Rakuten Kobo

100 Bowling Tips

Ways To Improve Your Bowling Game

by Jamie Iaconis ...

100 Bowling Tips - Ways To Improve Your Bowling Game is a checklist of tips and ideas you can use to get much more of out your bowling strategy. Tips on how to score more strikes and finally have a perfect game. Tips on alleys and balls. Those are just the tip of the iceberg. Get started now and you will be improving your bowling game in no time. ... Read more

$1.99 CAD

100 Bowling Tips - Ways To Improve Your Bowling Game is a checklist of tips and ideas you can use to get much more of out your bowling strategy. Tips on how to score more strikes and finally have a perfect game. Tips on alleys and balls. Those are just the tip of the iceberg. Get started now and you will be improving your bowling game in no time.
... Read more
Bowling Psychology

by Dean Hinitz ...

As the leading authority on bowling’s mental game, Dean Hinitz has worked with the premier players, coaches, and teams in the sport. He has helped countless pros elevate their results, avoid slumps, and overcome stressors affecting performance. He has improved their play, and now he’s ready for you.In Bowling Psychology, you’ll learn the mental strategies for performing your best, day in and day ... Read more

$22.99 CAD

As the leading authority on bowling’s mental game, Dean Hinitz has worked with the premier players, coaches, and teams in the sport. He has helped countless pros elevate their results, avoid slumps, and overcome stressors affecting performance. He has improved their play, and now he’s ready for you.In Bowling Psychology, you’ll learn the mental strategies for performing your best, day in and day
... Read more
The Essentials of Bowling, Second Edition

Approaching the Perfect Game

by Steven Felege ...

Finally! A book that answers the question every bowler asks: “Hey, coach, what am I doing wrong?” In The Essentials of Bowling you’ll find clearly explained instructions for improving every aspect of your game. You'll learn techniques you can practice at home that will help you deliver consistent, repeatable, high-quality shots under all conditions and in every situation. This brief but ... Read more

$13.73 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

Finally! A book that answers the question every bowler asks: “Hey, coach, what am I doing wrong?” In The Essentials of Bowling you’ll find clearly explained instructions for improving every aspect of your game. You'll learn techniques you can practice at home that will help you deliver consistent, repeatable, high-quality shots under all conditions and in every situation. This brief but
... Read more
Bowling Beyond the Basics

What's Really Happening on the Lanes, and What You Can Do about It

by James Freeman, Ron Hatfield ...

“Why did I leave the 10-pin on that shot?” “Why isn't my ball hitting the pocket anymore?” “Should I change balls, or move?” “How heavy should my ball be?” “What's the best bowling ball?” “How do I get more hook?” “Why do I keep missing my spares?”We are faced with endless questions, problems, and choices every time we bowl. Answers and solutions abound, but a great many of them are ineffective or ... Read more

$13.73 CAD

“Why did I leave the 10-pin on that shot?” “Why isn't my ball hitting the pocket anymore?” “Should I change balls, or move?” “How heavy should my ball be?” “What's the best bowling ball?” “How do I get more hook?” “Why do I keep missing my spares?”We are faced with endless questions, problems, and choices every time we bowl. Answers and solutions abound, but a great many of them are ineffective or
... Read more
John McGraw: A Giant in His Time

by Charles Alexander ...

JOHN MCGRAW is the definitive biography of perhaps the greatest figure of the first decades of major league baseball. It is John McGraw the battling third baseman and leader of the legendary Baltimore Orioles of the 1890s, pioneers of the hit-and-run, cut-off throws, and other essential baseball strategies. And it is John McGraw the unyielding manager of the hugely successful New York Giants, they ... Read more

$8.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

JOHN MCGRAW is the definitive biography of perhaps the greatest figure of the first decades of major league baseball. It is John McGraw the battling third baseman and leader of the legendary Baltimore Orioles of the 1890s, pioneers of the hit-and-run, cut-off throws, and other essential baseball strategies. And it is John McGraw the unyielding manager of the hugely successful New York Giants, they
... Read more
The Ultimate Guide to Weight Training for Bowling

by Rob Price ...

