Olympics category: 421 books

Shotputting is very simple but very physically demanding at the same time. The following book will lay out the basic steps to throwing a shot put. Scroll up... and click on "Buy Now" to deliver almost instantly to your Kobo or other reading device.

As a painter, I naturally enjoy working with colors. As an artist, I am influenced by social issues that could affect people across different countries and continents. And as an explorer and traveler, my biggest joy is to experience different countries with unique cultural backgrounds across the planet...

Are you looking for a journey that will take you through 100 of the, along with funny comments and a word puzzle? Then this book is for you. Whether you are looking at this book for curiosity, choices, options, or just for fun; this book fits any criteria. Creating 100 of the etc. did not happen quickly....

Want to complete your first ever half marathon, or even a full marathon? You need proper guidance and technique to do it! First of all, your planning must be right. Get a schedule out. Plan the days you exercise. Follow it. Next, your diet and food. Eat well, sleep well. There...

The VIII Olympiad, the eighth volume in The Olympic Century series, begins in the most extraordinary of cities at a most extraordinary time: Paris in the 1920s. Now the stuff of legend, it was a place where the likes of Ernest Hemingway, James Joyce and Pablo Picasso discussed art and culture in the...

The Games of the XXIII Olympiad, Los Angeles 1984, reimagined the Olympic Games and reinvigorated a troubled Olympic movement. Its innovations included the following: a nationwide torch relay that yielded millions for children's charities; an arts festival that surpassed any prior efforts; the first...

Sven Kramer is een gedreven professional die er keer op keer in slaagt zijn tegenstanders het achterste van zijn ijzers te laten zien. Verliezen is voor hem geen optie. Dat Kramer toch een mens is en geen machine kan worden afgemeten aan de mindere momenten in zijn loopbaan: ongelukkige blessures...

The collection starts from the premise that Olympism and the Olympic Games make sense only when they are placed within the broader national, colonial and post colonial contexts and argues that sport not only influences politics and vice-versa, but that the two are inseparable. Sport is not only political;...

There was never anyone like the Wurtele twins in Alpine skiing: identical in looks, different in attitude, unbeatable on the slopes.  Now, with author Byron Rempel's unprecedented access to all Rhona and Rhoda Wurtele's memorabilia and scrapbooks, this entertaining book reveals the full story...

If you liked 'Assault on Lake Casitas', you might be interested in 'Lido for Time'. In Lido I wrote up the entries from my 1983-84 training journal. Then I opened a bottle of Sierra Nevada Pale Ale and wrote up the reasons behind certain workouts, what was going on that day, who...

10 brilliant patterns for knitting your very own team of athletes. Whether it's a team of synchronized swimmers, a pair of heavyweight boxers or an accomplished equestrian (complete with horse) that takes your fancy, you'll find all the instructions you need here to go for a medal-winning performance!

GIVING YOU THE INGREDIENTS TO BUILD YOUR OWN ADVENTURE, BIG OR SMALL Whether you are looking to find a new challenge on your doorstep, tempt friends to race one another at the weekend or create an epic seven-day challenge, GO! Is the ultimate inspirational guide to getting outside and challenging...

I Giochi olimpici nascono in Grecia nell’VIII secolo a.C. e rinascono a fine Ottocento per iniziativa del barone de Coubertin. Nella prima olimpiade moderna, quella di Atene 1896, gli atleti sono 246 e tutti uomini, ma quattro anni dopo a Parigi i partecipanti sono già 1470 e le donne 22. La 29a Olimpiade,...

Lo sport offre da sempre una straordinaria galleria di personaggi e di storie. I campioni sono “eroi”, che presto diventano “mitici”, sia nei titoli dei giornali sia nell’immaginazione dei tifosi. Nelle sfide sui campi di gara la cronaca diventa epopea. Le Olimpiadi, la più grande, conosciuta...