Abbey's Bookshop Logo
Go to my checkout basket
Login to Abbey's Bookshop
Register with Abbey's Bookshop

Narrow Your Search

By Availability


By Format


By Price


By Publication Date


Delivery charges 3 go FREE

Sports & outdoor recreation titles - 38,574 results

My Life in Shorts: Growing Pains and Painful Growths - Memoirs of a Barossa...

H.G. Nelson

Biography; Autobiography: general; Sports & outdoor recreation

Paperback

H.G. Nelson - Australia's foremost sports commentator, cultural critic, social observer and loud-mouthed heckler - is a legend... [more]

$34.99

In stock
ready to ship
Add this item to my basket

Best Bush, River and Hill Walks Around Kosciuszko

Matt McClelland

Walking, hiking, trekking; Travel & holiday; Travel maps

Paperback

One of the world's outstanding national parks, the largest in New South Wales and home to continental Australia's highest... [more]

$29.95

In stock
ready to ship
Add this item to my basket

Walking Rome: The Best of the City on Foot

National Geographic

Walking, hiking, trekking; Travel & holiday; Travel & holiday guides

Paperback

Walking Rome offers 15 carefully curated itineraries, written by an expert travel writer, that showcase the city's best sights.... [more]

$24.95

In stock
ready to ship
Add this item to my basket

Glory Days: The Story of South Sydney's Golden Era

Alan Whiticker

History; Rugby League

Paperback

If St George were The Beatles of rugby league, with hits year after year in the early part of the decade, then South Sydney... [more]

$29.95

In stock
ready to ship
Add this item to my basket

The Five Rings: Musashi Miyamoto's Art of Strategy

Miyamoto Musashi

History; Oriental & Indian philosophy; Military tactics; Oriental martial arts

Paperback

Written by legendary Japanese swordsman Musashi Miyamoto, The Five Rings (c.1645) is a brilliant exposition of the struggle... [more]

$39.99

In stock
ready to ship
Add this item to my basket

Samurai

John Man

Biography: historical, political & military; History; Asian history; Oriental martial arts

Paperback

The name 'Samurai' is synonymous with the ultimate warrior. With their elaborate armour, fierce swordsmanship and code of... [more]

$19.95

In stock
ready to ship
Add this item to my basket

Walking with the Brontes in West Yorkshire

June Buckley, Norman Buckley

Literary studies: fiction, novelists & prose writers; Walking, hiking, trekking; Travel & holiday; Travel & holiday guides

Paperback

Explore one of England's great landscapes in the company of the great writers with whom it is indelibly associated. In the... [more]

$17.95

In stock
ready to ship
Add this item to my basket

A Visitor's Guide to the Ancient Olympics

Neil Faulkner

History; European history; Ancient history: to c 500 CE; Olympic games

Paperback

What was it like to attend the Olympics in 388 B.C.? Would the experience resemble Olympic festivals as we celebrate them... [more]

$36.95

In stock
ready to ship
Add this item to my basket

Finding My Place: Seven Long Distance Walks in Kent and East Sussex

Brian Rance

Walking, hiking, trekking; Travel & holiday; Travel & holiday guides

Paperback

[more]

$27.95

In stock
ready to ship
Add this item to my basket

The Lonely Sea and Sky

Sir Francis Chichester

Sailing; Travel & holiday; Travel writing

Paperback

<p>The complete autobiography of the great adventurer Sir Francis Chichester, the first and fastest man to singlehandedly... [more]

$19.99

In stock
ready to ship
Add this item to my basket

Olympic Visions: Images of the Games Through History

Mike O'Mahony

Photographs: collections; History; Olympic games

Hardback

Since its creation in 1896, the Olympic Games has become a worldwide phenomenon viewed by billions across the globe. Staged... [more]

$54.99

In stock
ready to ship
Add this item to my basket

With a Bended Bow: Archery in Medieval and Renaissance Europe

Erik Roth

History; European history; Medieval history; Archery

Hardback

With a bended bow [more]

$44.95

In stock
ready to ship
Add this item to my basket

Pole to Pole: One Man, 20 Million Steps

Pat Farmer

Memoirs; Marathon & cross-country running; Travel & holiday

Paperback

In a feat that ranks with the brave and inspiring deeds of Scott of the Antarctic, Sir Edmund Hillary and Jessica Watson,... [more]

$32.99

In stock
ready to ship
Add this item to my basket

100 Essential Things You Didn't Know You Didn't Know About Sport

John D. Barrow

Mathematics & Sciences; Sports & outdoor recreation

Hardback

What can maths tell us about sports? 100 Essential Things You Didn't Know You Didn't Know About Sport sheds light on the... [more]

$29.95

In stock
ready to ship
Add this item to my basket

Mathletics: How Gamblers, Managers, and Sports Enthusiasts Use Mathematics...

