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Most pop stars' fame used to end with their 25th birthday, but Adam Faith just kept on being interesting until the day he died aged 62. Born Terry Nelhams in working-class Acton, he defined post-war aspiration. Though his vocal talents were limited, he...

The first in-depth biography of one of music's most fascinating, colourful and innovative characters. This book is the most comprehensive history yet of the life, music and cultural significance of the last of the great black music pioneers and the era...

Your Guide to the 2026 World Cup takes the reader through the globally renowned FIFA World Cup, providing in-depth details on all 48 teams, star players, coaches, team strategies, expert game analysis, and more! This is the perfect book for the...

This is a practical guide to smallsword fencing intended for beginners, foilists who wish to try a dueling weapon, and coaches looking for practical exercises for their students. The exercises provided were used in fencing academies centuries ago and are...

Getting to Grips is a unique publication for cricket coaches and players of all ages. It offers skills, drills, and practical solutions to common batting problems. Author Toby Radford uses his experience as an international batting coach to offer...

Free Speed is coach Paul Eaglestone's breakthrough training method that combines efficient swimming technique with a pace-setting formula to achieve faster triathlons. The idea behind Paul's innovative training system is loosely based on ultra short-race...

Examine the true and deeper nature of taekwondo movement patterns with Taekwondo Poomsae 1-8! Within this book are the eight main Poomsae (or movement) forms of Taekwondo. Each move is broken down into steps which are further enhanced by detailed photos...

Volume II in the Ultimate Functional Training Series, Training With Kettlebells for Strength and Mobility, gives the reader more than 25 functional kettlebell exercises that improve strength, build muscle, and reduce the risk of injury. Functional...

Essential Yoga With Props is the perfect guide for yoga practitioners at all levels. Those new to yoga are given basic, yet valuable, instruction on correct yoga postures, whereas the use of yoga props gives experienced yogis the opportunity to challenge...

Running Injury Free, Second Edition, brings every runner the best advice for preventing and treating injuries, helping them to run without pain. With this book, runners discover what can lead to injury and how to prevent it through specific training...

Step Up, the ultimate guide to stair running, provides both beginner and ambitious runners with comprehensive ideas and suggestions for training. In addition to theoretical knowledge, it provides exercises and practical tips, all illustrated by photos...

By combining evidence-based recommendations with practical, simple guidance, registered health and performance nutritionist, Laura Kealy, helps female team sport athletes improve their athletic performance and overall health. Whether a recreational or...

Nearly half a century ago, Filbert Bayi revolutionized how the middle-distance races were run. During that heyday of athletics competition before pacemakers were hired to take the lead, the unheralded Tanzanian served as his own 'rabbit'. The innovative...

The Intermediate Archer fills the resource gap. This book is intended for those archers who have taken their first steps by completing a beginners course and are wondering where to go next. It is the answer to all of the intermediate archers questions,...

Gwen Jorgensen intends to win the Rio 2016 Olympic triathlon - an event no US athlete, man or woman, has ever won. Gwen is a stubborn perfectionist, driven to excel. Combining natural ability, organization, and discipline, she chases this goal with...

Opening with Wimbledon 2019, The Art of Tennis covers the excitement of the sport up to the profound silence of the Covid-19 pandemic—when no tennis was played for a year—through Wimbledon 2021. As play began to resume, there were many questions...

Redefine Coaching & Athlete Development in Sports is the first book to combine academic research, professional experience, and applied practice to redefine the way in which sports coaching is delivered and how athletes are developed. Written by Lee...

For those who have ever thought they were too old or too unfit to compete in a triathlon, From Couch Potato to Endurance Athlete will prove that it is never too late to compete! This is a story about overcoming life's obstacles-from injury and business...

Mara Yamauchi is a two-time Olympian, Commonwealth Games bronze medalist, and the UK’s second-fastest female marathon runner ever with a personal best of 2:23:12. But there is much more to Mara than just running fast. This book of 42.195 insights—the...

Recent results show that every other person—regardless of age—complains of chronic fatigue, susceptibility to infections, difficulty concentrating, listlessness, lack of motivation, headaches, exhaustion, and much more. If biochemical imbalances are...

Soccer players may get all the glory, but behind every great player is a great coach. And behind every great coach today stands a deep fraternity who dedicated decades to supporting soccer's long climb from obscurity to become one of the major sports in...

Since its formation in 2010, 3x3 basketball's popularity has rocketed. In only seven years, 3x3 basketball has gone from being played casually as a pick-up game to becoming an official Olympic sport, with the 2021 Summer Games showcasing its debut. 3x3...

Raging Love is about athlete Jimmie D. King's rise to fame as an angry, chronically injured powerlifting champion to a happy, healthy cyclist and bodybuilder. The reader will witness a man who learns to be at ease with himself through mentoring and...

