Phenom: The Making of Bryce Harper
ISBN: 9781250032027 / Angielski / Miękka / 384 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. "The remarkable story of Bryce Harper's unforgettable ride from Morse Stadium to the top of the baseball draft" (Jayson Stark, ESPN.com) updated from the hardcover edition ("The Last Natural) "to include his Rookie of the Year season Before he famously became a Major League All-Star as a teenager, Harper already had dominated high school competition like Mickey Mantle on the playground and appeared on the cover of "Sports Illustrated," which dubbed him the "most exciting prodigy since LeBron James." Seeking greater tests as a hitter, the precocious star got his GED after his sophomore... "The remarkable story of Bryce Harper's unforgettable ride from Morse Stadium to the top of the baseball draft" (Jayson Stark, ESPN.com) updated fr... |
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98,25 zł |
Drużyna marzeń
ISBN: 9788389642998 / Polski / Twarda / 208 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Oto szeroka kadra Polski wszech czasów, drużyna marzeń. Wybór poparty osiągnięciami tych największych, ale wciąż subiektywny. Ilu bowiem trenerów, znawców czy fanów tej wspaniałej dyscypliny sportu, jaką jest piłka nożna, tyle możliwych konfiguracji reprezentacji Polski.
Oto więc ona, jej trener i dwudziestu sześciu wspaniałych, dzięki którym nasze serca biły szybciej. Rafał Paśniewski Oto szeroka kadra Polski wszech czasów, drużyna marzeń. Wybór poparty osiągnięciami tych największych, ale wciąż subiektywny. Ilu bowiem tren...
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Terrorism and the Olympics: Major Event Security and Lessons for the Future
ISBN: 9780415532426 / Angielski / Miękka / 272 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Drawing on contributions from leading academics and practitioners in the field, this book provides a review and analysis of major event security, major sporting event security and Olympic security.
Drawing on contributions from leading academics and practitioners in the field, this book provides a review and analysis of major event security, majo...
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262,42 zł |
Paris-Roubaix, The Inside Story: All the bumps of cycling's cobbled classic
ISBN: 9780985963613 / Angielski / Miękka / 198 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The Paris-Roubaix bicycle race, nicknamed "The Hell of the North," is famous for sending riders over brutal cobblestone roads. Only the strong, brave and lucky survive the hours of bone-shaking racing without suffering some mishap or catastrophe. It is so difficult no one wins it by accident, and winning Paris-Roubaix automatically puts a rider among the immortals of the sport. How did that come to be? At one time roads everywhere were paved with cobbles. Why did Paris-Roubaix emerge to be such a special race? Les Woodland tells the inside story: how one of cycling's classics grew from...
The Paris-Roubaix bicycle race, nicknamed "The Hell of the North," is famous for sending riders over brutal cobblestone roads. Only the strong, brave ...
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81,12 zł |
Sport and Body Politics in Japan
ISBN: 9780415840408 / Angielski / Twarda / 332 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. There is more to Japanese sport than sumo, karate and baseball. This study of social sport in Japan pursues a comprehensive approach towards sport as a distinctive cultural sphere at the intersection of body culture, political economy, and cultural globalization. Bridging the gap between Bourdieu and Foucault, it explains the significance of the body as a field of action and a topic of discourse in molding subject and society in modern Japan. More specifically, it provides answers to questions such as how and to what purposes are politics of the body articulated in Japan, particularly in... There is more to Japanese sport than sumo, karate and baseball. This study of social sport in Japan pursues a comprehensive approach towards sport ... |
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Sport and the Transformation of Modern Europe: States, Media and Markets 1950-2010
ISBN: 9780415857949 / Angielski / Miękka / 256 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In the modern era, sport has been an important agent, and symptom, of the political, cultural and commercial pressures for convergence and globalization. In this fascinating, inter-disciplinary study, leading international scholars explore the making of modern sport in Europe, illuminating sport and its cultural and economic impacts in the context of the supra-state formations and global markets that have re-shaped national and trans-national cultures in the later twentieth century. The book focuses on the emergence and expansion of media markets, high-performance sport s transformation... In the modern era, sport has been an important agent, and symptom, of the political, cultural and commercial pressures for convergence and globaliz... |
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161,47 zł |
Hope: A School, a Team, a Dream
ISBN: 9781250118288 / Angielski / Miękka / 256 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Hope High School in Providence, Rhode Island was once a model city school, graduating a wide range of students from different backgrounds. But the tumult of the 1960s and the drug wars of the 70s changed both Providence and Hope. Today, the aging school is primarily Hispanic and African-American, with kids traveling for miles by bus and foot each day. Hope High School in Providence, Rhode Island was once a model city school, graduating a wide range of students from different backgrounds. But the ... |
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81,15 zł |
In the Ring With John L. Sullivan
ISBN: 9780990370369 / Angielski / Twarda / 492 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. John L. Sullivan was so special that he made gloved boxing, the type of boxing we watch today, a popular national and international money-making sport. He was the man who started gloved boxing on its path towards acceptance in the sporting world as the form of fighting that could determine a true champion. He boasted that he could knock out anyone within 4 rounds, and he was good enough to do it; inspiring awe in all those who saw him. John L. Sullivan was the worlds first sports superstar.
