History of sport Books
Rapha Racing Ltd The Giro 100
Book SynopsisFor better or for worse, the Giro d’Italia remains the sporting metaphor for Italians. To celebrate its centenary, Herbie Sykes produced a unique - and uniquely personal - evocation. In realising it he undertook a Giro of his own. Travelling the length of the peninsular, he met with 100 of its constituents, and simply listened to their stories. They were the champions and gregari, the superstars and nearly-men, their wives, families and tifosi. There were kingmakers and journalists, sponsors and officials, those who have loved it and a few who abhorred it. Collectively their testimonies represent a journey to the heart of the race, and to Italian cycling identity. This, however, is a cycling journey with a difference. In a departure from recent cycling convention, they were invited to open not only their hearts, but also their scrapbooks, photo albums and old cupboard drawers. There’s no anodyne photographic agency fodder here, no clichéd Dolomite vistas and no hackneyed portraits of Coppi, Merckx or Pantani. Rather the images conjure the spirit, pathos and beauty of the greatest race on earth and, more poignantly still, of 100 lives conditioned by it.
£25.00
HarperCollins Publishers Inc Sneaker Wars
Book SynopsisThe fascinating story of the enemy brothers behind Adidas and Puma, whose rivalry shaped the modern sports businessAdidas and Puma are two of the biggest global brands in sports, paying stars, clubs, and competitions to show off their labels in stadiums and across magazine pages. In Sneaker Wars, journalist Barbara Smit reveals the dramatic, character-driven story of these two powerhouses. Started in their mother’s laundry room in Germany, Adi and Rudi Dassler’s shoe business was an instant success. But a vicious feud soon pulled them apart: by the end of World War II, the brothers split the company, dividing their family and hometown.Adidas and Puma then revolutionized the world of sport, their rivalry introducing behind-the-scenes deals and multimillion-dollar contracts. A page-turning narrative, Sneaker Wars is a riveting blend of family drama, business, sports, and history.“What does David Beckham&
£17.99
University of California Press Skiing into Modernity
Book SynopsisTells the story of how skiing moved from Europe's Scandinavian periphery to the mountains of central Europe, where it came to define the modern Alps and set the standard for skiing across the world. This book aims to explore intersections between work, tourism, leisure, development, environmental destruction, urbanism, and more.Trade Review"[An] intellectual study." -- S. A. Riess CHOICE "A great case study ... Skiing into Modernity is a great read." -- Gulnur Tumbat Consumption Markets and Culture "Denning skillfully combines sport, cultural, and environmental histories... Skiing into Modernity is an excellent book." Canadian Journal of HistoryTable of ContentsList of Illustrations Acknowledgments Introduction PART ONE. TAKING ROOT 1 An Uphill Climb 2 A Civilizing Force 3 A Family Feud PART TWO. MODERN MOBILITIES 4 Joy in Movement 5 Ecstasy in Speed 6 Modernity in Sport PART THREE. LANDSCAPES OF LEISURE 7 Consuming Alpine Skiing 8 The Pursuit of White Gold Epilogue Bibliography Index
£23.75
St Martin's Press Ladies and Gentlemen the Bronx Is Burning
Book SynopsisA passionate and dramatic account of a year in the life of a city, when baseball and crime reigned supreme, and when several remarkable figures emerged to steer New York clear of one of its most harrowing periods.By early 1977, the metropolis was in the grip of hysteria caused by a murderer dubbed Son of Sam. And on a sweltering night in July, a citywide power outage touched off an orgy of looting and arson that led to the largest mass arrest in New York''s history. As the turbulent year wore on, the city became absorbed in two epic battles: the fight between Yankee slugger Reggie Jackson and team manager Billy Martin, and the battle between Ed Koch and Mario Cuomo for the city''s mayoralty. Buried beneath these parallel conflictsone for the soul of baseball, the other for the soul of the citywas the subtext of race. The brash and confident Jackson took every black myth and threw it back in white America''s face. Meanwhile, Koch and Cuomo ran bitterly negative campaig
£18.00
Welbeck Publishing Group The World Cup in 100 Objects A History of the
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£23.75
Contra Brasil 50: Retratos del Mundial del Maracanazo
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£22.63
Schiffer Publishing Ltd Dick Allen The Life and Times of a Baseball
Book SynopsisNamed the American League's Most Valuable Player in 1972, this richly illustrated biography explores the star’s personal life as well as his playing career.
