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With step by step instructions and detailed illustrations, Fly Fishing Made Easy will greatly enhance both your technique and your enjoyment of the sport. For beginners and experts alike. Covers: Casting Where to find trout Fly patterns that really work Right fly, right place, right time ...

Wellingtonians and visitors alike have difficulty choosing a walking area to explore because they are so spoilt for choice. The region's landscape boasts an enviable mixture of dense podocarp broadleaf forests and the dappled interior of beech forests, bare high hills with unencumbered views and win...

Like the kiwi and the kauri, snapper - tamure - holds a special place in the hearts of many New Zealanders. It’s our iconic fish, and is celebrated by writers, photographers, scientists, historians, artists, divers, chefs and keen anglers, in this inspiring book by well-known fisherman and aut...

Dan Vettori took over from Stephen Fleming as New Zealand's one-day captain at the start of the 2007-08 season. It is hard to believe, though, that the 28-year-old has been on the international scene now for 11 seasons. The youngest man to play Test cricket for New Zealand, at the age of 18, he ...

 Tramping and bush walking is one of New Zealander's favourite past times and arguably we have one of the best countries in the world to do it in. Colin Moore has walked a great number of these tracks over the last 40 years and along with other Xpert trampers has complied a list of the top trac...

This book provides in depth coverage of the greatest links and in land courses of Scotland and Ireland, known for their character, sparkle, fascination, challenge, and history. Filled with more original photography than anyone has seen in eons, and written in the wonderfully impassioned voice of a l...

Under Eric Bishoff's watch as president of WCW, the company went head to head with Vince McMahon's WWE and beat them at their own game before WCW itself spectacularly imploded. But by then, Bishoff had made an indelible mark on televised wrestling, producing shows that had appeared more dangerous, m...

SpotX Freshwater Fishing is a first of it's kind showing detailed topographical maps and information on hundreds of rivers and lakes that make up the rich tapestry of our wonderful landscape. We have put this book together with the assistance of Fish & Game New Zealand who have been good enou...

SpotX Golfing New Zealand is the most comprehensive publication on the market covering all affiliated golf courses in New Zealand. With over 400,000 people playing annually, golfing is one of the largest recreational activities in the country and enjoyed by a wide demographic. Each course revi...

The opening of gamebird season - the first weekend of May - has been part of New Zealand's history since the early nineteenth century and still holds an attraction for thousands of enthusiasts - over 30,000 gamebird hunting licences are sold in New Zealand annually. Author Gary Girvan's passion ...

Fishing New Zealand covers over 100 of the best places for catching fish in New Zealand from kingfish off the ledges under the Surville Cliffs at North Cape to 4kg snapper in the inner Waitemata (on the edge of the channel on the 3rd red marker out from the Westhaven Marina) to fishing at Tolaga Bay...

Voted the greatest English cricketer of the 20th century by the fans, Sir Ian Botham is the English game's one true living legend and his story both on and off the pitch reads like a Boy's Own rollercoaster ride. Born with a natural genius for the game, Botham began breaking records with bat and bal...

Pitting man and machine against the most challenging natural and manmade elements, "Top Gear Top Drives" takes six cars across six continents to bring you some of the most spectacular car journeys in the world. From a Smart in Russia to a Ferrari over the mountains of Ecuador, "To...

Dr Bob Rotella is one of the hottest golfing performance consultants in the world today. Unlike other performance consultants, Rotella goes beyond the usual mental aspects of the game and the reliance on specific techniques. In this extraordinary book, and with his clients, he creates an attitude an...

Valentino Rossi is the greatest living motorcyclist. His legions of fans adore him (over 4,000 turned up to see him in Leicester Square last March). He has fought through the 125 and 250 class groups to win the World Championships five times and has been ranked in the top three places at the World C...

Sea kayaking is a major, year-round recreational activity in New Zealand. With its mild climate and wonderful coastline, New Zealand would have to be among the best places in the world to go sea kayaking. This new book by the very experienced Kerry Howe won't tell you how to paddle or brace -plenty ...

The North Island has a spectacular and varied coastline, from the perfect curves of its golden and black-sand beaches to the dog-toothed skyline of its storm-battered headlands, volcanic brows and rocky cliffs. Palm-fringed lagoons, island-studded bays and tranquil tidal flats add to the unique brew...

A Training Program so simple, it's like riding a bicycle… with the best in the world! In 1999 the world watched spellbound as Lance Armstrong achieved one of the most dramatic comebacks in sports history, winning the gruelling Tour de France just three years after being diagnosed with adva...

Peter Janssen introduces more than 250 North Island short walks with a difference. They are grouped by region, and each can be accomplished within the span of a couple of hours (and some much less), putting them well within the grasp of most people. What's more, all of them have a memorable highligh...

The All Blacks are one of the most enduringly successful and best-known sports teams in the world. Rugby people follow their every move and are more likely to know key dates in All Black history than they are their own wedding anniversary. But not everyone knows everything there is to know about the...

