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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

    PHP560.29

  • 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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  • 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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  • 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

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  • 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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  • 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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  • Sommeren 1960

    by Hans Mortensen ...
    Klokken er tæt på 22.00 den 6. september 1960. Mørket har sænket sig, og det elektriske lys er tændt over Flaminio Stadion i Rom. Den danske landsholdsmålmand, Henry From, går roligt tilbage mod sit mål. Inden han går på plads på stregen, placerer han sit tyggegummi på den ene stolpe. Så vender han sig om og kigger på en af verdens bedste straffesparkskytter. I sekunderne efter skriver han dansk ... Read more

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  • MILO: A Journal for Serious Strength Athletes, December 2009, Vol. 17, No. 3

    by Randall J. Strossen, Ph.D. ...
    Cover: Aaron Neighbour (Australia) gives the Braemar stone his all, putting himself in a solid position on the opening event as he went on to win the historic 2009 IHGF World Championships, Edinburgh, Scotland.PeopleSteve Schmidt: Old-time Strongman Today by Thom Van VleckTrainingSo . . . You Wanna Get BIG? by Steve JustaUnorthodox Exercises by Bill StarrDraft Horse Training by Tim Pipe... ... Read more

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  • De Olympiske Lege. Oprindelse, historie, politik, professionalisme, økonomi

    by Birger Peitersen ...
    De Olympiske Lege og den olympiske bevægelse er et sportsligt fænomen, som tiltrækker millioner af mennesker over hele verden. Medierne dækker begivenhederne i detaljer, og de har været en hovedfaktor i Legenes stigende popularitet hos alverdens folkeslag.Der er mange forskellige holdninger til og synspunkter på disse idrætsaktiviteter. Det spænder lige fra bifald, fascination og selv fanatisme ... Read more

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  • PARIS 2024 OLYMPICS TOUR GUIDE

    Experience Memorable and Precious Moments at the City of Light

    by Margaret J. Steves ...
    Step into the heart of the City of Light like never before with our exclusive guide to the Paris 2024 Olympics! "Tour Guide to Paris 2024 Olympics" isn't just a book; it's your passport to unforgettable moments amidst the pinnacle of global sportsmanship.This tour guide contains full details of the sporting events, timing, and venue for each event. This is a total guide and companion as you take ... Read more

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  • Sex and the Olympics: Condomania

    by Buckley, James ...
    Sex & the Olympics: Condomania explores the importance of the condom and uncovers its controversial journey en route to becoming an Olympic tradition. It looks at just how many condoms are distributed and reveals which Games suffered a critical shortage in rubber contraceptives. It examines opposition to the provision of condoms at the Olympics and delves into the vital role each condom plays in ... Read more

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  • El juego de la vida

    by Zacharias Tanee Fomum ...
    ¡Juego de verano 2024! ¿Y si también fuera la oportunidad de considerar ese otro juego del cual cada uno de nosotros es un atleta, el juego de la vida?Es lo que nos invita el Profesor Fomum, fiel a esta visión del desarrollo completo del individuo por la cual estaban inspirados los antiguos griegos, a quienes les debemos los Juegos Olímpicos.Aborda el tema desde una perspectiva espiritual y, con ... Read more

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  • The Greatest Athlete (You've Never Heard Of)

    Canada's First Olympic Gold Medallist

    by Mark Hebscher ...
    Canada's first Olympic gold medallist couldn't walk until he was ten, and became the greatest runner of his generation.Who was the first Canadian to Win an Olympic Gold Medal? When Mark Hebscher was asked this simple trivia question, he had no idea that it would lead him on a two year odyssey, researching a man he had never heard of.Paralyzed as a child and told he would never walk again, George ... Read more

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  • Beijing 2008: Preparing for Glory

    Chinese Challenge in the 'Chinese Century'

    Edited by J.A. Mangan, Dong Jinxia ...
    Series series Sport in the Global Society
    Beijing 2008: Preparing for Glory - Chinese Challenge in the 'Chinese Century' brings together international scholars with an interest in sport and politics and sinologists with an interest in China - past, present and future - to explore global reaction to the Beijing Olympics - China's anticipated moment of glory on the world stage.The Beijing Olympics was, first and foremost, a political act of ... Read more