£25.19
HarperCollins Publishers the Perfect Mile Three Athletes One Goal and less Than Four mintues to achieve it
Book SynopsisThe inspirational story of three international runners attempting to achieve what no one had managed – to break the four-minute mile barrier. It was the ultimate test of endurance, and the human drama that unfolded is told here for the first time.Trade Review‘Bascomb succeeds in seducing the reader into sympathising with them all and feeling involved in their individual stories’ The Spectator ‘The Perfect Mile is as inspiring as it is accurate and evocative’ Athletics Weekly magazine ‘Bascomb lets his wonderful story and its characters do the talking’ Sunday Telegraph
£11.39
David & Charles Return to Glory!: The Mercedes 300 SL Racing Car
Book Synopsis1952 was one of the most important years in Mercedes-Benz racing history; after a 13-year absence, it returned to motor sport competition with an automobile that rewrote the history of modern sports car racing. The 300 SL's debut was the culmination of a long, difficult road back to racing for Mercedes-Benz after a 13 year break. This book vividly depicts the 300 SL's performance in the five races in which it competed in 1952, and tells the story of how it became the most successful competition sports car of that year. Through dramatic photographs, and equally stirring text, one of the greatest years of sports car racing is brought to life, filled with automobiles often finished in national racing colours, prepared by great factory teams, driven by men who were national sporting idols, and raced under gruelling conditions unique to the age. From its Mille Miglia debut, through the Nurburgring, the Le Mans 24 Hours, to its greatest race, the Carrera Panamericana, the 300 SL's career from conception to retirement is presented, culminating with a detailed photographic essay illustrating restoration of the oldest 300 SL in existence.Trade Review[Robert Ackerson's] lavishly produced masterpiece ... Outstanding Classic & Sports Car (UK) Through dramatic photographs and equally stirring text, one of the greatest years of sports car racing is brought to life Mercedes Owner A tale worthy of a tome ... Ackerson tackles the genesis of the 300 SL and its single season in the spotlight using familiar driver autobiographies, contemporary magazine reports and, pictorially, Daimler Media's extensive archive. Motor Sport The story hooks you from the start. Clasicos Exclusivos
£56.25
HarperCollins The Machine A Hot Team a Legendary Season and a HeartStopping World Series The Story of the 1975 Cincinnati Reds
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Goose Lane Editions The Last Hockey Game
Book SynopsisTrade Review"Anecdotes, stories and clearly enunciated insights and analysis put The Last Hockey Game right up there on the shelf with Ken Dryden's The Game. There can be no question after reading this excellent addition to hockey's literary canon that our game isn't now and will never be the same as it was then." -- Jim Millican * Winnipeg Free Press *"The Last Hockey Game is a bold, intimate, often brilliant feat of storytelling. Bruce McDougall takes a single game, a proverbial grain of sand, and spins it into a universe. The resulting energy illuminates not just the core, the solid centre, but the ragged outer edges of the game's greatest franchises, the Leafs and Canadiens, at the height of their greatness." -- Charles Wilkins"I saw this game, and I have to say the book is even better. The Last Hockey Game has all the inside innocence, ego, snubbed cigars, honest scars and pro-gossip from the glory days when the NHL was about to lose its virginity." -- Bill Gaston"It's about a game and its players, employees in a trade where even excellent work guaranteed nothing, least of all fair treatment yet they played their hearts out, for the love of the game. But the question you'll ask yourself most often while reading The Last Hockey Game is: 'How did he find that out?'" -- Jean-Patrice Martel
£21.59
John Murray Press The Hunt for Mount Everest
Book SynopsisThe height of Mt. Everest was first measured in 1850, but the closest any westerner got to Everest during the next 71 years, until 1921, was 40 miles. The Hunt for Mt. Everest tells the story of the 71-year quest to find the world's highest mountain. It's a tale of high drama, of larger-than-life characters-George Everest, Francis Younghusband, George Mallory, Lord Curzon, Edward Whymper-and a few quiet heroes: Alexander Kellas, the 13th Dalai Lama, Charles Bell. A story that traverses the Alps, the Himalayas, Nepal and Tibet, the British Empire (especially British India and the Raj), the Anglo-Russian rivalry known as The Great Game, the disastrous First Afghan War, and the phenomenal Survey of India - it is far bigger than simply the tallest mountain in the world. Encountering spies, war, political intrigues, and hundreds of mules, camels, bullocks, yaks, and two zebrules, Craig Storti uncovers the fascinating and still largely overlooked saga of all that led up to that moment in late June of 1921 when two English climbers, George Mallory and Guy Bullock, became the first westerners-and almost certainly the first human beings-to set foot on Mt. Everest and thereby claimed the last remaining major prize in the history of exploration.With 2021 bringing the 100th anniversary of that year, most Everest chronicles have dealt with the climbing history of the mountain, with all that happened after 1921. The Hunt for Mt. Everest is the seldom-told story of all that happened before.Trade ReviewTense and detailed ... A lively and useful addition to the shelves of Everestiana -- John KeayA rich and fascinating book that tells the story of Everest in glimpses from unexpected angles, revealing one face then another, discovering surprising new routes through well-trodden terrain. Getting to the top isn't the point - the point is the mountain itself -- Nick HuntA very readable and entertaining account of the earliest days of Everest, with a cast of great characters and driving narrative which reaches a terrific climax in 1921 -- Mick ConefreyA compelling account of the essential back story to the epic 20th century attempt by British mountaineering expeditions to ascend the world's highest mountain ... This is great mountaineering history -- Maurice Isserman * co-author of Fallen Giants *To climb the world's highest mountain was one thing; to find it quite another. In this compelling new contribution to the cultural history of mountaineering, Storti composes the definitive back story of Mount Everest -- Stewart Weaver * co-author of Fallen Giants *Craig Storti has given us the Everest book that we've needed all along ... The Hunt for Mount Everest is the necessary, and admirably written, historical prelude to the great age of Himalayan mountaineering -- Scott EllsworthAn entertaining and enlightening account of how the British identified the highest mountain, ensured that it was their preserve, and made the first attempt to climb it. -- Peter GillmanThe definitive book on Mt. Everest's discovery, naming, and earliest climbing history. Superlative research and captivating reading! A colorfully-caste detective story about the Empire-building British surveyors, explorers, and mountaineers who adamantly believed this newly-crowned Third Pole must be conquered, absolutely without fail, by an Englishman. * Ed Webster, author of Snow In the Kingdom, My Storm Years on Everest *
£15.00
Pitch Publishing Ltd Derby County On This Day: History, Facts &
Book SynopsisDerby County On This Day revisits all the most magical and memorable moments from the club's rollercoaster past, mixing in a maelstrom of quirky anecdotes and legendary characters to produce an irresistibly dippable Rams diary - with an entry for every day of the year. From the club's formation in 1884 through to the Premier League era, the black-and-white faithful have witnessed Football League and Cup triumphs, hard-fought derby matches, European adventures and heartbreak - all featured here. Timeless greats such as Dave Mackay, Jackie Stamps and Steve Bloomer, Kevin Hector, Stefanio Eranio and Charlie George all loom larger than life. Revisit 29 March 1975, when Roger Davies scored all five against Luton (and had two disallowed). 1 June 1967: the arrival of young boss Brian Clough from Hartlepools United. And 28 April 1996: when a Robin Van der Laan goal pipped visitors Palace to automatic promotion to the Premier League.
