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  • Soccer around the World

    A Cultural Guide to the World's Favorite Sport

    by Charles Parrish, John Nauright ...
    Two leading sports authorities explore the culture of soccer around the world, considering the sport as a means to better understand a society's past, present, and future.How popular is soccer worldwide? Here's one indicator: 3.2 billion people—nearly half of the planet's population—tuned in to watch the 2010 World Cup on television. Soccer matches attract a gargantuan number of fans from around ... Read more

    $89.99 USD

  • Sport in Latin America

    Policy, Organization, Management

    Edited by Gonzalo Bravo, Rosa Lopez de D'Amico, Charles Parrish ...
    Series series Routledge Research in Sport Business and Management
    The forthcoming Olympics in Rio in 2016, and the FIFA World Cup in Brazil in 2014, highlight the profound importance of sport in Latin America. This book is the first to offer a broad survey of the way that sport is managed, governed and organized across the Latin American region, drawing on cutting-edge contemporary scholarship in management, policy, sociology and history.The book explores key ... Read more

    $67.99 USD

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    Grandmaster Techniques from A to Z

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  • Hope and Heartbreak in Toronto

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    False hope, hollow promises, and a mind-numbing lack of success - these words describe the Toronto Maple Leafs and the hockey club's inexplicable mediocrity over much of the past decade.Author Peter Robinson has attended some 100 games over the past six seasons and has little to show for it except an unquenched thirst that keeps him coming back. Why does a team that hasn't won a Stanley Cup since ... Read more

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  • The Complete Idiot's Guide to Karate

    by Edmond Otis, Randall Hassell ...
    Learn all about the art of karate with The Complete Idiot’s Guide® to Karate, including:• Simple tips for mastering the ancient Japanese martial art of karate• Behind-the-scenes looks at tournaments and competitions• Down-to-earth advice on how to strike, whether it be with fists or feet“The Complete Idiot’s Guide® to Karate is a witty, inspiring, and user-friendly book… this book is not only for ... Read more

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  • The Annapolis Book of Seamanship

    Fourth Edition

    by John Rousmaniere ...
    Completely revised and updated to address changes in technology, this new edition is the definitive guide to the art and science of sailing.Since the publication of the widely hailed first edition in 1983, The Annapolis Book of Seamanship has set the standard by which other books on sailing are measured. Used throughout America as a textbook in sailing schools and Power Squadrons, The Annapolis ... Read more

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  • Getting Started in Sailboat Racing

    by Adam Cort, Richard Stearns ...
    A complete course in the fundamentals, Getting Started in Sailboat Racing dispels the sport’s elite aura and makes racing accessible to any sailor who wants to give it a try. This illustrated manual takes readers around the buoys, explaining the rules and tactics that govern starts, finishes, mark roundings, and boat-to-boat struggles for speed and advantage. ... Read more

    $11.79 USD

  • Play Ball

    The Life and Troubled Times of Major League Baseball

    by John Feinstein ...
    The #1 New York Times bestselling author of A Season Inside presents a thoroughly entertaining and deeply reflective examination of America’s greatest sport: baseball.What makes baseball what it is—the good as well as the bad? Who are the game’s heroes, and who its villains? What roles do managers play, and umpires and announcers and mascots and the media? What is the game’s future?To answer these ... Read more

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  • Bike Repair and Maintenance

    by Christopher Wiggins ...
    Series series Idiot's Guides
    Featuring 400+, full-color photographs in step-by-step format, Idiot's Guides: Bike Repair and Maintenance teaches readers of all cycling levels how to maintain, repair, and upgrade their own bikes for years of top performance and enjoyment. With coverage for road bikes and mountain bikes, bike shop owner Christopher Wiggins easily explains how to perform all of the most basic tasks. Coverage ... Read more

    $10.99 USD

  • A Well-Paid Slave

    Curt Flood's Fight for Free Agency in Professional Sports

    by Brad Snyder ...
    A “captivating”* look at how center fielder Curt Flood's refusal to accept a trade changed Major League Baseball forever.After the 1969 season, the St. Louis Cardinals traded their star center fielder, Curt Flood, to the Philadelphia Phillies, setting off a chain of events that would change professional sports forever. At the time there were no free agents, no no-trade clauses. When a player was ... Read more

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  • Big-Bore Revolvers

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  • The Kenpo Karate Compendium

    The Forms and Sets of American Kenpo

    by Lee Wedlake ...
    With over 450 photos, this comprehensive and insightful guide to the forms and history of Kenpo Karate is ideal for martial arts students of all levelsThe Kenpo Karate Compendium details the forms of American Kenpo as prescribed by the “Father of American Karate,” Ed Parker. Author Lee Wedlake, 9th degree black belt, world-class instructor and competitor, brings his acclaimed training and teaching ... Read more

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