The Routledge History of American Sport
ISBN: 9781138786752 / Angielski / Twarda / 466 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The Routledge History of American Sport provides the first comprehensive overview of historical research in American sport from the early Colonial period to the present day. Considering sport through innovative themes and topics such as the business of sport, material culture and sport, the political uses of sport, and gender and sport, this text offers an interdisciplinary analysis of American leisure. Rather than moving chronologically through American history or considering the historical origins of each sport, these topics are dealt with organically within thematic chapters,... The Routledge History of American Sport provides the first comprehensive overview of historical research in American sport from the early ... |
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The Fox Chase
ISBN: 9781473327207 / Angielski / Miękka / 54 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This book, first published in 1875, contains a collection of hunting-related poetry written by James Bowen Everhart. This delightful collection will appeal to fans of rural and nature poetry, and is not to be missed by the discerning collector. Contents include: "The Fox," "Drawing Cover," "Full Cry," "Tally-Ho ," "Hounds at Fault," "Gone Away," and "Dead Beat." James Bowen Everhart (1821-1888) was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania. Many vintage books such as this are increasingly scarce and expensive. This volume is being republished now in an...
This book, first published in 1875, contains a collection of hunting-related poetry written by James Bowen Everhart. This delightful collection will a...
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66,96 zł |
Foxhounds and Their Handling in the Field
ISBN: 9781473327252 / Angielski / Miękka / 30 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This vintage book contains a short treatise on handling a pack of hounds written by Lord Henry Bentinck. It takes the form of a letter written by the author in his hunting lodge as a means to occupy himself during a fierce blizzard, and contains a wealth of useful and timeless information on the management of hunting hounds. This volume is highly recommended for those with an interest in the history of English fox hunting, and would make for a worthy addition to collections of allied literature. Many vintage books such as this are increasingly scarce and expensive. We are republishing this...
This vintage book contains a short treatise on handling a pack of hounds written by Lord Henry Bentinck. It takes the form of a letter written by the ...
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57,39 zł |
Fox-Hunting as Recorded by Raed
ISBN: 9781473327269 / Angielski / Miękka / 276 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This vintage book contains C. A. Stephen's 1872 novel, "Fox-hunting." C. A. Stephens (born Charles Asbury Stevens, 1844-1931) was an American writer of short stories and articles. This book is highly recommended for fans of Stephen's work, and would make for a worthy addition to any collection. Other notable works by this author include: "The Young Moose Hunters" (1882) and "Off to the geysers" (1872). Contents include: "The Old 'Curlew' to be turned into a Crack Yacht," "Hamilton's 'Metaphysics'," "We Fall into Difficulties," "Kit's Letters," "A Gay Young Lady's Advice to a Youngster," "The...
This vintage book contains C. A. Stephen's 1872 novel, "Fox-hunting." C. A. Stephens (born Charles Asbury Stevens, 1844-1931) was an American writer o...
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110,04 zł |
The Late Lord Henry Bentinck on Foxhounds
ISBN: 9781473327498 / Angielski / Miękka / 32 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This vintage book, originally published in 1971, contains a concise and comprehensive guide to fox hounds, with information on training, management, breeding, feeding, and much more. Written in simple, plain language and full of useful information and handy tips, this timeless volume is highly recommended for the modern foxhound enthusiast, and is not to be missed by the discerning collector of such literature. Many vintage books such as this are increasingly scarce and expensive. We are republishing this volume now in an affordable, high-quality edition complete with a specially commissioned...
This vintage book, originally published in 1971, contains a concise and comprehensive guide to fox hounds, with information on training, management, b...
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62,17 zł |
The Life of a Fox - Written by Himself
ISBN: 9781473327504 / Angielski / Miękka / 172 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This vintage book contains a collection of stories invented by a pack of fox hunters as to how a particular fox managed to outwit and outmanoeuvre the hunting party. The tales were told by each member in turn after a feast, and are presented here for the enjoyment of the reader. Entertaining and witty, these stories are highly recommended for those with an interest in the history of fox hunting. Contents include: "The Life of a Fox," "Wily's Story," "Cock-Tail's Story," "Craven's Story," "Pytchly's Story," "Dorset's Story," "Warwick's Story," "Chester's Story," "Devonian's Story,"...
This vintage book contains a collection of stories invented by a pack of fox hunters as to how a particular fox managed to outwit and outmanoeuvre the...
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95,68 zł |
Our Friends in the Hunting Field
ISBN: 9781473327559 / Angielski / Miękka / 238 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This vintage book describes the various different types of people one might find amongst a group of English fox hunters, from the boring member to he who has lost his nerve. Humorous and entertaining to read, this volume is highly recommended for those with an interest in the history of English fox hunting, and would make for a fantastic addition to any sportsman's bookshelf. Contents include: "The Melancholy Man," "The Popular Woman," "The Man Who Blows his own Trumpet," "The Dangerous Woman," "The Sporting Horse Dealer," "The Man who goes First," "The Venerable Dandy," "The Farmer," "The...