£9.49
The Experiment LLC Baseball Field Guide, Fourth Edition: An In-Depth
Book SynopsisAdmit it: Even if you’re a die-hard baseball, sometimes an umpire's call can be baffling. And for newer fans, Major League Baseball's nuanced rules - developed and revised over many decades - can be downright perplexing. Now updated throughout with the latest changes, including specifications about the universal designated hitter and limits on defensive shifts, the Baseball Field Guide lays out every rule in plain English. You’ll learn to answer all these questions and more: Do you know the twenty-two ways a pitcher can be charged with a balk? Can you list all seven ways a batter can safely get to first base? Obstruction or interference - who’s at fault when things get rough? What are the rules that apply before and after a game? What happens when spectators are the ones who misbehave? How well do you understand the infamous Infield Fly Rule (and why does it exist)? This is the clearest explanation anywhere of the rules of baseball. Designed for quick and intuitive searches, this entertaining reference will help you understand every aspect of the game and add to your enjoyment of the sport.
£14.24
Twelve The Master: The Long Run and Beautiful Game of
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£18.69
Evro Publishing World Encyclopaedia of Racing Drivers
Book SynopsisThe definitive reference to the lives and achievements of 2,500 international racing drivers The World Encyclopaedia of Racing Drivers is a remarkable work of precedented scale that charts the lives and achievements of over 2,500 racing drivers from 1894 to the present day, from all eras and countries. As well as featuring the many great champions who have graced the world's circuits, this three-volume set also highlights numerous obscure and little-known characters who have made the sport so compelling. The result of many years of endeavour by a dedicated author, this work breaks new ground in motor racing research and will be treasured by anyone interested in the history of the sport.
£63.75
Mariner Books Faster
Book SynopsisWinner of the Motor Press Guild Best Book of the Year Award & Dean Batchelor Award for Excellence in Automotive Journalism For fans of The Boys in the Boat and In the Garden of Beasts, a pulse-pounding tale of triumph by an improbable team of upstarts over Hitler’s fearsome Silver Arrows during the golden age of auto racing As Nazi Germany launched its campaign of racial terror and pushed the world toward war, three unlikely heroes—a driver banned from the best European teams because of his Jewish heritage, the owner of a faltering automaker company, and the adventurous daughter of an American multimillionaire—banded together to challenge Hitler’s dominance at the Grand Prix, the apex of motorsport. Bringing to life this glamorous era and the sport that defined it, Faster chronicles one of the most inspiring, death-defying upsets of all time: a symbolic blow against t
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Oxford University Press Ancient Greek Athletics
Book SynopsisThe Sourcebook of Ancient Greek Athletics offers the most comprehensive collection to date of primary sources in translation for the study of ancient Greek athletics. Because Greek athletics was such an essential feature of both Greek and Roman culture, there is an especially strong need for proper treatment and understanding of the texts and other media used to reconstruct practices and ideologies of ancient athletics. The sources in this collection are arranged chronologically from the Archaic Period to the Roman Imperial Era, with an extensive appendix discussing key themes and topics. The organization and in-depth presentation of textual sources is designed to help students, scholars, and general readers fully appreciate the broader social and cultural significance of ancient Greek athletics as it developed in different historical time periods throughout antiquity.Trade ReviewThis is a hugely valuable book. With 26 full colour illustrations, an historical time frame (which could have been more compendious), a list of Pindaric victory odes, tables showing when 'important Greek athletic contests were established' and the circuit of the four crown games, as well as a good bibliography, an index of names and a general index, it more than earns its place in libraries of schools and universities. * David Stuttard, Classics for all *Overall, there is a wealth of information included in this primary source book that will be well appreciated by future students and scholars. * David Gilman Romano, University of Arizona, Bryn Mawr Classical Review *Table of ContentsTEXTS 1: The Archaic and Early Classical Period Epic Victory Odes Elegy Epigram 2: The Classical Period History Tragedy and Comedy Hippocratic Corpus Attic Oratory Philosophy 3: The Hellenistic Period 4: The Roman Period Inscriptions 5: Olympia 6: Delphi 7: Sparta 8: Athens 9: Other Significant Inscriptions Papyri Appendices Appendix A: The Athlete in Greek Culture Appendix B: Sites and Conduct of Festival Games Appendix C: The Events
£30.49
Pluto Press A Peoples History of Football
Book SynopsisA unique people's history of football, providing a global and diverse perspective from its origins to the present dayTrade Review'A fascinating journey through the game's history. While so much of today's attention is on the highest end of the sport- the money and the glory associated with today's biggest stars- football has always been about so much more: a vehicle of expression, of example and of change. A People's History of Football tells the stories of how, why and when.' -- Shaka Hislop, former footballer, anti-racist educator and broadcaster'Correia takes us around the world to examine how soccer has produced the kind of political energy that can change minds and even topple governments. But despite his global jaunt into many corners of the soccer world, there is nothing superficial here. This book is about the politics of passion and they sing from every page.' -- Dave Zirin, Sports Editor, 'The Nation''Often we lose sight of the real history of football, the time before the Premier League and state-owned football clubs. There are fans, players and teams that built the game and truly harnessed it as not just a sport but a force for good and a way to build long lasting communities. That history needs to be told, archived and remembered. This is an essential history of the people’s game.' -- Flo Lloyd-Hughes, freelance sportswriter and broadcaster'A wide-ranging and well-researched look at how the masses have attempted to protect and reclaim their sport from the classes, all over the world. An essential read for football fans everywhere.' -- Juliet Jacques, writer, filmmaker and Clapton CFC player'Soccer fans and players everywhere, in the stands or the pitch, recognize in their chests' pounding the collective heart of a heartless world. With the rise of popularity of the MLS in the United States, America's historically apolitical sports culture has been suddenly ruptured with the protests and tifos of dozens of radical-left fan clubs. A rich and superbly-researched materialist account of how soccer emerged from feudal origins to become the most popular, and most political modern sport.' -- A.M. Gittlitz, author, 'I Want to Believe: Posadism, UFOs and Apocalypse Communism''An enjoyable highlights reel of stories from Barcelona to Brazil that show why football can still legitimately be seen as the people’s game' -- Houman Barekat, ‘Irish Times’'Epic ... there is much to learn and enjoy in this book' -- 'Times Literary Supplement'Table of ContentsIntroduction: Football grounds, grounds of struggle Part I: Defend: Working class resistance to the bourgeois order 1. Kicking off: Riotous balls and social control 2. Normalising bodies, shaping minds: The birth of an industrial sport 3. The people's game: Football as a cultural trait of the working class 4. The Munitionnettes: The saga of the first women football players in Britain 5. Class against class: Working-class football in France, an extension of the field of struggle Part II: Attack: Assault on dictatorships 6. 'A small way of saying "no"': Italy, the USSR, Spain: stadiums under totalitarian regimes 7. Ball at the feet against the iron fist: Football's resistance to Nazi domination 8. 'Corinthian democracy': Football and self-organisation against the Brazilian dictatorship 9. On the front line, Tahrir Square: Ultras Ahlawy fans at the heart of the 2011 revolution in Egypt Part III: Dribble: Outmanoeuvring colonialism 10. The Algerian Independence Eleven: A liberation struggle in football boots 11. When Palestine occupies the pitch: Football as a political weapon in the hands of the Palestinians 12. Dribbling the ball, a decolonial art: Afro-Brazilian identities and indigenous resistance in football 13. Sending colonialism off: Football and emancipation struggles in sub-Saharan Africa Part IV: Support: Collective passions and popular cultures 14. 'You'll Never Walk Alone': Hooliganism and subcultures in British stands 15. The twelfth man: The Italian ultras movement: from political militancy to supporter autonomy 16. 'God and the devil': Maradona, between popular passion and fan cult 17. 'We are lovers, not fighters': Istanbul's ultras and Turkish power Part V: Outflank: Facing the football industry: fight and reinvent 18. Football for footballers!: From May'68 to the fans' revolt 19. Tackling sexism: Women's football against the French sporting patriarchy 20. "Here it's about punk football": Fan-owned clubs in England 21. Play on the left wing: Hamburg’s FC Sankt Pauli or the pirates of the football business 22. Wild balls, balls on the margins: Street football wrong-foots at the institutional game Postscript to the English edition Endnotes Acknowledgments Index
£15.29
The History Press Ltd How Britain Brought Football to the World
Book SynopsisYes, we gave Germany, France, Argentina, Brazil, and all the rest, football, and this is the first book to explore how
£14.39
Birlinn General The Long Golden Afternoon: Golf's Age of Glory,
Book SynopsisShortlisted for the 2023 Sports Book Awards for Best Sports Writing of the Year Shortlisted for the USGA Herbert Warren Wind Book Award The Long Golden Afternoon tells the story of the transformative generation of golf that followed the rise of Young Tom Morris - an era of sweeping change that saw Scotland's national pastime become one of the rare games played around the world. It begins with the first epochal performance after Tommy - John Ball's victory at Prestwick in 1890 as the first Englishman and the first amateur to win the Open Championship - and continues through the outbreak of the Great War. If Tommy ignited the flame of golf in England, Ball's breakthrough turned that smoldering fire into a conflagration. The generation that followed would witness the game's coming of age. It would see an explosion in golf's popularity, the invention of revolutionary new balls and clubs, the emergence of professional tours, the organization of the game and its rules, a renaissance in writing and thinking about golf, and the decision that the Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews must always remain the sport's guiding light. 'A beautifully crafted examination of a period in the history of golf that will never again be witnessed. It is not to be missed' - Jim Davis, The GolfTrade Review'Proctor's skill with the language is crisp and fluid ... a beautifully crafted examination of a period in the history of golf that will never again be witnessed. It is not to be missed' -- Jim Davis * The Golf *'I couldn't recommend it more highly... it's a magnificent book' -- Andrew Thomson * The Firm and Fast Golf Podcast *'With his beautiful use of language, Proctor has Bernard Darwin's gift of bringing a moment to life. Delightful and insightful, capturing the very spirit of the age, The Long Golden Afternoon is an instant classic' -- Roger McStravick (golf historian and author)'It is beautifully, but digestibly detailed. Stephen's writing style is that of an exemplary journalist providing a commentary and observations utilising contemporary press reports, scorecards and his knowledge of this period in history' * Golfshake.com *'This excellent book, that brings to life many of our heroes, will simply encourage a legion of golf history devotees and it should be heralded for this' * Through the Green *'What a fabulous addition to golf history. The tale of the late Victorian transformation of golf has finally found a storyteller worthy of the story' -- Waterstones Bookseller, St Andrews'If his first book betrayed Proctor’s love for golf history, his second confirmed his rare ability to recount it,' * Links Magazine, 10 Best Golf Books of 2022 *'A very charming and richly detailed history of the game from 1864 until the start of World War I' -- Alan Shipnuk * The Fire Pit Collective *
£999.99
Great Northern Books Ltd The Three Peaks Race
Book SynopsisThe history and characters of the Marathon with Mountains, published to coincide with the 70th anniversary of this internationally famous endurance race that attracts up to 1,000 entrants each year.
