This new paperback edition of Bill Sayer's comprehensive guide to the sports of rowing and sculling has been further revised and updated. The book offers invaluable instruction to maximize the athlete's efficiency, strength and endurance on the water.
Riding up hills is the ultimate challenge for a cyclist. This guide deals with some best hills in Bristol, Bath, and the surrounding area. It includes a list of the top 50 toughest climbs.
Steampunk has captured the imagination of thousands who are searching for a unique style symbolic of a richly inspired, post-apocalyptic world drawn from the heavy machinery... Læs mere
Cities provide endless exciting scenes for the artist, from sun-baked cafes, rain-soaked streets, illuminated nightscapes and busy squares to quiet, atmospheric corners. This book explains how to paint these scenes using water-based painting materials and new techniques.
"Making Stage Props" is a title for anyone involved in prop-making who wishes to explore the wealth of materials and techniques open to them.
This guide shows players and coaches at all levels how to acquire the skills of wrist-spin bowling. Areas covered include: the basic techniques step-by-step; solving bowling problems; how to bat against wrist-spins; mental and physical preparation for matches; and tactics to use.
An accessible bowling manual that any seam or swing bowler playing at any level can understand. It reveals the secrets of fast bowling and explains how it is possible to simultaneously bowl fast, straight and accurately.
Topics covered:Tools and materialsPainting and texturingArchitectural modelsPeople, trees and organic elementsMoving partsFurniture and dressings
This book details the evolution of British post-war jungle webbing equipment and examines the items used specifically during the Malayan Emergency and later, the Borneo Confrontation.
Since the publication of the first edition in 1997, The Complete Caving Manual has become the definitive handbook for British cavers. This fully revised edition has been comprehensively updated and the text is complemented by an entirely new selection of colour photographs.