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Sport
ilość książek w kategorii: 61309
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Namath: A Biography
ISBN: 9780143035350 / Angielski / Miękka / 2005 / 544 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. In between Babe Ruth and Michael Jordan there was Joe Namath, one of the few sports heroes to transcend the game he played. Novelist and former sports-columnist Mark Kriegel's bestselling biography of the iconic quarterback details his journey from steel-town pool halls to the upper reaches of American celebrity--and beyond. The first of his kind, Namath enabled a nation to see sports as show biz. For an entire generation he became a spectacle of booze and broads, a guy who made bachelorhood seem an almost sacred calling, but it was his audacious "guarantee" of victory in Super Bowl III that...
In between Babe Ruth and Michael Jordan there was Joe Namath, one of the few sports heroes to transcend the game he played. Novelist and former sports...
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103,76 |
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Fantasyland: A Sportswriter's Obsessive Bid to Win the World's Most Ruthless Fantasy Baseball League
ISBN: 9780143038436 / Angielski / Miękka / 2007 / 368 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. Every spring, millions of Americans prepare to take part in one of the oddest, most obsessive, and most engrossing rituals in the sports pantheon: Rotisserie baseball, a fantasy game where armchair fans match wits by building their own teams. In 2004, Sam Walker, a sports columnist for the Wall Street Journal, decided to explore this phenomenon by talking his way into Tout Wars, a league reserved for the nation's top experts. The result is one of the most sheerly entertaining sports books in years and a matchless look into the heart and soul of our national pastime.
Every spring, millions of Americans prepare to take part in one of the oddest, most obsessive, and most engrossing rituals in the sports pantheon: Rot...
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103,76 |
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Hitter: The Life and Turmoils of Ted Williams
ISBN: 9780156000918 / Angielski / Miękka / 1994 / 448 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. At first he was The Kid, then The Splendid Splinter and Thumping Theodore - to say nothing of Teddy Ballgame. But the tag that really fits is Hitter. A riveting retrospective (Baseball americanca). Index; career statistics; photographs.
" At first he was The Kid, then The Splendid Splinter and Thumping Theodore - to say nothing of Teddy Ballgame. But the tag that really fits is Hitter. ...
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96,03 |
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Winterdance: The Fine Madness of Running the Iditarod
ISBN: 9780156001458 / Angielski / Miękka / 1995 / 272 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. In the tradition of Jack London, Gary Paulsen presents an unforgettable account of his participation in the 1,100-mile-long dogsled race called the "Iditarod". For 17 days, Paulsen and his team of dogs endured blinding wind, snowstorms, moose attacks, and more--yet relentlessly pushed on to the end. "The best author of man-against-nature adventures writing today".--Publishers Weekly.
In the tradition of Jack London, Gary Paulsen presents an unforgettable account of his participation in the 1,100-mile-long dogsled race called the "I...
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69,13 |
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Finding Their Stride: A Team of Young Runners and Their Season of Triumph
ISBN: 9780156011822 / Angielski / Miękka / 2000 / 240 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. In Finding Their Stride, Sally Pont, a runner, teacher, and second-generation coach, tells of her first year coaching a co-ed cross country team to victory, both on and off the course. A surprising story of triumph, as well as an endearing tale of driven athletes, Pont shares the highlights and heartbreak of her young runners at Moravian Academy, a small, independent school near Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. Every page is infused with Pont's affection and respect for her runners, and as the season unfolds, we see the team beginning to find a new stride. While the boys struggle, the girls soar to...
In Finding Their Stride, Sally Pont, a runner, teacher, and second-generation coach, tells of her first year coaching a co-ed cross country team to vi...
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72,98 |
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The Head Game: Baseball Seen from the Pitcher's Mound
ISBN: 9780156013048 / Angielski / Miękka / 2001 / 336 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. Beyond the techniques and training, baseball begins with one player facing another and the psychological battle that they wage-the head game. In his critically acclaimed and bestselling new book, Roger Kahn presents the story of this supreme war of wits and the people who changed the course of baseball by playing, what he calls, chess at 90 miles an hour. In The Head Game, Kahn investigates not only grips, tactics, and physics, but also the intelligence, maturity, and competitive fire that has inspired some of the greatest hurlers in history.
By covering renowned pitchers and... Beyond the techniques and training, baseball begins with one player facing another and the psychological battle that they wage-the head game. In his c...
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72,98 |
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Game Time: A Baseball Companion
ISBN: 9780156013871 / Angielski / Miękka / 2004 / 398 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. Roger Angell has been writing about baseball for more than forty years . . . and for my money he's the best there is at it," says novelist Richard Ford in his introduction to Game Time. Angell's famous explorations of the summer game are built on acute observation and joyful participation, conveyed in a prose style as admired and envied as Ted Williams's swing. Angell on Fenway Park in September, on Bob Gibson brooding in retirement, on Tom Seaver in mid-windup, on the abysmal early and recent Mets, on a scout at work in backcountry Kentucky, on Pete Rose and Willie Mays and Pedro Martinez,...
