Sports and Fitness Recent Picks
SEPTEMBER 2009
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Sailing Boat Manual: Buying, Using, Maintaining And Repairing Sailing Dinghies And Small Sail Cruisers by Dennis Watts
"In today's marketplace there is a wide choice of inexpensive, second-hand boats. Some knowledge of hull materials, types of boat and running costs is needed before buying a used boat. Plenty of boats can be renovated and refitted but some prior knowledge of the methods and materials is essential. Anyone with a reasonable ability at DIY can adapt and gain the skills necessary to improve a boat with this book.” (Amazon)
Advanced Chess : Rules, Skills, Tactics And Strategic Play, A Complete Step-By-Step Guide To Mastering The Game by John Saunders
“This book begins with a practical step-by-step advanced tactical guide with comprehensive advice on attack, defence, planning ahead and the importance of sacrifice. There are detailed sections on the three key phases of the match - the opening, the middle game and the endgame - and how to play each to best effect. Follow in the footsteps of grandmasters with immortal games broken down and analysed move-by-move. Advice is given on where to play competitive chess, both in clubs and tournaments and against the computer. Different methods of game play are explored; expand your chess horizons with hectic and exciting rapid play or blitz games, or embrace the importance of taking time over your moves with a slow and stimulating game of correspondence chess.” (Global Books)
The Sailing Bible: The Complete Guide for All Sailors from Novice to Experienced Skipper by Barry Smith, Jeremy Evans & Pat Manley
“Sail with the experts! The Sailing Bible is the complete, user-friendly, hands-on manual packed with detailed step-by-step diagrams, lively action photos, and helpful advice on getting the most out of your sailing at whatever level. Whether you are a dinghy or yacht sailor just learning the basics or wanting tips on sailing with the best, this is the book that will give you all the answers you are looking for. It's all in here! Dinghies and yachts Cruising and racing Launching, helming, trapezing, and capsizing Racing techniques and tactics Buoyage, tides, charts and navigation Anchoring and marina berthing Knots, ropes and flags Boat etiquette and seamanship Rules of the road, safety and emergencies Boat maintenance and repair and much more The Sailing Bible is an ideal companion to enjoyable sailing whether in a dinghy or a yacht.” (Amazon)
The Complete Yachtmaster: Sailing, Seamanship & Navigation For The Modern Yacht Skipper by Tom Cunliffe
“Established as the standard reference for Yachtmaster students, The Complete Yachtmaster includes: an analysis of a good skipper; the theory and practice of sailing; seamanship; navigation, including plotters and PCs; meteorology; heavy weather and stability; and coping with emergencies. Required reading for all skippers, whether on board or in the classroom.” (Amazon)
A Display of Lights (9): The Lives and Puzzles of the Telegraph's Six Greatest Cryptic Crossword Setters by Val Gilbert
“Far from the closeted intellectuals you might expect, these influential puzzlers have had extraordinary lives. Some are tragic, some awe-inspiring, but all are fascinating—like the puzzler who was arrested under suspicion of supplying secrets to the Nazis through his clues. The life story of each creator is offered along with an explanation of what makes their clues so fiendishly rewarding and a selection of the greatest puzzles from across their career. A Display of Lights (9)—in crossword parlance, lights is a word for "clue"—is both a great read and a collection of some of the greatest crosswords of all time. It's the perfect gift for lovers of cryptic crosswords everywhere.” (Amazon)
The Extraordinary Book Of Australian Cricket by Ken Piesse
“The Extraordinary Book of Australian Cricket offers a feast of behind-the-scenes tales, curiosities and trivia for cricket loves of all ages and levels. In this rich collection are quotable quotes, famous pranks, amazing-but-true scorecards, great triumphs and embarrassing blunders. Here you'll find bet-settling facts and anecdotes that will amuse, inform and fascinate - from Tests, one-dayers and the Saturday afternoon local derby. This encyclopaedia of cricket trivia includes:- The five most remarkable balls ever bowled- The man who took eleven wickets in an innings- Shane Warne's top ten cricketers- Fifty runs from one ball- Memoires of 'Nugget' Miller- The man who dared sledge Don Bradman- A century with running- Victor Trumper's six-minute fifty- The ultimate batting bunnies, and much more. Cricket buff, collector and much-published author Ken Piesse has assembled a truly extraordinary book of facts and figures, tall stories and true that will delight all Australian cricket lovers.” (Global Books)