It is the essence of human nature to compare, and nowhere are comparisons more commonplace than in sport. This book focuses specifically on the comparison of sporting nations. Making meaningful comparisons (i.e. comparing the similarities and differences...

So often people equate being slim with being healthy, and with so many people searching for ways to lose weight, dieting books are in abundance. But so few of these books actually back their information with scientific research and proven weight-loss...

What the fork is wellness? As Registered Nutrition Professionals, Sophie Bertrand and Bari Stricoff take an "all food is fit" approach to eating. With the abundance of health and nutrition information out there, it's hard to keep up and know what's fact...

American youth athletes are abandoning athletics at an alarming rate, with 70% of children dropping out of youth sport programs by the age of 14. One of the top reasons for this dropout rate is poor coaching. Yet, only 30% of youth and high school...

Penalty kicks play a significant role in determining the outcome of a match. Because of this-and because they don't happen in every game-fans, media, and even athletes and trainers are fascinated by penalty kicks. Over the past 30 years, there have been...

From tasting his own blood while running hard as a Notre Dame miler to producing the top US marathon legends in the epicentre of the running boom of the 1970s and into the 80s, Bill Squires not only survived being born with a misdiagnosed and potentially...

Modern medicine's typical response to back pain is often surgery or strong painkillers, yet this conventional medicine is unable to eradicate the pain completely. Not only that, but the countless, often contradictory training and therapy approaches,...

Exercise and nutrition programs designed to achieve weight loss and improve health and fitness have received considerable attention in recent decades. Though a large number of books have been published on the subject, the vast majority of these books...

Pilates: The Complete Training Book provides comprehensive knowledge and contains a variety of exercises as well as professional tips and hints for trainers and exercisers. The Pilates method is a functionally oriented training program that has recently...

The foot, loved by some, hated by others, but mostly criminally neglected. But thanks to this book, the foot will now get the attention it deserves! Fit Feet for Life draws attention to our feet and the big toe and takes the reader on an entertaining and...

Major League Baseball has enjoyed a long period of progress and success. For over 118 years, events, institutions, people, and regulations, transformed it both in the short and long run. The Making of Modern Baseball examines the development of Major...

Major League Soccer (MLS) is on the fast track to becoming the world's next super league. Major League Soccer 2019: Everything You Need to Know About the Teams gives in-depth information on this amazing league, including the players, coaches, each team's...

In this book you will discover the truth-that Homo passiens is the missing link in human evolution. That Homo sapiens is a recently arrived imposter in the evolution of the genus Homo-a charlatan, a fraud, a villain, a quack! That all the academic stuff...

The Chapa Wellness Map: A Systematic Approach to Physical Activity redefines the three terms that are indispensable for the future of physical activity and sports: wellness, fitness, and high performance. These are the three fundamental concepts for this...

Runners know theres a profound truth behind the old joke: Running is fifty percent physical and ninety percent mental. The Mindful Runner focuses on the mental side of running. It thoroughly explores the complex landscape of the runners mind, offering...

"The Well-Rounded Soccer Coach is a unique book about coaching soccer. The author shares successful secrets for long-term player development, which is a current hot topic in the soccer world. This special resource combines credibility, experiences of a...

Your Best Abs is revolutionary in its approach, but the research behind its benefits has been around for years. The premise is simple: Train the abs as they are designed to work, not by doing crunches and sit-ups, but by properly bracing the core. The...

Complete Soccer Coach's Guide to Developing Extraordinary Players, Ages 7-14. Meyer & Meyer Premium-At Meyer & Meyer we make no compromises to present the best in sports content. Go for Gold! Players 1st-a guide to football player development for coaches...

Have you dreamed of crossing a finish line but felt like you had no idea how to get from where you are now to the starting line? Whether it's a 5K, triathlon, or some other starting line, this book is here to give you all the insights you need to make it...

The Real Giants of Soccer Coaching is a collection of the curated thoughts of nearly 30 top football coaches around the globe. In this book, you will gain access to the depth and breadth of experience from some of the best coaches across all areas of the...

How does a team and a coach, who were nearly forgotten a year ago, achieve the impossible? How do they rise to the top and conquer the Premier League, the toughest league in the world? Everyone is entitled to dream big after Claudio Ranieris miracle with...

In Functional Fitness at Home, Lamar and Chris Lowery, experts in functional training, present effective exercises that can easily be done at home or outside with your own body weight or small exercise equipment.

Meyer & Meyer Premium the next level of instructional sports literature with high-quality, full-color books. This teaching and reference book covers the most important concepts of training theory in the sport of fencing and their methodological...

The Coach's Guide to Mind Mapping is a tool that will help you become an expert coach. Although this particular learning resource uses soccer examples, it is a technique that can be universally applied within any sporting context. Because the current...

How much power does your human engine have? How much power do you need for running in different conditions? How can you optimize your training and racing performance? How can you use power meters to improve your results? What are the ultimate limits of...