The Olympic Games: A Social Science Perspective
ISBN: 9780851998091 / Angielski / Miękka / 368 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This 2nd edition of a highly successful book (published in 2000) provides a comprehensive, critical analysis of the Olympic Games using a multi-disciplinary social science approach. This revised edition contains much new data relating to the Sydney 2000 Games and their aftermath; and preparations for Athens 2004 and Beijing 2008 Games. The book is broad-ranging and independent in its coverage, and includes the use of drugs, sex testing, accusations of power abuse among members of the IOC, the Games as a stage for political protest, media-related controversies, economic costs and benefits of...
This 2nd edition of a highly successful book (published in 2000) provides a comprehensive, critical analysis of the Olympic Games using a multi-discip...
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260,77 zł |
The Dirtiest Race in History: Ben Johnson, Carl Lewis and the 1988 Olympic 100m Final
ISBN: 9781408158760 / Angielski / Miękka / 336 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The 1988 Seoul Olympics played host to what has been described by some as the dirtiest race of all time, by others as the greatest. The final of the men's 100 metres at those Olympics is certainly the most infamous in the history of athletics, and more indelibly etched into the consciousness of the sport, the Olympics, and a global audience of millions, than any other athletics event before or since. Ben Johnson's world-record time of 9.79 seconds - as thrilling as it was - was the beginning rather than the end of the story. Following the race, Johnson tested positive, news that... The 1988 Seoul Olympics played host to what has been described by some as the dirtiest race of all time, by others as the greatest. The final of th... |
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Fifty Places to Play Golf Before You Die: Golf Experts Share the World's Greatest Destinations
ISBN: 9781584794745 / Angielski / Twarda / 224 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This will not be a book that will attempt to simply detail courses where major championships have been played, but courses whose architecture, noteworthy holes, location, and ambiance make them "must play" venues for passionate golfers. It includes Royal County Down (Ireland), Pebble Beach (California), Bandon Dunes (Oregon), Cape Kidnappers (New Zealand), and the National Golf Links of America (New York). Each chapter will be linked to a golf "guru" or celebrity personality; the featured course will be presented as the individual's recommendation for one of their favorite courses in the...
This will not be a book that will attempt to simply detail courses where major championships have been played, but courses whose architecture, notewor...
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103,20 zł |
Swim: Why We Love the Water
ISBN: 9781610393331 / Angielski / Miękka / 232 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The renowned broadcast journalist and author explores the culture, history, challenges, and pleasures of her favorite recreational sport in this deliciously illustrated book
The renowned broadcast journalist and author explores the culture, history, challenges, and pleasures of her favorite recreational sport in this delic...
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108,17 zł |
Fifty Places to Ski and Snowboard Before You Die
ISBN: 9781617690549 / Angielski / Twarda / 224 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Fifty Places to Ski and Snowboard Before You Die--the 10th book in the popular Fifty Places series--takes readers to some of the world's most inspiring skiing/snowboarding destinations: the Chugach Mountains (Alaska); Aspen, Crested Butte, and Steamboat Springs (Colorado); Tuckerman Ravine (New Hampshire); Rusutsu (Japan); Chamonix (France); Portillo (Chile); and Whistler Blackcomb (British Columbia). Based on interviews with leading experts, the book chronicles the rich history of these sports and the people who have mastered them, including Tommy Moe, Jonny Moseley, Billy Kidd, and...
Fifty Places to Ski and Snowboard Before You Die--the 10th book in the popular Fifty Places series--takes readers to some of the world's most i...