Still, in order to convince skeptical old-school fight purists of his right to be called champion,... John L. Sullivan was so special that he made gloved boxing, the type of boxing we watch today, a popular national and international money-making sport...
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215,15 zł |
Brady vs Manning: The Untold Story of the Rivalry That Transformed the NFL
ISBN: 9780804139397 / Angielski / Miękka / 320 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. New York Times Bestseller
From Acclaimed sports journalist Gary Myers comes the definitive inside account of the greatest rivalry in NFL history Tom Brady and Peyton Manning are perhaps the two greatest quarterbacks of all time. They are living legends who have come to embody the quarterback position and shape an entire generation of the NFL. They have also been fierce rivals every step of the way, and their many epic duels have not only ranked among the best and most exciting games ever played, they have fundamentally shaped the lives of and careers of both men. But... New York Times Bestseller
From Acclaimed sports journalist Gary Myers comes the definitive inside account of the greatest rivalry in NFL... |
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89,74 zł |
Sunderland AFC
ISBN: 9781901888775 / Angielski / Miękka / 64 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Founded in 1879, Sunderland AFC quickly became one of the greatest clubs in English football. This history of the club takes the reader step by step through the club's development, beginning with the club's foundation, the early triumphs and subsequent tragedies, through conflicts with Sunderland Albion to league and cup domination, from Raich Carter and Bobby Gurney to Kevin Phillips and Niall Quinn. Along the way great players, matches and successes are highlighted, in an accessible style suitable for football fans of all ages.
Founded in 1879, Sunderland AFC quickly became one of the greatest clubs in English football. This history of the club takes the reader step by step t...
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25,44 zł |
Soccer in America: The Official Book of the US Soccer Federation
ISBN: 9780847840922 / Angielski / Twarda / 288 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The official, definitive, and unique celebration of a century of achievement in U.S. soccer. With one of the fastest-growing domestic leagues in the world and national teams asserting their presence on an international stage--and the U.S. womens' team taking the gold medal at the London 2012 Olympic games--American soccer is at a peak. Opening its archives for the first time, the U.S. Soccer Federation takes us on a visual journey, from the introduction of the beautiful game a century ago in the amateur leagues of towns in the industrial northeast to soccer's dominance as the fastest-growing...
The official, definitive, and unique celebration of a century of achievement in U.S. soccer. With one of the fastest-growing domestic leagues in the w...
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148,50 zł |
Soccer in Spain: Politics, Literature, and Film
ISBN: 9780810891739 / Angielski / Twarda / 238 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Soccer has the unique ability to represent and strengthen different cultural identities and ideologies throughout the world. Perhaps nowhere can this be seen more prominently than in Spain, which has surged to the forefront of the world's most popular sport. The national team has won the last two European Championships and the 2010 World Cup, while the two preeminent club teams in Spain, Real Madrid and FC Barcelona, have reached the semifinals of the UEFA Champions League in 2011, 2012, and 2013. Even before the sport became a global phenomenon, soccer had established a strong connection...
Soccer has the unique ability to represent and strengthen different cultural identities and ideologies throughout the world. Perhaps nowhere can this ...
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700,32 zł |
One Punch from the Promised Land: Leon Spinks, Michael Spinks, and the Myth of the Heavyweight Title
ISBN: 9780762783007 / Angielski / Twarda / 288 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. It was 1976 when Leon and Michael Spinks first punched their way into America's living rooms. That year, they became the first brothers to win Olympic gold in the same Games. Shortly thereafter, they became the first brothers to win the heavyweight title: Leon toppled The Greatest, Muhammad Ali; Michael beat the unbeatable Larry Holmes. With a cast of characters that includes Ali, Holmes, Mike Tyson, Gerry Cooney, Dwight Qawi, Eddie Mustafa Muhammad and dozens of friends, relatives, and boxing figures, ONE PUNCH FROM THE PROMISED LAND tells the unlikely story of the Spinks brothers. Their...
It was 1976 when Leon and Michael Spinks first punched their way into America's living rooms. That year, they became the first brothers to win Olympic...
