This exciting sports almanac will tell kids all they need to know about the previous year in sports (Fall '04-Summer '05). It includes major sports (basketball, baseball, football, hockey); "secondary sports" (golf, tennis, cycling, auto racing); action sports (BMX, snowboarding, in-line skating); and the Athens Summer Olympic Games. Year in ...
Here's the answer to the often-asked question "Can athletes be role models?" This enriching hook contains 30 campelting stories of athletes who have embraced the mantle of role model. In many cases, these men and women have overcome great odds or turned their lives around from early troubles to distinguish themselves in sports and life. Featured ...
"Almanack of World Football 2006" is a unique, annual publication. Endorsed and supported by FIFA, it is the definitive guide to world football. With privileged access to records and sources, the "Almanack" provides in-depth coverage of the international games and league and cup competitions of all 205 national football associations. In addition, ...
A clear introduction to the world of knots, from the practical to the decorative. Illustrated step-by-step instructions on how to master over 50 knots. Step-by-step instructions to tying over 50 knots from the essential to the decorative. A practical guide for sailers, moutaineers and campers as well as those who would like to try their hand at ...
In this complete sourcebook for the beginning and experienced runner, marathoner Amby Burfoot, of Runner's World magazine, collects the best information on training, nutrition, and injuries. Athletes, doctors, and coaches offers tips and specific programs for improving one's performance. Includes sections on marathon running, speed work, and ...
This book is a witty collection of quotes co vering the greatest things ever said about America''s favouri te pastime, and includes more than 800 quotations from profe ssional and amateur golfers, celebrities and public figures of yesterday and today. '
With lists ranging from the most pass completions in Super Bowl history to the top grossing sports movies of all time, "The Ultimate Book of Sports Lists" is a major-league sports trivia experience. Full color.
Praise for the first edition: 'An excellent book that tries to come to grips with the ever-increasing role of sport in the media as a particular phenomenon of 20th-century popular culture.' European Journal of Communication (2000) 'Excellent, well written and informative! of interest and use to a wider constituency.' Times Higher Education ...
Edited by their respective Sports Associations, these up-to-date books are an essential addition to every player, teacher and coach''s kit. This book focuses on the rules of Major League baseball.'
A collection that's bound to be a winner for sports buffs, joke collectors, or anyone who enjoys fun with words. Over 2,000 of the funniest, wildest, wittiest cracks and comments ever uttered inside or outside a locker room are presented here in A-to-Z format. No sport is too sacred as everyone, from coaches and managers to athletes and fans, puts ...
Nemec hits another one out of the park with this revised edition of every baseball fan's favorite trivia and history book, presenting the game as you've never seen it before. Included in this all-star lineup are the biggest winners, the most notorious losers, the hotshot sluggers, the heart-stopping no-hitters, the triumphs, the scandals, and much ...
Gamesmanship as a civilised art is as old as the competitive spirit in man. It is polite psychological warfare. It is the moral equivalent of assault and battery. It is, as the subject of this book points out, The Art of Winning Games Without Actually Cheating. Anyone who has ever played any games for keeps has discovered the Gamesman either in ...
You have signed up for a Fantasy Sports league. Now what do you do? Fantasy sports is an activity played by 15-20 million players annually so you are not alone! From football to game shows, there is a fantasy sports game for everyone. Whether you are a new player or an experienced one, your goal is the same - to enjoy the experience. Fantasy ...
EPSN, the worldwide leader in sports, once again brings enthusiasts the most authoritative sports reference book ever published. Whether in search of new world records, trivia knowledge, or the most intriguing sports stories of the past year, sports fans will welcome the latest edition of this bestselling almanac.
Provides information on the events surrounding the Olympics, such as political controversies, scandals, tragedies, economic issues and peripheral incidents.
Kelly's Leisure, 3/e, offers a unique approach to the study of Leisure and Recreation by including historical and philosophical backgrounds relevant to the subject matter. An "issues-orientation" with psychological, sociological, economic, geographical, and anthropological material stimulates thought and discussion. Current research and statistics ...
The all-time winners, the all-time losers, old games, new games, stars, scandals, and scores--discover the unconventional records, the offbeat feats, and one-of-a-kind characters that help make baseball the popular sport it is, with this comprehensive, one-volume, up-to-the-minute encyclopedia.
We live in a culture in which sports play an important role. The growth in broadcasting, merchandising, iconography and the commercialization of sports has led to an increasing interest in the emerging field of sports culture. This book examines individual issues, people, artefacts, events and organizations in their historical, social and ...
For the woman whose significant other spends hours glued to ESPN comes a fun and irreverent guide to understanding and enjoying the male-dominated world of spectator sports.
What do snowboarding, skateboarding, in-line skating, and mountain biking have in common? They're all considered "extreme sports", the explosive new trend in recreational and competitive athletics. Now, with the Extreme Sports Almanac, midgraders can learn everything about these sports, including information ranging from extreme sports superstars ...
A biography of Grantland Rice, the first major American sportswriter, and his growing influence on the reporting of American sporting events. It details how Rice set standards and helped to create the techniques that developed the sports pages of US newspapers in the early 20th century.
This is just one of the questions asked by this unique collection of personal stories of people involved in sport. Told by researchers who have closely observed what happens in the areas where people play sport and interviewed the participants, the contributions not only show how sport studies can contribute to the wider study of society, but ...
Picture yourself shipwrecked on a desert island--without MTV, or face-to-face with a grizzly bear who thinks you're supper, or lost in a big strange city without money for even a phone call. Kids read the amazing real-life stories of heroic survivors and how they lived to tell their stories. Plus they learn all kinds of practical survival tips and ...
A big book of trivia, covering more than a dozen fascinating topics, from Presidents to the movies, world history to science. For readers who love wild and wacky true facts, bizarre accounts, or history so shocking, the schoolbooks left it out, this entertaining book offers a treasure chest of fun.
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