Roger Angell has been writing about baseball for more than forty years . . . and for my money he's the best there is at it," says novelist Richard For...
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96,03 |
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A Flame of Pure Fire: Jack Dempsey and the Roaring '20s
ISBN: 9780156014144 / Angielski / Miękka / 2000 / 496 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. Jack Dempsey was perfectly suited to the time in which he fought, the time when the United States first felt the throb of its own overwhelming power. For eight years and two months after World War I, Dempsey, with his fierce good looks and matchless dedication to the kill, was heavyweight champion of the world. A Flame of Pure Fire is the extraordinary story of a man and a country growing to maturity in a blaze of strength and exuberance that nearly burned them to ash. Hobo, roughneck, fighter, lover, millionaire, movie star, and, finally, a gentleman of rare generosity and sincerity,...
Jack Dempsey was perfectly suited to the time in which he fought, the time when the United States first felt the throb of its own overwhelming power. ...
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76,82 |
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Byrne's Complete Book of Pool Shots: 350 Moves Every Player Should Know
ISBN: 9780156027212 / Angielski / Miękka / 2003 / 356 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. A comprehensive shot-by-shot instructional guide from billiards expert Robert Byrne Ranging from tickys and double-kisses to jump shots and diamond systems, "Byrne's Complete Book of Pool Shots" takes players on an accelerated trip from pool kindergarten to graduate school. Players of every skill level will find ways to improve their game and get ahead of their opponents with 350 of Byrne's clever and intricately diagrammed moves many of which are outlined here for the first time by one of the game's most masterful players and teachers."
A comprehensive shot-by-shot instructional guide from billiards expert Robert Byrne Ranging from tickys and double-kisses to jump shots and diam... |
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111,41 |
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A Primer of Chess
ISBN: 9780156028073 / Angielski / Miękka / 2002 / 288 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. A basic manual of chess by the master Jose Raul Capablanca, regarded as one of the half dozen greatest players ever. Capablanca was noted especially for his technical mastery, and in this book he explains the fundamentals as no one else could. Diagrams.
" A basic manual of chess by the master Jose Raul Capablanca, regarded as one of the half dozen greatest players ever. Capablanca was noted especially f...
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76,82 |
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October Men: Reggie Jackson, George Steinbrenner, Billy Martin, and the Yankees' Miraculous Finish in 1978
ISBN: 9780156029711 / Angielski / Miękka / 2004 / 382 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. On the morning of October 2, 1978, the World Champion NewYork Yankees found themselves tied for first place with the Boston Red Sox. That day these rousing ball clubs would meet at Fenway Park. Both had won ninety-nine games. Only one would win one hundred. The Yankees should have been reaching for their golf clubs-they had feuded until they were fourteen games out of first place. Then their fortunes turned, and they capped one of the most thrilling comebacks in baseball history by defeating the Red Sox that October afternoon in a game that many still remember as the greatest ever played....
On the morning of October 2, 1978, the World Champion NewYork Yankees found themselves tied for first place with the Boston Red Sox. That day these ro...
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72,98 |
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Love and Blood: At the World Cup with the Footballers, Fans, and Freaks
ISBN: 9780156030984 / Angielski / Miękka / 2007 / 272 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. Every four years the thirty-two-team, sixty-four-game World Cup captivates the planet s populace for a month. Work absenteeism skyrockets. Political campaigns grind to a halt. Fans mortgage their houses to buy tickets. And teams employ every means possible even consulting witch doctors and astrologers in their quest for national glory.
Veteran soccer commentator Jamie Trecker traveled to Germany for FIFA World Cup 2006. Here, reported from the restaurants, trains, bars, town squares, hostels, press boxes, and brothels, is his unvarnished account of the games and parties, great plays and... Every four years the thirty-two-team, sixty-four-game World Cup captivates the planet s populace for a month. Work absenteeism skyrockets. Political c...
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72,98 |
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Chasing the Rodeo: On Wild Rides and Big Dreams, Broken Hearts and Broken Bones, and One Man's Search for the West
ISBN: 9780156031219 / Angielski / Miękka / 2006 / 336 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. From its roots as the quintessential Western pastime, rodeo has grown into an international, prime-time television sport. Steeped in tradition and spirit, the rodeo calls aspiring cowboys and cowgirls to its rough-and-tumble fame as they repeatedly risk their lives for eight seconds of triumph. In Chasing the Rodeo, Kip Stratton takes us into the addictive core of bull riding and the circuit that has grown up around it. Immersing himself in the world of rodeo, Stratton collides with the specter of his runaway "rodeo bum" father, finding part of the cowboy dream that was his father's legacy....