£999.99
Headline Publishing Group The Fastest Men on Earth The Inside Stories of
Book SynopsisIt takes just under 10 seconds to run, but to the winner of Athletics' men's 100 metres goes the accolade of 'The Fastest Man on Earth'. This title is updated to include the men's 100 metres final at the Beijing 2008 Games. Each chapter discusses not only the race itself, but also the preliminary rounds, dramas, and controversies.Table of ContentsReports on every Olympic Games men's 100 metres races, won by: Tom Burke (1896), Frank Jarvis (1900), Archie Hahn (1904), Reg Walker (1908), Ralph Craig (1912), Charlie Paddock (1920), Harold Abrahams (1924), Percy Williams (1928), Eddie Tolan (1932), Jesse Owens (1936), Harrison Dillard (1948), Lindy Remingo (1952), Bobby Morrow (1956), Armin Hary (1960), Bob Hayes (1964), Jim Hines (1968), Valeri Borzov (1972), Hasely Crawford (1976), Allan Wells (1980), Carl Lewis (1984 and 1988), Linford Christie (1992), Donovan Bailey (1996), Maurice Greene (2000), Justin Gatlin (2004) and Usain Bolt (2008).
£15.19
Transworld Publishers Ltd The Yellow Jersey Club
Book SynopsisThe Yellow Jersey Club contains just twenty-six living members. To become one of this exclusive number requires complete dedication, brutal self-sacrifice and the most extraordinary physical attributes. Yet along with the ability to climb mountains, bomb along time trials and survive all the perils of the road, what really makes a Tour de France champion?Edward Pickering set out on a mission to ask them, and gained some astonishing insights into the minds of cycling''s best ever riders of the past forty years, from giants like Greg LeMond and Stephen Roche to more unfamiliar names like Bernard Thévenet and Joop Zootemelk. With his trademark sharp analysis and deft style, Pickering explores the myriad factors that combine to produce success. What does it take to accumulate such great mental strength, skill and endurance? What are the differences as well as the key factors in common? What sets these men apart from the rest of the field? The Yellow Jersey Club giTrade ReviewAn insightful, informative and analytical look at those who have stood on the top step in Paris. * Cycling Weekly *Pickering's narratives are cleverly deceptive; it's surprising just how much the author unravels of each winner's character... compulsive reading. * Washing Machine Post *Throughout The Yellow Jersey Club, Pickering asks plenty of pertinent questions which he leaves up to the reader to resolve, which is something I like. It makes reading the book slower - Pickering's actively engaging you with the text - but ultimately more rewarding. -- Feargal McKay * Podium Cafe *
£16.14
McFarland & Company Old Comiskey Park Memories of the Historic Home
Book SynopsisOld Comiskey Park includes essays and memories covering the history and evolution of the former home of the Chicago White Sox, as well as its importance to its surrounding neighbourhoods, and to the city of Chicago. Former players, White Sox personnel, and fans have contributed memories, including substantial pieces by Roland Hemond and Nancy Faust.
£27.54
OverTime Books Canadian Hockey Record Breakers
Book SynopsisOn ice and steel, Canada''s players have carved out a place among the greatest legends of hockey, pushing the edge and evolving the game into the fast-paced, strategy-laden sport it is today. This engaging book explores the stories behind the spectacular moments of Canada''s hockey record breakers: * The Forwards: They Shoot, They Score tells of the great goal scorers in Canadian hockey, both past and present -- Wayne Gretzky, ''''Phantom'''' Joe Malone, Maurice ''''the Rocket'''' Richard, Gordie Howe * The Last Line... Defence recounts stories of bold defencemen who are often goal scorers in their own right -- Bobby Orr, Ray Bourque, Paul Coffey * Goaltenders: Behind the Mask details the careers of those quirky individuals who face the force of a frozen rubber disk with lightning reflexes -- Patrick Roy, Terry Sawchuk * Canada''s Best on the International Stage narrates many of the momentous occasions where Canadian players have fought for honour in the game and won -- capturing the S
£7.99
McGraw-Hill Education A History and Philosophy of Sport and Physical
Book SynopsisA History and Philosophy of Sport and Physical Education has been written to engage readers with essential information while prompting critical introspection, to both inspire and educate. This edition highlights salient individuals, movements, beliefs, and events that have impacted the long and storied historical and philosophical development of sport, physical education, and kinesiology. Robert Mechikoff offers students a layered and scholarly look into the sports and physical activities of the world - ranging from Ancient Egypt, Greece, and Rome to the emergence of the professional and academic disciplines of physical education and kinesiology in the modern world, as well as the political and social modern realities of the Olympic Games.Table of ContentsChapter 1: History and Philosophy of Sport and Physical EducationChapter 2:Summer, Egypt, China, and MesoamericaChapter 3: GreeceChapter 4: RomeChapter 5: Philosophy, Sport, and Physical Education During the Middle Ages: 900–1400Chapter 6: The Renaissance and the Reformation: 1300–1600Chapter 7: The Age of Science and the Enlightenment: 1560–1789Chapter 8: Philosophical Positions of the Body and the Development of Physical Education: Contributions of the Germans, Swedes, and Danes in Nineteenth-Century EuropeChapter 9: Sport in the Colonial PeriodChapter 10: Changing Philosophical and Theological Concepts of the Body: An Overview of Sport, Discrimination, and Play in Nineteenth-Century AmericaChapter 11: The Impact of Science and the Concept of Health on the Theoretical and Professional Development of Physical Education: 1885–1930Chapter 12: The Transformation of Physical Education: 1900–1939Chapter 13:The Evolution of Physical Education: 1940 and BeyondChapter 14: Sport in the Twentieth CenturyChapter 15: Pioneers and Progress: 1896–1936Chapter 16: The Cold War Olympics: 1948–1988Chapter 17: After the Cold War: 1992–2022
£53.99
Little, Brown & Company A Giant Win
Book SynopsisFrom legendary Giants coach Tom Coughlin, an inside look at the unforgettable Super Bowl game that changed NFL history. In A Giant Win, Coach Tom Coughlin reveals the intricacies of football, sharing details only a coach would know. He also details relationships with some of the most iconic players from the Giants, including Eli Manning and Michael Strahan. A Giant Win provides a frame for Coach Coughlin to discuss his life in football—including his years with the Giants as an assistant coach in the late 1980s and 1990, when he helped win a Super Bowl working under Hall of Fame Head Coach Bill Parcells and alongside the coach he’d oppose in Super Bowl XLII: Bill Belichick. A Giant Win is a fascinating self-portrait of one of football's most successful coaches during his signature game.
