Active outdoor pursuits

Miguel Indurain is Spain s greatest cyclist of all time and one of the best Tour racers in history.

'She's a genius, I believe, because she lights up every subject she touches.

'Bill Bryson on two wheels' IndependentScaling a new peak of rash over-ambition, Tim Moore tackles the 9,000km route of the old Iron Curtain on a tiny-wheeled, two-geared East German shopping bike.

What is it really like to be a racer?

From the author of the bestselling 500 Mile Walkies, this is the true story of one man and his bike .

When Emma O'Reilly joined the US Postal cycling team in 1996, she could have had no idea how she would become a central figure in the biggest doping scandal in sporting history.

The Yellow Jersey Club contains just twenty-six living members.

ONE OF BRITAIN'S FAVOURITE NATURE BOOKS AS FEATURED ON BBC's WINTERWATCHSHORTLISTED FOR THE WAINWRIGHT PRIZE 2016 'Bold and beautiful.

This is the remarkable true story of a young man's initiation in the Himalayas.

'When we walk, we walk through two landscapes: an exterior land of trees, seas, cities, mountains and fields but we also follow the paths that lead into our own interior world.

In the never ending streams of traffic and the choking fumes of pollution this book gives the average cycle enthusiast or, indeed novice, a collection of quotes, sayings and proverbs on even more reasons why one should get on their bike.

This book contains classic material dating back to the 1900s and before.

This early work is a fascinating read for any fisherman containing much information and anecdote that is still useful and practical today.

This volume contains a collection of exciting hunting and wilderness anecdotes that will appeal to those with an interest in tales of survival and outdoor pursuits.

This fascinating book contains a detailed treatise on the practice of whaling.

Best known for his swashbuckling tales of adventure, Alexandre Dumas turns his talents to real-life exploration in Travels in Switzerland.

Sea Fishing From Small Boats is a comprehensive guide containing all the information needed for successful small-boat fishing.

This early sea fishing handbook is both expensive and hard to find in its first edition.

This antiquarian book contains a historical account of a mountaineer's attempt to climb one of the highest peaks in the alps, the Weisshorn.

This vintage book contains a comprehensive and practical guide to fishing, with information on equipment, fly fishing, catching a variety of fish, and much more.

It must not be imagined that a walking tour, as some would have us fancy, is merely a better or worse way of seeing the country.

This vintage book contains a complete guide to Scottish loch fishing, with information on equipment, techniques, etiquette, and much more.

The common perch is 'good fysheing and good eating' according to an old writer.

This is a fantastic brief guide to course fishing and floats fishing.

This vintage book contains a complete guide to building your own fishing-rod and tackle.

This volume contains Richard Jefferies 1879 wildlife book, "e;Wild Life in a Southern County"e;.

The Brook Trout and the Determined Angler by Charles Barker Bradford.

This vintage work contains a comprehensive guide to catching bass, pike, perch, and other game fishes of America.

This antiquarian book contains a fictional account of the narrator's experiences hunting whales.

This book contains a comprehensive guide to fishing in British Columbia, with a chapter on tuna fishing at Santa Catalina.

This unusual early work is a fascinating read for camping and survival fans.

This vintage book is a complete guide to string work, with information on knotting, netting, looping, plaiting, and macrame.

This book contains classic material dating back to the 1900s and before.

This book contains classic material dating back to the 1900s and before.

This book contains classic material dating back to the 1900s and before.

This book contains classic material dating back to the 1900s and before.

Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive.

A handy guide to cleaning, scaling, gutting, dressing, curing, smoking, kippering and drying including some serving suggestions for pike, trout and salmon.

This vintage work contains a collection of tales and tips for fishing for salmon and trout in the rivers of Nova Scotia and Canada.

This antiquarian volume contains a guide to ice fishing, with tips for setting up and getting started on the ice, information on equipment needed, decoys used, best lines to a staying warm, and some tales of great catches.

Contained within this antique book is a wonderful little guide to wood carving, including information on the tools, techniques, and materials necessary for successful carving.

This book contains classic material dating back to the 1900s and before.

This vintage book is a complete guide to net and netting, with historical information, directions of making and using a variety of nets, helpful tips, and much more.

Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive.

Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive.

Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive.

Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive.

Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive.

Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive.

Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive.