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Little, Brown Book Group Youll Win Nothing With Kids
Book SynopsisOn Sunday mornings Jim White has the following choice: visit the supermarket, buy trellising at B''n''Q, or stand on the sidelines of a muddy municipal football pitch, his trouser cuffs wetter than a weekend in Llandudno, shoulder-to-shoulder with a motley crew of mums, dads, step-parents and same-sex life partners all screaming at their beleaguered offspring. You''ll find Jim in the same place every week, failing to organise a bunch of lads into something resembling a team while on the far side of the park his opposite number, a wannabe Mourinho in brashly monogrammed tracksuit, struts the sidelines, shouting - always shouting. This is the hilarious story of Jim White''s time as manager of his son''s football team: the highs, the lows, and the dog turd in the centre circle. At this level, winning spirit is not so much about passion, pride and belief as praying that your star centre forward has remembered his boots. Most importantly, it''s about the enduring relationsTrade ReviewThe Fever Pitch of the junior league * SUNDAY TIMES *It's a fizzingly funny, sad, thoughtful book, and should win White a hatful of awards. He done well, the lad, as they say * SUNDAY TELEGRAPH *Touching, involving and really quite enthralling... White proves that you can win everything with kids * DAILY TELEGRAPH *White's loving book evokes all the obsessional doubts and hopes involved in running an Under -14 side... A pleasure to read * INDEPENDENT *
£11.99
Forgotten Books Trattato Della Caccia Classic Reprint
£20.98
Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group Inc The NHL 100 Years of OnIce Action and Boardroom
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£18.00
Random House USA Inc Don Cherrys Hockey Greats and More
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£14.39
Taylor & Francis Ltd The FourMinute Mile
Book SynopsisBreaking records and challenging the limits of human ability are central to much of our understanding of athletic track and field sports, with a world record title arguably as valued as an Olympic gold medal. Some particular limits and records take on greater significance, however, as in the case of the Four-Minute Mile which was roundly believed to be impossible until Roger Bannister shattered the illusion with half a second to spare in May 1954. These essays look at the background of Bannisterâs achievement and the meaning that was ascribed to it by the media and the public at large, drawing on an array of interdisciplinary and international influences to unpick the legend surrounding an historic moment in our social and sporting past.Table of Contents1. Introduction: The Sporting Barrier: Historical and Cultural Interpretations of the Four-Minute Mile John Bale & P. David Howe 2. The Idea of the Record Jim Parry 3. Bannister’s Feat in Austere Times: The Construction and Reproduction of a Sporting Trope Alan Tomlinson 4. How Much of a Hero? The Fractured Image of Roger Bannister John Bale 5. Roger Bannister’s American Image Caroline Collins 6. The Four Minute Mythology: Documenting Drama on Film and Television Garry Whannel 7. Inhibiting Progress: The Record of the Four-Minute Mile Jim Denison 8. Amphetamine and the Four-Minute Mile John Hoberman 9. Training Theory and Why Roger Bannister was the First Four-Minute Miler Arnd Kruger 10. Habitus, Barriers and the [Ab]use of the Science of Interval Training in the 1950s P. David Howe
£82.64
Taylor & Francis Exercise Psychology
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£1,092.50
Taylor & Francis Ltd India and the Olympics 2 Routledge Research in
Book SynopsisThe Olympic movement, including the relevant records and statistics, provides a unique prism to understand the complex evolution of modern Indian society. Drawing on hitherto unused archival sources, this book examines the relations between India's place in the Olympic movement and the country's quest for a national and international identity.Trade ReviewPraise for the Indian edition:"This book is a triumph of Olympic proportions for both authors and the publisher and is worthy of a gold medal on its own." The New Indian Express"The Games to India have been about more than just sporting glory. Nationalism, factionalism, corruption –India’s Olympic efforts have had it all. Majumdar