£999.99
Taylor Trade Publishing Deadly Peaks: Mountaineering's Greatest Triumphs
Book SynopsisDeadly Peaks is a collection of the most notable mountaineering disasters and near-disasters in history. Exhaustively researched by two of the most respected authorities on mountaineering history, the book is structured in a unique way: Longer recitations in chronological order followed by a group of briefer narratives, which all offer an intimate glimpse into the worst case-scenarios high altitude adventure can offer.
£14.99
Meyer & Meyer Sport (UK) Ltd Mapping the Pitch: Football Formations Through
Book SynopsisThis book takes an informal and entertaining look at some of the most influential football coaches and teams in the game's history as well as exploring some of the origins of football's more well-known formations and the players who were an integral part of them.By taking an informative yet informal and entertaining look at the history and evolution of football formations and tactics, the author identifies just a few of some of the pioneering figures in the early years of the game, people like Jack Hunter, the visionary coach of Blackburn Olympic who prepared his team for a crucial match by taking them to the seaside for a few days of "...hard running on the town's famous sands as well as a regular diet of oysters, and, very strictly, no beer" and the players of Queen's Park FC who conceived and played tiki-taka football over a century before Pep Guardiola and his all-conquering Barcelona players were even born.Mapping The Pitch looks at some of the great international sides in the game's history, including the Hungary team which so astonished and captivated the sporting world in the 1950's.It also explores the contemporary theme within the game that sees teams enter matches with a mentality of looking not to lose rather than to win, a telling but subtle difference between football today and how it was half a century and more ago, one typified by an emphasis on midfield domination and possession - one that is not so dissimilar to the priorities teams adopted in mob football in the middle ages.
£9.45
Meyer & Meyer Sport (UK) Ltd Relentless: The Story of American Soccer and the
Book SynopsisSoccer players may get all the glory, but behind every great player is a great coach. And behind every great coach today stands a deep fraternity who dedicated decades to supporting soccer's long climb from obscurity to become one of the major sports in America. It was an uphill battle, fought persistently and creatively to overcome a public perception of soccer as "foreign," "aloof," "snobby," or simply "odd." This is a story of individual and collective action, of coaches coming together to improve the sport and expand its reach. From coaching methodologies to standardizing rules, improving the play on the field and the perceptions beyond it, persistent coaches were instrumental in creating the game played and watched today. Relentless tells the landmark and previously untold stories of resolute coaches, their love of the game, and how they transformed the sport in the United States.
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Reaktion Books Games People Played: A Global History of Sport
Book SynopsisGames People Played is, surprisingly, the first global history of sport. The book shows how sport has been practiced, experienced and made meaningful by players and fans throughout history. It assesses how sports developed and diffused across the globe, as well as many other aspects, from emotion, discrimination and conviviality; politics, nationalism and protest; and how economics has turned sport into a huge consumer industry. It shows how sport is sociable and health-giving, and also contributes to charity, however it also examines its dark side: its impact on the environment, the use of performance-enhancing drugs, and match fixing. Published during Summer Olympic year, covering everything from football to baseball, boxing to motor racing, this book will appeal to anyone who plays, watches and enjoys sport, and wants to know more of its history and global impact.Trade Review“A finely woven overview of important themes in sports history. Illustrating how sports are impactful to human societies in positive and negative ways, Vamplew draws on global examples from Western nations, Ancient Greece, and Indigenous communities from Central America to the Middle East and South Asia. Vamplew writes about the experiences of sports from elite to lower classes, and these perspectives expand the interpretations of sports in history... Readers interested in the history of sports in global context and the historical scholarship of sports will find much to pore over, and help in understanding the sociology and economics of sports and the evolving relationship between sports and people: players, sports officials, and spectators.” * Booklist *"Compendious. . . . The book does have an underlying mission, which is to argue for sport to be taken seriously as an object of study. And it shows how deeply sport is embedded in culture. . . . to understand the present you need to know the past—in sport as in anything else. Cicero said that 'to be ignorant of what occurred before you were born is to remain always a child.' The study of games, Vamplew demonstrates, is very much for grown-ups." * Sunday Times *“Vamplew’s book is a tour de force. It is for anyone who appreciates sport for what it is: at its best aspiring and inspirational, overcoming barriers of race, religion, color, creed, and politics and achieving adrenaline rushes of triumph and glory; at its worst, full of despair, heartache, and pain, frustration, rejection, and corruption. Games People Played is truly an enjoyable ‘must have’ for any sports fan, and indeed a necessity.” -- Gordon Taylor, OBE, chief executive of the Professional Footballers’ Association“Academics typically undervalue the history of almost everything that's entertaining—food, dance, pop culture, fun. But these are activities that matter to people. And if you want to know how cultures differ, overlap, interweave, and conflict, study their sports. That's what Vamplew does, with insight, lucidity, scholarship, and sympathy. For understanding the global past I'd rather recommend Games People Played than any book of conventional political, social, or economic history.” -- Felipe Fernández-Armesto, William P. Reynolds