The Ultimate Guide to Weight Training for Bowling is the most comprehensive and up-to-date bowling-specific training guide in the world today. It contains descriptions and photographs of nearly 100 of the most effective weight training, flexibility, and abdominal exercises used by athletes worldwide. This book features year round bowling-specific weight training programs guaranteed to improve your ... Read more

$23.29 CAD

The Ultimate Guide to Weight Training for Bowling is the most comprehensive and up-to-date bowling-specific training guide in the world today. It contains descriptions and photographs of nearly 100 of the most effective weight training, flexibility, and abdominal exercises used by athletes worldwide. This book features year round bowling-specific weight training programs guaranteed to improve your
... Read more
Sex & Bowls & Rock and Roll

How I Swapped My Rock Dreams for Village Greens

by Alex Marsh ...

The story of a man who gives up the rock ‘n’ roll dream… to play bowls.Alex Marsh wanted to be a rock star – but it didn’t work out. Instead he toiled away in the big city – only to give up his career, move to rural Norfolk, and become a househusband. Only he isn’t a very good one. Whilst his pride won't let him admit it, he struggles with the cooking, the cleaning and the isolation. He hires a ... Read more

$11.99 CAD

The story of a man who gives up the rock ‘n’ roll dream… to play bowls.Alex Marsh wanted to be a rock star – but it didn’t work out. Instead he toiled away in the big city – only to give up his career, move to rural Norfolk, and become a househusband. Only he isn’t a very good one. Whilst his pride won't let him admit it, he struggles with the cooking, the cleaning and the isolation. He hires a
... Read more
Spell-binding Spells

Cricket’s most magnificent bowling spells

by Anindya Dutta ...

Spell-binding Spells is a book for everyone who loves cricket. It is about stunning spells—those few overs that occur rarely in cricket, when bowlers weave magic and batsmen are mesmerized.What did the stunning bowling spells of Anil Kumble, Narendra Hirwani, Ravichandran Ashwin, Padmakar Shivalkar, and Yuzvendra Chahal achieve that Kapil Dev’s career best spell could not?Curtly Ambrose and ... Read more

$2.84 CAD

Spell-binding Spells is a book for everyone who loves cricket. It is about stunning spells—those few overs that occur rarely in cricket, when bowlers weave magic and batsmen are mesmerized.What did the stunning bowling spells of Anil Kumble, Narendra Hirwani, Ravichandran Ashwin, Padmakar Shivalkar, and Yuzvendra Chahal achieve that Kapil Dev’s career best spell could not?Curtly Ambrose and
... Read more
Bowling For Dummies

by A.J. Forrest, Lisa Iannucci ...

The fast and easy way to perfect your bowling gameBowling is an inexpensive date, an affordable night out for the whole family, and a fun hangout activity for kids of all ages. Bowling For Dummies reveals the tips, tricks, and rules of play for this iconic American sport.While not every player can hope to bowl 300, you can improve your average and show off for friends, family, and bowling league ... Read more

$20.99 CAD

The fast and easy way to perfect your bowling gameBowling is an inexpensive date, an affordable night out for the whole family, and a fun hangout activity for kids of all ages. Bowling For Dummies reveals the tips, tricks, and rules of play for this iconic American sport.While not every player can hope to bowl 300, you can improve your average and show off for friends, family, and bowling league
... Read more
Pin Action

by Gianmarc Manzione ...