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  • No Limits: The Amazing Life Story of Rhona and Rhoda Wurtele, Canada's Olympian Skiing Pioneers

    by Byron Rempel ...
    There was never anyone like the Wurtele twins in Alpine skiing: identical in looks, different in attitude, unbeatable on the slopes.  Now, with author Byron Rempel's unprecedented access to all Rhona and Rhoda Wurtele's memorabilia and scrapbooks, this entertaining book reveals the full story of "Canada's Terrific Twins". From their pioneering steps in women's sports to their heli-skiing exploits ... Read more

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  • The Simple Guide To London Olympic Venues

    by Chris Scott ...
    This ebook is designed to help you get the most out of your visit to the London Olympics. Everything you need to get to your Olympic is all here in one book. The layout is designed so that you see the venue and the general area of London it is in. A short description is followed by the best way to get to your venue, National Rail, London Underground or Dockland Light Railway (DLR). Links to other ... Read more

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  • Against All Odds

    The Untold Story of Canada's Unlikely Hockey Heroes

    by P.J. Naworynski ...
    The remarkable story of the unlikely Canadian hockey team that clinched Olympic gold in 1948The announcement was shocking—Canada, the birthplace of hockey, would not be sending a team to the 1948 Winter Olympics in Switzerland. Outraged, a Royal Canadian Air Force squadron leader, Sandy Watson, quickly assembled a team of air force hockey players who were “amateur enough” to complete under the ... Read more

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  • Theology, Disability and Sport

    Social Justice Perspectives

    Edited by Nick J. Watson, Kevin Hargaden, Brian Brock ...
    This ground-breaking book provides fascinating insights into the fast-emerging body of research that explores the relationship between sport, theology and disability within a social justice framework. In the shadow of two major sport-faith events that fore-fronted the theology of disability sport, the Vatican’s international conference—Sport at the Service of Humanity and the Inaugural Global ... Read more

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  • The 1984 Los Angeles Olympic Games

    Assessing the 30-Year Legacy

    Edited by John Gleaves, Wayne Wilson, Matthew Llewellyn ...
    Series series Sport in the Global Society - Historical Perspectives
    The 1984 Los Angeles Olympic Games stand as the most profitable and arguably the most important event in the history of the modern Olympic movement. Fresh off the back of the financially disastrous Montreal Games of 1976 and the politically controversial Moscow Games of 1980, the Olympic movement returned to the United States for the sixth time in an attempt to salvage the economic viability and ... Read more

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  • XVI Olympiad

    Melbourne/Stockholm 1956, Squaw Valley 1960

    by Carl Posey ...
    Series Book 14 - The Olympic Century
    The 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia, were unique in several respects: they were the first Games held outside Europe or North America, as well as the first held in the southern hemisphere. The XVI Olympiad, the fourteenth volume in The Olympic Century series, begins with the story of Melbourne 1956, known as 'The Friendly Games'.The book profiles the heroes of Melbourne, like the 18 ... Read more

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  • Total Olympics

    Every Obscure, Hilarious, Dramatic, and Inspiring Tale Worth Knowing

    by Jeremy Fuchs ...
    “An indispensable Olympic resource and a lot of pure fun.”––Jack McCallum, author of the New York Times bestseller Dream TeamFaster! Higher! Stronger! Stranger! A glorious tapestry of legendary characters, forgotten records, crazy accomplishments, unbelievable feats, wacky contests, and controversial moments, Total Olympics is pure pleasure for anyone who loves the world’s greatest sporting event ... Read more

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  • Track Record

    by Darren Campbell ...
    Olympic gold medallist Darren Campbell is one of Britain's most successful and popular athletes, yet the real story behind his success has not been made public, until now. Track Record, his long-awaited autobiography, reveals how a boy from painfully humble beginnings in Moss Side, Manchester, and who suffered bullying at school, was inspired by Carl Lewis at the 1984 Olympics to harness his ... Read more

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