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Go Snowboard

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Review: This book can teach you how to snowboard without an instructor. I self taught myself and my girlfriend to snowboard in only a few days with the aid of this book. The great thing about this book are the diagrams which explain *where* to apply pressure to the boar....

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All-Mountain Skier: The Way to Expert Skiing

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Review: I have to say that for me (can ski anything on-piste) this book is fab!! It is ideal for good skiers who have had formal lessons in the past on snow. It won't make as much sense if you were taught by mates as the chapters build on the traditional snowplough, stem....

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Where to Ski and Snowboard 2009

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Two Planks and a Passion: The Dramatic History of Skiing

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Review: Perhaps a better subtitle would have been "The Boring History Of Nordic Skiing". Dull and biased towards the author's love of the Nordic disciplines, the exponential rise of Alpine skiing in the twentieth century, i.e. that which will interest 99% of the potential....

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Mastering Mountain Bike Skills

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Review: This is a truly excellent, informative book. The comments made by some reviewers about the trendy language are perhaps justified but you soon find your way through it to uncover a wealth of useful, well explained and very well illustrated tips on how to improve you....

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White Weekends: Where to Ski, Where to Stay, Where to Eat, Where to Party

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Review: This book works well on a number of levels. I bought it during an out of season lust for snow and found it to be a wonderfully escapist read. The photos and writing style really place you well in each of the destinations. I also like the way the photos are not pure....

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Hardy's Skiing and Snowboarding Guide 2009 (Cadogan Guide Skiing & Snowboarding Guide)

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Review: This is a very well written, well documented, no nonsense book which was recommended to me initially by UK French Alps specialist PeakRetreats.co.uk as they use it themselves. It does not have details of as many resorts as other books but the ones it covers are wel....

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Inner Skiing

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Review: One of those very rare cold tea books: sit down to read it with a cup of tea and it always goes cold!....

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Snowboarding the World (Footprint Travel Guide) (Footprint Travel Guide Series)

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Review: Great guide that's useful for practical information as well as fun just to read. The fun formatt with lost of great photos, to the point fact boxes and casual text style make it not just a guide book but also a great read. Excellent for researching new destinations....

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Zen in the Art of Archery: Training the Mind and Body to Become One (Arkana)

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Review: The task Professor Herrigel set himself was to experience true Zen, he did this without realising that abandonment of self was a primary objective. In other words the pratice or the decision to undertake anything very much is a step into the unknown even when the p....

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