Sports fans are trully lucky with the diversity of the selection at Wellington City Libraries. If you’re already missing the Olympics, immerse yourself in The complete book of the Olympics and find out everything you’ve ever wanted to know about this event. The austerity Olympics : when the game came to London in 1948 is also a great opportunity to find out how the Olympics were organised in the aftermath of World War II. If you’d like to be as good as Kiwi gold medalist Tom Ashley, then The complete yachtmaster : sailing, seamanship and navigation for the modern yacht skipper is the book for you. Once you have practised all these sailing skills, you might want to read Fifty places to sail before you die : sailing experts share the world’s greatest destination to enjoy the world’s best sailing venues. If you prefer sports on solid ground, check out Judo for basic and more advanced combat techniques, or Soccer alive and Soccer – goalkeeper for tips and tricks about the Beautiful Game. Of course, mind games are also challenging and you can get to know more about chess with Play the English, sophisticated opening which is very popular at all levels of chess. Check all these books out and more in this month’s Sport and Fitness Recent Picks.

(Book descriptions from Amazon)