Professor in Arts and Letters, University of Notre Dame“Vamplew’s Games People Played is one of the smartest books written about sports. Not only does Vamplew detail the evolution of sports across cultures and countries, he thoughtfully discusses how sport historians do their jobs—sifting through documents, testing established myths, and searching for truth and meaning. For an American reader, conditioned by American sports, the book shows us how indebted we are to English and European sporting organizations. No one who reads the book will ever think of sports the same way.” -- Randy Roberts, Distinguished Professor of History, Purdue University, author of "A Team for America: The Army-Navy Game that Rallied a Nation"‘‘In Games People Played, Vamplew gives us his distillation of the entire sweep of global sports history, from ancient times to the present. It’s an enormous accomplishment, rich in argument, telling details, and the demolition of myth. ‘We have to bear in mind that what was history to us was life to them,’ he writes. It’s an illuminating, enjoyable read for anyone who loves sports.” -- Bruce Kidd, OC, professor of sport and public policy, University of Toronto
£999.99
Via Media Publishing Company Martial Musings: A Portrayal of Martial Arts in
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OverTime Books Weird Facts about Canadian Sports: Strange, Wacky
Book SynopsisSince our nation was first conceived, Canadian athletes have been involved in some of the weirdest moments in sport. Learn facts that will astound, confuse and make you laugh: * The Great One himself is afraid of flying * Semi-professional baseball team, the Guelph Maple Leafs, beat the Ku Klux Klan in an exciting but strange final * The worst way to defrost a football field from the grounds crew of the Calgary Stampeders was to set it ablaze--they still went on with the game * Golfer Andy Bean lost the Canadian Open after forgetting to follow the rules * Discover lesser-known sports that Canadians have been playing for years, from rattlesnake hunts to horse apple hockey * A sliced-up lacrosse ball and a rink superintendent''s need to save on window glass prompted the creation of the rubber hockey puck * Steve Durbano grabbed Bobby Hull''s toupee during a World Hockey League game * At the 1998 winter Olympics, snowboarder Ross Rebagliati almost lost his gold medal when he tested positive for marijuana * And many more strange tales from Canada''s best and worst.
£11.39
OverTime Books Florida Sports Trivia
Book SynopsisWith the Sunshine State''s legendary coaches, influential athletes and historical sporting achievements, it''s no wonder Florida fans are so dedicated. Florida Sports Trivia highlights the interesting, fun and quirky facts that every sports fan should know: * In 1964, in his first world championship fight held in Miami Beach, it took a young Cassius Marcellus Clay less than 20 minutes to prove the oddsmakers wrong and shake up the world * The 1972 Miami Dolphins were the only team in pro football history to have gone undefeated en route to winning the Super Bowl * When University of Florida medical researchers developed a sports drink aimed at improving athletic performance, they named it after the school''s football team; Gatorade is now the number one sports energy drink * And more.
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Rocky Mountain Books Bugaboo Dreams: A Story of Skiers, Helicopters &
Book SynopsisIf you''re a connoisseur of the high and wild, just hearing the name Bugaboos is enough to make you feverish with wanderlust. Topher Donahue captures not just the landscape but the people and dreams that shape these otherworldly peaks. --John Flinn, Executive Travel Editor, San Francisco Chronicle Bugaboo Dreams is a marvellously detailed account of the evolution of heli-skiing and -hiking in the Canadian Rockies. More importantly, however, it is the story of the remarkable man behind the business, Hans Gmoser, whose passion and commitment to mountain environments led to a lifetime of bringing others to recreate in these places he loved the most. --Rebecca Martin, Executive Director, Expedition Council, National Geographic Society The stars were aligned to create this remarkable story: a vast mountain wilderness of rock spires and undulating glaciers and a visionary individual who inspired others to help transform his Bugaboo dreams into reality. Topher Donahue has captured the tale in an engaging manner that makes for a great read. --Bernadette McDonald, author and former Director of The Banff Mountain Film and Book Festivals. It was an honour and one of the highlights of my youth to be part of the beginnings of the Bugaboos. Skiing with Hans Gmoser and the wonderful guides who joined him became an indelible experience, not only for the ultimate thrill of skiing in deep powder through the trees and vast open areas of untracked territory, but it also gave me an insight into the true qualities of leadership. Topher Donahue beautifully captures the essence of the experience and the hearts and souls of the pioneers who have made helicopter skiing a passion for so many. --Isadore Issy Sharp, founder, chairman and CEO of Four Seasons Hotels & Resorts and Companion to the Order of the Canadian Business Hall of Fame. Take the snowiest mountains in Canada, add two Austrian immigrants, an army of adrenaline-addicted skiers (kings, queens, billionaires, average people and everyday ski bums) and throw a helicopter into the mix for an unforgettable story of mountain adventure. The tale begins when two childhood friends-Hans Gmoser and Leo Grillmair-leave postwar Austria and travel to Canada in search of adventure. They stumble upon employment taking skiers across the vast glaciers and through the thick forests of Western Canada. When skiers start asking the immigrant mountaineers if it would be possible to use a helicopter to reach the best high-altitude powder, the two find themselves catapulted into a project brimming with more adventure, success, tragedy and fame than they could have dreamed. Complete with archival and contemporary photos, this is the inside story of the people, thrills, accidents and innovations behind the evolution of a sport from a dangerous, ramshackle and lawless enterprise into a multi-million dollar industry offering reliable access to one of the world''s most exciting forms of recreation.
