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  • Private Games

    (Private 3)

    by James Patterson ...
    Series Book 3 - Private
    July 2012: The Games have arrived in London. Preparations have gone flawlessly and the stage is set for one of the greatest ever showcases of sporting excellence. But one man has a devastating plan. Having waited years for this chance, he is now ready for vengeance.When Sir Denton Marshall, a key member of the London Olympic organising committee, is found decapitated in his garden, Peter Knight, ... Read more

    8,99 €

  • Today We Die a Little

    Emil Zátopek, Olympic Legend to Cold War Hero

    by Richard Askwith ...
    LONGLISTED FOR THE WILLIAM HILL SPORTS BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARDSHORTLISTED FOR THE CROSS SPORTS BOOK AWARDS BIOGRAPHY OF THE YEARThe definitive biography of one of the greatest, most extraordinary runners and Olympic heroes of all time, from the author of running classic Feet in the Clouds.Emil Zátopek won five Olympic medals, set 18 world records, and went undefeated over 10,000 metres for six ... Read more

    10,99 €

  • The New Encyclopedia of Modern Bodybuilding

    The Bible of Bodybuilding, Fully Updated and Revis

    by Arnold Schwarzenegger ...
    From elite bodybuilding competitors to gymnasts, from golfers to fitness gurus, anyone who works out with weights must own this book -- a book that only Arnold Schwarzenegger could write, a book that has earned its reputation as "the bible of bodybuilding."Inside, Arnold covers the very latest advances in both weight training and bodybuilding competition, with new sections on diet and nutrition, ... Read more

    34,37 €

  • Front Sight

    by Marco Masetti ...
    FRONT SIGHTby Marco MasettiSynopsisFRONT SIGHT is a collection of my notes as a high level Target Shooting Coach, who managed to achieve training an Athlete who won a Silver medal at the London Olympics.Mainly I speak of the training methodology in the field of Olympic target shooting, explaining in detail a method that was innovative in the period 2009-2012.More generally I speak of technical ... Read more

    9,49 € or Free with Kobo Plus

  • If Gold Is Our Destiny

    How a Team of Mavericks Came Together for Olympic Glory

    by Sean P. Murray ...
    The true story of how a group of talented volleyball players learned to put their egos aside, became a team, and changed the sport of volleyball forever.In the early 1980s, a golden generation of volleyball players joined the U.S. men’s national team. With the Olympics coming to Los Angeles in 1984, the pressure was on to build a winning program around these exceptional athletes. But could a group ... Read more

    16,53 €

  • Berlin 1936

    Sixteen Days in August

    by Oliver Hilmes ...
    Translated by Jefferson Chase ...
    WINNER OF THE TELEGRAPH SPORTS BOOK AWARD FOR GENERAL OUTSTANDING SPORTS WRITINGA captivating account of the Nazi Olympics – told through the voices and stories of those who were there.'Compelling, suspenseful and beautifully done' Anna Funder, author of STASILANDFor sixteen days in the summer of 1936, the world’s attention turned to the German capital as it hosted the Olympic Games.Seen thr... ... Read more

    10,99 €

  • The Great Run

    The Dream and the Adventure

    by Francesco Prossen, Eidon ...
    Series series San Giorgio
    ”Mind!! You could consider this book as a doping” Marco writes in a comment.“I did Tor three times.. three times arrived in Courmayeur.. It's very hard, it's killing.. it's long but marvelous... I can't wait to do it again in 2015” francesco prossenThe Great Run – the Dream and the Adventure is the book in which Francesco Prossen (italian writer and trailer) talks about his adventure as a “normal” ... Read more

    4,99 € or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Life in the Fast Lane

    The Chris Stoddart Story

    by Chris Stoddart ...
    In the late 1960s, a new sport emerged in Canada that would change the lives of many people: wheelchair sports.In Life in the Fast Lane, Chris Stoddart recounts the rise of wheelchair racing, with him as one of its pioneers. Born with spina bifida—a condition that affects the development of the spine—Stoddart witnessed the extraordinary transformation of the wheelchair from a heavy and unwieldy ... Read more

    11,65 €

  • Beyond Vision

    The Story of a Blind Rower

    by Victoria Nolan ...
    At 18 years old, Victoria Nolan found out she was going blind. As her vision became more restricted, so did her independence. Her childhood dream had been to become a teacher, but she had to fight constantly against misconceptions about her capabilities as a visually impaired person. Even starting a family meant risking further vision loss, and as she struggled to deal with her disability, her ... Read more

    6,35 €

  • THE FASTEST HUMAN

    An Autobiography writen by the (First) fastest man

    by Charles William Paddock ...
    Series series Historical Volumes Realesed by the Paddock Family Estate.
    Before Usaine Bolt, before Carl Lewis, before Ben Johnson and Bob Hayes and Jessie Owens...there was Charles Paddock. Back in the 1920s Paddock epitomized speed on the track, and he did so with a flamboyance that made him a star. Fans loved him for the shows he put on, and sportswriters for the stories he created and the controversies he stirred up. For most of the decade he was known as "The ... Read more

    3,12 €

  • Ancient Greece and The Olympics | Children's Ancient History

    by Baby Professor ...
    Did you know that the ancient Greeks were also the first ones to come up with the idea of the Olympics? The idea was originally crafted to honor Zeus. From then on, the world caught on and the Olympics is now the biggest and most prestigious sports gathering worldwide. Read more details in the pages of this book. ... Read more

    3,63 €

  • The Life Changing Magic of Skateboarding

    A Beginner's Guide with Olympic Medalist Sky Brown

    by Sky Brown ...
    Illustrated by Shaw Davidson ...
    Series series The Life Changing Magic Of
    Let me tell you a secret: skateboarding is magic. I don't mean you have to be a magician to do it. In fact, anyone can skateboard. I'm going to show you exactly how I do it, why I do it and what I love most about it. So come with me... Learn how Sky Brown, the youngest person to win a medal in skateboarding at the Olympics, fell in love with the sport. Then, she'll share how to skateboard - from ... Read more

    9,49 € or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Who Owns Sport?

    Edited by Andrew Adams, Leigh Robinson ...
    Series series Routledge Focus on Sport, Culture and Society
    This fascinating collection of essays explores the complex economic, political, cultural and social claims over sport, from multi-disciplinary perspectives including philosophy, history, political science and management.The book seeks to uncover some of the tensions and dilemmas wrapped up within aspects of owning sport and attempts to make sense of the place, role, meaning and function of sport ... Read more

    31,74 €

  • 橋牌簡明制(二版)

    Concise System for Bridge

    by Bridan Wang ...
    以前認為全面使用各式特約可以提高勝率，但是要付出記憶力為代價，如果業餘玩家不常玩牌，很容易忘記或誤解同伴叫牌意義，導致比賽失誤頻出而難以獲得好成績，因此橋牌簡明制簡化制度規則並統合制度邏輯，這樣就不會誤判同伴的叫牌，使用過的玩家應該會一輩子記得，最適合業餘玩家使用。首先點力分級規則是每 3 個點一個牌力等級，再者開叫、答叫、競叫自然花色第一次叫牌皆需要五張牌組，第二門自然花色要保證四張以上，自然花色叫兩次牌組長度要多一張，否則就叫無王。在還沒有使用橋牌簡明制之前，因為多數制度沒有規範答叫與競叫的第一個自然花色必須是五張，經常猶豫是否該以三張牌組來支持配合，有時會遇到同伴叫某門花色兩次，看不清他的基本牌型，到底是不是六張牌組，但是現在確立自然花色第一叫必須是五張之後，就比較容易找到配合牌組，這就像美國標準制採用五張高花開叫之後，就容易以答叫者角度用三張支持尋找高花合約配合 ... Read more

    9,92 € or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Les jeux olympiques

    De l'antiquité à aujourd'hui

    by Philippe JEANDEY ...
    Les plus connus et les plus importants par leur ampleur sont les Jeux d’Olympie ou Jeux Olympiques. Ce concours sportif organisé à Olympie (région du Péloponnèse) avait lieu tous les quatre ans sur le même site. L’origine du mot « olympiade », repris pour les Jeux Olympiques actuels, correspond au temps séparant deux éditions. On ne comptait d’ailleurs pas le temps en année mais en olympiade. Les ... Read more

    2,99 € or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Women and the Olympic Dream

    The Continuing Struggle for Equality, 1896-2021

    by Maria Kaj ...
    On an April morning in 1896, unemployed single mother Stamata Revithi ran the 40 kilometers from Marathon to Athens, finishing in 5 hours 30 minutes. Barred from the first Olympic marathon, she was determined to prove herself.Through more than a century of Olympic Games history, women athletes--who were held back from swimming because long skirts were required, limited to running single-lap races ... Read more

    19,39 €

  • Imane Khelif and the Fight for Fairness: The Battle Over Gender in Sports

    Gender Eligibility, Differences of Sexual Development (DSD), Transgender Athletes, and Fairness in Women's Sports at the 2024 Paris Olympics.

    by 60 Minutes History ...
    Series series Sport Stories
    Imane Khelif and the Fight for FairnessThe Battle Over Gender in Sports: Gender Eligibility, Differences of Sexual Development (DSD), Transgender Athletes, and Fairness in Women's Sports at the 2024 Paris OlympicsIn the heart of the 2024 Paris Olympics, a storm erupted. Imane Khelif, a rising star in the boxing world, found herself at the epicenter of a controversy that would redefine the ... Read more

    3,65 € or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Post-Beijing 2008: Geopolitics, Sport and the Pacific Rim

    Edited by J. A. Mangan, Fan Hong ...
    Series series Sport in the Global Society - Historical Perspectives
    In 2008, as few in the world are unaware, China was host to the world via the Beijing Olympics. The world watched the metamorphosis of Beijing from insecure capital to confident metropolis but, aware of it or not, the world was also watching the symbolic assertion, via the Games, of a rising superpower.The Pacific Rim will be the stage on which China initially displays its new hegemonic intentions ... Read more

    53,73 €

  • Security and Sport Mega Events

    A complex relation

    Edited by Diamantis Mastrogiannakis, Christian Dorville ...
    Series series Sport in the Global Society – Contemporary Perspectives
    This edition stresses some critical reflectons regarding security policies before and during Sport Events in our contemporary era of generalized insecurity. Sport competitions at the national, European and global levels have evolved in terms of economic investment, social importance and media coverage. However, this evolution has brought with it major political concerns. At the same time, the ... Read more

    57,39 €

  • XXII Olympiad

    Moscow 1980, Sarajevo 1984

    by Roberta Conlon ...
    Series Book 20 - The Olympic Century
    The Olympics are meant to be a celebration of sportsmanship and fellowship among nations, but they have sometimes fell short of that goal. XXII Olympiad, the twentieth volume in The Olympic Century series, begins with the story of one of the most politicized Games ever held: Moscow 1980.In December 1979, the Soviet Union invaded Afghanistan, prompting the United States to lead a 65-nation boycott ... Read more

    7,25 € or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The International Olympic Committee and the Olympic System

    The Governance of World Sport

    by Jean-Loup Chappelet ...
    Translated by Brenda Kübler-Mabbott ...
    Series series Global Institutions
    When the athletes enter the stadium and the Olympic flame is lit, the whole world watches. Billions will continue to follow the events and to share in the athletes' joys and sorrows for the next sixteen days.Readers of this book, however, will watch forthcoming editions of the Olympic Games in a completely different light. Unlike many historical or official publications and somewhat biased ... Read more

    53,73 €

  • Just Add Water

    My Swimming Life

    by Katie Ledecky ...
    A New York Times bestselling memoir from Olympic gold medalist, world champion, and the most decorated US female Olympian in history: Katie Ledecky.Katie Ledecky has won more individual Olympic races than any female swimmer in history. She is a four-time Olympian, a nine-time gold medalist, a twenty-one-time world champion, eight-time NCAA Champion, and a world record-holder in individual swimming ... Read more

    16,03 €

  • Automatic Pistol Shooting

    Enriched edition. Together with Information on Handling the Duelling Pistol and Revolver

    by Walter Winans, Hannah Nolan ...
    In "Automatic Pistol Shooting," Walter Winans delves into the technical and practical aspects of mastering the art of shooting with automatic pistols. Winans employs a meticulous and systematic literary style that blends theoretical insights with practical exercises, making the work both informative and accessible to novice and experienced marksmen alike. Set against the backdrop of early 20th ... Read more

    1,99 € or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Captains of Crush Grippers:

    by Randall J. Strossen, Ph.D., with J.B. Kinney and Nathan Holle ...
    Dedicated to all who know "it's not a crush . . . it's an obsession," this book has something for everyone interested in grippers. Captains of Crush Grippers inspire passion, and this is the book that traces their history, outlines gripper basics, and gives you training information that is proven to work. ... Read more

    11,82 €