and Mehta’s narrative is as much about the Olympics’ place in India as it is about India’s place in the Olympics….The content alone earns the book its place on any sports fan’s bookshelf." Business World"An eloquent narration laced with rare anecdotes that makes it immensely readable…The wealth of previously unused archival sources is the strength of the book. Laudable for having picked up a subject hitherto untouched, the book proves that you have to study social histories of sport as a whole rather than as a history of cricket, football or Olympics." The Hindu"Replete with little known, lively and telling details presented in an enchanting manner…[It] by virtue of its depth, dimension and erudition opens up fresh debates and numerous areas of research—besides being a delightful read." The Hindustan Times"The spread is excellent, the information marvellous, the interpretation satisfying….This book will be well-cited and, more importantly, will spring a lot more studies to give us even more insight than we have now." Biblio: A Review of BooksTable of ContentsPrologue. 1. Games of Self-Respect: A Colony at the Olympics 2. ‘Everyone Wants a Bite of the Cherry’: The Struggle for Control of Olympic Sports in India 3. The Golden Years: ‘We Climb the Victory Stand’ 4. Hitler’s Games: Captain Dhyan Chand and Indian Nationalism in the Third Reich 5. The ‘National’ Game: Hockey in the Life of Independent India 6. ‘The Fall of Rome’: The Fall and Decline of Indian Hockey 7. ‘The Big Brother of Asia’: Nehruvian India, Sport Diplomacy and a New Order 8. Appu on Television: The 1982 Asiad and the Creation of a New Indian Public 9. When Olympic Sports Lost Out: Cricket, Television and Globalization in India 10. The Army, Indian-ness and Sport: The Nation in the Olympic Ideal 11. Torchbearers of a Billion: India at the Games. Epilogue.
£123.50
Penguin Putnam Inc Choosing to Run
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£23.39
Penguin Putnam Inc Running While Black
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£21.24
Penguin Books Ltd Kingdom Quarterback
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£22.94
Forgotten Books Alphabet du Pigeage Classic Reprint
£24.99
Prentice Hall Press My Cubs
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£18.00
Prentice Hall Press Over the Boards
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£14.39
Prentice Hall Press Mind Over Matter
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£21.59
Prentice Hall Press Life in Two Worlds
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£21.59
Penguin Random House Group Life in Two Worlds
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£14.39
Prentice Hall Press Down and Back
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£21.24
Prentice Hall Press The Down Goes Brown History of the NHL
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£13.29
The History Press Ltd FA Cup Giantkillers
Book SynopsisThe FA Cup is the oldest and most famous knockout competition in the world. Each year, countless lower division and non-League clubs dream of landing a glamorous tie against Manchester United, Liverpool or Tottenham Hotspur, and each year there is at least one upset whereby a Football League club is defeated by a side lower down the food chain.
£15.29
McClelland & Stewart Inc. One Game at a Time
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£19.79
McClelland & Stewart Inc. One Game at a Time
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£14.39
Crabtree Publishing Co,US Gladiators Crabtree Chrome
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£10.44
Barry John Cohen The Cedric Kushner Story
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£15.29
Scarecrow Press Footballs Stars of Summer A History of the
Book SynopsisFootball's Stars of Summer reviews each year of this classic series, including the excitement of selecting the college players; the frequent battles between the two sides over game rules; and the All-Stars' grueling pre-game training camps in the heat of summer, that often produced plenty of surprises for everyone.Trade ReviewThe book provides an outstanding lesson in the economics of the sport. -- Jim Campbell, Bucknell University
£117.30
Random House USA Inc Tunney
Book SynopsisA vibrant account of the era surronding two of boxing's greatest legends: Jack Dempsey and Gene Tunney.
