Sporting events and management Books
Cornerstone How to Win the Premier League
Book SynopsisIan Graham is the founder of sports advisory business Ludonautics, where he develops statistical tools for the prediction of football matches and the performance analysis of players. He is one of the original architects of the data revolution that has swept through football.Between 2012 and 2023, Ian worked for Liverpool FC as Director of Research and built the first in-house analytics department in the Premier League. He was previously head of football research at Decision Technology. He holds a PhD in Physics from the University of Cambridge.
£20.90
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC In the Spell of the Barkley
Book Synopsis''A wonderful, compelling read''Vassos Alexander, radio presenter and ultrarunnerWelcome to the Barkley Marathons, a fever dream of an ultra event, inspired by a prison break, heralded by a conch blast, paid for in cigarettes and socks, and completed only by a select few. A race in which competitors haul themselves up mountains, through extreme weather conditions, beyond pain and exhaustion, mile after mile. Completed 60 miles? That's just the fun run.Journalist and ultrarunner Michiel Panhuysen is a multiple-time Barkley entrant, having fallen under the spell of this most enigmatic of races and its presiding philosopher-genius organizer Lazarus Lake in the early 2010s. On each occasion, the Barkley won. The Barkley nearly always wins.In the Spell of the Barkley is a story of sporting obsession, exploring what drives individuals to challenge themselves at the limits of what is possible and what it takes to succeed.Trade ReviewA compelling account of one of the world's most enigmatic races, captured by an author fully in thrall * Michael Crawley, author of Out of Thin Air *The engrossing story of his fascination with, and multiple attempts to complete, the world’s most difficult ultramarathon race ... highly recommend * Frozen Ed Furtaw, the first person to finish the Barkley marathon *A wonderful, compelling read * Vassos Alexander *
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HarperCollins Publishers The Mixer
Book SynopsisAn absolutely essential book for every modern football fan, about the development of Premier League tactics, published to coincide with 25 years of the competition.Back in 1992, English football was stuck in the dark ages, emerging from a five-year ban from European competition. The game was physical, bruising and attritional, based on strength over speed, aggression over finesse. It was the era of the midfield general, reducers, big men up front and getting it in the mixer; 4-4-2 was the order of the day. Few teams experimented tactically.And then, almost overnight, it all changed. The creation of the Premier League coincided with one of the most seismic rule changes in football history: the abolition of the back-pass. Suddenly defenders had no-get-out-of-jail-free card, goalkeepers had to be able to field and play the ball and the pace of the game quickened immeasurably. Tactics evolved dramatically, helped by an increased foreign influence.The Mixer is the first book to delve deep iTrade Review‘A compelling examination of the evolution of tactics in the Premier League. A fine read, and a powerful reminder of how much has changed.’ – Matthew Syed, The Times ‘Thanks to his meticulous research and his focus on strategy, Mr Cox finds a fresh perspective on a story that football fans will think they already knew’ – The Economist ‘The Mixer, by Michael Cox is a very unusual football writer in that he specialises in the game as it’s actually played, rather than the gossip or folklore around it. The Mixer is a tactical history of the English Premier League, with telling anecdotes on every page. It’s deeply informed and a pleasure to read.’ – Financial Times ‘If you’re in mourning that the footie season is over, this is for you. Delving deep into the beautiful game, it’s a look back at how the sport has changed over the years. Nostalgia will hit as you’ll remember iconic matches, too’ – The Sun ‘Intelligently written. Impressively researched. Fascinatingly addictive. Michael Cox is like a cartographer, remapping the landscape of the Premier League so we see the contours of it afresh. That’s some feat.’– Duncan Hamilton, two-time winner of the William Hill Sports Book of the Year ‘Michael Cox provides brilliant tactical context to our favourite moments of Premier League nostalgia.The Mixer is as entertaining as a Wanchope dribble, with the authority of a Shearer finish and the panache of a Cantona celebration. And you may even learn to love Tony Pulis a little bit.’ – Ben Lyttleton, author of Twelve Yards: The Art & Psychology of the Perfect Penalty
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC The End of the Road
Book SynopsisThe first detailed account of the Festina affair, which ripped apart the 1998 Tour de France and irrevocably changed cycling. The Tour de France is always one of the sporting calendarâs most spectacular and dramatic events. But the 1998 Tour provided drama like no other. As the opening stages in Ireland unfolded, the Festina teamâs soigneur Willy Voet was arrested on the FrenchâBelgian border with a car-load of drugs. Raid after police raid followed, with arrest after arrest hammering the Tour. In protest, there were ridersâ strikes and go-slows, with several squads withdrawing en masse and one expelled. By the time the Tour reached Paris, just 96 of the 189 starters remained. And of those 189 starters, more than a quarter were later reported to have doped. The 1998 âTour de Farceâsâ status as one of the most scandal-struck sporting events in history was confirmed. Voetâs arrest was just the beginning of sportâs biggest mass doping controversy â what became known as the Festina aTrade ReviewThis book provides a fascinating insight into how low a professional team will go to achieve their goal * www.cambridge-news.co.uk *[A] thoroughly researched book * www.cambridge-news.co.uk *So much more than an account of a single Tour: one of the most thorough explanations of the drug taking culture in cycling * Road.cc *Table of ContentsPrologue: As Good As It Gets? 1 Unbeatable Jan? 2 ‘And When Did You Last See Your Soigneur?’ 3 Le Tour en Irlande: Red Wine, Guinness – and EPO 4 From Aspirins to Vacuum Cleaners: The Life of a Young 1990s Professional 5 From Vegetable Basket to Victories: Behind the Scenes with Festina 6 The End of the Road 7 The UCI and Anti-Doping: From Cuba to India (via France) 8 The Pyrenees: Two Cheers for Elefantino 9 Ten Minutes to Midnight: Strike One 10 The Communication Breakdown – Media and the 1998 Tour 11 Out Here in the Middle: Frankie Andreu, the White Lady and Handling the 1998 Tour 12 Pantani Turns the Clock Back 13 The Exception to the Rule 14 Nobody Listens to the Weak: The Second Rebellion 15 Early Exits 16 Can I Still Be Second? 17 The Final Lap 18 Aftermath: A Double-Edged Sword: Where are They Now? 1998 Tour de France: Start List The 1998 Tour de France Stage Winners and Final Classification Bibliography Acknowledgements Index
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC 1923
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McFarland and Company, Inc. Sports Sponsorship Principles and Practices
Book SynopsisExamines how the sponsorship of sports works: the costs, the goals, evaluation and selection of the property a sponsor chooses, how to activate a sponsorship, how to create a brand association, public relations and brand image possibilities. Anything is possible in a sponsorship, it is simply what the sponsor and the property can agree to during their negotiations.
