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HarperCollins Publishers The Art of Climbing
Book SynopsisBig Cat Phonics for Little Wandle Letters and Sounds Revised has been developed in collaboration with Wandle Learning Trust and Little Sutton Primary School. It comprises classroom resources to support the SSP programme and a range of phonic readers that together provide a consistent and highly effective approach to teaching phonics.
£8.57
Penguin Books Ltd The Art of Putting
Book SynopsisLearn to putt . . . perfectly ''How to never miss a 4ft putt . . . ever. The perfect putting method'' GQ Magazine________________ Learn how to master the Trevillion Pencil Grip - the foolproof method that has been adopted by the professionals themselves: Fleetwood, Rose, Garcia, Francesco Molinari and Branden Grace are just a few . . . Championships are won and lost on the putting green, and one of the most repeated phrases after a disappointing round of golf is ''If only I''d holed my putts''. But there is a simple way to dramatically improve your ''pressure putt'' performance: The Trevillion Pencil Grip. Renowned sports artist Paul Trevillion is the inventor of the uniquely effective split-hand technique. He describes the pencil grip, which he spent four decades refining, as the ''art'' of putting: you aim at the hole and draw a straight line. As he explains: ''Too often on TV you hear, he pushed thTrade ReviewHow to never miss a 4ft putt . . . ever. The perfect putting method * GQ Magazine *I have never drawn a straight line so well as with this Trevillion Split-Hand Putting Method. I might well give up putting and concentrate on painting! -- Sir Patrick Moore, astronomer and presenterGive this Trevillion putting method an extensive trial. -- Sir Henry Cotton, 3-times Open ChampionThe extended right arm is one of the secrets of putting. -- Henry Longhurst, the 'voice of golf' commentatorFor those using that pistol style grip, pencil grip - anything you want to call it...strange looking grip...Good working grip, is what I call it! -- Butch Harmon, Sky Sports commentator and legendary US golf instructor * June 2017, commenting on Tommy Fleetwood putting for Birdie at the US Open *With the Split Hand Pencil Grip the stroke felt a lot smoother. -- Justin Rose * from an LA Times interview *The Pencil Grip is so good you feel like you've missed it and it still goes in! - It's a good stroke. -- Paige Mackenzie * analysing the Sergio Garcia Pencil Grip on the Morning Drive Show, USA *The Pencil split hand grip is the hottest putting style on the US PGA Tour. -- Shawn Clement, Richmond Hill Academy Director & CPGA Class 'A' Teaching Pro * Golfwrx website, April 2017 *
£14.39
Hachette Books Warrior: My Path to Being Brave
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£57.74
Gomer Press Greatest Lions XV Ever, The
Book SynopsisWho are the fifteen best rugby players ever to have represented the Lions? Was Willie John McBride better than Martin Johnson? Was Barry John better than Johnny Wilkinson? Was anyone better than Gareth Edwards? As incisive and decisive as he was on the pitch, Jonathan Davies has the answer to all these questions and more.
£7.50
Vintage Publishing Fear and Loathing on the Oche: A Gonzo Journey
Book SynopsisAnyone who’s ever seen or attended the PDC World Darts Championships knows that darts is no ordinary sport. Where else would you find world-class superstars, in the midst of a championship match, cultivating tomorrow’s banging hangover? Or two separate organisations, with a bitter historical rivalry, taking potshots at each other in a bid to secure players, fans and an all-important TV broadcast contract?And then there’s the fans… Darts fans are unlike any other fans in world sport. They drink the most, they wear the silliest costumes, they sing the loudest and yet they can arguably see the least live action. They feel an immense pride and ownership for the game – its theirs, and they couldn’t care less about the sneers from the mainstream. Join King ADZ as he dives headfirst into this tempestuous world, meeting former legends, future stars, dominant Internationals, the owners, the referees and of course the fans. Darts may be a simple game to many, but to most it’s absolute mayhem.Trade ReviewMost fascinating * Daily Express *
£13.49
Y Lolfa Wales and the All Blacks - An Off-Field History
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£14.24
Y Lolfa A Century of Sport
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£12.99
Y Lolfa Red Dragons - The Story of Welsh Football
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£14.24
Y Lolfa Undefeated - The Story of the 1974 Lions
Book SynopsisThis is the untold story of the most successful British and Irish Lions tour in history. The 1974 party are the only Lions ever to emerge undefeated.
£9.45
Gomer Press Greatest Welsh XV Ever, The
Book SynopsisInternational rugby correspondent Eddie Butler tackles that most elusive of questions for Welsh rugby fans - just who are the best fifteen players ever to have played for the national team? First published in 2011.
£18.99
£11.62
Y Lolfa Saving Rugby Union - The Price of Professionalism
Book SynopsisAn unrivalled insight into the sad mismanagement of rugby union in the 25 years since it turned professional, endangering its future at amateur level. The book recounts the history of the early decades as a professional sport, and suggests solutions to the injury crisis and financial apartheid operated by the major northern-hemisphere unions. 19 photographs.
£9.99
