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Rainbow Goes to Sea
ISBN: 9781847535474 / Angielski / Miękka / 304 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. We sailed a very old wooden ketch six thousand miles from Vancouver Island to New Zealand, a feat we felt was singularly impressive since we had, virtually, to learn how to sail and navigate along the way with no charts and inadequate sextant knowledge. A journey of faith, into the unknown that really became an adventure, exciting and sometimes terrifying. Become inspired, as we were, to escape the rat race, to drop everything and do something outrageous and rewarding and perhaps, like me, you will see the hand of God upon whose palm you journey. This is the story of the "Rainbow," a...
We sailed a very old wooden ketch six thousand miles from Vancouver Island to New Zealand, a feat we felt was singularly impressive since we had, virt...
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Sports Arbitrage - Riskless Investment
ISBN: 9781847999313 / Angielski / Miękka / 110 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This is the most comprehensive book yet written on the subject of sports arbitrage. It is written by a professional gambler and trader with over 30 years of experience in this field. The author has also produced and directed TV documentaries for the BBC about gambling. It provides the theory and practice of this potentially riskless investment and with many examples shows how it is possible to generate a substantial income even from a small starting bank. Many of the opportunities outlined have never been published before and it delves into the mysteries of 'synthetic arbitrage' and 'each-way...
This is the most comprehensive book yet written on the subject of sports arbitrage. It is written by a professional gambler and trader with over 30 ye...
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Mud, Sweat and Beers: A Cultural History of Sport and Alcohol
ISBN: 9781859735534 / Angielski / Twarda / 160 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Short-listed for the North American Society for Sport History Book Award 2003 Alcohol is never far from sporting events. Although popular thinking on the effects of drinking has changed considerably over time, throughout history sport and alcohol have been intimately linked. The Victorians, for example, believed that beer helped to build stamina, whereas today any serious athlete must abstain from the 'demon drink'. Yet despite current prohibitions and the widespread acceptance of alcohol's deleterious effects, the uneasy alliance of sport with alcohol remains culturally entrenched.... Short-listed for the North American Society for Sport History Book Award 2003 Alcohol is never far from sporting events. Although popular thi... |
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Mud, Sweat and Beers: A Cultural History of Sport and Alcohol
ISBN: 9781859735589 / Angielski / Miękka / 160 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Short-listed for the North American Society for Sport History Book Award 2003 Alcohol is never far from sporting events. Although popular thinking on the effects of drinking has changed considerably over time, throughout history sport and alcohol have been intimately linked. The Victorians, for example, believed that beer helped to build stamina, whereas today any serious athlete must abstain from the 'demon drink'. Yet despite current prohibitions and the widespread acceptance of alcohol's deleterious effects, the uneasy alliance of sport with alcohol remains culturally entrenched.... Short-listed for the North American Society for Sport History Book Award 2003 Alcohol is never far from sporting events. Although popular thi... |
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Starting Triathlon
ISBN: 9781861268754 / Angielski / Miękka / 129 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. It is a truism that the sport of triathlon is both very challenging and incredibly rewarding.Aimed at those who are considering becoming triathletes and those who have recently taken up the sport, this guide will help novice triathletes learn how to train and prepare for race day."
It is a truism that the sport of triathlon is both very challenging and incredibly rewarding.Aimed at those who are considering becoming triathletes a...
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Training and Performance in Difficult Environments: A Guide for Competitive Athletes
ISBN: 9781861268815 / Angielski Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. All competitive athletes want to perform to the best of their ability and so try to prepare themselves for competitions as well as they possibly can. Training strategies designed to improve technique and speed, as well as psychological components, are all of crucial importance. However, it should never be forgotten that sport is carried out within an "environment" and that athletes who fail to prepare themselves for the environment in which they will compete do so at their peril.
All competitive athletes want to perform to the best of their ability and so try to prepare themselves for competitions as well as they possibly can. ...
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Conditioning for Marathon Runners and Endurance Athletes
ISBN: 9781861269010 / Angielski / Miękka / 160 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This guide enables marathon runners and athletes to understand the conditioning process, which is essential if they are to maximize their performance results, and also reduce the possibility of injury, which is of considerable importance given the repetitive nature of the events.
