Collection: Adult Non Fiction - Leisure

Few things can be genuinely described as life-changing. Prince Harry's Invictus Games for wounded, injured and sick service personnel is one of them. This is the story of the remarkable people who went to serve their countries and instead found themselves going to hell and back. But they all have...

This illustrated history celebrates the greatest moments of the Ashes in Australia: from Bannerman's first fending of Shaw's opening delivery in 1877, to Cowdrey's courageous defence in the face of Thomson's fastbowling almost 100 years later; from Lord Harris's near-encounter with a young Banjo ...

In the early 80s, 20 black West Indian cricketers were paid more than $100,000 each to take part in rebel tours of apartheid South Africa. Some, such as Lawrence Rowe and Alvin Kallicharran, were household names in the Caribbean and around the world, while others were fringe players seeking a sho...

Encourages people to come together for a few minutes - or a few hours - for a challenging and fun game that requires virtually nothing more than pens and paper. 50 fun technology-free games which test each player's ability to strategize, bluff, read minds, memorize, think quickly and solve puzzles.

"From the award-winning, bestselling author of COD--the irresistible story of the science, history, art, and culture of the least efficient way to catch a fish. Fly fishing, historian Mark Kurlansky has found, is a battle of wits, fly fisher vs. fish--and the fly fisher does not always (or often)...

"With over 60 challenges covering all four corners of the globe and a range of different disciplines, discover events like the North Pole Marathon where competitors run the 26.4 miles in sub-zero conditions or the Atlantic Challenge, a race that sees you and a rowing boat attempt to cross the wor...