This vintage book describes the various different types of people one might find amongst a group of English fox hunters, from the boring member to he ...
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100,46 zł |
The Science of Foxhunting and Management of the Kennel
ISBN: 9781473327801 / Angielski / Miękka / 456 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. 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. With a wealth of invaluable information and many helpful tips, this volume is highly recommended for the modern rural sportsman and would make for a worthy addition to collections of hunting literature. Contents include: "The Arena of Breeding Foxhounds," "Quality to be Regarded before Quantity," "Sires and Dams of Approved Characters," "Breeding Judiciously versus Breeding Extensively," "Jasper a Case in Point," Huntsman and...
This vintage book contains a detailed treatise on fox hunting, being an exposition of its science with information on kennel management, breeding houn...
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138,76 zł |
Deeper Currents: The Sacraments of Hunting and Fishing
ISBN: 9781496805300 / Angielski / Twarda / 239 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In Deeper Currents, Donald C. Jackson guides us on a journey into the cathedrals of wild and lonely places, those sacred spaces where hunters and fishers connect with the rhythms of the earth and the spirit that resonates within us. Jackson explores hunting and fishing as frameworks--sacraments--for discovering, engaging, and finding meaning. He invites readers to consider connections with wilder realms of being. Hunting squirrels on an autumn morning, probing the woods, rifle in hand, Jackson reveals an attention to nature too often neglected. Following a bird dog into the damp... In Deeper Currents, Donald C. Jackson guides us on a journey into the cathedrals of wild and lonely places, those sacred spaces where hunter... |
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137,88 zł |
Global Perspectives on Sport and Physical Cultures
ISBN: 9781138682436 / Angielski / Twarda / 126 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Global Perspectives of Sport and Physical Culture is a compilation of diverse essays derived from the works of prominent international scholars that address significant international issues relative to sporting practices from a historical perspective. A variety of movement cultures are examined and analysed, such as various aspects of the turner and gymnastic movements, the transnational development of dance, competitive sport, non-competitive performance, and mountaineering. Michael Krugers introductory chapter sets a framework for analysis with a historiographical and philosophical... Global Perspectives of Sport and Physical Culture is a compilation of diverse essays derived from the works of prominent international scholars tha... |
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656,16 zł |
Defining Sport Communication
ISBN: 9781138909601 / Angielski / Miękka / 356 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Defining Sport Communication is a comprehensive resource addressing core topics and issues, including humanistic, organizational, relational, and mediated approaches to the study of sport communication. It provides foundational work in sport communication for students and scholars, reflecting the abundance of research published in recent years and the ever-increasing interest in this area of study. Bringing together scholars from various epistemological viewpoints within communication, this volume provides a unique opportunity for defining the breadth and depth of sport... Defining Sport Communication is a comprehensive resource addressing core topics and issues, including humanistic, organizational, relation... |
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242,22 zł |
Football and Health Improvement: An Emergent Field
ISBN: 9781138221468 / Angielski / Twarda / 98 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. There is developing interest in the use of sporting settings as a channel to connect people to health improvement services and an emerging body of research highlights football as being associated with positive motivational and social elements that support the maintenance of a physically active lifestyle. This text provides insights into a range of issues surrounding the role of football as a vehicle for health improvement for different groups. There is developing interest in the use of sporting settings as a channel to connect people to health improvement services and an emerging body of ... |
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656,16 zł |
Hockey Strong: Stories of Sacrifice from Inside the NHL
ISBN: 9781501157233 / Angielski / Miękka / 328 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This is the story of hockey, one scar at a time. For the casual enthusiast and hockey fanatic alike comes a brilliant collection of essays and photographs celebrating the grit and dedication of hockey players who regularly and willingly withstand injury and hardship to play the sport they love. Veteran hockey writer Todd Smith explores a side of the NHL that is rarely seen. Through in-depth player interviews and inside-the-locker-room reportage, Hockey Strong gives readers a behind-the-pads look at the playing in pain ethos that has been woven into the fabric of the game. What...
This is the story of hockey, one scar at a time. For the casual enthusiast and hockey fanatic alike comes a brilliant collection of essays and ph...
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72,61 zł |
The First Tour de France: Sixty Cyclists and Nineteen Days of Daring on the Road to Paris
ISBN: 9781568589848 / Angielski / Twarda / 384 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. From its inception, the 1903 Tour de France was a colorful affair. Full of adventure, mishaps and audacious attempts at cheating, it was a race to be remembered.
Cyclists of the time weren't enthusiastic about participating in this "heroic" race on roads more suited to hooves than wheels, with bikes weighing up to thirty-five pounds, on a single fixed gear, for three full weeks. Assembling enough riders for the race meant paying unemployed amateurs from the suburbs of Paris, including a butcher, a chimney sweep and a circus acrobat. From Maurice "The White Bulldog" Garin, an Italian-born... From its inception, the 1903 Tour de France was a colorful affair. Full of adventure, mishaps and audacious attempts at cheating, it was a race to be ...
