Sport

Complete set

Since 1961 the Adelphi Papers have provided some of the most informed accounts of international and strategic relations. Produced by the world renowned International Institute of Strategic Studies, each paper provides a short account of a subject of topical interest by a leading military figure, policymaker or academic. The project reprints the first forty years of papers, arranged into thematic sets.

The collection as a whole provides a rich and insightful account of international affairs during a period which spans the second half of the Cold...

Complete set

Since 1961 the Adelphi Papers have provided some of the most informed accounts of international and strategic relations. Produced by the world renowned International Institute of Strategic Studies, each paper provides a short account of a subject of topical interest by a leading military figure, policymaker or academic. The project reprints the first forty years of papers, arranged into thematic sets.

The collection as a whole provides a rich and insightful account of international affairs during a period which spans the second half of the Cold...

Die deutsche Ausnahmeturnerin Kim Bui schildert ihren Weg zum Leistungssport ab dem zehnten Lebensjahr. Turnen ist für sie die schönste Sportart der Welt, ihre Karriere aber auch mit vielen Entbehrungen, Tränen, Schmerzen und Verletzungen verbunden. Sie beschreibt eindringlich, welchen Willen und welcher Leidenschaft es bedarf, um Tag für Tag stundenlang für einen Wettkampf zu trainieren, der nur 45 Sekunden dauert. Was es bedeutet, als olympische Spitzenathletin in bescheidenen wirtschaftlichen Bedingungen zu leben und sich parallel um eine Berufsausbildung zu kümmern. Dabei setzt...