Sports Books

This book is a collection of international essays on ethical and philosophical issues surrounding the Olympic Games and its underpinning ideology: Olympism. This book was originally published as a special issue of Sport, Ethics and Philosophy.

Issues of equity remain an essential theme throughout the study and practice of physical education (PE), youth sport and health. This important new book confronts and illuminates issues of equity and difference through the innovative use of narrative...

Sport is increasingly regarded as a powerful tool in international development. In this comprehensive introduction to the area of 'sport-for-development', leading researcher Fred Coalter critically evaluates the strengths and weaknesses and successes and...

As the event management field expands, there has been an emergence of a distinctive 'events' policy field of study and a need for more advanced texts that look at this subject with a multidisciplinary research and theoretical orientation. Events Policy:...

Often seen as the host nation's largest ever logistical undertaking, accommodating the Olympics and its attendant security infrastructure brings seismic changes to both the physical and social geography of its destination. Since 1976, the defence of the...

In the second half of the twentieth century, the Olympics played an important role in the politics of the Cold War and was part of the conflicts between the Capitalist Block, the Socialist Block and Third World countries. The Games of the New Emerging...

The eight chapters in this book explore more than 150 years of the development of several modern sports - baseball, basketball, cricket, football, handball, ice hockey and lacrosse - across the two Americas, Asia, Australia and Europe, some analysing a...

Domestic animals are an integral component of human leisure experience and can enhance the physical, social, and mental wellbeing of humans. The interplay of human and animal experiences of justice, wellbeing, rights, and roles within leisure is the...

Sport has long been used as a tool for political gain and many major sporting events are now often framed as a panacea to help combat issues such as rising obesity rates, decreasing physical activity levels and wider urban decline. In reality though,...

Wild animals form an integral component of the human leisure experience. They are a significant part of the leisure industry and are economically valuable entities. However, as sentient beings, animals also have rights and welfare needs, and, like...

When investigating the diverse, complex and changing contemporary field of sport, we recognize there is no methodology that meets the needs of all sport. Sport researchers should take advantage of innovative approaches from other fields to explore...

Sporting mega-events habitually spawn protests from local groups discommoded by the building of new infrastructure, environmental lobbies contesting the long-term legacies of such events, and expressions of outrage at the expenditure of public funds on...

This ground-breaking book provides fascinating insights into the fast-emerging body of research that explores the relationship between sport, theology and disability within a social justice framework. In the shadow of two major sport-faith events that...

Sport governance no longer stirs public opinion only when scandals surface; it has become a persistent concern for a number of stakeholders, such as the media, sport followers, and corporates that produce and sponsor sport. Contemporary sport governance...

This book gives voice to a group of leisure scholars who are engaged in conversations about sustainability. Beginning with discussions on the relationship between leisure and sustainability and how these concepts are addressed in current literature, a...

This book is a concept we use to explain the invasive and pervasive role of sport in global society and in each country around the world. From the origins of modern sports to today, sports have become more and more commercial, global, and universally...

The history of sport in socialist Yugoslavia is a peculiar lens through which to examine the country's social, cultural and political transformations. Sport is represented as one of the most popular and engaging cultural phenomena of social life. Sport...

Digital worlds and cultures-social media, web 2.0, youtube, wearable technologies, health and fitness apps-dominate, if not order, our everyday lives. We are no longer 'just' consumers or readers of digital culture but active producers through facebook,...

This book explores the historical development of coaching traditions across Europe, placing national approaches to coaching within their cultural and political context. Sports coaching is a social practice that has been shaped by its cultural context,...

Emotions are widely acknowledged as an inextricable feature of human behaviour, experience and interaction. They are, arguably, the glue that can bind people together or, alternatively, drive them apart. While social scientists have paid increasing...

Ever wonder how the Chinese Kung Fu masters could find a target on the human body the size of a pinhead and strike it with exactly the amount of fingertip pressure at just the right angle to cause instant or delayed death? Here's how...Most books on Dim...

Tutti i tabellini del Torino anno per anno, dal 1887 al 2018 compreso: squadre avversari, risultati, giocatori, marcatori, giocatori sostituiti, giocatori subentrati, stagione per stagione, allenatori, presidenti, 148 pagine di facile consultazione...

Tutti i tabellini del Torino anno per anno, dal 1887 al 2017 compreso: squadre avversari, risultati, giocatori, marcatori, giocatori sostituiti, giocatori subentrati, stagione per stagione, allenatori, presidenti, 129 tabelline di facile consultazione...

SOCCER WORLD - Appendice Statistica 2017/18 ancora una volta volge lo sguardo sulla stagione calcistica appena conclusa per analizzarla in maniera completa. Questa edizione propone qualcosa di ancora più unico e prezioso: - Tutte le partite, con relativi...

Il racconto della carriera della rockstar della Formula 1, Lewis Hamilton.

