Sport: general

This book focuses on language and identity online within the context of running from an interdisciplinary perspective.

What are the social, political and economic consequences of staging sport mega events such as the Olympics and the World Cup?

This book brings to life one of baseball's greatest sluggers, Willie Stargell.

The first book in the new Lyons Press GAME CHANGERS sports series answers the questions: What were the 50 most revolutionary personalities, rules, pieces of equipment, controversies, organizational changes, radio and television advancements, and more in the history National Pastime?

Sports coaching is a social activity.

The 2017 edition of The New York Times Bestselling Guide.

The world of golf is rife with unexplainable happenings that seemingly defy the rules of gravity and logic: There are those badly hit shots last seen disappearing into a grove of trees, only to be rediscovered on the putting green.

First published in 1987 with the aim of deepening understanding of the place of women in the cultural heritage of modern society, this collection of essays brings together the previously discrete perspectives of women's studies and the social history of sport.

SHORTLISTED FOR THE SUNDAY TIMES SPORTS BOOK AWARDS 2023 - SPORTS ENTERTAINMENT BOOK OF THE YEARSports Report is as much a 75-year history of sport as a BBC radio institution and Pat Murphy pays handsome tribute to a programme that is still followed affectionately by millions.

Exciting, healthy and tasty vegan recipes with the nutrients you need to train, recover and perform.

With Following the Ball, Todd Cleveland incorporates labor, sport, diasporic, and imperial history to examine the extraordinary experiences of African football players from Portugal's African colonies as they relocated to the metropole from 1949 until the conclusion of the colonial era in 1975.

Human Resource Management for Events still remains the only text to introduce students to the unique application of HR principles in the context of a highly complex event environment.

All good managers working in sport need to have a clear understanding of the principles of finance and accounting.

Anyone can get into a fitness rut.

Nutritional Supplements in Sport, Exercise and Health is the most up-to-date and authoritative guide to dietary supplements, ergogenic aids and sports nutrition foods currently available.

Why are Americans obsessed with the home run in sports, business, and even life?

The COVID-19 pandemic upended the lives of many and taught us the critical importance of taking care of one's health and wellness.

Este Tratado general de fútbol desarrolla la teoría general del juego y presenta más de 1000 ejercicios con ilustraciones para realizar entrenamientos específicos que respondan a la realidad competitiva de cada equipo.

Youth sports aren't just about fun and games anymore.

An alternative insight into the cycling revolution.

The contribution of volunteers in terms of time and expertise is integral to sport development and delivery from 'sport for all' to elite levels.

As tourism matures as an academic subject and the number of tourism higher education providers continues to expand world-wide, there is an increasing interest in its educational aspects.

Teaching Exercise to Children is for all those individuals who prescribe exercise programmes to children of ages 10-16, in schools, gyms and after-school clubs.

The baseball glove is a ubiquitous item, a crucial piece of equipment in the game of baseball, and it offers the opportunity to examine the production of material culture and social practice at numerous levels.

Achieve a healthy body, mental alertness, and inner serenity through the practice of hatha yoga.

In 1868, the first ever documented bicycle race was held in a Paris park, and to the locals' chagrin, was won by a Briton.

Originally published in 1909.

This book provides a comprehensive analysis of the illicit practice of football trafficking, focusing on the exploitation of underage African players being transferred to Europe.

Der elektronische Sport, E-Sport genannt, wird zunehmend zu einem Massenphänomen.

Baseball has always had its share of colorful characters, and over the years they have expressed themselves in eminently quotable ways.

This book is an accessible, practical, and systematic guide to stadium naming rights sponsorship within sport, designed to help practitioners and students gain a better understanding of how naming rights work and the benefits that sport and corporate organisations may get from this kind of arrangement.

This upbeat nitty-gritty memoir, based on the author's 2001 trail journal, chronicles one man's hike the whole length of the Appalachian Trail, beginning just north of Atlanta and finishing six months later in Maine.

For over 60 years, the color barrier excluded Black ballplayers from the major leagues, forcing them to form their own teams and leagues.

The 50 Greatest Players in Braves History examines the careers of the 50 men who made the greatest impact on one of Major League Baseball's oldest and most iconic franchises.

The sport of soccer has evolved immensely since its beginning around 2,000 years ago and is now considered the most popular sport in the world.

This vintage book contains a detailed treatise on fox hunting, being an exposition of its science with information on kennel management, breeding hounds, and much more.

This book provides a comprehensive overview of the professional activities of the art business.

In October 1969, the New York Mets stunned the sports world by defeating the heavily favored Baltimore Orioles in a memorable World Series.

1999 North American Society for the Sociology of Sport Annual Book AwardSport Matters offers a comprehensive introduction to the study of modern sport from a sociological perspective.

The rapidly changing context of the modern tourism and hospitality industry, responding to the needs of increasingly demanding consumers, coupled with the fragmenting nature of the marketing and media environment has led to an increased emphasis on communications strategies.

The Great War has been largely ignored by historians of sport.

The book includes ideas and concepts from psychology in general, particularly sport psychology, and communication sciences, as well as applied sport psychology and case studies.

Spanning the colonial campaigns of the Victorian age to the War on Terror after 9/11, this study explores the role sport was perceived to have played in the lives and work of military personnel, and examines how sporting language and imagery were deployed to shape and reconfigure civilian society's understanding of conflict.

Baseball's ranks are filled with those whose careers may not have been as spectacular as Ruth or Mays but who played essential roles in the game's history, like footnotes in a great book.

A "e;gripping"e; account of a New Orleans high school football team fighting to win on the field-and survive on the streets (Lars Anderson, New York Times-bestselling author of A Season in the Sun).