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Bene Factum Publishing Ltd Lost Voices of Cricket
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Aboriginal Studies Press Aborigines and the 'Sport of Kings': Aboriginal
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£16.14
Fitness Information Technology, Inc, U.S. Examining Sport Histories: Power, Paradigms &
Book SynopsisThis book explores the ways in which post-modernist and post-structural approaches can enrich the study of the sporting past. Throughout the chapters, the internationally respected authors draw from their own vast experiences within the study of sport history to collectively promote post-modernism and post-structuralism as forms of social theory that can guide the future of sport historical research. The book demonstrates how sport studies scholars might be more adventurous in their thinking, research, and writing.
£39.09
Georg Olms Verlag AG Driving: The Horse, the Man & the Carriage from
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Giorgio Nada Editore The Monza 1000km: 1965-2008
Book SynopsisBetween 1965 and the Nineties, the 1000 Km of Monza-Filippo Caracciolo Trophy, was one of the most classical endurance races - a sort of 24 hours of Le Mans - and for many seasons was, rightfully, a round in the world championships for sports cars and prototypes. Top drivers and cars challenged each other on that historic Italian track and banking, the car makers including Porsche, Ferrari and Ford, bringing to life many unforgettable pages in the history of motor sport. Aldo Zana, prominent motor racing historian, tells this fabulous story, year after year, included the competitions held between 1995 and 2008. Every edition is enriched with starting grids and final placings. A huge work, never attempted since now, illustrated with outstanding pictures, many of them never before published.
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Rupa Publications India Pvt Ltd. JOURNEY OF A NATION
Book SynopsisIndian sports history is marked by triumphs like Balbir Singh Sr's comeback, Khashaba Dadasaheb Jadhav's Olympic win, and Prakash Padukone's badminton victory. These achievements have united the nation, celebrating the journey of athletes from amateurs to world champions in "75 Years of Indian Sports."
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Westland Publications Limited A million Broken Windows: The Magic and Mystique
Book SynopsisThere was a time when Bombay was almost synonymous with cricket in India. A Million Broken Windows is the story of how that came to be: of the players who filled the gullies and maidans of the city with their exuberant and institutively skilful play, of the coaches who spotted talent and created opportunities for their boys to grow, and of the crowds that came to cheer their teams, weekday or weekend. Together they ensured that, whatever the result, the joy of competing and pushing oneself, and others, to do better was never lost.Since the inception of the Ranji trophy, Bombay has lifted the trophy forty-one times. Its batsmen and bowlers have had starring roles in match after match, across tournaments, formats and continents. Captains, coaches, administrators.
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HarperCollins Publishers SIR ALF A Major Reappraisal of the Life and Times of Englands Greatest Football Manager
Book SynopsisSince England’s famous 1966 World Cup victory, Alf Ramsey has been regarded as the greatest of all British football managers. By placing Ramsey in an historical context, award-winning author Leo McKinstry provides a thought-provoking insight into the world of professional football and the fabric of British society over the span of his life.Trade Review'McKinstry's book is a near masterpiece of biographical investigation’ Daily Mail 'Delivers the goods…McKinstry's great merit is his ability to debunk some of the myths surrounding Ramsey' Spectator 'An outstanding biography' The Sunday Times ‘Magnificent…an eloquent and empathetic book’ Glasgow Herald ‘The first truly comprehensive biography of England’s greatest manager’ Irish News 'For those interested in just how much our national game has changed and just how shabbily Ramsey was treated by the establishment, it is truly enlightening.' Derby Evening Telegraph 'McKinstry never shies away from Ramsay's nastier side, and his mistakes. Without passing judgement, he manages to paint a very well-rounded picture of a man who evoked strong feelings from those who knew him.' Cambrian News ‘This summer, football enthusiasts should not dare pack a bucket and spade without taking Leo McKinstry’s commanding biography of England’s first, best and by far most interesting manager.’ The Oldie
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HarperCollins Publishers THE GOALKEEPERS HISTORY OF BRITAIN
Book SynopsisThe beguiling story of one boy’s dream to play in goal, that most British of positions, culminating in the moment when he faces the mighty Zico …Trade Review‘Witty and acutely observed, it is the story of post-war Britain told through the eyes of a North London boy brought up on the tradition of goalkeeping legends.’Daily Mail ‘More than football… woven together with skill and style.’Independent ‘Well written, charming, funny.’Sunday Times ‘There are times when words are worth a thousand pictures… invigorating history, but the football too is excellent’Glasgow Herald
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HarperCollins Publishers No Win Race
Book SynopsisA SUNDAY TIMES SPORTS BOOK OF THE YEARA FINANCIAL TIMES SPORTS BOOK OF THE YEARLONGLISTED FOR THE WILLIAM HILL SPORTS BOOK OF THE YEARPersonal, political, powerful and about so much more than race and sport.'Bernadine Evaristo In the eighties, black footballers emerged from the dressing room to find bananas being hurled from the stands. But the abuse didn't stop at the full-time whistle racial harassmentin sport mirrored the experience of many in society.As a kid from the East End, Derek Bardowell found solace in the success of black athletes. It is what bonded three generations of his family. Yet even now, success on the field seldom converts to power or justice away from it.No Win Raceis Bardowells deeply personal exploration into the complexities and biases implicit in being black in Britain, told through the prism of sport. Covering the period between the Brixton riots' and Brexit, this visceral, powerful book is for those who want an honest insight into UK race relations, and for
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HarperCollins Publishers Inc The Match
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HarperCollins Publishers Inc Savage Summit
Book SynopsisPresents a narrative nonfiction, in which the author chronicles individual stories of the five courageous women who have climbed K2, the most fearsome mountain in the world.Trade Review"Jordan...gives us a sense of the rapture that comes from standing on top of the world's highest mountains." -- Los Angeles Times "For mountain-climbing enthusiasts and women's history buffs, Jordan's well-researched survey is worthwhile reading..." -- Publishers Weekly "SAVAGE SUMMIT fills an interesting and neglected place in mountaineering literature." -- American Alpine Club Magazine
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