Sailing For Dummies by J.J. and Peter Isler
“Want to sail into the sunset but don't know port from starboard? Don't worry! Sailing For Dummies, Australian and New Zealand Edition, covers the latest on boats, gear and racing. This hands-on guide helps you chart a course to sailing success, from getting familiar with nautical terms and seamanship basics to setting sail, navigating, docking and anchoring ……even riding out a storm.” (Global Books)
Tunnel Vision: The True Story Of My Probably Insane Quest To Become A Professional Surfer by Sullivan McLeod
“In an effort to have an answer to the question, 'What are you doing now, Sully?' inveterate traveller and stand-up comedian Sullivan McLeod
started to tell people he'd decided to become a professional surfer…..So, despite the fact that he was unfit physically, financially and possibly
mentally, Sullivan goes into training for his nine months on the circuit, with frequent sidetracking into drinking and partying, but he does actually
make it to most of the heats. Along the way - and this is the book's real appeal - he has to work out how to get to the next competition in the next
country on his very tight budget, and we get his highly entertaining observations about Americans, Brazilians, the Brits, French and ex-pat
Australians, to name but a few.” (Global Books)
Wayne Bennett : The Man In The Mirror by Wayne Bennett with Steve Crawley
“In an age when few things stay the same for any length of time, Wayne Bennett's unprecedented 21-year run as coach of the Brisbane Broncos is an extraordinary achievement. His men won all six of the grand finals they contested in this time, and as Queensland State of Origin coach, Bennett lost just two series out of seven. In two stints as Australian coach, he built an incredible record of 11 wins and a draw from 15 Tests. Wayne Bennett: The Man in the Mirror is the candid story of this remarkable man who helped launch a new rugby league club and turned it into a powerhouse. Bennett has always sought to make a difference.” (Global Books)
Changing Pace : A Memoir by Sir Richard Hadlee
“Following on from his bestselling biography, Rhythm and Swing, this memoir recounts the last few years of Sir Richard Hadlee's cricketing career
before describing the tumultuous period in his life that followed his retirement. He describes the way in which his life, once so successful and full of
high achievement, was suddenly shattered as he experienced a debilitating heart attack that led to major surgery and shortly afterwards his
marriage of twenty-two years disintegrated and came to a painful end. He then describes how, with the help of the woman who was to become his
new wife, Dianne, he picked up the pieces and created a new life, first as a cricket ambassador and commentator and then as the chairman of selectors for New Zealand Cricket.” (Global Books)
Lewis Hamilton : World Champion by Bruce Jones
This book details the incredible rise of Lewis Hamilton, through the ranks to the top of Formula One.
Get A Grip : Build A Better Body For Golf by Scott Williams, Daniel Hoy
“Get A Grip - Build a Better Body for Golf is the perfect book for anyone playing golf, at any level. The book is designed to help you create an
individual training program that will fix the parts of your body hampering your ability to play golf at your best. Included in the book is a screening test
you can complete in the privacy of your own home, based on tests professional golfers undertake before designing their exercise programs, it will
identify which parts of your body are weak, and which inflexible. The beauty of the screening test is that it means golfers of any fitness level can
use it to improve their golf.” (Global Books)
How To Catch Fish & Cook It by Alistair McGlashan
“This is the essential companion for all fishermen as Alistair teams up with his mates and goes fishing, while his wife Rachel prepares easy to cook
and sumptuous recipes. How to Catch Fish and Cook It covers nearly 50 of the most popular fish species - from bream to flathead and snapper to
marlin. Each section explains: * where to fish; * when to fish; * fishing techniques; * bait and tackle; and * all the hot spots in Australia for fishing a
particular species.” (Global Books)
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