From its roots as the quintessential Western pastime, rodeo has grown into an international, prime-time television sport. Steeped in tradition and spi...
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80,66 |
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Swimming to Antarctica: Tales of a Long-Distance Swimmer
ISBN: 9780156031301 / Angielski / Miękka / 2005 / 359 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. Now in paperback, with photos and maps added especially for this new edition, here is the acclaimed life story of a woman whose drive and determination inspire everyone she touches. Lynne Cox started swimming almost as soon as she could walk. By age sixteen, she had broken all records for swimming the English Channel. Her daring eventually led her to the Bering Strait, where she swam five miles in thirty-eight-degree water in just a swimsuit, cap, and goggles. In between those accomplishments, she became the first to swim the Strait of Magellan, narrowly escaped a shark attack off the...
Now in paperback, with photos and maps added especially for this new edition, here is the acclaimed life story of a woman whose drive and determinatio...
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72,98 |
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Byrne's Advanced Technique in Pool and Billiards
ISBN: 9780156149716 / Angielski / Miękka / 1990 / 256 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. The complement to Byrne s Standard Book of Pool and Billiards, this volume contains clear explanations and helpful diagrams for experienced players who wish to perfect their game. Illustrations.
" The complement to Byrne s Standard Book of Pool and Billiards, this volume contains clear explanations and helpful diagrams for experienced players wh...
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96,03 |
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Something to Cheer About: Legends from the Golden Age of Sports
ISBN: 9780156838047 / Angielski / Miękka / 1986 / 219 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. San Francisco sportswriter Jack McDonald's career spanned five decades. Here he describes his encounters with such legendary figures as Babe Ruth, Ty Cobb, Ted Williams, Joe DiMaggio, Willie Mays, Casey Stengel, Jack Dempsey, and Red Grange.
San Francisco sportswriter Jack McDonald's career spanned five decades. Here he describes his encounters with such legendary figures as Babe Ruth, Ty ...
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72,57 |
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Ty Cobb
ISBN: 9780195035988 / Angielski / Miękka / 1985 / 304 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. Ty Cobb was one of the most famous baseball players who ever lived. The author puts Cobb into the context of his times, describing the very different game on the field then, and successfully probes Cobb's complex personality.
Ty Cobb was one of the most famous baseball players who ever lived. The author puts Cobb into the context of his times, describing the very different...
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85,62 |
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Sport and Recreation in Ancient Greece: A Sourcebook with Translations
ISBN: 9780195041262 / Angielski / Twarda / 1987 / 302 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. Aimed at readers of all levels--from student to classics buff to serious scholars--this sourcebook looks at sport and recreation in ancient Greece through translated accounts of ancient Greek and Latin authors. It examines such diversions as the ancient Olympic Games, athletic clothing, women in sports, dining, dancing, and fishing. Sport and Recreation in Ancient Greece offers a wide range of topics geared to students' interests, new translations into readable English that facilitate their introduction to the subject, and a rich assortment of illustrations. The questions following...
Aimed at readers of all levels--from student to classics buff to serious scholars--this sourcebook looks at sport and recreation in ancient Greece thr...
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484,81 |
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A. G. Spalding and the Rise of Baseball: The Promise of American Sport
ISBN: 9780195042207 / Angielski / Miękka / 1986 / 199 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. A. G. Spalding was a key figure in the professionalization and commercialization of American sports. Co-founder of baseball's National League, owner of the Chicago White Stockings (later the Cubs), and founder of a sporting goods business that made him a millionaire, Spalding not only willed baseball to be our national pastime but also contributed to making sport a significant part of American life. This biography captures the zest, flamboyance, and creativity of Albert Goodwell Spalding, a man of insatiable ego, a showman and entrepreneur, whose life illuminated the hopes and fears of... A. G. Spalding was a key figure in the professionalization and commercialization of American sports. Co-founder of baseball's National League, owne... |
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181,31 |
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Baseball: The Early Years
ISBN: 9780195059120 / Angielski / Miękka / 1989 / 392 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. Now available in paperback, Harold Seymour and Dorothy Seymour Mills' Baseball: The Early Years recounts the true story of how baseball came into being and how it developed into a highly organized business and social institution.
The Early Years, traces the growth of baseball from the time of the first recorded ball game at Valley Forge during the revolution until the formation of the two present-day major leagues in 1903. By investigating previously unknown sources, the book uncovers the real story of how baseball evolved from a gentleman's amateur sport of "well-bred play followed by... Now available in paperback, Harold Seymour and Dorothy Seymour Mills' Baseball: The Early Years recounts the true story of how baseball came into bein...
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71,61 |
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