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103,20 zł |
The Football Man: People & Passions in Soccer
ISBN: 9781781311516 / Angielski / Miękka / 256 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Football matters, as poetry does to some people and alcohol does to others. Football is inherent in the people. There is more eccentricity in deliberately disregarding it than in devoting a life to it. The way we play the game, organize it and reward it reflects the kind of community we are' Written just two years after England's '66 triumph when the national game was at its zenith, Arthur Hopcraft's The Football Man is repeatedly quoted as the best book ever written about the sport. This definitive, magisterial study of football and society profiles includes interviews with... Football matters, as poetry does to some people and alcohol does to others. Football is inherent in the people. There is more eccentricity in delib... |
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61,91 zł |
Sport, History, and Heritage: Studies in Public Representation
ISBN: 9781843837886 / Angielski / Twarda / 298 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Sport is an integral part of British culture and an important aspect of modern life. Although its importance has been recognised by academic historians, sport has yet to be fully appreciated in the growing and related fields of heritage and museum studies. Sport and heritage have operated as seemingly separate spheres, yet together they can convey powerful messages; convergence between them is seen in the rise and popularity of sports museums, the collecting of sporting art and memorabilia, and popular concern over the demise of historic sports buildings and sport-related sites. These places,...
Sport is an integral part of British culture and an important aspect of modern life. Although its importance has been recognised by academic historian...
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433,26 zł |
From Darkness to Dynasty: The First 40 Years of the New England Patriots
ISBN: 9781611689747 / Angielski / Twarda / 312 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Love them or hate them, what the New England Patriots have been able to do over the past fifteen years is nothing short of remarkable. In addition to their four Super Bowl championships, the Patriots have the best coach in the league, a smart and savvy front office, and a future Hall of Fame quarterback who is internationally recognized as the face of the NFL. The longer the Patriots continue to dominate on the field as well as in the media and the American pop culture landscape, the harder it becomes for anyone to remember them as something other than a model franchise and the ultimate...
Love them or hate them, what the New England Patriots have been able to do over the past fifteen years is nothing short of remarkable. In addition to ...
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123,41 zł |
Boathouse Row: Waves of Change in the Birthplace of American Rowing
ISBN: 9781439912829 / Angielski / Twarda / 288 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The history of Philadelphia's Boathouse Row is both wide and deep. Dotty Brown, an avid rower and former editor at the Philadelphia Inquirer, immersed herself in boathouse archives to provide a comprehensive history of rowing in Philadelphia. She takes readers behind the scenes to recount the era when rowing was the spectator sport of its time--and the subject of Thomas Eakins' early artwork--through the heyday of the famed Kelly dynasty, and the fight for women to get the right to row. (Yes, it really was a fight, and it took generations to win.) With more than... The history of Philadelphia's Boathouse Row is both wide and deep. Dotty Brown, an avid rower and former editor at the Philadelphia Inqui... |
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100 Years of the Isle of Man TT: A Century of Motorcycle Racing - Updated Edition covering 2007 - 2012
ISBN: 9781847975522 / Angielski / Twarda / 288 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Run over the every-day roads of the Isle of Man for over 100 years, the world-famous Tourist Trophy races have gripped the imaginations of successive generations of motorcyclists. From the earliest days of single-speed, belt-driven machines delivering 5 bhp, to the highly developed projectiles of today offering a fearsome 200 bhp, race fans have thronged the roadside banks and watched in awe as the best racing motorcyclists in the world rode the fastest machines of their day around the twists, turns and climbs of the 374 mile Mountain Course, all in pursuit of a coveted Tourist Trophy. This...
Run over the every-day roads of the Isle of Man for over 100 years, the world-famous Tourist Trophy races have gripped the imaginations of successive ...
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Die Entwicklungsgeschichte des Sportkletterns in der Sächsischen Schweiz
ISBN: 9783656206781 / Niemiecki / Miękka / 40 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Studienarbeit aus dem Jahr 2002 im Fachbereich Sport - Sportgeschichte, Note: 1,0, Universitat Potsdam (Institut fur Sportwissenschaft), Veranstaltung: Sportentwicklung / Sportartengeschichte nach 1945, 12 Quellen im Literaturverzeichnis, Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: 1. Einleitung Ziel dieser Arbeit ist die Darstellung der Entwicklung des Klettersports in der Sachsischen Schweiz von seinen Anfangen bis in die Gegenwart. Es soll sich hierbei jedoch nicht nur um eine rein chronologische Abhandlung von Ereignissen handeln, sondern es wird ferner der Frage nachgegangen, ob und inwiefern das...
