Sports category: 37872 books
Step Up Your Game
The Revolutionary Program Elite Athletes Use to Increase Performance and Achieve Total Health
Language: English
Release Date: February 2, 2016
As a sports and wellness medicine practitioner whose clients include Olympic and professional athletes, triathletes, and weekend warriors, Dr. Naresh Rao has uncovered the secrets of how and why elite athletes consistently perform at the highest levels. In Step Up Your Game, he reveals what separates...
by Marc Castillon
Language: English
Release Date: November 12, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: November 12, 2014
Seminar paper from the year 2007 in the subject Sport - Sport Sociology, grade: 1,0, Free University of Berlin, language: English, abstract: [...] This term paper aims at summarizing the knowledge base about this relatively young subject of investigation that is endurance addiction, representative...
by Thomas Nelson
Language: English
Release Date: April 15, 1999
Language: English
Release Date: April 15, 1999
This is a story of passion and commitment and faith—qualities that drove one working-class kid to not only build a sports empire, but also to change the way the entire sports industry has done business. In How You Play the Game, Jerry Colangelo, in his own words, tells how he emerged from the tough...
Dueling with Kings
High Stakes, Killer Sharks, and the Get-Rich Promise of Daily Fantasy Sports
Language: English
Release Date: March 7, 2017
In the spirit of Bringing Down the House and The Wolf of Wall Street, “an engrossing and often hilarious behind-the-scenes look at the characters, compulsions, and chaos inside the fantasy sports gold rush. It’s the perfect meld of a sports and business book, engagingly written like a fun, page-turning...
The Pluck of the Irish
10 Notre Dame sports figures who made a difference
Language: English
Release Date: June 23, 2018
A unique anthology of 10 individuals who influenced, or were influenced by the University of Notre Dame make up the new, inspirational book, The Pluck of the Irish: 10 Notre Dame sports figures who made a difference.
But it is not just about athletes. As noted in the second Foreward by the...
by Baby Professor
Language: English
Release Date: May 15, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: May 15, 2017
Let’s meet some of the most popular baseball players in this sports book for kids! Learn about their lifestyles, where they came from and how they became really popular in this outdoor sport. By knowing these sports stars, your child may be encouraged to take on a more active lifestyle by first leaving the consoles and computers behind. Get a copy of this book today!
by Eiichiro Oda
Language: English
Release Date: July 19, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: July 19, 2016
In sports manga, there’s no “I” in team! Sports manga are about more than just the game—they’re a showcase for the real, deep and sometimes unbelievable characters that create the makeup of every great team. The Sports Manga Essentials include a huge lineup of our favorites including Haikyu!!,...
by James Buckley Jr.
Language: English
Release Date: November 24, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: November 24, 2015
For sports fans everywhere, the 2016 edition of Year in Sports features full-color action photographs throughout, completely updated facts and stats, and a colorful interior design. Featuring info about all of the top athletes, championships, and legends from the major and secondary sports. Including...
Fantasy Life
The Outrageous, Uplifting, and Heartbreaking World of Fantasy Sports from the Gu y Who's Lived It
Language: English
Release Date: July 16, 2013
Includes new chapters with small, easy-to-understand words. Bestselling words!
Fantasy football, fantasy baseball, fantasy basketball, even fantasy sumo wrestling: the world of fantasy sports is huge, and still growing. Today, more than 35 million people in the United States and Canada spend...
by Liz Applegate, Ph.D.
Language: English
Release Date: June 2, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: June 2, 2010
Boost Your Performance, Health & Motivation
The optimum way to get the most out of your workouts and feel your best is to develop an energizing, performance-enhancing nutrition plan, tailored to your body's specific needs. Do that, and you're on track to achieve the higher level of fitness and...
Superfans
Into the Heart of Obsessive Sports Fandom
Language: English
Release Date: February 20, 2018
A Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist pulls back the curtain on the extraordinary inner lives of America’s most obsessive sports fans.
There are fans, and then there are fanatics. In this wondrously immersive look at American sports fandom, George Dohrmann travels the country to find out...
by Michael Mandelbaum
Language: English
Release Date: May 11, 2005
Language: English
Release Date: May 11, 2005
In The Meaning of Sports, Michael Mandelbaum, a sports fan who is also one of the nation's preeminent foreign policy thinkers, examines America's century-long love affair with team sports. In keeping with his reputation for writing about big ideas in an illuminating and graceful way, he shows how...
The King of Sports
Football's Impact on America
Language: English
Release Date: September 24, 2013
Gregg Easterbrook, author of the wildly popular ESPN.com column Tuesday Morning Quarterback takes on football's place in American society.
Gridiron football is the king of sports – it's the biggest game in the strongest and richest country in the world. Of the twenty most-watched television...
Sports in American History
From Colonization to Globalization
Language: English
Release Date: April 10, 2017
Sports in American History: From Colonization to Globalization, Second Edition, journeys from the early American past to the present to give students a compelling grasp of the evolution of American sporting practices. This text provides students with insights into new and alternative perspectives,...