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106,21 zł |
A Brief History of the Heavyweights 1881-2010
ISBN: 9780979982262 / Angielski / Twarda / 308 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The Heavyweight Championship has long been the most valued prize in all of sports. Famous names among the champions include John L. Sullivan, Jim Jeffries, Jack Johnson, Jack Dempsey, Joe Louis, Rocky Marciano, Muhammad Ali, Mike Tyson, Vitali Klitschko and Wladimir Klitschko. A Brief History of the Heavyweights 1881-2010 traces the contests of these champions and other outstanding fighters of this weight class from the early bare knuckle days to the present. The author includes his rankings of the best boxers and bouts of different time periods in history as well as his all-time best...
The Heavyweight Championship has long been the most valued prize in all of sports. Famous names among the champions include John L. Sullivan, Jim Jeff...
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167,29 zł |
The Lost Babes
ISBN: 9780007208081 / Angielski / Miękka / 320 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. A moving story of how a legendary football team was lost to tragedy - and how this disaster irrevocably altered the lives of the survivors and the bereaved families, and ultimately brought shame on the biggest football club in the world. The Manchester United team Matt Busby had built in the fifties from the club's successful youth policy seemed destined to dominate football for many years. Such was the power of the 'Busby Babes' that they seemed invincible. The average age of the side which won the Championship in 1955-56 was just 22, the youngest ever to achieve such a feat. A year... A moving story of how a legendary football team was lost to tragedy - and how this disaster irrevocably altered the lives of the survivors and the ... |
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51,24 zł |
Atlas: From the Streets to the Ring: A Son's Struggle to Become a Man
ISBN: 9780060542412 / Angielski / Miękka / 304 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. "Of all the people who have affected by my life and influence the choices I've made, none has been more important than my father." So begins the autobiography of legendary boxing trainer and commentator Teddy Atlas, who grew from the rebellious son of a doctor to a man who embraces, and lives by, his father's values and code. In this gritty, spellbinding tale, Atlas recounts his fascinating life -- as a juvenile delinquent on the streets of Staten Island; as a boxer and Golden Gloves champion under the tutelage of famed trainer Cus D'Amato; as a companion to the dangerous,... "Of all the people who have affected by my life and influence the choices I've made, none has been more important than my father." So begins ... |
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85,43 zł |
Pound for Pound: A Biography of Sugar Ray Robinson
ISBN: 9780060934385 / Angielski / Miękka / 336 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Hailed by critics as a long overdue portrait of Sugar Ray Robinson, a man who was as elusive out of the ring as he was magisterial in it, Pound for Pound is a lively and nuanced profile of an athlete who is arguably the best boxer the sport has ever known. So great were Robinson's skills, he was eulogized by Woody Allen, compared to Joe Louis, and praised by Muhammad Ali, who called him "the king, the master, my idol." But the same discipline that Robinson brought to the sport eluded him at home, leading him to emotionally and physically abuse his family -- particularly his wife,... Hailed by critics as a long overdue portrait of Sugar Ray Robinson, a man who was as elusive out of the ring as he was magisterial in it, Pound... |
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85,43 zł |
The Ancient Olympics
ISBN: 9780199602698 / Angielski / Miękka / 320 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The word 'athletics' is derived from the Greek verb 'to struggle for a prize'. After reading this book, no one will see the Olympics as a graceful display of Greek beauty again, but as war by other means.
Nigel Spivey paints a portrait of the Greek Olympics as they really were - fierce contests between bitter rivals, in which victors won kudos and rewards, and losers faced scorn and even assault. Victory was almost worth dying for, and a number of athletes did just that. Many more resorted to cheating and bribery. Contested always bitterly and often bloodily, the ancient Olympics were not... The word 'athletics' is derived from the Greek verb 'to struggle for a prize'. After reading this book, no one will see the Olympics as a graceful dis...
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82,76 zł |
Rocky Marciano: The Rock of His Times
ISBN: 9780252072628 / Angielski / Miękka / 392 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Talks about the life, career, and impact of Rocky Marciano, the legendary heavyweight boxing champion who also stands as a powerful symbol of his times.
Talks about the life, career, and impact of Rocky Marciano, the legendary heavyweight boxing champion who also stands as a powerful symbol of his time...
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90,80 zł |
Rugby League in Twentieth Century Britain: A Social and Cultural History
ISBN: 9780415396158 / Angielski / Miękka / 272 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Called 'the greatest game of all' by its supporters but often overlooked by the cultural mainstream, no sport is more identified with England's northern working class than rugby league. This book traces the story of the sport from the Northern Union of the 1900s to the formation of the Super League in the 1990s, through war, depression, boom and deindustrialisation, into a new economic and social age. Using a range of previously unexplored archival sources, this extremely readable and deeply researched book considers the impact of two world wars, the significance of the... Called 'the greatest game of all' by its supporters but often overlooked by the cultural mainstream, no sport is more identified with England's nor... |
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247,26 zł |