Sport: general

A HIGHLY EFFECTIVE STRENGTH-TRAINING PROGRAM USING THE SIMPLEST, MOST AFFORDABLE "e;UNSTABLE WEIGHTS"e;An ideal strength-building program for men and women alike, the sandbag training approach unleashes the power of functional training to help you reach your fitness goals.

One of the Boston Globe's Best Sports Books of the Year: "e;Incisive, heartbreaking, important and even funny"e; (Jeremy Schaap, New York Times-bestselling author of Cinderella Man).

Vince Lombardi's views on life and leadership--inspiring and motivational--placed in A-Z format for the first timeLegendary football coach Vince Lombardi left the national spotlight more than three decades ago, but his fiery words continue to resonate in today's hard-charging business arena.

For the first time together, River Trilogy combines three classic works on fly fishing by W.

This book highlights sport as one of the key inspirations for an international range of modernist artists.

Praise for Mind Gym"e;Believing in yourself is paramount to success for any athlete.

A fascinating insider's look at the people, politics, and power plays behind the mega sports deals.

An epic story of one man's devotion to the American causeIn October 1776, four years before Benedict Arnold s treasonous attempt to hand control of the Hudson River to the British, his patch-work fleet on Lake Champlain was all that stood between British forces and a swift end to the American rebellion.

Built in 1912, Detroit's Tiger Stadium provided unmatched access for generations of baseball fans.

During the 19th century, baseball was a game with few rules, many rowdy players and just one umpire.

This essential book offers suggestions for how cities and spaces can be planned and designed to reduce the impact of stress, provide opportunities for recovery, and promote the resilience of individuals in urban communities.

Almost unknown when in 1945 he purchased the Indianapolis Motor Speedway and its famous race, Tony Hulman soon became a household name in auto racing circles.

This is a book about baseball players who performed in the major leagues before the age of 21.

This work is a game-by-game account of the Philadelphia Athletics' pitiful 1916 season, in which they won just 36 of 154 games.

This in-depth treatment of the organization and operation of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League draws on primary documents from league owner Arthur Meyerhoff and others for a unique perspective inside the AAGPBL.

THE NATIONAL BESTSELLER AND PHENOMENAL WEIGHT-LOSS PLAN THAT'S CHANGING THE WAY AMERICA DIETS JUST GOT BETTER!

This is the first biography of Bill "e;Swish"e; Nicholson, a Cubs favorite and baseball's top slugger during the World War II era.

The Athletics spent thirteen seasons in Kansas City before moving to Oakland--a colorful history despite one of the worst records in baseball history.

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.

Waite Hoyt was much more than a baseball player.

El latido eterno del fútbol celeste: 150 años de emociones.

There has never been a book about the inner workings of the golf business or its leading players from an insider's point of view.

This concise, engaging text, distinguished by its skillful integration of theory and practice, addresses the key principles of sport, exercise, and performance psychology.

Cette première étude, consacrée aux "Jeux des îles de l'Océan Indien", a pour double objectif : d'étudier d'une part, à travers de nombreux témoignages, une manifestation sportive internationale, son histoire, ses enjeux, son avenir, en mettant en évidence ses ambiguïtés sur les plans sociaux et politiques et d'autre part, de participer à une nouvelle géopolitique du sport.

Nourishing Dance: An Essential Guide on Nutrition, Body Image, and Eating Disorders is written with an insider's understanding of the unique needs and pressures of the dance world and the expertise of an eating disorder specialist, dietitian, clinician, and educator.

Loin des poncifs et autres lieux communs qui circulent sur la méditation, cet ouvrage ouvre les portes de cette pratique millénaire et nous fournit les clés de ce que les bouddhistes appellent la culture de l'esprit-coeur.

Depuis 1850 jusqu'à nos jours, trois conceptions du sport-santé se seront succédé tout en se maintenant comme des thèmes récurrents : - se régénérer avec les naturistes, les hygiénistes et les végétariens anarchistes de la fin du XIXe siècle ;- s'activer avec la naissance de la médication physique par la médecine du sport, qui aura transformé le sport-santé en sport sur ordonnance ; - s'éveiller avec le développement du slow sport dans la nature, des pratiques d'explorations sensorielles comme le yoga qui ouvre la possibilité de découvrir un corps capacitaire jusque-là inédit.

L'Aïki-Taï-Dô transcende les arts martiaux.

Nous sommes en 1904.

Dans cet essai au carrefour de plusieurs disciplines, une question simple se pose : comment joue-t-on au football, lorsqu'on pratique ce sport ici ou ailleurs ?

On March 31, 1929, seventy-seven men began an epic 3,554-mile footrace across America that pushed their bodies to the breaking point.

Sport et politique en Algérie restent un couple fort et un invariant historique.

The improbable story of the birth of modern-day pro basketball in TorontoIn just over 25 years, the Toronto Raptors have evolved from an intrepid expansion team to an NBA champion.

A beloved storyteller's finest tales of outdoor adventure and the sporting experience Archibald Rutledge ranks as one of America's best-loved and most prolific outdoor writers.

'A hugely enjoyable love letter to swimming and open water adventures' Sophie RaworthSports and Virgin Radio Breakfast Show presenter Vassos Alexander found solace and distraction swimming in the Thames during a difficult summer, and was bitten by the bug.

Leadership and management lessons from the sports world.

HARD-CORE JUMP ROPING FOR EXTREME FITNESSYou certainly jumped rope as a kid, but you probably didn't realize this fun activity is also a kickass workout for shredding all the major muscles-arms, legs, butt, abs, shoulders and chest.

The Big Red Machine dominated major league baseball in the 1970s, but the Cincinnati franchise began its climb to that pinnacle in 1961, when an unlikely collection of cast-offs and wannabes stunned the baseball world by winning the National League pennant.

The use of female sideline reporters is the fastest-growing new aspect of televised broadcasts of professional and college football.

Why I Hate the Yankees offers a humorous take on the most beloved--and at the same time, most reviled--franchise in American professional sports.

In the Cold War era, the confrontation between capitalism and communism played out not only in military, diplomatic, and political contexts, but also in the realm of culture-and perhaps nowhere more so than the cultural phenomenon of sports, where the symbolic capital of athletic endeavor held up a mirror to the global contest for the sympathies of citizens worldwide.

Master your instruments and turn on-board information into racing results Modern sailors are bombarded with a wealth of information from their on-board instruments.

Everything you always wanted to know about Olympic rituals and ceremonies but were too afraid to ask.

Friday Night Fighter relives a lost moment in American postwar history, when boxing ruled as one of the nation's most widely televised sports.

El 24 de junio no pasó nada y pasó todo.

Abnehmen ohne Sport!

Schlechtes Wetter, Geschäftsreisen, Gefahren im Straßenverkehr: Es gibt zig Gründe, das Radtraining drinnen zu absolvieren.

Des concours d’art et littérature (architecture, littérature, musique, peinture, sculpture), avec classement et médailles comme pour les compétitions sportives, se sont tenus aux Jeux Olympiques de 1912 à 1948.