Wayne L. Winston

Mathematics & Sciences; Mathematics; Popular science; Sports & outdoor recreation

Paperback

Mathletics is a remarkably entertaining book that shows readers how to use simple mathematics to analyze a range of statistical... [more]

$32.95

In stock
ready to ship
Add this item to my basket

I Beat the Odds: From Homelessness, to the Blind Side, and Beyond

Michael Oher

Biography; Autobiography: sport; American football

Paperback

<p>The football star made famous in the hit film (and book) The Blind Side reflects on how far he has come from the circumstances... [more]

$25.95

In stock
ready to ship
Add this item to my basket

Forever Paris

Christina Henry de Tessan

Walking, hiking, trekking; Travel & holiday; Travel & holiday guides

Hardback

Take a stroll through Edith Piaf's Belleville, dine at Napolean's favorite restaurant, and explore the late-night haunts of... [more]

$19.95

In stock
ready to ship
Add this item to my basket

The Limit: Life and Death in Formula One's Most Dangerous Era

Michael Cannell

Biography; Formula 1 & Grand Prix

Paperback

This is a glittering account of Formula One's deadliest and most glamorous era, in which sporting rivalry led to fatal consequences,... [more]

$32.99

In stock
ready to ship
Add this item to my basket

Wisdom: Life Lessons from an Australian Legend

Ron Barassi

Popular philosophy; Health & Self-Help; Advice on careers & achieving success; Australian Rules football

Paperback

Ron Barassi is an iconic figure in Australian sporting culture, with a record of personal and team success that is unrivalled.... [more]

$14.99

In stock
ready to ship
Add this item to my basket

The Knightly Art of Battle

Ken Mondschein

History; Medieval history; Combat sports & self-defence

Paperback

This is an extravagantly illustrated and engrossing exploration of the art of medieval fighting. This volume offers an intriguing... [more]

$26.95

In stock
ready to ship
Add this item to my basket

Fishing the River of Time

Tony Taylor

Biography; Memoirs; The natural world, country life & pets; Fishing, angling

Hardback

At age eighty, Tony Taylor journeys from Sydney to British Columbia to fish the Cowichan River with his eight-year-old grandson,... [more]

$29.95

In stock
ready to ship
Add this item to my basket

Run, Swim, Throw, Cheat: The Science Behind Drugs in Sport

Chris Cooper

Medicine; Biomechanics, human kinetics; Popular science; Drug abuse in sport

Hardback

Drugs in sport are big news and the use of performance-enhancing drugs in sport is common. Here, Chris Cooper, a top biochemist... [more]

$32.95

In stock
ready to ship
Add this item to my basket

A Day in the Bush: Bush Walks in and Around Sydney

Les Higgins, Tony Rodd

Walking, hiking, trekking; Travel & holiday

Paperback

The first edition of A Day in the Bush was written for people seeking to undertake self-guided walks in the bushland and coastal... [more]

$22.95

In stock
ready to ship
Add this item to my basket

Openside: The David Pocock Story

David Pocock

Biography; Autobiography: sport; Rugby Union

Paperback

As the runaway winner of the John Eales medal in 2010 and Australia's outstanding rugby test player after less than two years... [more]

$29.95

In stock
ready to ship
Add this item to my basket

The Wave: Tales from the Impact Zone

David Sparkes

Photographs: collections; Surfing, windsurfing, water skiing; Travel & holiday

Paperback

The Wave is a collection of world-class surfing images from acclaimed surf photographer and writer David Sparkes. Capturing... [more]

$39.99

In stock
ready to ship
Add this item to my basket
Your cart does not contain any items.