http://news.pesdablog.com Book News from Pesda Press Thu, 04 Jun 2009 12:04:20 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Review for mlta.co.uk by Mal Creasey: This is a real bumper fun book with over 120 different activities described and although there are some who will say many of the games and activities have been around for a few years, it is really nice to see all the ideas on the ... http://news.pesdablog.com/2009/06/04/review-for-climbing-games-from-the-mlta/ Visit Wales have launched a blog competition to find some of the best blogs written about experiences in Wales. Up for grabs is a weekend stay in a luxury boutique hotel in Wales. It'll also be a good way to promote your blog (make sure you get Trackbacks from visitwales.com!) ... http://news.pesdablog.com/2009/05/20/blogging-wales-competition/ Sit-on-top Kayak, by Derek Hairon is now available in a French edition published by Le Canotier. Great work on the translation from Derek and friends; and congratulations to Patrice on an excellent edition. Sit-on-top Kayak (and Sit-on-Top Le Kayak Pour Tous) is the definitive up-to-date book for all your sit-on-top ... http://news.pesdablog.com/2009/05/14/spot-the-difference/ We need your help – what should we call our next sea kayak guidebook? Our longest title is South West Sea Kayaking, Isle of Wight to the Severn Estuary. That's a maximum number of twenty-three characters in the title and around thirty-five in the subtitle. Could you come up with the ... http://news.pesdablog.com/2009/05/01/name-that-book/ To a Tee have re-released their award winning film Flying Fish on DVD. It features Andy Jackson and Dave Kwant's epic paragliding and kayaking trip in the Himalaya. Check out the trailer below. For more flavour of the inspirational life of Andy Jackson, check out Tall Stories, Andy Jackson a ... http://news.pesdablog.com/2009/04/30/flying-fish-re-released-featuring-andy-jackson/ The advanced copies look great and Rock Trails Lakeland arrives at the warehouse tomorow (Thursday). So order your copy now! http://news.pesdablog.com/2009/04/29/rock-trails-lakeland-now-available/ Challenge and train your hands, feet body and brain with over 120 activities. Buy your copy here, or at any good bookshop or outdoor store. Click on the poster below to check out a preview of the book. http://news.pesdablog.com/2009/04/09/climbing-games-available-now/ This weekend you might have visited Nottingham and seen us at the first Paddlefest exhibition. It was the perfect opportunity to launch Doug Cooper's new book, Sea Kayak Handling. Doug took a couple of groups out on the water for skills workshops and exercised his writer's cramp signing copies of ... http://news.pesdablog.com/2009/03/30/sea-kayak-handling-at-paddlefest-09-and-new-video-clips/ Sea Kayak Handling by Doug Cooper has arrived from the printers and will be on sale on our stand at the Nottingham Paddlefest. Doug will be available to chat and sign copies at the following venues and times: Sat 28th March 1200-1300 Book Signing, Pesda Stand 1500-1600 Book Signing, Pesda Stand 1800-2000 Book Launch, Peak ... http://news.pesdablog.com/2009/03/27/sea-kayak-handling-launch/ We're busy joining the dots, adding to our comprehensive set of guidebooks to the British coast. Author Jim Krawiecki (Welsh Sea Kayaking) has taken things a stage further and joined the east and west coasts of Northern England with a trans-Pennine sea kayak trail. Over eight days his team of ... http://news.pesdablog.com/2009/03/25/coast-to-coast/