Sports category: 37872 books
Memories of Summer
When Baseball Was an Art, and Writing about It a Game
Language: English
Release Date: October 28, 2012
The legendary sportswriter’s memoir of Brooklyn, baseball, and a life in journalism: “Simply put, this is a marvelous book” (Kirkus Reviews).
In this book, the bestselling author of The Boys of Summer shares stories of his Depression-era Brooklyn childhood, his career during a golden...
She's a Knockout!
A History of Women in Fighting Sports
Language: English
Release Date: October 23, 2014
Women’s fighting sports have a rich and storied history. As far back as the eighteenth century, female fighters battled at varying levels, from county fairs to elite events. With new opportunities to compete in legitimate arenas—from the Olympics and the Golden Gloves to wrestling tournaments...
Sports Photography
How to Capture Action and Emotion
Language: English
Release Date: June 29, 2010
Seasoned sports photographer Peter Skinner uses 211 stunning examples from the work of Walter Ioss, Ben Chen, Bob Gomel, Duane Hart, Mark Johnson, and six other renowned photographers-as well as his personal archives-to show exactly how to take great action photos. Whether the subject is baseball...
The Barstool Book of Sports
Stats, Stories, and Other Stuff for Drunken Debate
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2017
Sports debates are the foundation of every fan’s night out. But it’s not enough merely to have these inebriated arguments—you must win them, too. Enter The Barstool Book Of Sports: a disorderly debate bible that’s jam-packed with hilarious lists, irreverent sidebars, and edgy illustrations...
The Sports Junkie's Book of Trivia, Terms, and Lingo
What They Are, Where They Came From, and How They're Used
Language: English
Release Date: August 26, 2005
Combining the content of two of Frommer's previous books, Sports Roots and Sports Lingo, this book not only explains how nicknames, namesakes, trophies, competitions, and expressions in the world of sports came to be, but also serves as a useful dictionary of the language of sports-both technical and slang.
by Jim Turpinn
Language: English
Release Date: January 31, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: January 31, 2012
In Turpin Times, Jim Turpin, the radio play-by-play voice of University of Illinois football and basketball for the past 40 years, takes readers behind the scenes for an intimate glimpse of players, coaches, and others associated with big-time intercollegiate athletics. Turpin follows the Illini through...
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Language: English
Release Date: March 20, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: March 20, 2013
Athletes routinely use psychological skills and interventions for performance enhancement but, perhaps surprisingly, not always to assist in recovery from injury. This book demonstrates the ways in which athletes and practitioners can transfer psychological skills to an injury and rehabilitation setting,...
Drama in the Bahamas
Muhammad Ali's Last Fight
Language: English
Release Date: August 2, 2016
On December 11, 1981, Muhammad Ali slumped on a chair in the cramped, windowless locker room of a municipal baseball field outside Nassau. A phalanx of sportswriters had pushed and shoved their way into this tiny, breeze-blocked space. In this most unlikely of settings, they had come to record the...
by Jonny Bell
Language: English
Release Date: September 21, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: September 21, 2015
Sports Psychology: Inside the Athlete's Mind
Have You Ever Wanted To Improve Your Performance?
No matter what sport you play, there are always problems with confidence and motivation that can get in the way of actually using all of the skills that you have been working to build through...
One Sports Fan Left Behind
Foul Me out of the Ball Game
Language: English
Release Date: October 31, 2011
Nearly everyone in America is interested in sports. However, many people are becoming disenchanted. Media coverage is dominated by scandalous stories involving many of Americas best known figures in nearly all major sports. Fans have come to see professional athletes, in general, as being overpaid,...
Learning Culture through Sports
Perspectives on Society and Organized Sports
Language: English
Release Date: September 16, 2010
In today's culture, sports wield a weight influence; this influence, however, is rarely examined. Similar to the first edition, this second edition of Learning Culture Through Sports provides coaches, educators, parents, and others dealing with students and athletes with an engaging and critical context...
Sports Agents and Labour Markets
Evidence from World Football
Language: English
Release Date: June 10, 2016
The sports agent has become a highly significant figure in contemporary sport business. The role of the agent is essential to our understanding of labour markets and labour relations in an increasingly globalised sports industry. Drawing on extensive empirical research into football around the world,...
by David Watt
Language: English
Release Date: April 28, 2004
Language: English
Release Date: April 28, 2004
Sport is a growing industry with enormous numbers of people now involved in the management and administration of sports, fitness and exercise. Whether voluntary, public or commercial sectors, all can benefit by improving the practice and delivery of the management of sport and its organisations. This...
The Economics of Sport and Recreation
An Economic Analysis
Language: English
Release Date: September 9, 2002
The Economics of Sport and Recreation provides a much needed and up-to-date analysis of sport's contribution to the global economy. This new edition covers all aspects of the economics of sport and recreation but gives prominence to the staggering rise of the commercial sector over the last decade....