Sport: general

As a Maine Guide for 20 years and a hunter and fisherman since childhood, Christian Potholm knows the woods and waters of Maine from the coast to the North Woods.

This book is a trip-oriented guide, with each entry focusing on a specific activity at a particular location.

In early 1969, New York City and all it represented was in disarray: politically, criminally, and athletically.

Hereis the ultimate golf reference book, meant to feed golfers' insatiable hunger for the statistics and trivia of their game.

The subject of a front-page New York Times article, Frank Messina takes the same seat at every New York Mets home game.

The year 1966 marked the birth of the National Football League as we know it, when owners in the NFL and the upstart American Football League agreed to an unprecedented merger, to take place at the start of the 1970 season.

Glow Pucks and 10-Cent Beer: The 101 Worst Ideas in Sports History chronicles the sports world's most infamous events, ill-fated ideas and unfortunate trends.

In this delightful history of the sport, Frommer captures the flavor, smell, and craziness of the early days of baseball.

To the Nines will introduce you to a whole new golfing experience by sharing the stories of nineteen nine-hole layouts across the country.

The competition level in Little League has never been tougher, but the kids on the Jackie Robinson West team faced their own set of challenges on and off the baseball diamond.

DiMag & Mick is a portrait of DiMaggio and Mantle as the old and young exemplars of what was a more confident, masterful age not only in baseball but in the country where they were held up as cultural heroes over two generations, symbolic of an America celebrating its recent triumph over Nazism and ever-curious about the new age of color television, rocket ships, and technology.

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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.

An entertaining read about the greatest baseball team, the 1927 New York Yankees, who beat up on American League rivals during the regular season and then swept the World Series.

One of the American League's eight charter franchises, the Detroit Tigers baseball club was founded in 1894 and stands as the oldest continuous one-name, one-city franchise in the American League.

For more than sixty yearsfrom the 1890s to the 1950sboxing was an integral part of American popular culture and a major spectator sport rivaling baseball in popularity.

During the more than one hundred years that baseball has been our national pastime, all types of individuals have been managers of teams.

Throughout the 2008 season, each game played at the world's most beloved stadium brought ';The House That Ruth Built' closer to shutting its gates forever.

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Blending exclusive rare interviews with Rachel Robinson (Jackie's widow), Mack Robinson (Jackie's brother), Hall of Famers Monte Irvin, Duke Snider, Pee Wee Reese, Roy Campanella, Ralph Kiner, and others, celebrated author Harvey Frommer evokes the lives of general manager Branch Rickey and Jackie Robinson by describing how they worked together to shatter baseballs color line.

The day the modern athlete was born.

This classic book on coaching has been used as a reference guide for generations of coaches in football, baseball, soccer, gymnastics and swimming.

How Manchester United conquered all, by the players who won everything______________________________________________________________With a foreword by Ruud van NistelrooyAn Irish Times BestsellerThe Champions League, the Club World Cup, 6 Premier League Titles, 1 FA Cup, 3 League Cups, 4 Community Shields, 1 legendary manager.

In the 111-year-history of the Boston Red Sox, fans have been treated to countless firsts the first manager of the franchise (Jimmy Collins), the first American League MVP to play for the Sox (Tris Speaker), the first 20-game winner (Bill Dineen), the first to hit 500 home runs (Ted Williams), and the first Red Sox pitcher to win the Cy Young Award (Roger Clemens).

Learn how to tell a first down from a touchdown and get up to speed on the latest trends in the sport Football For Dummies is a comprehensive fan s guide to football and its many components.

Mit Biohacks aus der Natur zu Gesundheit, Leistungssteigerung und LanglebigkeitVor wenigen Jahren stand Andreas Breitfeld vor den Trümmern seines Lebens: Er steckte tief in einer körperlichen und existenziellen Krise.

Dieses pferde trainingsbuch bietet einen fundierten Einblick in moderne Trainingsmethoden für Pferde.

Explore and experience nature with your kids with these 30 fun and educational family activities dedicated to spending more time outside.

Learn how to tell a first down from a touchdown and get up to speed on the latest trends in the sport Football For Dummies is a comprehensive fan s guide to football and its many components.

'pulls no punches' The Sun'full of eventful tales from the past' Daily Mail'punchy, earthy .

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.

El rostro cambiante del deporte.

El tema central de este libro propone el estudio de las diversas manifestaciones de las prácticas corporales en la cultura, empleando como plataforma teórica el cuerpo, el espacio y el movimiento.

El deporte y el ejercicio físico en general siempre tuvieron adeptos, aunque en estos tiempos la conciencia sobre su valoración para optimizar la calidad de vida convirtió a muchos sedentarios en activistas.

Modern sport originated in Europe.

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 Mirror is one of the UK s best-loved dinghies.

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

"La serie que se propone al lector, compuesta por cinco libros y titulada ""Preparación de los deportistas de alto rendimiento - teoría y metodología-"", es una versión complementada y reelaborada del manual ""Teoría general de preparación de los deportistas en el deporte olímpico"", que salió en los últimos años en diferentes países del mundo: España (2001), Basil (2004), Italia (2004), Rusia (2005), Ucrania (2012).

"La serie que se propone al lector, compuesta por cinco libros y titulada "Preparación de los deportistas de alto rendimiento - teoría y metodología", es una versión complementada y reelaborada del manual ""Teoría general de preparación de los deportistas en el deporte olímpico"", que salió en los últimos años en diferentes países del mundo: España (2001), Basil (2004), Italia (2004), Rusia (2005), Ucrania (2012).

"La serie que se propone al lector, compuesta por cinco libros y titulada ""Preparación de los deportistas de alto rendimiento - teoría y metodología-"", es una versión complementada y reelaborada del manual ""Teoría general de preparación de los deportistas en el deporte olímpico"", que salió en los últimos años en diferentes países del mundo: España (2001), Basil (2004), Italia (2004), Rusia (2005), Ucrania (2012).

With a Foreword by Jeanne Moutoussamy-AsheAvailable once again for a new generation of readers, the first volume in Arthur Ashes epic trilogy that chronicles the remarkable legacy of Black athletes in the United Statesa major addition to our understanding of American history and the fulfillment of this legendary sports star and global activists lifelong dream.

This is a complete history of the England rugby union team - told by the players themselves.

A BBC Arts & The Reading Agency's Big Sporting Read selection'Warm, sad and funny.

Seit mehr als 30 Jahren ist Sebastian Thiel Marathonläufer und Triathlet.

Dehnen ist eine wichtigeAktivität für alle Menschen, insbesondere für Erwachsene undJugendliche, die ein aktives Leben führen.

A captivating and wonderfully illustrated chronicle of one of the most influential and legendary names in gunsmithing history.

This inspiring text unveils the storms and triumphs of coaching in the form of case studies.