The author is a dedicated follower of Castleford Tigers in the sport of rugby league and has previously published 20 books featuring this club and sport in general. His full portfolio of books adds four fictional books covering animal adventures plus...

There is a reason why the best goaltenders in the world were able to separate themselves from the rest. Now you can do the same. This book contains the most effective, time tested secrets of the position and the newest tactics used by the most successful...

When Canada hosted the 1976 Montreal Olympics, few Canadian spectators waved flags in the stands. By 2010, in the run-up to the Vancouver Olympics, thousands of Canadians wore red mittens with white maple leaves on the palms. In doing so, they turned...

The race to climb Everest catapulted mountain climbing, with its accompanying images of conquest and sport, into the public sphere on a global scale. But as a metaphor for the pinnacle of human achievement, mountaineering remains the preserve of...

The successful early adaptations of man involve a complex interplay of biological and cultural factors. There is a rapidly growing number of paleontologists and paleoanthropologists who are concerned with hominid foraging and...

This book is essentially a detailed Sniper Training manual for use by Military/LE Snipers, Competition shooters, Long Range Hunters, and other enthusiasts.It describes, in detail, methods of range and wind estimation and includes practical exercises to...

""An Essay On The Systematic Training Of The Body"" is a book written by Karl Heinrich Schaible in 1878. This book is a comprehensive guide on how to systematically train the body to achieve optimal physical fitness and health. Schaible was a German...

A Series of Charts with Sailing Directions is a book written by Cadwalader Ringgold in 1852. The book is a compilation of charts and maps that provide detailed information on sailing routes and directions for navigating the waters of the Pacific Ocean...

Many martial artists interested in Neko Ryu don't understand how to apply its principles.The Six core Principles of Neko Ryu were presented in Book One, "Neko Ryu Goshin Jitsu: Principles to Improve Your Life". "Neko Ryu Goshin Jitsu: Exploring its...

Father Michael's brother-in-law has an impossible house guest - Justin, an army veteran suffering from PTSD. The man is making life miserable for his host family. The priest has no practical assistance to offer, until an incident in church gives him an...

Los atletas y entrenadores generalmente se enfocan puramente en el entrenamiento físico y la disciplina para dominar las habilidades deportivas. Sin embargo, el entrenamiento de las habilidades psicológicas y emocionales es tan importante como una buena...

Jerry Izenberg's career as a newspaper reporter and columnist spans generations. From the early 1950s to the present day, he has written about championship teams and Olympic icons, baseball and football superstars and boxing legends. Along the way he...

This book is for football fans of all ages. It is both educational and entertaining as you can read nostalgically about former great College teams and players, as well as some of the great Bowl Games from the past. This book covers all the Bowl Games...

This book is a definitive account of College Football Trophy games across all divisions in FBS, FCS, Division 2 and Division 3. Full of historical information and game recaps of some of the memorable and notable games for each trophy game/rivalry. This...

This work clearly defines and catalogues the fifty historical hand-held weapons that were used in Okinawa Prefecture and the Ryukyu Islands from the dawn of its history. It show the stages of development and introduction of these weapons to the islands...

il libro ripercorre la storia della Juventus dalla nascita, dai racconti originale del Presidente Canfari , ripresi dal bolettino ufficiale della Federazione , con storie e racconti ripresi da Hurrà Juventus, si parla dei primi campi di gioco, dei...

This 1923 government publications details the history and future potential for placer gold mining in the state of California.

Il Quinto Torneo Scacchistico Nazionale: Roma 1886 (1887) di Salvioli, C. ����� un libro che descrive il quinto torneo di scacchi nazionale che si ����� tenuto a Roma nel 1886. Il libro contiene informazioni dettagliate sul torneo, tra cui le partite...

Escrimeurs Contemporains (1899) est un livre �����crit par De Goudourville, Henry, qui pr�����sente une collection de portraits de c�����l�����bres escrimeurs de l'�����poque. Le livre offre une perspective unique sur la pratique de l'escrime et les...

""Ensayo sobre la esgrima de la bayoneta: para el manejo del fusil como arma blanca"" es un libro escrito por Francisco G�����lvez de Zea en 1855. Este ensayo se centra en la t�����cnica de la esgrima con bayoneta, un arma que se utiliza en el fusil. El...

El libro ""El Caballo: Estudio Minucioso Del Caballo Y Su Educacion, Seguido De Un Curso De Equitaci������n Para Jinetes Y Amazonas"" escrito por E. Santini en 1898, es una obra completa que aborda el tema del caballo y su educaci������n. El autor...

""Economie de l'�����curie: Manuel (1861)"" de Stewart, John est un livre qui traite de l'�����conomie des �����curies et des chevaux. L'auteur y pr�����sente des conseils pratiques pour la gestion des �����curies, l'achat et la vente de chevaux, la...