Studienarbeit aus dem Jahr 2002 im Fachbereich Sport - Sportgeschichte, Note: 1,0, Universitat Potsdam (Institut fur Sportwissenschaft), Veranstaltung...
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Race Horse Men: How Slavery and Freedom Were Made at the Racetrack
ISBN: 9780674281424 / Angielski / Twarda / 321 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Race Horse Men recaptures the vivid sights, sensations, and illusions of nineteenth-century thoroughbred racing, America's first mass spectator sport. Inviting readers into the pageantry of the racetrack, Katherine C. Mooney conveys the sport's inherent drama while also revealing the significant intersections between horse racing and another quintessential institution of the antebellum South: slavery. A popular pastime across American society, horse racing was most closely identified with an elite class of southern owners who bred horses and bet large sums of money on these... Race Horse Men recaptures the vivid sights, sensations, and illusions of nineteenth-century thoroughbred racing, America's first mass specta... |
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A History of East Tennessee Auto Racing: The Thrill of the Mountains
ISBN: 9781626191372 / Angielski / Miękka / 206 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. East Tennessee isn't typically mentioned among stock car racing's formative hotbeds. But the region from Bristol to Oneida and Chattanooga encapsulates a significant portion of the sport's history. From pioneers like Brownie King and Paul Lewis of Johnson City to former national champions Joe Lee Johnson of Chattanooga and L.D. Ottinger of Newport, East Tennessee has produced many of NASCAR's great drivers. The region is home to one of the world's largest sports stadiums in the Bristol Motor Speedway, but NASCAR also made regular visits to other area tracks. Whether the surface is red clay,...
East Tennessee isn't typically mentioned among stock car racing's formative hotbeds. But the region from Bristol to Oneida and Chattanooga encapsulate...
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Eine Analyse der neuesten Diem-Debatte: Über den Streit um einen der bedeutendsten deutschen Sportfunktionäre und die aus diesem resultierenden politi
ISBN: 9783656533504 / Niemiecki / Miękka / 46 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Bachelorarbeit aus dem Jahr 2013 im Fachbereich Sport - Sportgeschichte, Note: 1,0, Humboldt-Universitat zu Berlin (Institut fur Sportwissenschaft), Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Uber wohl kaum einen deutschen Sportfunktionar des 20. Jahrhunderts herrscht mehr Uneinigkeit innerhalb der Sportgeschichte als uber Carl Diem (1882-1962). Diem bekleidete zahlreiche sportorganisatorische Amter in vier Epochen Deutscher Geschichte: Bereits im Alter von 22 Jahren wurde er im Deutschen Kaiserreich Schriftfuhrer der Deutschen Sportbehorde fur Athletik, zwischen 1913 und 1933 war er Generalsekretar des...
Bachelorarbeit aus dem Jahr 2013 im Fachbereich Sport - Sportgeschichte, Note: 1,0, Humboldt-Universitat zu Berlin (Institut fur Sportwissenschaft), S...
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The History of the English Football League: Part One--1888-1930
ISBN: 9781625161833 / Angielski / Miękka / 738 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Part 1 of this edition consists of the creation of the English football league in 1888. It includes every football league result and the final league tables to the first England International matches in the British Home International Championship results. It also provides the tables and their statistics with the first games against overseas opposition, containing all the players and their teams. Read about the oldest cup competition in the world, the Football Association Challenge Cup (FA Cup), from its humble beginning in 1872 and every result from the first round until the final. The book...
Part 1 of this edition consists of the creation of the English football league in 1888. It includes every football league result and the final league ...
