London: New Holland, 2000. First Edition. Hardcover. A scuba-diving handbook. It features text and step-by-step photographs and illustrations, leading the novice scuba diver from the earliest stages of underwater training through to diving in open water. Adopting a general approach - mindful of the differences between the various certifying agencies..... More
Greenwich: Fawcett Publications, Inc, 1969. Paperback. Fawcett book no. R2058. More
New York: W.W. Norton & Company Inc, 1984. First Edition (stated). Hardcover. A sailing book for the person who has sailed or cruised before but now commands his own boat. More
Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1977. George Ulrich. First Edition. Seventh Printing. Softcover (outsized). On James Crockett via The Guardian: Guest blogger Amanda Thomsen is a landscape designer whose Kiss My Aster blog graces Horticulture magazine. She takes up the family gardening theme begun by Garden Monkey with a...... More
Berkeley, California: Celestial Arts, 2003. Softcover. Outsized. More
New York: Anchor Books, 2005. Reprint. Paperback. More
Jeppesen Sanderson, Inc., 1981. Third Edition, Ninth Printing. Softcover. This extensively illustrated and highly respected dive manual includes the information necessary to learn open water diving. Timely discussions include ecology and scuba techniques, equipment and safety materials, women's diving issues and concerns, expanded CPR information, air sharing, and hand signals..... More
New York: The World Publishing Company, 1970. Leonard Shecter (ed). First Edition (presumed), Seventh Printing. Hardcover. From NPR (April 26, 2012): Fifty years ago, a young pitcher won his first major league game for the New York Yankees. Jim Bouton went on to become a top-flight player. But..... More
Neptune City, NJ: T.F.H. Publications, 1974. Hardcover. More
Netherlands: Rebo Publishers, 2006. Reprint. Hardcover. More
Westport, Conn. Associated Booksellers, 1956. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover (cloth). More
London: Penguin Books, 1990. Paperback. More
Arundel, UK: Fernhurst Books, 2001. Softcover. Most sailors want to try their hand at racing before they've mastered every skill. Written for all race classes. this blueprint for the beginning racer lends advice for surviving the first few races without being put off by the system or the competition. Included..... More
Rutland, Vermont: Charles E. Tuttle Company, 1997. M. Kuwata (jacket design). First Edition. Thirty-fourth printing. Hardcover. The samurai sword: a symbol of the spirit of old Japan, it embodies the samurai's steel discipline, unswerving devotion and peerless skill. With its creation, a feat of craftsmanship passed down by generations of..... More
Cleveland, Ohio: The World Publishing Company, 1967. Roberto Berdecio. First Edition (stated). Hardcover. More
New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1979. Reprint. Paperback. This account of a tennis match played by Arthur Ashe against Clark Graebner at Forest Hills in 1968 begins with the ball rising into the air for the initial serve and ends with the final point. McPhee provides a brilliant, stroke-by-stroke..... More
New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1999. Third Edition. Reprint. Paperback. When John McPhee met Bill Bradley, both were at the beginning of their careers. A Sense of Where You Are, McPhee's first book, is about Bradley when he was the best basketball player Princeton had ever seen. McPhee delineates..... More
Arundel, West Sussex: Fernhurst Books, 1996. First Edition. Softcover. New boats - New courses - New challenges - New problems - New solutions. The new asymmetric boats and the new short courses demand new skills, techniques and strategies to win. Nobody has adapted better than John Merricks and Ian..... More
New York: Peebles Press, 1979. Steve Lesberg (photos). First Edition. Hardcover. More
Neptune City, NJ: T.F.H. Publications, 2001. Fourth Printing. Hardcover. More
Tokyo: Kodansha International Ltd, 1983. First Edition thus. Hardcover. The Japanese sword combines unbreakability, rigidity, and lethal cutting power, and it is in the resolution of these conflicting practical requirements that it emerges as a triumph of the forger's art. The mystique of the sword lingers on in our age..... More
Hong Kong: Blacksmith Books, 2018. Third Printing. Paperback. The story of Duncan Leung, childhood friend of Bruce Lee, disciple of legendary master Yip Man, and New York kung fu teacher is valuable not only for its insights into martial arts but also for its portrayal of the lost Hong Kong..... More
New York: Perennial / HarperPerennial, 2002. New Enlarged Edition. Paperack. As per Kirkus: This is easily the most irresistible sports book so far this year. Lively and lovely, it is the fond story of the early days of baseball, told in person by the great old players who were..... More
Hong Kong: Kam Wong, 2004. Wong Wah. Published with the aid of The Hong Kong Arts Development Council. More
London: W.W. Norton & Company Inc, 1997. First Edition, First Printing. Softcover. More
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