Individual Sports category: 1455 books

While many people dismiss professional wrestling as a hoax, a scam, or just plain "fake", there is a lot to learn about wrestlers and what you need to go through to become one of the monsters you see on TV on Monday night. This guide will show a short-version of what needs to be done to make it big...

During my seven years of interviewing everyday people that hunt or professionals who make a living at hunting often mentioned why they hunt when I asked.This is what they told me:“If you have to ask, you’re not a hunter.”“It’s what I do. It’s who I am.”“I have always hunted; it’s...

Phil Burt and Martin Evans have worked with the world's best cyclists, including the Great Britain Cycling Team, devising and implementing highly effective off the bike training plans. Now, in Strength and Conditioning for Cyclists you can benefit from their wealth of knowledge and experience and...

Trophy Whitetail Deer Hunting.New tactics, better understanding, cutting edge equipment discussions, techniques (some new, some timeless), whitetail research and the enduring passion for whitetail hunting.  

After hitting rock bottom through addiction, bowling legend Bob Perry learned that religion is for people who don't want to go to hell. Spirituality is for people who have already been there. Perry tells his heart-wrenching, inspiring story of bowling for the mob and drug and alcohol addiction in...

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.

This book provides readers with an abundance of information and historical perspective as well as entertaining and memorable anecdotes about professional wrestling. Readers will also learn unusual snippets of trivia that will enhance their comprehension of the sport. • Includes 100 entries...

Let this concise guide show you how to make your own professional bowstrings. Using this guide you'll learn how to make both Flemish Twist and Endless Loop bowstrings. In addition this book contains plans and instructions to allow you to create your own bowstring jigs at home with common materials....

BASIC ILLUSTRATED GUIDES A new series of full-color how-to guides, the BASIC ILLUSTRATED guides are written by experts and aimed for beginners, but even veterans will use these books as basic reference tools. Each book contains comprehensive information for a specific activity, has an affordable...

The Bicycling Big Book of Training is an encouraging, focused training book that will speak to beginner and intermediate cyclists without making them feel like novices. It covers all the information the reader needs to begin an effective training regimen. The book is divided into five sections...

Since the advent of sport, athletes have worked to gain an edge on their competition—to look, feel, and perform their best—through both training and nutrition. Today, science is increasingly showing the negative impact that gluten, a protein in wheat, barley, and rye, can have on health. For...

Golf has seen an incredible rise in popularity over the past few decades, and that popularity continues to grow. From the days when golf was consider the pastime of a select few old folks who walked the greens in their checked pants, the sport today has a tremendous following. This can largely be...

Complete Shotokan Karate is actually two books in one: a thorough history of Japanese karate in Asia and the United States, and an instructional manual for students of the Shotokan method. Part One outlines the history of karate from its probable origins in India (or perhaps Greece), and its...

Table of Contents PREFACE CHAPTER I. The History of " jiu-Jitsu," with a Description of its First Principles CHAPTER II A Healthy Stomach the Basis of All Strength—What the Japanese Eat in Summer and in Winter CHAPTER III. Feats that Strengthen...