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  Tales From the Turf -...

  Robin Oakley

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  Britain and Ireland's Top 100 Racehorses of All Time author Robin Oakley takes us on a canter through the colourful world of horseracing.
  
  Join him as he shares evocative personal stories of being there at racing legends' key moments, such as Frankie Dettori riding seven winners in a day at Ascot. He debates whether jockeys are sportsmen or masochists – jump jockeys can expect a fall on average every 13 rides – and reminisces about unusual achievements, including trainer Sirrell Griffith's Cheltenham Gold Cup win after milking his 100 cows that morning.
  
  Tales From the Turf is an extraordinary account from the Spectator's long-running Turf columnist, and a man for whom horseracing is a lifetime's passion.

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  How To Fly Fish - Your Step By...

  HowExpert, Lloyd Bentley

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  If you want to learn how to fly fish, then get "How To Fly Fish" guide which is written by a person with real life experience in fly fishing. 
  "How To Fly Fish" is a beginner’s guide to the sport of fly fishing. In it, you will find everything a new fly fisher should know about getting started in this rewarding, lifelong pastime. 
  You’ll learn about: 
  - Fish, mainly trout – their habits, favorite foods, secret hiding places and how to fool them with a tiny artificial fly 
  - Equipment – from rods and reels to nets and waders, what to look for in good gear and what you need in a beginner’s setup 
  - Reading water – recognizing structure and current patterns that make for good fly fishing water; temperature, clarity and flow rates for optimal conditions 
  - Insects – mayflies, caddis flies, stone flies, even grasshoppers; why the fish cannot resist them; selecting artificial flies to match the real thing 
  - Casting – basic instruction on how to get the fly in the air and onto the water; we’ll look at tempo and line management, and provide a couple of expert tips 
  - Hooking and playing a fish – what to do when you hook into a big, strong fish; techniques for working the rod and controlling the line 
  - Landing and releasing fish – how to handle and remove the hook from a tired trout in as little time as possible, sending it back home alive and well 
  - Hiring a guide – the benefits of spending a little cash for a lot of experience 
  - Drift boats – the allure of fly fishing from a river craft designed to maximize your success on the water 
  About the Expert 
  Lloyd Bentley earned a B.A. in Communications in Montreal, and continues to hone his craft, seeking out new challenges that feed his passion and test his skill. 
  HowExpert publishes quick 'how to' guides on all topics from A to Z by everyday experts.

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  Driving the Green

  Kevin Markham

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  Mark Twain had it all wrong: golf is not a good walk spoiled, golf is a journey. And when Ireland provides the map it becomes an 11,000km odyssey for one man in a camper van. Kevin plays every 18-hole golf course in Ireland in all kinds of weather and with all kinds of golfers. He deals with a leaky roof, potholes, born-again Christians and even an Irish mammy. Ireland's beauty shines through but the people encountered along the way, the golf clubs visited and the idiosyncrasies of a twenty-year-old camper van form the fairways on which this story plays. From tee-off to putting the final hole, this is a true Irish golfing adventure.

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  Torres - An Intimate Portrait of...

  Luca Caioli

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  A brand new biography of Liverpool and Premier League superstar, Fernando Torres, based on one-of-a-kind insider interviews with those closest to him ... and the player himself. This is the story of a kid who wanted to be a rock star but who turned into a football god, the idolised and adopted son of 42 million Liverpool fans across the world. From his birth in Madrid through to his winning goal in Euro 2008 and beyond, the book goes ehind the scenes of Torres' life and career to examine what makes the golden boy of football tick as well as kick. Renowned sports journalist Luca Caioli has exclusively interviewed figures from fans to his father, Rafa Benítez to Luís Aragones, Steven Gerrard to Kenny Dalglish, Fabio Capello, and Fernando Torres himself. This unrivalled material will give the real untold story of how The Kid became the King of Europe...

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  Football Grounds: A Fan's Guide...

  Duncan Adams

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  Football Grounds: A Fans Guide is essential reading for any supporter who intends following their team away from home during the 2017/18 season. Covering all 92 football grounds of the English Premier and Football Leagues as well as the Cup Finals and League Play Offs venue, Wembley Stadium, it is filled with useful information and tips for the travelling supporter. Not only are there practical details, such as directions to the grounds by road and rail but other guidelines to make your day more enjoyable including recommended pubs for the best food and drink. The book is also illustrated throughout with up-to-date colour photos of all the venues and includes details of record and average attendances as well as the price of programmes and fanzines.

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  Strokes of Genius - Federer...

  L. Jon Wertheim

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  In the 2008 Wimbledon men's final, Center Court was a stage set worthy of Shakespearean drama. Five-time champion Roger Federer was on track to take his rightful place as the most dominant player in the history of the game. He just needed to cling to his trajectory. So in the last few moments of daylight, Center Court witnessed a coronation. Only it wasn't a crowning for the Swiss heir apparent but for a swashbuckling Spaniard. Twenty-two-year-old Rafael Nadal prevailed, in five sets, in what was, according to the author, "essentially a four-hour, forty-eight-minute infomercial for everything that is right about tennis-a festival of skill, accuracy, grace, strength, speed, endurance, determination, and sportsmanship." It was also the encapsulation of a fascinating rivalry, hard fought and of historic proportions. 
  Strokes of Genius deconstructs this defining moment in sport, using that match as the backbone of a provocative, thoughtful, and entertaining look at the science, art, psychology, technology, strategy, and personality that go into a single tennis match. With vivid, intimate detail, Wertheim re-creates this epic battle in a book that is both a study of the mechanics and art of the game and the portrait of a rivalry as dramatic as that of Ali-Frazier, Palmer-Nicklaus, and McEnroe-Borg.

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