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170,94 zł |
Killing For Sport - Essays by Various Writers
ISBN: 9781473331525 / Angielski / Miękka / 226 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This vintage book contains a collection of fascinating articles on the subject of hunting. They cover a variety of interesting subjects ranging from economics and agriculture to ethics and cruelty, and are highly recommended for modern huntsmen and those with an interest in the sport. Contents include: "The Cruelty of Sport," "Shooting," "Hare-Hunting and Otter-Hunting," "Spurious Sports," "The Ethics of Sport," "Sport and Agriculture," "Pheasant or Peasant," "The Cost of Sport," "The Reality," "The Economics of Hunting," "The Recreation of the Few," "Facts about the Game Laws," "The...
This vintage book contains a collection of fascinating articles on the subject of hunting. They cover a variety of interesting subjects ranging from e...
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105,25 zł |
A Game Ranger's Note Book
ISBN: 9781473331266 / Angielski / Miękka / 462 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This vintage book contains a collection of Mr. Arthur Blayney Percival's observations during almost thirty years spent in an African Game Department. With many fascinating anecdotes and information on everything from the animals' habits to how to hunt them, this volume will appeal to those with an interest in hunting and African wildlife. Contents include: "Lion," "Lion: Habits," "Lion: Habits (continued)," "Lion Shooting," "'Galloping' Lion," "Lion Hunting," "Various Adventures," "Leopard," "Cheetah-Serval-Caracal," "Hunting Dogs," "Hyaenas," "Elephant," "Elephant (continued)," "Rhinoceros,"...
This vintage book contains a collection of Mr. Arthur Blayney Percival's observations during almost thirty years spent in an African Game Department. ...
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153,11 zł |
Angling for Brown Trout
ISBN: 9781473330931 / Angielski / Miękka / 142 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This book contains a detailed and fully-illustrated guide to brown trout fishing, with information on equipment, techniques, common pitfalls, storing and cooking, and much more. Highly illustrated and full of helpful tips, "Angling for Brown Trout" will be of utility to both novice and seasoned angler alike, and would make for a worthy addition to collections of allied literature. Contents include: "The Joy of Trout Fishing," "The Brown Trout," "Rods, Reels, and Lines," "Casts and Flies," "Other Gear and Knots," "Wet Fly-Fishing," "Other Means of Catching the Brown Trout," "Where to Find the...
This book contains a detailed and fully-illustrated guide to brown trout fishing, with information on equipment, techniques, common pitfalls, storing ...
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100,46 zł |
Understanding the Golf Swing
ISBN: 9781510725973 / Angielski / Miękka / 264 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This modern classic of golf instruction by renowned teacher Manuel de la Torre (the 1986 PGA Teacher of the Year and the #11 teacher in America as ranked by the editors of Golf Digest in 2007) presents a simpler approach to the golf swing based on Ernest Jones's principles.
Understanding the Golf Swing includes information on the philosophy of the golf swing (with emphasis on the development of a true swinging motion), the most thorough analysis of ball flights available, and analysis of the principles of special shot play (including sand play, pitching, chipping, putting,... This modern classic of golf instruction by renowned teacher Manuel de la Torre (the 1986 PGA Teacher of the Year and the #11 teacher in America as ran...
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81,15 zł |
Up the Creek
ISBN: 9781943331475 / Angielski / Miękka / 176 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. For nearly three decades, Ken M. Blomberg has written a popular outdoor column, "Up the Creek," which has been published in several central Wisconsin newspapers. It currently appears weekly in the Portage County Gazette and bi-monthly in the Wisconsin Farm Bureau Federation's Rural Route magazine. His freelance articles have appeared in many state and national magazines. Some such magazines include Field & Stream, Fur, Fish & Game, Pointing Dog Journal, Wing & Shot, Ruffed Grouse Society Magazine, Bird Dog News, Wisconsin... For nearly three decades, Ken M. Blomberg has written a popular outdoor column, "Up the Creek," which has been published in several central Wiscons... |
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73,84 zł |
128 Billion to 1: Ten Steps to Beat the Odds and Win Your NCAA Tourney Office Pool
ISBN: 9781683506355 / Angielski / Miękka / 114 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The NCAA tournament is not designed to reward the most deserving team with a championship. Using grammar school mathematics and a dash of ingenious reasoning, Mike Nemeth exposes the need for a new set of statistical measures to explain the outcomes of basketball games. The new statistics reveal the relative strength of each team entering the NCAA Tournament so that fans can make informed picks in their tournament brackets. However, Nemeth goes on to explain how the tournament format induces chaos and produces a random survivor before he reveals ten rules that help those betting cope with the...
The NCAA tournament is not designed to reward the most deserving team with a championship. Using grammar school mathematics and a dash of ingenious re...
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42,53 zł |