Ruben Wiki is the talismanic leader of the Kiwis rugby league team - a 12-season veteran of the NRL who, in 2005, led New Zealand to an historic series victory over Australia and guided his side to Tri-Nations glory. Wiki's story is one of raw courage and genuine pride. South Auckland born and educa...

With every scrap aloft, carrying more sail than many larger keel yachts, and the crew driving her as fast as possible on the edge of control, no other yacht captures the attention quite like an 18-footer in full flight. This is as true today as it was 100 years ago. From its origins in the 1890s as...

On both sides of the Tasman, it's been suggested Beni Marshall wouldn't be out of place in the best-player-ever contest. This classic tale of the rise, fall and rise again of one of Australasia's greatest sporting talents, Marshall's rags-to-riches story captures the hard early years growing up fath...

Running is a healthy, fun hobby - and anyone can do it. With "The Everything Running Book, 3rd Edition", avid and amateur runners alike will gain the knowledge and tools they need including: cutting-edge information on hugely influential trends in natural running; how to select the right gear and ma...

For the many thousands who have walked or ridden the Otago Central Rail Trail it holds particular, cherished memories. Some impressions will stick for a lifetime: bouncing over bone-rattling bridges, or sailing through sheer-sided canyons of schist. Or simply barrelling along, mile after mile, with ...

Ever been at a rugby match and not known what to yell out when? Here's the answer to your prayers: Rugby Speak, a book you can pop in your pocket along with your hip flask and pull out should you feel the need to yell out appropriate abuse from the terraces. There aren't many rules when it...

Justin Langer is not just the greatest Australian first class run scorer in cricketing history-he overtook Don Bradman in 2009-but someone who writes and talks about the game with great insight, experience and wit. In this eagerly anticipated account, Langer looks back on the mateship, locker-room a...

Over the course of the last five years, Tim Tebow established himself as one of the greatest quarterbacks in the history of college football and a top prospect in the NFL. During that time he amassed an unparalleled resume--winning two BCS national championships, becoming the first sophomore in NCAA...

Hulk Hogan, born Terry Bollea, burst onto the professional wrestling scene in the late seventies and went on to become a world wrestling champion many times over. From humble beginnings, this giant of a man escaped a pre-ordained life of dock and construction work in Port Tampa, Florida, to become o...

With well over 320 individual listings, The New Zealand Adventure Guide is the most up-to-date and well-researched directory available, and offers a smorgasbord of outdoor activities to be explored. Discover adventures in the air, on the land, at sea and in fresh water. Not just for the daredevils a...

At the age of forty-seven Mary King won a Team Bronze at the Beijing Olympics. In the two 'Caveliers' - 'Call Again Cavalier' and 'Imperial Cavalier' - she has two of the very best event horses in the world. Mary Kings's success in the world of eventing (now officially classed as the most dangerous ...

'It is the cheapest bit of go-faster gear you can buy…' - Robert Lloyd, Island Sailing Club 'One of the most readable books on the complex subject of sailing faster, and without doubt, a must for every racing sailor' - Yachts and Yachting Some people like to sail. Some people like to sail f...

This guide leads you through breathtaking alpine scenery flanked by well-graded paths and excellent mountain refuges that verge on hotels, which are easily accessible with the excellent network of public transport from major towns and travel hubs, such as Venice, Verona, Munich and Innsbruck. Any on...

John Eichelsheim's first book on plastic baits (Gotcha!) heralded a revolution in New Zealand fishing. Fishing with soft plastics has continued to grow in New Zealand, and John Eichelsheim has returned to the file to update and revise the text with new develolpments in the soft bait revolution. ...

Participation in the sport of rock climbing has exploded in New Zealand in recent decades, and New Zealanders and visitors alike flock to the diverse range of crags and alpline cliffs that are found all over the country. Rock climbing is now taught in virtually all outdoor recreation courses, and th...

Take the mystery out of trout fishing and enjoy the pleasures it has to offer. Mike Weddell in his 'easy to read' writing style provides the reader with an interesting and informative guide to this fascinating sport. By the end of the book expect to be hooked on trout fishing and armed with the n...

Definitive biography of the biggest cricket icon of recent times

Bruce Lee was more than just a man of action - he was a man of words. A voracious reader, Lee studied text after text, taking meticulous notes to devise his theories both in fighting and in life strategy. For the first time in paperback, John Little, who was granted exclusive access to Lee's noteboo...

 Written and illustrated for fishermen, no Latin names or scientific terms. Clearly illustrated with tips on identification, habitat, fishing technique and bait used with a brief comment on the food quality. Water proof, Tear proof. A handy pocket size booklet. Written by Sam Mossman & ...

 Hydrographic chart covers Lake Taupo with an inset for Horomatangi Reef. The fishing Consultant for this chart is Mike Stent, Fly Fishing Guide and owner of The Fly & Gun Shop, a very successful local store that is a member of the Hunting & Fishing franchise. Chart includes Trolling ...