This guide enables marathon runners and athletes to understand the conditioning process, which is essential if they are to maximize their performance ...
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The Breeding and Management of Fighting Cocks
ISBN: 9781905124084 / Angielski / Miękka / 72 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. THE BREEDING AND MANAGEMENT OF FIGHTING COCKS BY EVERARD SIMPSON (1781) This fascinating reprint of a rare Eighteenth century 'cocking' manuscript will prove of great interest to all with an interest in game fowl. Its nine comprehensive chapters give the reader a valuable insight into the breeding and amnagement of fighting birds, over 200 years ago. Contents: The choice of successful cocks Of the sufficency of good hens Breeding out of old fought cocks Breeding out of tainted fowl A description of true game stock Types of cocks and their fighting methods The attainment of good fowl Breeding...
THE BREEDING AND MANAGEMENT OF FIGHTING COCKS BY EVERARD SIMPSON (1781) This fascinating reprint of a rare Eighteenth century 'cocking' manuscript wil...
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Cocking Science (History of Cockfighting Series)
ISBN: 9781905124251 / Angielski / Miękka / 88 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. COCKING SCIENCE by "OLD FAMILY" - Originally published in 1939 and never before reprinted. This edition is republished as part of Read Country Books "History of Cockfighting" series. The book was written as a guide for the Game Fowl Beginner and its 88 pages cover, "The Breeding, Rearing, Conditioning and Fighting of Game Fowl From a Scientific Point of View." It shows the best methods for Pure-Line Breeding as well as scientific formulae for developing strains. It is a fascinating and informative book, written in plain english, containing much advice that is still of practical use to poultry...
COCKING SCIENCE by "OLD FAMILY" - Originally published in 1939 and never before reprinted. This edition is republished as part of Read Country Books "...
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The Game Cock - Being a Practical Treatise on Breeding, Rearing, Training, Feeding, Trimming, Mains, Heeling, Spurs, Etc. (History of Cockfighting Ser
ISBN: 9781905124305 / Angielski / Miękka / 96 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. THE GAME COCK -BEING A PRACTICAL TREATISE ON BREEDING, REARING, TRAINING, FEEDING, TRIMMING, MAINS, HEELING, SPURS, etc., etc., etc. TOGETHER WITH AN EXPOSURE OF COCKERS' TRICKS. THE ORIGIN AND CURE OF DISEASES, AND THE REVISED COCKING RULES GOVERNING ALL PARTS OF THE WORLD. BY ED. JAMES. This book was first published in New York in 1873. It is extremely rare and much sought after for its historical content by today's breeders and fanciers of Game Fowl. READ COUNTRY BOOKS has now re-published it in its entirety, incorporating the original text and rare engravings of Game Fowl, Fighting Scenes...
THE GAME COCK -BEING A PRACTICAL TREATISE ON BREEDING, REARING, TRAINING, FEEDING, TRIMMING, MAINS, HEELING, SPURS, etc., etc., etc. TOGETHER WITH AN ...
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The Game Cock: From the Shell to the Pit - A Comprehensive Treatise on Gameness, Selecting, Mating, Breeding, Walking and Conditionin
ISBN: 9781905124558 / Angielski / Miękka / 196 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. THE GAME COCK FROM THE SHELL TO THE PIT. A Comprehensive Treatise on Gameness, Selecting, Mating, Breeding, Walking and Conditioning. Etc. By Geo. W. Means. This important Game Fowl book was first published in the U.S.A. in 1911 and is now a very rare item in its first edition. READ COUNTRY BOOKS has now re-published it from the original text thereby making it more available to a wider readership. In this book the author has undertaken to treat fully every subject pertaining to the Game Fowl in which the practical cocker and breeder may be interested. He has had over thirty years experience...
THE GAME COCK FROM THE SHELL TO THE PIT. A Comprehensive Treatise on Gameness, Selecting, Mating, Breeding, Walking and Conditioning. Etc. By Geo. W. ...