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173,93 zł |
Surfing Places, Surfboard Makers: Craft, Creativity, and Cultural Heritage in Hawai'i, California, and Australia
ISBN: 9780824839437 / Angielski / Miękka / 304 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Over the last forty years, surfing has emerged from its Pacific islands origins to become a global industry. Since its beginnings more than a thousand years ago, surfing's icon has been the surfboard--its essential instrument, the point of physical connection between human and nature, body and wave. To a surfer, a board is more than a piece of equipment; it is a symbol, a physical emblem of cultural, social, and emotional meanings. Based on research in three important surfing locations--Hawai'i, southern California, and southeastern Australia--this is the first book to trace the surfboard... Over the last forty years, surfing has emerged from its Pacific islands origins to become a global industry. Since its beginnings more than a thous... |
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149,96 zł |
Boston Marathon: History by the Mile
ISBN: 9781626194755 / Angielski / Miękka / 140 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. From Hopkinton to Boylston Street, the beloved 26.2 miles of the Boston Marathon mark historic moments and memories dating back to 1897. Town by town and step by step, follow author, journalist, and runner Paul C. Clerici as he goes deeper into each town and city along the route with firsthand descriptions of the course from the uphill climbs to the spirited sprints. Insightful anecdotes, from the naming of Heartbreak Hill to the incorporation of women runners, reveal meaningful racing heritage along the route. This comprehensive and unique journey also explores the stories behind notable...
From Hopkinton to Boylston Street, the beloved 26.2 miles of the Boston Marathon mark historic moments and memories dating back to 1897. Town by town ...
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Cowgirl Up!: A History of Rodeoing Women
ISBN: 9780762789641 / Angielski / Miękka / 208 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. When someone says "Cowgirl Up " it means rise to the occasion, don't give up, and do it all without whining or complaining. And the cowgirls of the early twentieth century did it all, just like the men, only wearing skirts and sometimes with a baby waiting behind the chutes. Women learned to rope and ride out of necessity, helping their fathers, brothers, and husbands with the ranch work. But for some women, it went further than that. They caught the fever of freedom, the thirst for adrenaline, and the thrill of competition, and many started their rodeo careers as early as age fourteen. From...
When someone says "Cowgirl Up " it means rise to the occasion, don't give up, and do it all without whining or complaining. And the cowgirls of the ea...
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72,80 zł |
The 50 Greatest Players in New York Giants Football History
ISBN: 9781442236318 / Angielski / Twarda / 380 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The New York Giants joined the National Football League back in 1925, and have since been one of the league's flagship franchises. The Giants have appeared in nineteen NFL championship games--more than any other team--and have won eight league championships. Iconic figures such as Eli Manning, Phil Simms, Harry Carson, Michael Strahan, and Frank Gifford have all played for the Giants. Twenty-five players who spent at least one full season with the Giants have been inducted into the NFL Hall of Fame, and fifteen of those men spent the majority of their careers playing for the team. This book...
The New York Giants joined the National Football League back in 1925, and have since been one of the league's flagship franchises. The Giants have app...
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Walk of Ages: Edward Payson Weston's Extraordinary 1909 Trek Across America
ISBN: 9780803290143 / Angielski / Twarda / 240 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. On his seventieth birthday in 1909, a slim man with a shock of white hair, a walrus mustache, and a spring in his step faced west from Park Row in Manhattan and started walking. By the time Edward Payson Weston was finished, he was in San Francisco, having trekked 3,895 miles in 104 days. Weston s first epic walk across America transcended sport. He was everyman in a stirring battle against the elements and exhaustion, tramping along at the pace of someone decades younger. Having long been America s greatest pedestrian, he was attempting the most ambitious and physically taxing... On his seventieth birthday in 1909, a slim man with a shock of white hair, a walrus mustache, and a spring in his step faced west from Park Row in ... |
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141,51 zł |