From world-renowned adventurer and bestselling author of The Art of Resilience and The World's Fittest Book, comes the ultimate blueprint to building a bulletproof body.
This collection of fascinating biographies of outstanding women athletes past and present including superstars such as Nadia Comaneci, Mia Hamm, Jackie-Joyner Kersee, Danica Patrick, and Serena and Venus Williams.
This book traces the entire story of black baseball, documenting the growth of the Negro Leagues at a time when segregation dictated that the major leagues were strictly white, and explaining how the drive to integrate the sport was a pivotal part of the American civil rights movement.
This in-depth exploration of the history and culture of the sometimes illegal activity of BASE jumping provides historical and current information as well as a glimpse into the incredible adrenaline rush of the sport.
Filled with insightful analysis and compelling arguments, this book considers the influence of sports on popular culture and spotlights the fascinating ways in which sports culture and American culture intersect.
This book provides a comprehensive look at the snowboarding phenomenon, including its history; techniques and equipment; biographies of the sport's pioneers, athletes, and heroes; key sites and events; and future directions.
The most accomplished mountain runner of all time contemplates his record-breaking climb of Mount Everest in this profound and free-flowing memoir-an intellectual and spiritual journey that moves from the earth's highest peak to the soul's deepest reaches.
Shortlisted for the William Hill Sports Book of the Year Award 2022Football has always measured success by what you win, but only in the last twenty years have clubs started to think about how you win.
Guns had an enormous impact on the social, economic, cultural, and political lives of civilian men, women, and children of all social strata in early modern England.
A critical look at the tension between the larger role of the university and the commercialization of college sportsUnwinding Madness is the most comprehensive examination to date of how the NCAA has lost its way in the governance of intercollegiate athletics-and why it is incapable of achieving reform and must be replaced.
A critical look at the tension between the larger role of the university and the commercialization of college sportsUnwinding Madness is the most comprehensive examination to date of how the NCAA has lost its way in the governance of intercollegiate athletics-and why it is incapable of achieving reform and must be replaced.
From a childhood marked by abuse fear and instability to becoming one of the most mentally resilient endurance athletes and elite warriors of modern times David Goggins' story is a raw examination of what it truly means to overcome the self.
Love at Full Speed Chasing Hearts von Grace Newman ist eine mitrei ende Formel-1-Romance zwischen einer Rennfahrerin und ihrem scharfsten Konkurrenten, die die gro e Liebe faken mussen, um ihre Karrieren zu retten.
Este manual, escrito por Yenny Paola Arguello Gutierrez y Felipe Ricardo Garavito Pena, tiene como objetivo principal proporcionar una herramienta educativa que recopila las bases conceptuales generales de la fisiologia sistemica y del ejercicio, junto con una serie de practicas de laboratorio.
Mi segunda piel, escrito por Alejandro Villanueva Bustos y David Leonardo Quitian Roldan, se presenta como un testimonio polifonico y visual que explora el fenomeno de las barras de futbol en Colombia y otras regiones latinoamericanas.
Dieses Buch zeichnet Leben, Arbeit und nachhaltige Wirkung von Eugen Strigel nach - einer der pragendsten Personlichkeiten des deutschen Schiedsrichterwesens.
Dieses Buch ist der ideale Begleiter fur alle, die junge Rugbyspielerinnen und -spieler im U18-Bereich taktisch begleiten und fordern mochten - ganz gleich, ob als engagierter Trainer, neugieriger Helfer oder sportbegeisterter Elternteil.
El 5 de juliol del 1787, un any despres de la primera ascensio al Mont Blanc, un trio de guies de Chamonix enregistra per primer cop el seu temps: 23 hores entre l'anada i la tornada des de l'esmentat poble dels Alps.
Eine leidenschaftliche Jagerin hat ihr Hobby zum Beruf gemacht: Als Eigentumerin einer Firma, die exklusive Jagdreisen organisiert, begleitet sie ihre Kunden als Jagdleiterin.
