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  • The Boys in the Boat

    Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics

    by Daniel James Brown ...
    **Now a Major Motion Picture Directed by George ClooneyThe #1 New York Times–bestselling story about the American Olympic rowing triumph in Nazi Germany—from the author of Facing the Mountain.**For readers of Unbroken, out of the depths of the Depression comes an irresistible story about beating the odds and finding hope in the most desperate of times—the improbable, intimate account of how nine ... Read more

    PHP589.99

  • More Than Medals

    A History of the Paralympics and Disability Sports in Postwar Japan

    by Dennis J. Frost ...
    How does a small provincial city in southern Japan become the site of a world-famous wheelchair marathon that has been attracting the best international athletes since 1981?In More Than Medals, Dennis J. Frost answers this question and addresses the histories of individuals, institutions, and events—the 1964 Paralympics, the FESPIC Games, the Ōita International Wheelchair Marathon, the Nagano ... Read more

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  • Sports Gods: The Playboy Interview

    50 Years of the Playboy Interview

    by Playboy, Joe Frazier, Joe Namath, Hank Aaron, Billie Jean King, Muhammad Ali, Bruce Jenner, Wayne Gretzky, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Michael Jordan, Barry Bonds, Brett Favre, Lance Armstrong ...
    Game on. The greatest athletes to ever play their respective sports are revealed in probing, wide-ranging and provocative interviews that first appeared in Playboy magazine. From His Royal Airness Michael Jordan to the Great One Wayne Gretzky to Homerun King Hank Aaron, these incomparable athletes—the closest living equivalent to superheroes—reflect the very best of 50 years of the Playboy ... Read more

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  • Periodization Training For Men In Sports

    by James Stark ...
    Looking to train like an athlete? Jumping into a training plan? Look no further, as this book is written to guide you about the different stages of periodization, the objectives of training and the expected results.The whole process of periodization is explained in an easy to understand manner to be used by trainers, coaches, teachers or the athletes themselves. The book goes in-depth to make you ... Read more

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  • Mind Gym : An Athlete's Guide to Inner Excellence: An Athlete's Guide to Inner Excellence

    An Athlete's Guide to Inner Excellence

    by Gary Mack, David Casstevens ...
    Drawing on his work with some of the top teams in professional sports, noted sport psychology consultant Gary Mack shares with you the same techniques and exercises he uses to help elite athletes build mental "muscle." These 40 accessible lessons and inspirational anecdotes will help you gain the "head edge" over the competition. ... Read more

    PHP798.39

  • Ronda Rousey: The Biography

    by Matthew Demers ...
    Ronda Rousey — Most dangerous unarmed woman on the planet. She's also an Olympic bronze medalist, UFC champion, and world’s largest female pay-per-view draw...But it wasn’t always that way. Once a shy, frustrated child, an outcast in school, & an unwelcome competitor in a male-dominated sport, walk along with Rousey as she pulls herself up from an unthinkable tragedy to become the UFC’s first ... Read more

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  • Dream Team: How Michael, Magic, Larry, Charles, and the Greatest Team of All Time Conquered the World and Changed the Game of Basketball Forever

    How Michael, Magic, Larry, Charles, and the Greatest Team of All Time Conquered the World and Changed the Game of Basketball Forever

    by Jack McCallum ...
    They were the Beatles of basketball, the Mercury Seven in sneakers.In Dream Team, acclaimed sports journalist Jack McCallum delivers the untold story of the greatest team ever assembled: the 1992 U.S. Olympic Men’s Basketball Team that captivated the world, kindled the hoop dreams of countless children around the planet, and remade the NBA into a global sensation.As a senior staff writer for ... Read more

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  • The Complete Book of Road Cycling & Racing

    by Willard Peveler ...
    Ride faster, fitter, smarter, & fartherEvery road rider has goals. Yours may be to begin racing, to become more competitive, or to win a specific tour. Not interested in racing? Perhaps you want to complete your first century ride, improve your overall fitness, or ride father and faster just for the sheer joy of flying on two wheels.No matter what your goals, The Complete Book of Road Cycling and ... Read more

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  • Baloncesto

    by Mario Aveiga ...
    Información básicaLa posición central generalmente la ocupan los jugadores más grandes o los jugadores que pueden saltar más alto y rebotar mejor. Esto suele ser donde se determina la posesión de la pelota al principio del juego. Luego viene el ala-pívot, que es la siguiente posición importante. Aquí es donde se abordan mejor los tiros de bloque.El alero pequeño suele ser un jugador rápido que ... Read more

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  • Drugs in Sport

    Edited by Neil Chester, David Mottram, David R Mottram ...
    Drugs in Sport is the most comprehensive and accurate text on the emotive, complex and critical subject of performance enhancement and doping within sport. Thoroughly updated in light of the latest World Anti-Doping Code and taking into account the latest regulations, procedures and landmark cases, this 8th edition explores the science behind drug use in sport, as well as its ethical, social, ... Read more

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  • Born Out of Wenlock. William Penny Brookes and the British origins of the modern Olympics

    by Catherine Beale ...
    This title presents gripping story chronicling the history of the Wenlock Olympian Games, the pre-cursor to the modern Olympics. It includes a detailed Athletes Biographies section, listing every competitor that took part between 1850-95. At the 2008 Beijing Olympics, London Mayor Boris Johnson memorably said of London 2012 that 'Ping-Pong is coming home'. In fact, he might justifiably have said ... Read more

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  • Visions of Hope

    Running Towards My Own Truth

    by Jason Dunkerley ...
    Jason Dunkerley's Visions of Hope: Running Towards My Own Truth is the uplifting autobiography of a world-class Canadian middle-distance runner. Blind from birth with a congenital eye condition, Jason achieved international acclaim as a five-time Paralympic medalist and world champion. In telling his story, Jason introduces the reader to the behind-the-scenes intricacies of top-tier athletics: the ... Read more

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  • Unofficial 2012 Olympic Guides: USA Marathon and Race Walk

    by Kyle Richardson ...
    This is your complete guide to Marathon and Race Walk at the London Summer Olympics. Learn about the marathon, who is on the American Olympic team and which athletes to expect in the fight for the podium. This guide is your complete insider look at the marathon and race walk events in the 2012 London Olympics. Includes tips on how to become an Olympic endurance athlete! ... Read more

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  • Under the Eiffel Tower: The 2024 Olympics

    by Vipul Kumar ...
    Title: Under the Eiffel Tower: The 2024 OlympicsSynopsis:A comprehensive guide to the 2024 Paris Olympics.Explore the history, preparations, and excitement surrounding this monumental event.Discover the iconic venues, the legendary athletes, and the thrilling competitions.Dive deep into the cultural significance of the Games and their impact on Paris.Experience the energy and passion of the ... Read more

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  • Jim Thorpe

    World’s Greatest Athlete

    by Robert W. Wheeler ...
    Born in 1888 in what would soon be Oklahoma Territory, Jim Thorpe was a member of the Sac and Fox Nation. After attending the Sac and Fox agency school and Haskell Indian Junior College in Lawrence, Kansas, he transferred to Carlisle Indian Industrial School in Pennsylvania. At Carlisle he led the football team to victories over some of the nation’s best college teams—Army, Navy, Pittsburgh, ... Read more

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  • Walker: Beijing 2008

    by James London ...
    Series Book 2 - Walker
    It's the 2008 Beijing Olympics, and Walker makes a comeback after his three-and-a half years as a recluse following his marathon victory in Athens, 2004. With some incredible track and field performances, he proves that dedication, diet and extreme physical fitness can beat the cheats who resort to performance-enhancing drugs. But will the timely release of Walker's book, which contains his ... Read more

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  • La Storia Dei Giochi Olimpici - 776 Ac. -2024 Dc.

    by Ruben Ygua ...
    La data di fondazione di Olimpia è sconosciuta, si presume che la città fu il risultato di una lunga evoluzione, perché per molti secoli, la valle tra i fiumi Alpheus e Cladeus, la cui fertile pianura è dominata dal piccolo monte Crono, fu un luogo di culto e di pratiche rituali in onore di una successione di divinità, e la prima di esse, secondo la tradizione, già nel II millennio a.C., fu Crono, ... Read more

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  • No Games Chicago

    How A Small Group of Citizens Derailed the City’s 2016 Olympic Bid

    by Tom Tresser ...
    Promoted as a prestigious economic opportunity and often aggressively sought by local leaders, hosting a modern Olympics can in fact be a “city-killer” that racks up billions of dollars in over-budget expenses, degrades the environment, and shreds civil liberties. This book recounts the successful efforts of grassroots organization No Games Chicago to derail Chicago's bid for the 2016 Summer ... Read more

    PHP4,496.06

  • The Youth Olympic Games

    Edited by Dag Vidar Hanstad, Barrie Houlihan, Milena Parent ...
    Series series Routledge Research in Sport, Culture and Society
    The first summer Youth Olympic Games (YOG) were held in Singapore in 2010 and the first winter Youth Olympic Games in Innsbruck in 2012. The IOC hopes that the YOG will encourage young people to be more active and that they will bring the Olympic movement closer to its original founding values.This is the first book to be published on the Youth Olympic Games. It critically examines the origins of ... Read more

    PHP4,249.67

  • The Balkan Games and Balkan Politics in the Interwar Years 1929 – 1939

    Politicians in Pursuit of Peace

    by Penelope Kissoudi ...
    Series series Sport in the Global Society
    The Balkan Games resulted on the one hand from the growth of modern European sport and the unsatisfactory performances of the Balkan athletes at national and international level, and on the other hand, from a desire to bring the Balkan peoples together in peace and concord. The Games were initiated in Athens in 1929 and increasingly became an integral part of the political, cultural and social ... Read more

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  • XIX Olympiad

    Mexico City 1968, Sapporo 1972

    by George Daniels ...
    Series Book 17 - The Olympic Century
    The year 1968 is commonly remembered for the massive social and political upheaval occurring around the world at the time, but it was also the year of the Olympic Games of Mexico City. XIX Olympiad, the seventeenth volume in The American Century series, tells the story of one of the most exciting and controversial Olympics of the modern era.In addition to being the first Olympics held in Latin ... Read more

    PHP492.17 or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Never Quit

    How One Man Overcame Adversity to become America’s Greatest Miler

    Edited by Robert B. Gregg ...
    The inspiring story of the faith, determination, and courage of an extraordinary American athleteGlenn Cunningham (1909–1988), a world-champion middle-distance runner, is considered by many the best American miler of all time. When Cunningham was seven, a fire in his school in Rolla, Kansas, left him so badly burned he was never expected to walk again. Doctors feared infection and wanted to ... Read more

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  • Course Correction

    A Story of Rowing and Resilience in the Wake of Title IX

    by Ginny Gilder ...
    **“Beautiful and important on many levels, Course Correction is about rowing and so much more . . . Ultimately it is about the transforming power of love, and, damnit all, it made me cry.” —Daniel James Brown, author of *The Boys in the BoatWild* meets The Boys in the Boat—a memoir about the quest for Olympic gold and the triumph of love over fearForty years ago, when a young Ginny Gilder stood on ... Read more

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  • Pickleball Von der Null zum Helden

    Der Schlüssel zur Dominanz auf dem Spielfeld. Vom Anfänger zum Meister. Lernen Sie in 10 Wochen die Technik, Kraft und Taktik, um zu gewinnen.

    by Alex Rennis ...
    Sind Sie es leid, Pickleballspiele zu verlieren? Möchten Sie Ihre Fähigkeiten verbessern und ein besserer Spieler werden? Wenn ja, dann ist "Pickleball: Der Schlüssel zur Dominanz auf dem Spielfeld" genau das Richtige für Sie! Dieses Buch ist das ultimative Hilfsmittel für jeden, der seine Pickleball-Fähigkeiten verbessern möchte. Es deckt alle Aspekte des Spiels ab, von den Grundlagen bis zu ... Read more

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