 12 Metre class, from the First International Rule to the America's Cup. Some of the world's greatest designers - William Fife, Charles Nicholson, Olin Stephens, and others - cr...

Ninjutsu - The Art of Invisibility

Ninja-the very word inspires awe and terror in equal measure. Master of espionage and assassination, stealth and concealment, the ninja's ability to move swiftly and silently gave rise to the popular legends of amazing exploits, invincibility and ...

Animal Tracking Basics

Tracking wildlife successfully requires more than just looking for trails and scat. It requires an awareness of how an animal behaves in its environment - how it finds food, travels, and rests. A tracker must know how to find and interpret behavio...

The Way to Perfect Horsemanship

"The Way to Perfect Horsemanship", first published in 1959, was immediately recognised as a classic work of equestrian literature. It gives the reader a clear insight into the psychology of the horse as well as examining its muscular sys...

Ruger .22 Automatic Pistol - Standard/Mark 1/Mark II Series

Here is the definitive book about the pistol that has served more than a million owners so well. Exploded diagrams show how to field-strip and reassemble with a minimum of fuss, and photos illustrate variations, modifications and accessories for o...

Growth, Maturation and Physical Activity

<p>The second edition of "Growth, Maturation, and Physical Activity" has been expanded with almost 300 new pages of material, making it the most comprehensive text on the biological growth, maturation, physical performance, and phy...

The Mental Art of Putting - Using Your Mind to Putt Your Best

With this book every golfer can putt with greater confidence, composure, and consistency in between those elusive holes-in one!

Pelle Lindbergh: Behind the White Mask

Originally published in Sweden Pelle Lindbergh: Behind the White Mask was a Swedish bestseller in 2006. Now in English for the first time this book recounts the too short life of Pelle Lindbergh. Lindbergh was already a fan favorite and on his way...

Alberto Salazar's Guide To Running - A Champion's Revolutionary Program to Revitalize Your Fitness

This volume offers a sensible, balanced approach for people enlisting in the new second running boom. It recommends a gradual start-up programme complemented by other exercise regimes.

Hitman: My Real Life in the Cartoon World of Wrestling

Arnold - Education of a Body Builder

Arnold is the long awaited book by Arnold Schwarzenegger, his bestselling autobiography and fitness plan. In its pages the superstar of PUMPING IRON tells you how he became the most successful bodybuilder of our time. With the aid of vivid photogr...

Hawke's Green Beret Survival Manual - Essential Strategies for: Shelter and Water, Food and Fire, Tools and Medicine, Navigation and Signaling, Survival Psychology and Getting Out Alive!

Green Beret and outdoor survival expert Mykel Hawke provides the most practical and accessible survival skills and information necessary for anyone to survive an unexpected situation in the outdoors. These are the most tried-and-true methods based...

Exploring The Outdoors With Indian Secrets

Information in Indian ways for hunters, naturalists, camera buffs and others who enjoy the outdoors.

Performance Rockclimbing

Handbook for experienced climbers covers all the physical and psychological aspects of climbing training.

Trout Hunter - The Way of the Angler

At last--"a collection of world-renowned fly-fishing guide and master angler RenC) finest, most informative articles. You will learn everything from casting techniques and innovations in fly trying to actually reading the water, the insects, ...

Trapper's Bible - Traps, Snares and Pathguards

Trapping can be a rewarding and lucrative hobby -- even more so when you have the satisfaction of making and setting the traps yourself. The traps, snares and pathguards detailed here can be constructed out of the most basic materials. Includes pe...