Most of us think of bowling as a "sport" in quotation marks, and bowling alleys are places with disco balls, matching shirts, and funny shoes. But in the 1960s, New York City was the center of "action bowling", a form of high-stakes gambling in which bowlers—often teenagers—faced off for thousands of dollars every night. When money like that is changing hands, you can bet the pressure is on (and ... Read more

$11.99 CAD

Most of us think of bowling as a "sport" in quotation marks, and bowling alleys are places with disco balls, matching shirts, and funny shoes. But in the 1960s, New York City was the center of "action bowling", a form of high-stakes gambling in which bowlers—often teenagers—faced off for thousands of dollars every night. When money like that is changing hands, you can bet the pressure is on (and
... Read more
The Punk Rock Las Vegas Survival Guide: Beer, Bowling and Debauchery Las Vegas Style

by Bob Oedy ...

The Punk Rock Las Vegas Survival Guide is a Las Vegas travel guide for punks. Punks from all over the globe travel to Las Vegas on Memorial Day weekend for an annual pilgrimage of live shows and tournament bowling. They begin planning for the next year as early as they check-out of their room. Why? It's fun!This book is a valuable guide that will help you save money and squeeze every drop of fun ... Read more

$2.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

The Punk Rock Las Vegas Survival Guide is a Las Vegas travel guide for punks. Punks from all over the globe travel to Las Vegas on Memorial Day weekend for an annual pilgrimage of live shows and tournament bowling. They begin planning for the next year as early as they check-out of their room. Why? It's fun!This book is a valuable guide that will help you save money and squeeze every drop of fun
... Read more
Bowls

Making the Most of Your Game

by Patrick Hulbert ...

Bowls: Making the Most of Your Game is a comprehensive one-stop-shop detailing the key technical, psychological, tactical and physical aspects of the sport of bowls, including effective teamwork strategies using new and up-to-date approaches. Fundamentally, bowls is brought into the twenty-first century! With tips and suggestions from some of the world's greatest players, the book delves in great ... Read more

$11.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

Bowls: Making the Most of Your Game is a comprehensive one-stop-shop detailing the key technical, psychological, tactical and physical aspects of the sport of bowls, including effective teamwork strategies using new and up-to-date approaches. Fundamentally, bowls is brought into the twenty-first century! With tips and suggestions from some of the world's greatest players, the book delves in great
... Read more
Nothing to Prove

by Lee J Schraner ...

I lost my co-ordination and began hallucinating at home. I saw animals in my living room clear as a bell, remembering specifically the vivid colours of a toucan and the prominent stripes of a zebra. Near my door was a perfectly rectangular image of a playing card, the ace of spades.Even though sport was a massive part of my existence, there was a lot more to life than lawn bowls. Without it, I may ... Read more

$10.99 CAD

I lost my co-ordination and began hallucinating at home. I saw animals in my living room clear as a bell, remembering specifically the vivid colours of a toucan and the prominent stripes of a zebra. Near my door was a perfectly rectangular image of a playing card, the ace of spades.Even though sport was a massive part of my existence, there was a lot more to life than lawn bowls. Without it, I may
... Read more
Speed Merchants

The Story of Indian Pace Bowling 1886 to 2019

by Mr Vijay Lokapally, Mr Gulu Ezekiel ...

Indian cricket was traditionally known for its spin bowling. All that changed with the advent of the magnificent Kapil Dev in 1978. The floodgates really opened in the new millennium with Javagal Srinath, Zaheer Khan and Irfan Pathan leading a revolution that today sees India's pace attack as among the best in the world.But how many know that from the late 19th century right till the 1940s it was ... Read more

$11.99 CAD

Indian cricket was traditionally known for its spin bowling. All that changed with the advent of the magnificent Kapil Dev in 1978. The floodgates really opened in the new millennium with Javagal Srinath, Zaheer Khan and Irfan Pathan leading a revolution that today sees India's pace attack as among the best in the world.But how many know that from the late 19th century right till the 1940s it was
... Read more
Bowling Made Easy - Everything New Bowlers Need to Know About Form, Equipment, and Scoring

by Brooklyn Frame ...

