Sport: general

This new edition of The Economics of Tourism reflects the tremendous changes that have occurred in the tourism sector in the last twelve years.

'I can't think of a finer chef to have written a book on nutrition and diet for athletes' Tom Kerridge'Top meals from the Michelin-starred chef who is also a champion athlete.

Elite athletes lead a particular way of life, which creates significant learning and shapes their selves.

Mädchen und Frauen mit türkischem Migrationshintergrund sind im organisierten Sport in Deutschland, im Vergleich zu einheimischen Mädchen und Frauen, unterrepräsentiert.

How to prepare simple, delicious meals on the trailIf you think eating in the backcountry means either cooking out of your car trunk on a multiburner stove or subsisting on dried fruit and freeze-dried pouch food, think again.

Golf is one of the world's major sports and consequently the focus of world-class scientific research.

This book summarizes the latest meeting of the world's leading researchers in sports nutrition, held at the IOC headquarters in Lausanne, Switzerland.

Live a more creative, content and fulfilled life by reconnecting with nature.

At the age of forty-six, Jack Nicklaus was considered by some to be done as a championship golfer.

Pedagogical Cases in Physical Education and Youth Sport is a completely new kind of resource for students and practitioners working in physical education or youth sport.

Does your staff deliver the highest quality service possible?

Find and train the perfect hunting dog with this expansive reference book.

The editors use the unique lens of the history of sports to examine ethnic experiences in North America since 1840.

UNDERSTAND YOUR BODY TO EMPOWER YOURSELF FOR LIFE.

With Coach Collins' 3-Stage Dynamic Dumbbell Training System(TM) you combine traditional strength training methods with more functional and dynamic movement patterns used in sport for achieving the ultimate athletic body.

Improve performance in any sport with Russia's most guarded training secret For elite sports training, nothing compares to the impact that kettlebells have on the entire body, and author and trainer Dave Bellomo now brings the power and benefit of these Russian-inspired weights to any athlete.

Cultural policy intersects with political, economic, and socio-cultural dynamics at all levels of society, placing high and often contradictory expectations on the capabilities and capacities of the media, the fine, performing, and folk arts, and cultural heritage.

Millions of people practice some form of yoga, but they often do so without a clear understanding of its history, traditions, and purposes.

Throughout the developed world there is an increasing prevalence of childhood obesity.

This is the first book to examine the role of women in the origins, development and contemporary landscape of snowboarding.

In this provocative new book, Tony Blackshaw argues that Leisure Studies is in a quiet but deep state of crisis.

Some of the most influential women in sports tell their stories of courage, adversity, and triumph to trailblazer Bonnie-Jill Laflin.

The Middle East is one of the fastest growing and significant markets in world sport, as well as a powerful source of investment in sport.

"e;This superbly written volume will appeal to sports and physical education students; researchers in foreign policy, gender studies, history, politics, sociology, and technology; and general high school and college readers who enjoy the odd sports history factoid.

This is the first book to look closely at the concept of 'risk' in elite and professional football from a social scientific perspective.

As the role of sport in society becomes ever more prominent and as sports organisations become increasingly influential members of the global community, so it has become more important than ever for sport to consider its wider social responsibilities.

Nutrition for Dance and Performance is the first complete textbook written by an experienced dietitian specialising in the field of dance nutrition.

BananaGeorge is the story of an extraordinary life that lasted almost 100 years.

The legendary 1911 is America's gun, and a century after this iconic pistol first appeared, it is more popular than ever.

Placebo effects have been recognised by medicine and by science, yet only recently has systematic research begun to fully understand what they are and how they work.

When baseball's reserve clause was struck down in late 1975 and ushered in free agency, club owners feared it would ruin the game; instead, there seemed to be no end to the "e;baseball fever"e; that would grip America.

The story of one of the most significant and overlooked seasons in professional baseball, told through the travails of the Spokane Indians On June 24, 1946, a bus carrying the Spokane Indians baseball team crashed to the bottom of a deep ravine in Washington state's Cascade mountains, killing nine players.

This marvelous collection features stories from some of Americas finest and most respected writers about every outdoorsmans favorite and most loyal hunting partner: his dog.

Increase your strength, power, skill, and focus to maximize your climbing performance.

What does it take for a person starting out in their career to succeed in a highly challenging environment?

It was a novel experiment as baseball's leading men formed the National Association, bringing order to the hodgepodge of professional and amateur clubs that made up the sport from the end of the Civil War through 1870.

In The 50 Greatest Players in Kansas City Chiefs History, sports historian Robert W.

The fun way to get a grip on every aspect of golf Golf is a popular spectator sport, but for those who play it's a great source of low impact cardiovascular, strength, and aerobic exercise.

Originally published in 1963, Skill in Sport was addressed to students and teachers of Physical Education, to coaches interested in the more theoretical aspects of their work, and to all individuals who wished to find out the best ways to acquire skill in any particular game or sport.

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.

What is the 'new economy'?

This multivolume set is much more than a collection of essays on sports and sporting cultures from around the world: it also details how and why sports are played wherever they exist, and examines key charismatic athletes from around the world who have transcended their sports.

This Second Edition of Management of Turfgrass Diseases has been completely revised and updated to provide the latest information on maintaining a healthy turf and identifying turf diseases.

The story of the "e;Miracle"e; Braves is one of the most memorable in baseball history, but less well known is what the club did after that spectacular season.

Written by experts Justin Lichter and Justin Kline, Ultralight Bike Touring and Bikepacking is a detailed guide to ultralight, self-contained cycling trips for pleasure and adventure.