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Sport in the Olden Time (History of Cockfighting Series)
ISBN: 9781905124633 / Angielski / Miękka / 148 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Originally published in London 1912, this rare early work on cockfighting is both expensive and hard to find in its first edition. We are now republishing it using the original text and artwork, in a high quality, affordable, modern edition. The author was a well known sportsman, equestrian expert and farmer, who wrote many books on these and other related subjects. No pastime has ever held in England the position which was held for centuries by cockfighting. It was, to quote the title of an old treatise, "the pleasure of Princes." It was practised by the highest of nobility and by the...
Originally published in London 1912, this rare early work on cockfighting is both expensive and hard to find in its first edition. We are now republis...
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Boston Sports Firsts
ISBN: 9781933212500 / Angielski / Miękka / 96 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. A lifelong sports trivia fan draws from a library of over 400 books to stump even the biggest Sox, Pats, Celts, or Bruins fan.
A lifelong sports trivia fan draws from a library of over 400 books to stump even the biggest Sox, Pats, Celts, or Bruins fan.
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The Chess Master: (Chinese-English Bilingual Edition)
ISBN: 9789629962371 / Angielski / Miękka / 180 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The Chess Master is a story of escape and salvation, and the clue for both is chess. The protagonist, Wang Yisheng, undergoes a gradual transformation from "chess fool" to "chess master" -- from an alienated young man obsessed with the material needs of life to a spiritually enlightened transmitter of the Chinese tradition. By reversing the pervasive anti-traditional trend in modern Chinese literature and eschewing any overt influence from Western literature, Ah Cheng has created in the The Chess Master a radically new fiction that is both thoroughly modern and deeply imbued...
The Chess Master is a story of escape and salvation, and the clue for both is chess. The protagonist, Wang Yisheng, undergoes a gradual transfo...
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Notre Dame Foot Ball - The T Formation
ISBN: 9781406741452 / Angielski / Miękka / 264 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.
Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republ...
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Aviation, How and Why
ISBN: 9781430327387 / Angielski / Miękka / 224 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Describes aviation in the United States. Gives High School and College students an overview of aviation and a quick reference guide. Used by Teachers and Guidance Counselors giving Career advice and Public libraries as a Transportation reference. Information for Pilots and those interested in learning to fly. For all readers craving adventure. This book contains a glossary of words not found in other publications. Arcane and esoteric subjects are clearly explained. All mystery is forever removed from the subject of aviation. Something unique sets this work apart. More than half the book is...
Describes aviation in the United States. Gives High School and College students an overview of aviation and a quick reference guide. Used by Teachers ...
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Buffaloes and Beatniks: The Story of the 1960 Waycross High School State Championship Team
ISBN: 9781434316417 / Angielski / Miękka / 280 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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Sports Talk: A Journey Inside the World of Sports Talk Radio
ISBN: 9781416573685 / Angielski / Miękka / 280 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. A Journey inside the World of Sports Talk Radio Their voices explode over the airwaves -- with names like Mike and the Mad Dog, the Stinkin' Genius, Hacksaw, and JT the Brick. They broadcast in drive time and downtime, from rush hour to the dead of night. And yet, millions of fans tune in around the clock to hear their favorite larger-than-life radio personalities rant, rave, critique, predict, and mix it up with callers -- the dedicated fans of sports talk radio. Never before has this cloistered world opened its doors to a no-holds-barred, behind-the-scenes, full-access look...
A Journey inside the World of Sports Talk Radio Their voices explode over the airwaves -- with names like Mike and the Mad Dog, the Stinkin...
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Wilderness Adventures on Horseback
ISBN: 9780615146911 / Angielski / Miękka / 80 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. These are a few of my many numerous and humorous adventures on horseback in the Trinity Alps, Yosemite and the Pacific Crest Trail here in Californy. This edition is 8.5 X 11 softcover and is complete with full color images of these adventures.
These are a few of my many numerous and humorous adventures on horseback in the Trinity Alps, Yosemite and the Pacific Crest Trail here in Californy. ...
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Ireland's Professional Amateurs: A Sports Season at Its Purest
ISBN: 9780595456840 / Angielski / Miękka / 212 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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