Ready to roll but not sure where to start? Bowling Made Easy is your friendly guide to stepping onto the lanes with confidence.Inside, you'll find:How to choose the right ball, shoes, and gear without overspendingStep-by-step basics for stance, approach, swing, and releaseSimple explanations of scoring, from strikes to spares to that tricky 10th frameBeginner-friendly strategies to build ... Read more

$0.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

Ready to roll but not sure where to start? Bowling Made Easy is your friendly guide to stepping onto the lanes with confidence.Inside, you'll find:How to choose the right ball, shoes, and gear without overspendingStep-by-step basics for stance, approach, swing, and releaseSimple explanations of scoring, from strikes to spares to that tricky 10th frameBeginner-friendly strategies to build
... Read more
BOWLS

Skills, Techniques, Tactics

by John Bell ...

Featured in this book are: Valuable advice on practice, skills, techniques, team spirit, self-control and all aspects of playing bowls Photographs of top players in action Information boxes containing Key Points and Useful Tips Sequence photographs and detailed diagrams in colour Introduction to rules and equipment ... Read more

$12.99 CAD

Featured in this book are: Valuable advice on practice, skills, techniques, team spirit, self-control and all aspects of playing bowls Photographs of top players in action Information boxes containing Key Points and Useful Tips Sequence photographs and detailed diagrams in colour Introduction to rules and equipment
... Read more
Redemption Alley

How I Lived to Bowl Another Frame

by Bob Perry (Purzycki), Stefan Bechtel ...

After hitting rock bottom through addiction, bowling legend Bob Perry learned that religion is for people who don't want to go to hell. Spirituality is for people who have already been there. Perry tells his heart-wrenching, inspiring story of bowling for the mob and drug and alcohol addiction in his new book, Redemption Alley.Perry, considered by many to be one of the most naturally-talented ... Read more

$16.99 CAD

After hitting rock bottom through addiction, bowling legend Bob Perry learned that religion is for people who don't want to go to hell. Spirituality is for people who have already been there. Perry tells his heart-wrenching, inspiring story of bowling for the mob and drug and alcohol addiction in his new book, Redemption Alley.Perry, considered by many to be one of the most naturally-talented
... Read more
Historical Dictionary of Bowling

by John Grasso, Eric R. Hartman ...

Series series Historical Dictionaries of Sports
Loggats, kayles, quilles, skittles, half-bowl and ninepins were all early forms of games in which the goal was to knock down small standing objects from a distance by rolling or throwing another object at them. Archaeologists have found items from Egypt around 5200 B.C. that included small stone balls and narrow pins that were possibly used for a game. Additional research has disclosed that ... Read more

$199.99 CAD

Loggats, kayles, quilles, skittles, half-bowl and ninepins were all early forms of games in which the goal was to knock down small standing objects from a distance by rolling or throwing another object at them. Archaeologists have found items from Egypt around 5200 B.C. that included small stone balls and narrow pins that were possibly used for a game. Additional research has disclosed that
... Read more
Bowling Tips For Beginners - Getting Started

by Brendan Meyers ...

Strike! Whether you are a pro bowler or a beginner when you see this word come up on the screen after you hurled the bowling ball down the lane and watched it crash into the ten pins at the end of the lane, it excites an emotion of joy, and thrills those watching. Bowling is one of the most popular sports around the world with an apparent 95 million players annually and even a professional ... Read more

$4.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

Strike! Whether you are a pro bowler or a beginner when you see this word come up on the screen after you hurled the bowling ball down the lane and watched it crash into the ten pins at the end of the lane, it excites an emotion of joy, and thrills those watching. Bowling is one of the most popular sports around the world with an apparent 95 million players annually and even a professional
... Read more
Death in the Ring

Violent Ends in Combat Sports

by C. Nathan Hatton, David M. K. Sheinin, Professor Cesar R. Torres ...