£14.39
Quercus Publishing The Victors Crown How the Birth of the Olympics
Book SynopsisA history of Greek and Roman sport in the ancient world, and the genesis of the Olympic Games.Trade Review'A rich, absorbing account' Independent on Sunday. * Independent on Sunday *'Vivid and authoritative ... scholarly and entertaining ... fascinating and impressive' Sunday Times. * Sunday Times *Table of ContentsList of illustrations. Maps. Preface. Then and Now. Part 1 Ashes, Linen and the Origins of Sport: Introduction; Homer and the Bronze Age; Homer and Sport. Part 2 Olympia: From Myth to History; Olympia in 480 BC; The Olympic Games of 476 BC; The Festival Approaches; Winning (The equestrian events; The pentathlon and the foot races; Nudity; Pain and suffering); Remembering Victory (The athlete as hero); The Emergence of the Panhellenic Cycle. Part 3 The World of the Gymnasium: Sport and Civic Virtue; Beroia; Getting in Shape and Turning Pro. Part 4 Roman Games: Greece Meets Rome; Kings and Games; Rome and Italy; Actors and Gladiators; Caesar, Antony, Augustus and the Games. Part 5 Imperial Games: Watching; The Fan's Experience; Expectations; Crowd Noise; Dreaming of Sport; Images of Sport; Women's Sports; Gladiators (Life as a gladiator; Training and ranking; Dying; Choosing to be a gladiator); Charioteers; Athletes (Athletic guilds; Cheating); Running the Show (Administration; Athletics). Epilogue: The Long End of an Era. Bibliography. Classical Sources. Notes. Index.
£16.14
Vision Sports Publishing Ltd Breathing Fire
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£22.50
Dewi Lewis Media Ltd Alain Baxter
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£12.34
Dewi Lewis Media Ltd Prawns In The Game
Book SynopsisSomething grotesque is going on in the beautiful game. Money rather than sport now rules the roost. Paul French has talked to leading football pundits as well as to fans from clubs all over the country. Whether they're Reds or Blues they share one thing in common: they're sick and tired of the greed that seems to run through the game they love.
£9.99
London Books The Special Ones
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£17.09
London Books Gypsy Joe
Book SynopsisSearing autobiography of a Romany man's journey from prize-fighting criminal to professional golfer.
£15.29
Myriad Editions The World Atlas of Sport
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£13.49
Headline Publishing Group The Little Book of Darts
£8.50
Vintage Canada Playing the Long Game
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£14.39
John Wiley & Sons Skateboarding For Dummies
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£14.39
WW Norton & Co Hello Habits A Minimalists Guide to a Better Life
Book SynopsisThe internationally best-selling author of Goodbye, Things shares insights and practices to help us embrace habits and become the best versions of ourselves.Trade Review"Offers a methodology for developing helpful, healthful habits in this handy guide.... Readers who find establishing a routine frustrating will love Sasaki’s methods." -- Publishers Weekly
£999.99
Forgotten Books Practical Golf Classic Reprint
£20.67
Forgotten Books British Sports and Pastimes 1868 Classic Reprint
£21.36
Forgotten Books Water Polo Classic Reprint
£18.37
Forgotten Books On Safari Big Game Hunting in British East Africa With Studies in BirdLife Classic Reprint
£20.90
Forgotten Books PresentDay Golf Classic Reprint
£21.52
Forgotten Books Pigeon Shooting With Instructions for Beginners and Suggestions for Those Who Participate in the Sport of Pigeon Shooting Classic Reprint
£18.90
Forgotten Books Guns Ammunition and Tackle Classic Reprint
£21.18
Forgotten Books Croquet Its Principles and Rules Vol 1 of 4 Classic Reprint
£18.32
Forgotten Books Canoes and Canoeing Classic Reprint
£18.23
Forgotten Books Englands Oldest Hunt Being Chapters of the History of the Bilsdale Farndale and Sinnington Hunts Collected During Several Years Classic Reprint
£21.38
Forgotten Books The Art of Defence on Foot With the Broad Sword and Sabre Adapted Also for the Spadroon or Cut and Thrust Sword Classic Reprint
£19.31
Forgotten Books The BirchBark Roll of the Woodcraft Indians Containing Their Constitution Laws Games and Deeds Classic Reprint
£18.49
