Sports

A visual guide to the world’s most popular game, packing all the excitement of the pitch into a book.

This guide is a feast of football facts for fanatics ages 9-12, covering everything from the rules of the game to the top tournaments.

Learn about historic ball games and the birth of football, get up to date on the laws of the game and the new technology that referees use to make vital decisions, and see what it takes to run a club and keep the players in top shape. You’ll also find a chapter on all the international trophies and tournaments, including the FIFA Women's World Cup, Copa América, and the Olympic Games. This new edition includes updates to football's roll of honour and latest tournament winners too.

This fantastic football book for kids offers:

- A highly visual approach that brings football to life inside the pages.
- A global mix of content covering both the men’s and women’s games.
- An array of vital tips and tricks, plus dynamic CGI illustrations.
- Astounding facts and mind-boggling stats all about football.

The ideal gifting title for football-mad fans, this guide doubles up as a great read for sporty kids and even reluctant readers. Updated every two years, this fourth edition will include the highlights and results of the 2022 FIFA World Cup and the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup.

A complete workout for the mind, body, and soul with classic, authentic yoga from the country of its origin.

Authentic, restorative, and holistic, How to Fall in Love with Yoga is a stroll through the world of yoga, where Sarvesh Shashi, the author, encourages readers to experience the different facets of the practice. Through four key goals and accompanying poses and flows, the author does a deep dive into the basics of the practice. It is contemplative and inclusive, peppered, on occasion, with personal notes and experiences.

How to Fall in Love with Yoga is as much about the body as it is about the spirit, and as much about fitness as it is about mindfulness.

Dive into this calming yoga book to discover:

-A step-by-step yoga in classic DK style.
-Complex poses made simple in an illustrative style.
-Features benefits and notes from Sarvesh Shashi for beginners.
-Detailed meditative techniques at the end of each chapter to bring focus to mindfulness.
-Keynotes from Sarvesh Shashi, who shares his experiences and knowledge help readers understand the key philosophy of yoga.

Not bound by age, school, or style, it will reach into the heart of yoga, cutting through all the noise to share with the reader what is true to the authentic and original form of the practice. The book will contain a youthful flavour as it walks the yogi – for there is a yogi within us – through different postures while providing the reader with context, additional information, and valuable tips.

The poses and goals are practical and aim to build a love for the practice. It is why each section ends with meditation to help the practitioner relax and focus at the end of their goal.

The ultimate guide to more than 100 top sports from around the world, from basketball to blade running.

Are you a team player? Do you have a steady aim? Maybe you are super fast or strong? Whatever your size or skill, there is a sport out there for you.

The Illustrated Sports Encyclopedia is the ultimate illustrated guide to the diverse world of sport, from the best known ball-sports, athletics, and water sports to the most obscure racket sports and races (anyone for a game of pickleball?). The book showcases different sports by grouping them into categories including team sports, target sports, winter sports, wheels and motors, horse sports, and extreme sports.

This illustrated guide to sports for kids offers:

- A dynamic visual design and clear language, explaining all the sports essentials to understand and enjoy the featured sports.
- A core overview to explain each sport through "aim of the game" boxes, and essential equipment.
- Clear, intuitive categories that divide the sports, allowing kids to expand their understanding and compare similar sports they are interested in.
- Special features to tell the story of the Olympics and Paralympics, focusing on the history, aims, and spirit of the Games.

The Illustrated Sports Encyclopedia is a must-have title for all young sports enthusiasts, particularly in the run up to the 2024 Paris Olympics. A special section on the Olympic and Paralympic Games looks at their history, from the early Greek games right up to the present day, with Summer and Winter Olympic sports clearly identified and explained.

Dynamic photography brings the sports to life, and complements the clear explanations and artworks that describe the rules, equipment, competitions, and common terms.

O Jogo Bonito! is the magical story of Brazil at the 1970 World Cup, and a team that featured the incomparable skills of Pelé, Rivellino, Gérson, Jairzinho and Tostão.