This groundbreaking collection explores how the threat and reality of death shape the culture, business, and ethics of the ring.This interdisciplinary volume critically examines the persistent presence of death in combat sports-boxing, mixed martial arts, and professional wrestling-and its broader cultural, ethical, and sociopolitical implications. Drawing on perspectives from history, sociology, ... Read more

$37.09 CAD

PRE-ORDER

This groundbreaking collection explores how the threat and reality of death shape the culture, business, and ethics of the ring.This interdisciplinary volume critically examines the persistent presence of death in combat sports-boxing, mixed martial arts, and professional wrestling-and its broader cultural, ethical, and sociopolitical implications. Drawing on perspectives from history, sociology,
... Read more
Bowler's Start-Up

A Beginner's Guide to Bowling

by Doug Werner ...

Series series Start-Up Sports series
A fast and fun guide to learning one of America's leading recreational pursuits. From choosing the right ball to the art of making strikes. Endorsed by Remo Picchietti, Bowling Hall of Famer. ... Read more

$9.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

A fast and fun guide to learning one of America's leading recreational pursuits. From choosing the right ball to the art of making strikes. Endorsed by Remo Picchietti, Bowling Hall of Famer.
... Read more
Bowling

by Mark Miller ...

Series Book 677 - Shire Library USA
Bowling is a favorite pastime for millions of families, and since its 1960s and '70s heyday has come to seem quintessentially American. Yet in Egypt as early as 3200 BC.,and Europe as far back as 300 A.D.,games were played in which a ball was rolled in an attempt to knock down objects, suggesting that bowling might well be the world's oldest sport. Arriving in America in colonial times as an ... Read more

$8.39 CAD

Bowling is a favorite pastime for millions of families, and since its 1960s and '70s heyday has come to seem quintessentially American. Yet in Egypt as early as 3200 BC.,and Europe as far back as 300 A.D.,games were played in which a ball was rolled in an attempt to knock down objects, suggesting that bowling might well be the world's oldest sport. Arriving in America in colonial times as an
... Read more
New England Candlepin Bowling

by Susan Mara Bregman ...

Series series Images of Modern America
Candlepin bowling is hard. So hard, in fact, that no one has ever bowled a perfect game. The pins are tall and skinny, the balls are small enough to fit in a player's hand, and the fallen pins are not cleared between rolls. Originating in Worcester, Massachusetts, in the late 19th century and played today mostly in New England and eastern Canada, the game has a rich and colorful history. In the ... Read more

$17.96 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

Candlepin bowling is hard. So hard, in fact, that no one has ever bowled a perfect game. The pins are tall and skinny, the balls are small enough to fit in a player's hand, and the fallen pins are not cleared between rolls. Originating in Worcester, Massachusetts, in the late 19th century and played today mostly in New England and eastern Canada, the game has a rich and colorful history. In the
... Read more
Bowling Across America

50 States in Rented Shoes

by Mike Walsh ...

Bowling Across America is the story of the author's unique road trip across America with a single-minded purpose: to bowl a round in each of the 50 states.Inspired by his father's unexpected passing, Mike Walsh, a 27 year-old Chicago advertising executive, quits his job to embark on a one-of-a-kind quest. The destination: bowling alleys in each of the 50 states. Though dubbed "career suicide" by ... Read more

$15.19 CAD

Bowling Across America is the story of the author's unique road trip across America with a single-minded purpose: to bowl a round in each of the 50 states.Inspired by his father's unexpected passing, Mike Walsh, a 27 year-old Chicago advertising executive, quits his job to embark on a one-of-a-kind quest. The destination: bowling alleys in each of the 50 states. Though dubbed "career suicide" by
... Read more

eReaders

Apps

Accessories

Shopping Cart

You're getting the VIP treatment!

Your Shopping Cart is empty

Available:

1 audiobook monthly

+ FREE 30-day trial

Available:

1 audiobook monthly

+ FREE 30-day trial

Recommended For You

Bowling eBooks

Show: