An accessible and fully cross-referenced A-Z guide, this book has been written specifically for students of sport studies and physical education, introducing basic terms and concepts. Entries cover such diverse subjects as coaching, drug testing, hooliganism, cultural imperialism, economics, gay games, amateurism, extreme sports, exercise physiology and Olympism.This revised second edition, including fully updated further reading and web references, places a greater emphasis on spo...

The Boxcar Children: Henry, Jessie, Violet, and Benny are orphans. Can they find a home where they can stay together as a family?Surprise Island: The Aldens spend the summer on their own private island. There they meet a new friend with an amazing secret!The Yellow House Mystery: Years ago, a man vanished from the yellow house on Surprise Island. Why? The Aldens have found a clue to the mystery!

The Woodshed Mystery: The Alden children are staying at the New England farmhouse where their grandfather grew up. There are many stories and legends about the old farm, and there’s a woodshed near the house that holds a surprising secret... a secret that dates all the way back to the Revolutionary War!The Lighthouse Mystery: When the Aldens take a summer trip to the New England coast, they have a fun place to stay: a lighthouse! But strange things happen after it...

The Amusement Park Mystery: The Aldens are going to visit their cousins Joe and Alice. To the children’s delight, Joe and Alice live near a wonderful amusement park. The park holds everything the Boxcar Children could ask for — a beautiful merry-go-round, lots of rides and games, all the cotton candy they can eat . . . and a mystery!The Mystery of the Mixed-Up Zoo: The zoo is wonderful — it has seals and giraffes and elephants and tigers, and Benny’s favo...

Washed-up, small-town lawyer Marko Bauer already has enough on his plate. And with his latest case, he may have bitten off more than he can chew.“...authentic, tightly plotted, and leaves some great surprises…” —Joe Cargile, author of Legacy on TrialDefending Allee Smith's cousin on what appear to be run-of-the-mill drug charges, Marko quickly discovers that the case is just the tip of the iceberg in their town's murky waters. The ...

#143 The Celebrity Cat Caper: Walter the Cat is a star, but is he too famous for his own good? The Boxcar Children must find out who’s trying to ruin this cat’s career!#144 Hidden in the Haunted School: Does a ghost live in the deserted hallways of Hawthorne School?It’s up to the Boxcar Children to uncover the old school’s secrets!#145 The Election Day Dilemma: Cousin Alice is running for mayor, and the Boxcar Children must find out which of her o...

A shocking confession. A prolific killer. A legal minefield.Marko Bauer and Allee Smith thought defending James Innis on a simple charge would be straightforward. But when he confesses to a murder, it’s clear that this case will be anything but easy. Bound by the law, they can't expose him, even when he leads them to the body. Desperate to escape the ethical trap they've fallen into, Marko and Allee search for a loophole to report him, weighing the options of dropp...

Benny Uncovers a Mystery: Benny and Henry are working all summer at Furman’s, the biggest store in town, but they hadn’t expected that solving mysteries would be part of their job! When an expensive vase disappears, the salespeople receive odd notes, and the jewelry display is tampered with, it’s up to Benny to uncover the truth!The Haunted Cabin Mystery: The Aldens are going with grandfather to visit his friend, old Cap Lambert, a retired riverboat pilot who live...

The Pumpkin Head Mystery: Every fall at the Beckett farm, visitors come to buy pumpkins and go on hayrides. Best of all, Henry, Jessie, Violet, and Benny get to dress up in costumes and help with the fun. But something is haunting the farm . . . a mysterious ghost with a glowing pumpkin head! The Cupcake Caper: People line up around the block to buy Mama Tova’s cupcakes. But who could be trying to steal her secret recipe? The Aldens follow the clues to a cupcake contest w...

The Vanishing Passenger: The Aldens are at the Greenfield train station to meet their favorite mystery writer! Gilbert Finch has agreed to come to their library and meet all of his fans. But when Finch’s train arrives, there is no sign of him anywhere. The famous author has vanished! Will the Boxcar Children be able to find him?The Giant Yo-Yo Mystery: The Aldens are helping a local carpenter build a giant yo-yo that could break a world record! But when plans are ...

The Spy Game: When the Boxcar Children uncover a strange puzzle in a friend’s backyard, it’s just the beginning of the “spy game” — a search for clues leading to gold! The children must make sense of a mysterious old photo and a riddle. But soon the children begin to suspect that there’s a mystery inside the mystery. Just who is behind the spy game, anyway? The Dog-Gone Mystery: When a dog training school opens in Greenfield, the Boxcar Children bring Watch in to learn so...

The Great Detective Race: The local radio station is putting on the Great Detective Race, where contestants must solve riddles and search all over Greenfield for clues leading to the grand prize. The Aldens sign up, and soon they’re following the riddles’ clues all over town.The Ghost at the Drive-In Movie: The Aldens are visiting a friend who owns a drive-in movie. The children love to eat popcorn in the car and watch movies under the stars. But one night the sound system starts pl...