The 1970 World Cup was the first tournament televised live and in colour. It was also the occasion when the Brazilian Seleção Canarinho declared themselves to be the best team ever to lift the Jules Rimet trophy - bringing their own life and colour to the tournament. Yellow shirts as bright as the Mexican sun, blue shorts as vivid as the bright sky, and dancing feet, beating out a hypnotising rhythm that rendered opponents flat-footed by comparison.

Their third success in four tournaments meant that the 12-inch-high trophy would for evermore be the property of Brazil. It was a more than fitting accolade. All teams crowned as world champions before and since, are measured against, and fall short of, the bewitching beauty of that team. It was Brazil's football in that World Cup that truly defined the phrase the beautiful game ('o jogo bonito').

Pilates benefits every body--including yours!

Pilates is exercise for your mind, body, and spirit, but what if your body won't cooperate? How can you take advantage of all Pilates has to offer--strengthening your core, enhancing your flexibility, and even improving your posture--if you think you're too old or too big or too physically unable to perform the Hundred, the Shoulder Bridge, or the Double-Leg Stretch?

No matter what your age, size, or physical ability is, you can do every exercise in Pilates for Everyone. Each Pilates exercise shows the typical movements for gaining the physical and mental benefits from that exercise. Then each exercise offers at least three variations performed by people just like you to help you find the right modification that fits who you are. This way, no matter which version you perform, you're going to reach similar goals.

Pilates for Everyone includes these features:
  • 50 step-by-step exercises for specific body areas
  • Step-by-step modifications for every exercise
  • 10 routines that combine exercises from the book for maximum benefits
  • Expert advice from Micki Havard on how to get the most out of your practice
 

So you think you know your golf?

With over 500 questions to test every level of golfer, The Golf Quizbook is the ultimate examination of your golfing knowledge.

We all know how frustrating a round can be. Nature, flag positions, and even playing partners can all conspire to ruin your game. But rest assured, none of that will happen within the pages of this quiz book.

Split into two courses of questions, you can easily adjust your experience, with questions from complete beginner to tour professional. And to make things a little more like playing off a forward tee, most questions have multiple-choice answers.

…plus, a 19th hole at the end, which includes some off-course bonus questions, such as the drink that Arnold Palmer invented—or at least, gave his name to.

So relax your shoulders, keep your eye on the ball, and step up to the first tee, with questions on:
 

• Major championships
• The world’s best players
• Rules of the game
• Famous golf courses around the world

This fact-packed book has over 300 high-resolution images, making it ideal as a golfer gift, quiz-hosting handbook or between-putts pastime.

This is the ultimate guide to sports and the perfect reference for the Paris Olympics 2024 - an amazing year for sport.

Discover everything you need to know about more than 200 sports, including all the Olympic and Paralympic events featured in Tokyo and Beijing. Get the authoritative inside scoop from leading experts in each sport. Discover match-winning insights into the strategies and tactics of the world's top competitors. And learn all of the facts, stats, and stories behind the Olympic Games - the most spectacular sporting event on the planet.


Whether you love your sports or want to learn more about this worldly topic, this book will be a great guide. The Sports Book includes profiles of the major sporting competitions and the most successful players and sporting nations. Explore chapters about football, watersports, motorsports and more!


In this book, you will find:

-More than 200 of the world's most popular sports – from football and basketball to less widely-known sports such as korfball and dragon boat racing

-Details updated with the latest rules and stats for every featured sport and competition, including the stories behind every Olympic Games leading up to Paris

-Clear step-by-step artworks explain key sporting skills and techniques, fields of play, and player positions

-Fascinating insights and fun anecdotes that capture the lighter side of each sport


Fully revised with the latest facts, stats, rules, and results of world sport, The Sports Book also includes details of the current world and Olympic records. It is perfect for sports buffs needing an ultimate quick-reference guide or anyone looking to improve their knowledge.