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Diversion Books How to Win at the Sport of Business: If I Can Do
Book Synopsis“Cuban [explains] what it means to have ‘the edge,’ the necessary drive to forego the confines of a comfortable job, triumph over setbacks, and build a successful company.” —Business Insider“Exceeded . . . expectations.” —Huffington PostNow celebrating over ten years of How to Win at the Sport of Business, Mark Cuban, one of the world’s wealthiest and most influential businessmen, collects his greatest lessons on what it takes to become a thriving entrepreneur. Drawing upon his profound insider knowledge, Cuban offers unconventional business tips and tells his stunning rags-to-riches tale from selling powdered milk and sleeping on friends’ couches to owning his own company and becoming a multibillion-dollar success story. Mark shows how he puts his own advice into practice and how entrepreneurs at any stage of their careers can outmaneuver their competitors.
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WW Norton & Co Fastnet Force 10
Book SynopsisIn August 1979, 303 yachts began the 600-mile Fastnet Race from the Isle of Wight off the southwest coast of England to Fastnet Rock off the Irish coast and back.Trade Review"John Rousmaniere's gripping account of that calamitous race is a must-read for anyone thinking about sailing offshore. This richly detailed account provides inspiration for all sailors to thoroughly prepare and use good sense at sea." -- Gary Jobson, ESPN sailing commentator"There are few new lessons in safety at sea. What we teach is the accumulated wisdom of centuries, passed down to us by those who took the trouble to think and then to write. [Fastnet, Force 10] is still the best single source of those lessons, in my view.... Thanks for a great book and a lifetime of caring for those who go down to the sea in ships." -- John Bonds, Safety-at-sea expert and former director of the U.S. Sailing Association and the U.S. Naval Academy sailing program"I reread Fastnet, Force 10 for at least the fourth time, with pleasure and admiration, as always. For a long time now, it has been a huge favorite of mine; as a writer, I'm dazzled by [John Rousmaniere]'s sure-footed handling of a complex narrative, with multiple points of view, all beautifully woven into a continuous and powerful story. After twenty years, it still reads as freshly as ever." -- Jonathan Raban, author of Passage to Juneau, Coasting, and Old Glory and editor of The Oxford Book of the Sea
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Harvard University Press Globalizing Sport
Book SynopsisKeys offers the first major study of the political and cultural ramifications of international sports competitions in the 1930s. Focusing on the U.S., Nazi Germany, and the Soviet Union, she examines the transformation of events like the Olympics and the World Cup from small-scale events to the expensive, political, global extravaganzas of today.
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Pitch Publishing Ltd Grovel!: The Story and Legacy of the Summer of
Book SynopsisWhen England cricket captain Tony Greig announced that he intended to make the West Indies 'grovel', he lit a fire that burned as intensely as the sunshine that made 1976 one of the most memorable summers in British history. Spurred on by what they saw as a deeply offensive remark, especially from a white South African, Clive Lloyd's touring team vowed to make Greig pay. In Viv Richards, emerging as the world's most exciting batsman, and fast bowlers Michael Holding and Andy Roberts they had the players to do it. Featuring interviews with key figures from English and West Indian cricket, Grovel!: The Story and Legacy of the Summer of 1976 provides a fascinating study of the events and social issues surrounding one of the sport's most controversial and colourful tours - as well as addressing the decline of West Indies cricket and its loss of support in the new century.
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Transworld Publishers Ltd To Hell on a Bike
Book SynopsisIain MacGregor has ridden a bike since the age of three and can fully recall every major accident he's suffered, even the one that knocked him out cold. Has worked in publishing for twenty years with some of the biggest names in sport and sports journalism.Trade ReviewAbsorbing story of the legendary spring classic... A must for fans of all things Paris-Roubaix. * Cycle Sport *I have been acquainted with Mr. MacGregor for many years and know him to be of unsound mind. When he said he was tackling the 'Hell of the North', I should have guessed that didn't mean going home for Christmas. * Tim Moore, author of French Revolutions and Gironimo! *Evocative and very enjoyable. Highly recommend it. * Peter Cossins, author of The Monuments *MacGregor's is a genuinely inspirational story which blends details of his preparation with the race's history and his take on why it continues to attract the greats. * Birmingham Post *A highly entertaining read, well written, well paced and guaranteed to bring your enthusiasm for cobbles to the boil. * Washing Machine Post *
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Pan Macmillan My Life and Rugby: The Autobiography
Book SynopsisWinner of the Daily Telegraph Rugby Book of the YearThe Sunday Times bestselling rugby book of the yearBrilliant, honest, combative – Eddie Jones is a true legend of world rugby and remains an enigmatic figure in the game. In My Life and Rugby he tells his story for the first time, including the full inside account of England’s 2019 World Cup campaign.He describes his experience growing up in a tough working-class area of Sydney, where he first played rugby, and how he learnt from the extreme highs and lows of his own playing career – the numerous successes but also the painful disappointment of never playing for Australia.He tells how he then embarked on a coaching career that has seen him become one of the most experienced and decorated coaches in Rugby Union, spanning four World Cups and three finals. His successes have included masterminding England’s spectacular victory over New Zealand in the 2019 World Cup and engineering the sport’s most stunning upset when Japan beat South Africa in 2015.My Life and Rugby is the story of one of the most compelling and singular figures in rugby. Told with unflinching honesty, this is the ultimate book for all fans of the sport.Written with Donald McRae, twice winner of the William Hill Sports Book of the Year award and three-time Sports Feature Writer of the Year, My Life and Rugby is the story of one of the most compelling and singular figures in rugby. Told with unflinching honesty, this is the ultimate rugby book for all fans of the sport.A Best Book of the Year – Daily Mail, Sunday Times, The TimesTrade ReviewEternally thoughtful about his craft and sport . . . fascinating. There's much more than rugby here . . . Jones is brutally frank about himself and the people and players in his life. His gifts of leadership and organisation are clearly remarkable: this is a man you would follow into the jungle. * Daily Mail Books of the Year *Refreshingly self-critical . . . Jones emerges as a more complex character than he had led us to believe. The sections on the racism he suffered as a mixed race child and his dejection at missing out an international cap as a player are particularly moving. * The Times Books of the Year *A world-class coach -- Sir Clive WoodwardAn absolute genius * Sydney Morning Herald *A genuine super-coach -- Stephen Jones, The Sunday TimesJones has a winning mentality - he is constantly asking for more -- Gareth Southgate
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Atlantic Books Survive. Drive. Win.: The Inside Story of Brawn
Book Synopsis'The story of Brawn GP is legendary... Exciting and magical.' Damon HillForeword by Bernie Ecclestone____________________________The full story of F1's incredible 2009 championship battle has never been told. Until now.At the end of 2008, Nick Fry, then head of Honda's F1 team, was told by his Japanese bosses that the motor company was pulling out of F1. In response, Nick and chief engineer Ross Brawn persuaded Honda to sell them the company for £1 - a gamble that would take the team all the way to winning the 2009 Driver's and the Constructor's Championship with a borrowed engine, a heavily adapted chassis and, at least initially, no sponsors.Giving the inside track on the drivers, the rivalries, on negotiating with Bernie Ecclestone and on hiring and working with global superstars Michael Schumacher and Lewis Hamilton, Survive. Drive. Win. is a gripping memoir of how one man found himself in the driving seat for one of the most incredible journeys in the history of motor sport.'Nick Fry and Ed Gorman take us behind the mysterious and tightly closed doors of F1 to tell the remarkable story of the 2009 season.' Martin BrundleTrade ReviewThe story of Brawn GP is legendary. Imagine sitting at home at Christmas thinking you were out of a job, then by next Christmas you were a World Champion. This is F1's Leicester City story - it's every bit as exciting and magical. -- Damon HillIt is refreshing for a book to be written about a sport as exciting as Formula One which covers the enormous amount of work that happens behind the scenes to bring two cars to the grid. -- Sir Jackie StewartNick Fry and Ed Gorman take us behind the mysterious and tightly closed doors of F1 to tell the remarkable story of the 2009 season, through the eyes of someone at the centre of the action. -- Martin BrundleFascinating detail covering efforts behind the scenes to keep Brawn GP alive and on course for their extraordinary World Championship. Nick Fry gives a refreshingly honest and, at times, self-deprecating account. Reporting from the sidelines, it's clear we only knew half the story... -- Maurice Hamilton, award-winning motor-sport writer and broadcasterThis book portrays all that is good about Britain. The very best talent in motor sport, excellent designers, engineers and sound business leaders who kept their heads in a crisis... and then went on to win a World Championship against all the odds in the most ruthlessly competitive sport there is. A truly inspiring story. -- Lord Digby Jones, Former Director General of the CBI and former Minister of State for UK Trade & InvestmentTable of Contents1: Bombshell from Honda 2: Pulling the team from the fire 3: Now it's our turn to become team owners 4: One hell of a tunnel and getting Ross on board 5: Bringing the RA109 to life as BGP001 6: Testing the rocket ship 7: Now Bernie wants to buy us 8: Branson steals the show at Melbourne 9: Winning with no money 10: A night to remember in Monaco 11: Keeping our heads as Ron calls for the aero number 12: The buying game: Mercedes, the Glazers and Air Asia 13: The dip 14: Rubens on a charge as Jenson 15: Brawn GP scales the heights in 16: Splitting with 17: Michael 18: The long road to hiring Lewis 19: Epilogue: Looking back on a sporting fairy
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Pitch Publishing Ltd Rugby World Cup Greatest Games: A History in 50
Book SynopsisThe Rugby World Cup has only been in existence since 1987, yet already it is established as the sport's premier competition - six weeks of frenzied action which entrances all the rugby-playing nations. The tournament has thrown up countless memorable matches, introduced us to amazing players and witnessed some incredible scores - from Michael Jones scoring the first World Cup try to the legendary All Blacks regaining the trophy in a titanic struggle with France 24 years later. In between we have witnessed two triumphs each for Australia and South Africa, and of course England's sole victory for a Northern Hemisphere side. To date. Relive France's spectacular wins over Australia and New Zealand; Argentina's repeated upsetting of the world order; last-minute drop goals by Joel Stransky and Jonny Wilkinson, and the sheer exuberance of the Pacific Islanders - in a Rugby World Cup history which will appeal to fans of every nation.
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Mortons Media Group Island Racer 2022: Your guide to the 2022 Isle of
Book SynopsisEach year its 148 pages delivers the most incredible photos, articles and interviews with the modern gladiators who do battle on the world''s most punishing motorcycle course. 2022''s Island Racer focuses on the biggest names and the fastest motorcycles that are taking on TT 2022 and uncovers the stories behind the headlines.
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Penguin Putnam Inc What Is the Womens World Cup
Book SynopsisGooaal! Soccer fans, get your game on with this book about one of the biggest tournaments in women’s sports.The first international women''s soccer match was in 1881, but the Women''s World Cup didn''t become official until 1991 -- 110 years later! Read about the courageous, soccer-loving women who worked hard to have a World Cup of their own in this addition to the Who HQ series. Young readers will learn about the history of women''s soccer, star players, and iconic wins! From Team USA''s record-breaking four championships to Japan''s inspiring win in 2011, this book is full of heartwarming and exciting stories about incredible athletes across decades!Trade Review
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Bloomsbury USA 1923
Book SynopsisTrade Review[a] fascinating and often touching book… Wonderful * The Times *An absorbing mix of historical sleuthing and travel writing * The Telegraph *Spellbinding * Daily Mail *A captivating journey of discovery into a lost world. A real joy to read. * Tom McTague *Witty, discursive, and tons of fun, Ned Boulting has the Tour de France under his skin, and you will too by the time you've read this * Al Murray, comedian, author and presenter of history podcast, We Have Ways of Making You Talk *Ned's captivating book explores one man's obsession with this magnificent event and casts an intriguing light on a tiny fragment of a race long gone by * Alexei Sayle *Ned has created a rich tapestry from the finest of threads ... I felt transported back with him to the very origins of bike racing and the world that created it * David Millar *one of the most intelligent sporting books i have come across…the writing is compulsive, eloquently conveying the twists and turns of the story as it unfolds…excellent -- thewashingmachinepostThere has never been a cycling book quite like this one. A scrap of newsreel film, a century old and two and a half minutes long, sweeps Ned Boulting back not just into the world of a forgotten hero of the Tour de France but into the forces that shaped that world: a collision of sport, war, family and destiny. And as he searches for the tiniest clues among the faded celluloid shadows, he carries us along with him, making us his companions on a remarkable mission of rediscovery * Richard Williams, music and sports journalist *Delightful -- Dara Ó Briain * Twitter *utterly captivating…an amazing concept and a truly fascinating adventure into cycling, history and people… a truly addictive read. * Cyclist *Beginning with a fragment of a century-old race, Ned has written a ‘biography of the unknown rider’. And in honouring him he’s told us more about bike racing, the Tour and about Europe in the years between the wars than we’d ever have learned from a book about a star * Michael Hutchinson, racing cyclist and writer *This is a wonderful piece of writing that transcends sport. -- New EuropeanBoulting’s enthusiasm for the footage is catching. [He] is a sympathetic writer and an extremely knowledgeable historian. -- Times Literary SupplementWitty, discursive, and tons of fun, Ned Boulting has the Tour De France under his skin, and you will too by the time you read this -- Al MurrayAn engaging melange of sports writing, history, travelogue and detective story... Fascinating * Waterstones *An exceptional book * Pez Cycling News *A great example of what constitutes the best longform writing about sport -- The New EuropeanA reminder that bike racing is inextricably bound to the history, characters and contours of its surroundings. * Cyclist *Table of Contents1. Looking 2. Falling 3. Moving Postscript Further Reading Index
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Silvana Swank Rally®: Deus Ex-Machina®
Book SynopsisA selection of pictures from the international motorbike event where riders can have fun with style. Deus Swank Rally is an international event, bizarre, eccentric and highly amusing. The name says it all: elegance, swank, but it's still a rally, so motorbikes and riders inevitably douse themselves in mud and dust. All the motorbikes are welcomed: studded specials, enduros with carburettors, even the most inappropriate. During the day gentlemanly competitions are held, self-timed, no cheating; in the evening there is a party among friends. What happens at a Swank Rally? It's all been captured in the beautiful pictures of this book. Text in English and Italian.
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Pitch Publishing Ltd Ruling the World: The Story of the 1992 Cricket
Book SynopsisRuling the World tells the enthralling story of the 1992 Cricket World Cup in Australia and New Zealand. From the early exchanges in the warm-up matches, up to the final at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, tales of classic stature and previously untold gems regularly arise. Each match is explored along with its unique backstory, with many key players contributing memories after more than a quarter of a century. Interviews with stars such as Derek Pringle, Phillip DeFreitas, Gladstone Small, Brian McMillan and Gavin Larsen help bring to life the greatest ever Cricket World Cup. Contributions from fans offer a unique insight into the high emotions in the stands as the tournament was played out. And exclusive behind-the-scenes access is granted by documents from the tournament's organising committee, including minutes from meetings and reports presented to the International Cricket Council. Ruling the World brings all the drama and excitement of 1992 to a new generation of cricket fans, and offers contemporary onlookers the chance to fondly reminisce.
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Vintage Publishing Slaying the Badger
Book SynopsisGreg LeMond, ''L''Americain'': fresh-faced, prodigious newcomer. This is supposed to be his year.Bernard Hinault, ''The Badger'': aggressive, headstrong, five-time winner of the Tour. He has pledged his unwavering support to his team mate, LeMond.The team is everything in cycling, so the world watches, stunned, as LeMond and Hinault''s explosive rivalry plays out over three high-octane weeks. Slaying the Badger relives the adrenaline and agony as LeMond battles to become the first American to win the Tour, with the Badger relentlessly on the attack.Includes brand new material for the paperback.Trade ReviewExcellent. * Rouleur *Moore entertainingly unravels the complexities of the relationships within the peloton during a three-week stage race, the sort of battle in which alliances can shift from one mountain peak to another and your enemy's enemy can suddenly become your most valued friend -- Richard Williams * Guardian *From the opening pages this is a book that grips. Combining great insight, interviews and anecdotes with wonderfully vivid writing, it is thoroughly researched and well written. Like the event itself, the book is so engrossing, you don't want it to end * Scotland on Sunday *As a matter of some urgency, arm yourself first with Slaying the Badger by Richard Moore and immerse yourself in the epic story of the 1986 Tour and the two greatest riders of their era. ... The race and the book builds towards a gripping page turning climax which you don't want to end -- Bredan Gallagher * Daily Telegraph *A gripping narrative of this psychological and physical three-week war... It is good to be reminded that the race used to have twice-a-day stages, that helmets didn't always obscure the riders and that technology once had little place in the Tour * Wall Street Journal *
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HarperCollins Publishers Inc Play by Play Calling the Wildest Games in Sports
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Ebury Publishing Domestique
Book SynopsisCharly Wegelius was one of Britain's most distinguished and respected professional cyclists. He grew up in York, and went on to race for some of cycling's best teams, including Mapei, the world's most successful ever team. In his 11-year career he competed in a remarkable 14 Grand Tours (including three Tours de France). Charly now works as a directear sportif for the Garmin-Sharp team.Co-writer Tom Southam is a former professional racing cyclist. He raced alongside Charly Wegelius for three years in the Italian professional peleton, and twice rode the professional Roac Race Championships as a teamate of Wegelius. He now works as a writer and contributes to major cycling publications in the UK and internationally.Trade ReviewIf justice is alive and well in the world, this will be the sports book of the year 2013... a book that is well nigh impossible to put back on the shelf at the end of each chapter. * The Washing Machine Post.net *Interesting and revealing... the most accurate description of what being a highly-regarded domestique in the modern peloton is really like' * Cycling Weekly *One of the hardest working domestiques in the sport * Cycling Weekly *Couldn't put it down…the best insight into the peloton since Paul Kimmage’s Rough Ride -- William FotheringhamA must read. Absolutely outstanding -- Paul Kimmage
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Penguin Books Ltd The Fight Norman Mailer Penguin Modern Classics
Book SynopsisFrom one of the major innovators of New Journalism, Norman Mailer''s The Fight is the real-life story of a clash between two of the world''s greatest boxers, both in and out of the ring, published in Penguin Modern Classics.Norman Mailer''s The Fight focuses on the 1974 World Heavyweight Boxing Championship in Kinshasa, Zaire. Muhammad Ali met George Foreman in the ring. Foreman''s genius employed silence, serenity and cunning. He had never been defeated. His hands were his instrument, and ''he kept them in his pockets the way a hunter lays his rifle back into its velvet case''. Together the two men made boxing history in an explosive meeting of two great minds, two iron wills and monumental egos.''If ever a fighter had been able to demonstrate that boxing was a twentieth-century art, it must be Ali, says Norm, and his achievement in this masterly book is of a similar order, demonstrating that writing about sport can also be a twentieth-century art''
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Vintage Publishing The Phantom of the Open
Book SynopsisThe hilarious, heartwarming and - unbelievably - true story of Maurice Flitcroft, the World's Worst GolferWhen 46-year-old crane driver Maurice Flitcroft chanced his way into the Open - having never before played a round of golf in his life - he ran up a record-worst score of 121.Trade ReviewHilarious * Esquire *The story of its greatest anti-hero is just what the game needs. * Spectator *
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Vintage Publishing The Grudge Two Nations One Match No Holds Barred
Book SynopsisScotland are the underdogs - second-class citizens from a land that's become the testing ground for the most unpopular tax in living memory: Thatcher's Poll Tax.Trade ReviewI enjoyed this book enormously. The match is one of my enduring rugby memories, and reading The Grudge it all came flooding back -- John InverdaleThe finest book written on the tournament ... English has produced an absolutely outstanding work, weaving in the strands of history, politics, sociology, dislike and tactical nous, which makes the game probably the most remarkable ever played in the grand old tournament. The insights provided into the minds and roles of Jim Telfer and Brian Moore are worth the price alone -- Stephen Jones * The Times *Superb ... a fantastic drama. The Grand Slam match was part of a political world ... This is what gave the occasion its power, its glory and its ultimate significance * The Herald *Gripping ... Tom English has interviewed all the main protagonists to produce a richly textured picture of the build-up, the day itself and the aftermath * Independent *5 stars. An epic tale of clashing personalities. The Grudge puts you right on the touchline as the English and Scottish teams go to war. -- Simon Briggs * Daily Telegraph *
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Vintage Publishing Lanterne Rouge
Book SynopsisMax Leonard's previous books include Lanterne Rouge: the Last Man in the Tour de France and Bunker Research. He has also written about cycling, travel and adventure for Esquire, Monocle, Rouleur, Strava, Rapha and others.Trade ReviewExcellent ... compulsive reading...redresses the balance with considerable literary style and panache. * The Washing Machine Post *Don't be surprised if you fall in love with Max Leonard's book. A glorious celebration of coming last. -- Brendan Gallagher * thetour.co.uk *Thoughtful, properly researched and consistently entertaining -- Tim Moore[A] lively account of largely forgotten men... It’s not easy to come up with an original angle on Le Tour, but with this rear view Leonard has managed the feat in style -- Simon Redfern * Independent on Sunday *Brilliant... The stories of the lanternes rouges that Leonard picks out have real value, because the race's rear view can tell you much more than the angle we're all familiar with -- Michael Hutchinson * Independent *Makes for oddly inspiring reading. There is an art to losing -- Jon Day * London Review of Books *An elegant book... Surprising and illuminating -- Ian Bell * Herald *This is a valuable book with some great stories. Deeply-researched and well-written, it’s an enjoyable read that shouldn’t be rushed * The Inner Ring *Fascinating… Without losers, there are no winners * London Cyclist *Thoughtful, witty * Times Literary Supplement *In this lively, rear-view account of largely unsung heroes, and a few villains, Leonard has managed the difficult feat of coming up with an original angle on Le Tour -- Simon Redfern * Independent on Sunday *Leonard extracts the dignity that sometimes exists in sporting failure; this is not the world of Armstrong, Keane or Pietersen and all the more appealing because of that -- Tim Lewis * Observer *Celebratory and hilarious in equal measures, The Last Man revels in the travails of the underdog -- Ben East * Metro *This book does a great job of revealing some of the less well known stories from le Tour: well written, entertaining, and informative -- Richard Peploe * Road *This book is an entertaining account taking in everyone from stage winners and former yellow jerseys who couldn’t hang on, to a breakaway leader who stopped for a bottle of wine and then took a wrong turn, to a doper whose drug cocktail backfired * Bike Radar *
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Vintage Publishing 101 Damnations
Book SynopsisJoin Ned Boulting as he reports on his dozen-th Tour de France, an event in which blokes do amazing things on bikes, and, we're oft told, the biggest annual sporting event in the world.101 Damnations is a chance to relive the 2014 race, stage for stage, fall after fall, tantrum by tantrum; just the good bits mind, without all the aerial shots of castles. Or sunflowers. (Though it does wax lyrical about some stunning Alpine scenery . . . and, with the race starting in Yorkshire, even some stunning scenery not far from Bradford).From Leeds to Paris (how often do you say that?), Ned details the minutiae of his encounters with the likes of Vincenzo Nibali, David Millar, Chris Froome, Chris Boardman (or Broadman' as some would have it), Marcel Kittel, Mrs Cavendish (Mark's wife), Peter Sagan and the rest. Their endeavours, achievements, humour and occasional rancour, sit alongside his own decade-long quest for the ideal end-of-race T-shirt.Ned weaveTrade ReviewBoulting’s behind-the-scenes tales provide a unique experience that won’t be found elsewhere -- Nick Bull * Cycling Weekly *This is easily Ned Boulting's finest work to date…there is a maturity of writing here that raises the author several levels above that of (mere) pundit * Washing Machine Post *You can’t hide Boulting’s genuine almost innocent enthusiasm for the sport and the Tour de France * Cycling Uphill *If you’re a cycling fan looking to stay in touch with the summer as daylight dims, 101 Damnations will keep the madness and majesty of the Tour de France close * Bike Radar *101 Damnations encapsulates all that is incredible – and incredibly ordinary – about the greatest race on earth * Sports Pink *
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Vintage Publishing The Racer
Book SynopsisDavid Millar was a professional cyclist for eighteen years, and was the first Briton to wear the leader's jerseys in the Tour de France, Vuelta a España and Giro d'Italia. He is now part of the ITV cycling commentary team and a key spokesman on anti-doping. His first book Racing Through the Dark was a bestseller and was shortlisted for the William Hill Sports Book of the Year award.Trade ReviewDavid Millar's book takes you inside the sport of cycling while also emphasising the absurdity of it. It's quite rare for a sportsman to be so immersed and yet able to detach themselves from it all ... The parts on crashing are amazing. I felt frightened and sore reading it -- Richard Moore, author of Slaying the BadgerCycling has always been about a great deal more than its winners, and The Racer is quite a ride -- Jon Day * Spectator *What’s it really like to be a professional bike racer? David Millar gives you an unparalleled insight -- Colin Henrys * Road Cycling UK *A love letter to the simple pleasure of riding a bike, and a very well-written one at that -- Jamie Beach * Bike Radar *Millar's love for what he did, and the curious world he inhabited for 18 years, shines through his prose * Scotsman *
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Vintage Publishing Butcher Blacksmith Acrobat Sweep
Book SynopsisFirst drawn into the sport while a student in Spain in the mid-1980s, Peter Cossins has been writing about cycling since 1993, contributing principally to Cycling Weekly, Cycle Sport and Procycling. The Monuments, his history of cycling's five greatest one-day Classic races, was published in 2014, followed in 2015 by Alpe d'Huez, an appraisal of cycling's greatest climb.For Yellow Jersey Press he has written the definitive account of the first ever Tour de France, Butcher, Blacksmith, Acrobat, Sweep the also the enlightening book on cycling tactics, Full Gas.He lives in the Ariège in the heart of the French Pyrenees.Trade ReviewEssential…The First Tour de France takes you back to the race itself. Cossins produces a deeply researched and detailed description of the race that toggles between background information on the race’s organization and the individual stages, with long stretches of real-time-style stage reporting one chapter at a time.The effect of this, especially the latter, is soaring * Podium Cafe *Enthralling… Full of outlandish characters and ripping yarns, it makes for a cracking good read * Bikes Etc *
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Palgrave MacMillan UK Olympic Games MegaEvents and Civil Societies
Book SynopsisThis volume explores sporting mega-events, their social, political, and cultural characters, the value systems that they inscribe and draw on, the claims they make on us and the claims the organisers make for them, the spatial and ethical relationships they create, and the responses of civil societies to them.Table of ContentsList of Tables and Figures Acknowledgements Notes on Contributors Introduction: Sports Mega-Events, Sustainable Development, and Civil Societies; G.Hayes & J.Karamichas The Four 'Cs' of Sports Mega-Events: Capitalism, Connections, Citizenship and Contradictions; J.Horne Civilizing Beijing: Social Beautification, Civility and Citizenship at the 2008 Olympics; A.Broudehoux Istanbul's Olympic Challenge: A Passport for Europe?; J.Polo The Failed Bid for Lyon '68 and France's Winter Olympics from Grenoble '68 to Annecy 2018: French Politics, Civil Society and Olympic Mega-Events; H.Dauncey The Role of Environmental Issues in Mega-Events Planning and Management Processes: Which Factors Count?; P.Caratti & L.Ferraguto Sustainability as Global Norm: The Greening of Meag-Events in China; A.Mol & L.Zhang Olympic Games as an Opportunity for the Ecological Modernization of the Host Nation: The Cases of Sydney 2000 and Athens 2004; J.Karamichas What Happens When Olympic Bids Fail? Sustainable Development and Paris 2012; G.Hayes Olympic Games, Conflicts and Social Movements: The Case of Torino 2006; E.Dansero, B.Corpo, Al.Mela & I.Ropolo Vancouver 2010: The Saga of Eagleride Bluffs; D.Whitson Resisting the Torch; X.Renou Conclusion: Sports Mega-Events: Disputed Places, Structural Contradictions and Critical Moments; G.Hayes & J.Karamichas Bibliography Index
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Hachette Books The Magnificent Masters
Book SynopsisIn this riveting account of the 1975 Masters Tournament, acclaimed golf television veteran Gil Capps of NBC Sports and Golf Channel recaptures the thrilling excitement when three iconic heavyweights,Jack Nicklaus, Johnny Miller, and Tom Weiskopf,battled back and forth, riveting the sports world and dramatically culminating in one of the greatest finishes in golf history.Trade ReviewPraise for The Magnificent Masters "Stirs up the nostalgic charm of one of the greatest Masters ever."-Golf Digest "The argument can be made that golf has never had a more extraordinary day than Sunday at the 1975 Masters...[Gil Capps] makes the reader feel as if he's been transported back in time to that remarkable April afternoon."--John Feinstein, national sportswriter and bestselling author of A Good Walk Spoiled "Captures [the] suspense perfectly...an absorbing, informative book."--Tampa Tribune "When so many of us who've come to be accepted as expert in matters concerning golf need answers and counsel, we call on Gil... The Magnificent Masters is an absolute reflection of a man who not only has the deepest understanding of the significance of that stunning 1975 tournament, but the perspective to tell the story in a way that makes us all understand, too."--Jimmy Roberts, NBC Sports, host of Golf Channel's In Play with Jimmy Roberts, and author of Breaking the Slump "In the world of details, Gil Capps is golf's strongest man, and those strengths make The Magnificent Masters as potent for the reader today as they were for the viewer in 1975."--Brandel Chamblee, Golf Channel analyst and former PGA Tour winner and Masters participant
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Random House USA Inc A Terrible Splendor Three Extraordinary Men a
Book SynopsisBefore Federer versus Nadal, before Borg versus McEnroe, the greatest tennis match ever played pitted the dominant Don Budge against the seductively handsome Baron Gottfried von Cramm. This deciding 1937 Davis Cup match, played on the hallowed grounds of Wimbledon, was a battle of titans: the world's number one tennis player against the number two; America against Germany; democracy against fascism. For five superhuman sets, the duo’s brilliant shotmaking kept the Centre Court crowd-and the world-spellbound.But the match’s significance extended well beyond the immaculate grass courts of Wimbledon. Against the backdrop of the Great Depression and the brink of World War II, one man played for the pride of his country while the other played for his life. Budge, the humble hard-working American who would soon become the first man to win all four Grand Slam titles in the same year, vied to keep the Davis Cup out of the hands of the Nazi regime. On the other side of the n
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Little, Brown & Company Last Dance Behind the Scenes at the Final Four
Book SynopsisThe book John Feinstein's fans have been waiting for - an in-depth look at The NCAA Final Four.Trade Review'John Feinstein has become sportswriting's John Grisham' - David Kindred, Sporting News
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Time Warner International A Good Walk Spoiled Days and Nights on the Pga
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Little, Brown Book Group Ashes To Ashes
Book SynopsisThe Ashes may be the longest and fiercest sporting soap opera the world has known. The anticipation is always intense, expectations are high and, for England fans, disappointment is almost inevitable, as we usually lose. But it''s a drug we can never kick. How have we got into this state? Can we ever break free?Marcus Berkmann knows he can''t and has stopped even trying. ASHES TO ASHES is the first emotional history of the contest, shamelessly eschewing balance and objectivity to give the punter''s view of every series since 1972. This new edition updates the tale to the victorious 2009 series, while remaining brutally realistic about our chances in 2010 and beyond . . .Trade Review** 'Very perceptive, and very funny * LITERARY REVIEW *** 'The book oozes a laddish solidarity. . . Berkmann's wit lays bare the painful vicissitudes of hoping for English success * INDEPENDENT ON SUNDAY *** 'Did Berkmann waste his time watching all those Ashes games? This lovely book is proof he did not * DAILY MAIL *** 'By far the best gentle, bleakly comic take on the series * OBSERVER *
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Strategic Sports Event Management
This book provides students and event managers with an insight into the strategic management of sports events of all scales and types, from international mega-events to community sport. Introducing key theory and best practice, it offers a practical, step-by-step guide to planning, organizing, managing and evaluating events. Now in a fully revised and updated fourth edition, the book explains the importance of adopting a strategic approach, showing how to implement strategies that lead to successful outcomes over the short and the long term. It uses international case studies in every chapter, from the NBA and NFL to Formula 1 and the English Premier League, offering real-world insight into both larger and smaller events. In addition, woven throughout the book are a series of in-depth studies of several Olympic Games, the ultimate sporting event and an important point of reference for all practising and aspiring event managers. The book covers every key aspect of the spo
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Taylor & Francis Football Club Management
Book SynopsisThe rapid global growth of the sport industry has prompted the need for a more commercial approach to the management of sport clubs. This book is the first study of its kind to focus on the management of professional football clubs, providing a real-world insight into management principles and their practical application. The international commercialisation of football has led to a fundamental transformation of the industry's management practices, given the financial rewards of success and the high price of failure. This book presents a critical examination of this transformation, questioning why clubs are increasingly adopting management strategies from other industries. Each chapter analyses the role played by a key leadership figure within a club, such as the owner, chief executive officer (CEO), chief financial officer (CFO), chief operating officer (COO), director of football (DoF), and head coach. Full of exclusive interviews, case studies and examples of best pracTrade Review"I met Ian many months ago on the eve of a Fulham FC game away to Sunderland, and at that time the role of the Director of Football (DoF) was still relatively uncommon in the clubs hierarchy. Thankfully Ian has dedicated his time to articulate what many other authors have failed to achieve, producing a brilliant insight into how elite clubs operate and a ‘behind the scenes’ look at the balance between football and business operations. I am sure this book will help to enlighten both football fans and academics and advance the role of the DoF in the modern game." - Mike Rigg, former Technical Director at Manchester City Football Club and former Head of Talent Management at the Football Association"Ian’s book presents a clear and analytical review of the football landscape from both a management and business perspective. It provides the reader with a valuable and detailed insight into how professional Football Clubs are organized." - Mark Wotte, former Performance Director at the Scottish Football AssociationTable of ContentsList of figures Preface Glossary of terms 1. The English Professional Football Club Industry 2. The Owner(s) 3. The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) 4. The Chief Financial Officer (CFO) 5. The Chief Operating Officer (COO) 6. The Director of Football (DoF) 7. The 1st Team Manager (aka ‘Head Coach’) 8. The Head of Academy (HoA) 9. Personal, Academic and Career Development 10. Conclusions: Future Industry Business Directions Bibliography Appendix: Job Descriptions
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Methuen Publishing Ltd Crickets Burning Passion Ivo Bligh and the Story
Book SynopsisAfter England's cricketers famously lost to Australia at the Oval in August 1882 a mock obituary notice was published in the Sporting Times, announcing that 'the body [of English cricket] would be cremated and the ashes taken to Australia'. It was this announcement that brought 'the Ashes' into existence.
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John Wiley & Sons Inc Tournament Management
Book SynopsisEvery year thousands of golf tournaments are held across the globe, from high profile majors like the PGA Championship and British Open to smaller regional, amateur, and member-guest events. Superintendents are responsible for preparing the course in anticipation of a tournament and maintaining the course during the event. Thisbook offers superintendents and allied professionals all the tools they need to prepare and maintain golf courses for tournaments. It offers practical guidelines for a successful tournament, from how to prepare greens, tees, fairways, bunkers and rough through cup-cutting, pest management, and fertilization prior to and during the tournament to tips on managing professional events.Table of ContentsForeword. Chapter 1: Planning and Communication. Chapter 2: Back to the Basics. Chapter 3: Greens Management. Chapter 4: Tee, Fairways and Roughs. Chapter 5: Bunkers. Chapter 6: The Little Things That Matter. Chapter 7: Pretournament Checklist.
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University of California Press The Tour de France Updated with a New Preface
Book SynopsisTells the story of the Tour de France since its creation in 1903. This book links the history of the Tour to key moments and themes in French history. It examines the popularity of Tour racers, and explores how their public images have changed.Trade Review"There are several books to tell you who first won the yellow jersey or the identity of the youngest post-war winner of the Tour de France, the kind you might receive as a gift. This is sort of book you'd buy for yourself." //Inrng: The Inner Ring "This book is filled fascinating material... Thompson has made a great deal of sense out of this complicated story." Podium Cafe "A comprehensive history of France from the race's inception, long before Greg LeMond or Lance Armstrong were born." The Bike Blog-Albany Times UnionTable of ContentsPreface to the 2008 Edition Acknowledgments Introduction 1. La Grande Boucle: Cycling, Progress, and Modernity 2. Itineraries, Narratives, and Identities 3· The Geants de La Route: Gender and Heroism 4. L 'Auto's Ouvriers de La PedaLe: Work, Class, and the Tour de France, 1903-1939 5· The Forr;ats de La Route: Exploits, Exploitation, and the Politics of Athletic Excess, 1903-1939 6. What Price Heroism? Work, Sport, and Drugs in Postwar France Epilogue Appendix: Racers' Occupations Notes Bibliography Index
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Highbury Safika Media Champions of the World Seven Magnificent Weeks
Book SynopsisThis coffee table title details his writing as it was published during the World Cup and combines with the most powerful imagery (from the photographers at the tournament) in celebration of the pertinent moments in the Boks' World Cup success.
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Harvard University Press Globalizing Sport
Book SynopsisKeys offers the first major study of the political and cultural ramifications of international sports competitions in the 1930s. Focusing on the U.S., Nazi Germany, and the Soviet Union, she examines the transformation of events like the Olympics and the World Cup from small-scale events to the expensive, political, global extravaganzas of today.Trade ReviewA meticulously researched and tightly argued study of a historical trajectory intertwining the dissemination of sport, the rise of an ‘imagined’ global community, and transnational cultural formation in the early 20th century. The book is truly remarkable in its analytical sophistication, breathtaking in the depth and breadth of its multinational archival foundation, and eye-opening in its elucidation of previously overlooked connections between disparate historical forces breaching the boundaries of national history. -- Sayuri Guthrie-Shimizu * H-Diplo *International history rewards ambition, and if such reach produces lacunae, it is more than compensated for by the new insights such work brings. Globalizing Sport is such an ambitious work. It is an exemplary example of the ‘new diplomatic history,’ and will provide inspiration for scholars seeking to incorporate cultural history into the study of international affairs. -- Daniel Gorman * Canadian Journal of History *Keys notes that the growth of international sport occured despite the Depression, ideological conflicts, and chauvinism. Sport grew in that seemingly hostile setting through its mass appeal and ability to consolidate group identity at local and national levels, and by providing a means to mediate between national and international identities, which involved acceptance and adoption of such values as competition, hierarchy, high achievement, individualism, and universalism… Keys presents a smartly argued, innovative theory. The book is an important contribution to the history of sport and the history of international relations. -- Steven A. Riess * Journal of American History *Through accessible, crisp writing and impressive research in U.S., German, Russian, and Swiss archives, Keys…details the rapid growth of international sport despite the inhospitable nationalistic environment of the 1930s. In order to elucidate sport’s peculiar potency as the means of mediating between national and international identities, Keys analyzes the 1932 Olympics in Los Angeles (whose publicity was practically hijacked by the Hollywood glitterati), Adolf Hitler’s 1936 Berlin Olympics, and Josef Stalin’s early sovietization of soccer as examples of how nation-states joined the global sport system to promote nationalist—if not chauvinistic—objectives and, yet, fomented internationalism. Although clearly demonstrating that sport tends toward indigenization and xenophobia (best illustrated by Friedrich Ludwig Jahn’s German gymnastics movement in the early 19th century), the author emphasizes the transnational origins and connections of modern sport. -- E. A. Sanabria * Choice *This fascinating book charts the development of international sport as a key component of the rapidly evolving cultural contacts between nations in the early twentieth century. Keys examines how the United States, Soviet Union, and Nazi Germany attempted to use international sporting events both to cement their standing in the world community and to send important global messages about their governments and policies. An important, potentially groundbreaking study. -- Michael L. Krenn, author of Fall-Out Shelters for the Human Spirit: American Art and the Cold WarWith deep research in American, German, and Russian sources as well as those of international organizations, accompanied by very wide reading in cultural history, Barbara Keys has written an engaging account of the evolution of international sports in the 1930s. The writing is always clear, even arresting. Globalizing Sport is a tour de force. -- Ernest R. May, Harvard UniversityWhat an original and exciting book! Other scholars have treated sport seriously, but this fascinating new study elevates our understanding of the place of international sport to a level of importance far higher than the purely symbolic plane to which it is typically consigned. Besides telling the fascinating story of internationalism in sport in the 1930s, Barbara Keys also provides fresh insights into the functioning of modern international relations in general. As she makes wonderfully clear, sport is a striking example of the autonomous power exerted by the non-political aspects of global society. No doubt about it: this work is destined to become a model for other scholars in the burgeoning new field of international history. -- Frank Ninkovich, St. John’s University
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Random House Canada The Last Good Year Seven Games That Ended an Era
Book SynopsisNominated for the 2019 Toronto Heritage Book AwardWe may never see a playoff series like it again.Before Gary Bettman, and the lockouts. Before all the NHL's old barns were torn down to make way for bigger, glitzier rinks. Before expansion and parity across the league, just about anything could happen on the ice. And it often did. It was an era when huge personalities dominated the sport; and willpower was often enough to win games. And in the spring of 1993, some of the biggest talents and biggest personalities were on a collision course. The Cinderella Maple Leafs had somehow beaten the mighty Red Wings and then, just as improbably, the St. Louis Blues. Wayne Gretzky's Kings had just torn through the Flames and the Canucks. When they faced each other in the conference final, the result would be a series that fans still talk about passionately 25 years later. Taking us back to that feverish spring, <
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The History Press Ltd Europe at the Masters
Book SynopsisSteve Rider gives a compelling insight into European success at this Major event.
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The History Press Ltd The Times on the Ashes
Book SynopsisEngland against Australia for the Ashes it is one of the oldest and greatest rivalries in sport and almost its entire history has been covered in The Times. The whole story is here: from Shane Warne's ball of the century in 1993 to Gilbert Jessop's power hitting at The Oval in 1902; from the infamous Bodyline tour of 193233 to England's surrender to the pace of Lillee and Thomson in 197475; from Len Hutton's Coronation-year triumph in 1953 to the long years of defeat before the Ashes were finally recaptured in 2005. The Times on the Ashes showcases great batsmen like Bradman, Ponting, Gower, Trumper, Boycott, Greg Chappell, and the great bowlers of Trueman, Warne, Larwood, Lillee, Underwood, McGrath, Anderson, along with the great captains such as Brearley, Ian Chappell, Vaughan, Armstrong, Jardine, Steve Waugh and Hutton. This book recaptures more than a century of the highs and lows of Ashes cricket through the pages of The Times and features some of
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Little, Brown Book Group The Match
Book SynopsisThe year: 1956. Eddie Lowery, once caddie to Francis Ouimet, now a wealthy car dealer and avid supporter of amateur golf, boasts to fellow millionaire George Coleman that two of his salesmen - US amateur champion Harvie Ward and up-and-coming star Ken Venturi - could beat any golfers in the world in a best ball match. Coleman asks Lowery how he plans to prove it. ''Bring any two golfers of your choice to the course tomorrow morning,'' Lowery tells him, ''and we''ll settle the issue.'' Coleman shows up all right - with Ben Hogan and Byron Nelson, the game''s greatest living professionals. In Mark Frost''s peerless hands, complete with the recollections of all the participants, the story of this foursome and the greatest private match ever played comes vividly to life.Trade ReviewGripping and exceptionally well researched and written Times A fantastic insight into the course and four of the world's greatest golfers GQ
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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.
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Orion Publishing Co Football Against The Enemy
Book Synopsis''GREAT'' Independent''TERRIFIC'' Guardian''WONDERFUL'' Time Out''QUALITY'' Mail on Sunday''DEFINITIVE'' FourFourTwoWinner of the William Hill Sports Book AwardFeatured in FourFourTwo''s list of ''The 10 Best Football Books Ever''Featured in Esquire''s ''Best Sports Books Ever Written''Throughout the world, football is a potent force in the lives of billions of people. Focusing national, political and cultural identities, football is the medium through which the world''s hopes and fears, passions and hatreds are expressed. Simon Kuper travelled to twenty-two countries from South Africa and Italy to Russia and the USA to examine the way football has shaped them. At the same time, he tried to find out what lies behind each nation''s distinctive style of play, from the carefree self-expression of the Brazilians to the anxious calculTrade ReviewIf you like football, read it. If you don't like football, read it -- Simon Barnes * The Times *This is a wonderful book written under great duress at times and full of the spirit of youthful exuberance and curiosity that runs way beyond the touchline * Time Out *Quality soccer books have mushroomed ... but none matches this global examination for originality, breadth and sheer courage * Mail on Sunday *Another great work on soccer ... effervescent and hilarious * Independent *A terrific book * Guardian *
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