(Ilmumisaeg: 28-Apr-2026, PDF+DRM, Kirjastus: The Dundurn Group, ISBN-13: 9781459756847)
101 true stories to surprise and delight footy fans.Have you ever wondered why a soccer ball is black and white? Do you know the story behind the most red cards ever handed out in a single match? How about the largest own-goal loss in history? Has a...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 28-Apr-2026, EPUB+DRM, Kirjastus: The Dundurn Group, ISBN-13: 9781459756830)
101 true stories to surprise and delight footy fans.Have you ever wondered why a soccer ball is black and white? Do you know the story behind the most red cards ever handed out in a single match? How about the largest own-goal loss in history? Has a...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 15-Apr-2026, PDF+DRM, Kirjastus: University of Virginia Press, ISBN-13: 9780813955018)
A new biography revealing the remarkable story of Jackie Robinson as a civil rights crusaderJackie Robinson is one of the most enduring icons of the great American pastime-the man who broke baseballs color line in the twentieth century, opening the...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 15-Apr-2026, EPUB+DRM, Kirjastus: University of Virginia Press, ISBN-13: 9780813955018)
A new biography revealing the remarkable story of Jackie Robinson as a civil rights crusaderJackie Robinson is one of the most enduring icons of the great American pastime-the man who broke baseballs color line in the twentieth century, opening the...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 15-Apr-2026, PDF+DRM, Kirjastus: Taylor & Francis Ltd, ISBN-13: 9781040871478)
This book examines the complex interrelationship between rugby, honour, and the African moral philosophy of ubuntu, positioning sport within the broader history of coloniality to reveal how athletic practices can become powerful vehicles for social j...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 15-Apr-2026, EPUB+DRM, Kirjastus: Taylor & Francis Ltd, ISBN-13: 9781040871515)
This book examines the complex interrelationship between rugby, honour, and the African moral philosophy of ubuntu, positioning sport within the broader history of coloniality to reveal how athletic practices can become powerful vehicles for social j...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 09-Apr-2026, EPUB+DRM, Kirjastus: McFarland & Co Inc, ISBN-13: 9781476657813)
This is a first-ever biography of one of the foremost New York Yankees in the teams extraordinary history. Bill Dickey is regarded as one of baseballs greatest catchers of all time from his playing days with the Yankees between 1928 and 1946. No...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 02-Apr-2026, EPUB+DRM, Kirjastus: McFarland & Co Inc, ISBN-13: 9781476657509)
At the heart of this book are thirty-four personality profiles of North Carolina natives who played baseball in the major leagues. Many of their stories are told for the first time. Collectively, the profiles paint a picture of a time long gone, w...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 31-Mar-2026, EPUB+DRM, Kirjastus: University of Illinois Press, ISBN-13: 9780252048753)
Celebrated as a democratic space for all Americans, the major league ballpark in fact privileged the middle- and upper-class white male fan while tacitly marginalizing poor urban residents and people of color. Seth S. Tannenbaum examines how the game...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 31-Mar-2026, PDF+DRM, Kirjastus: University of South Carolina Press, ISBN-13: 9781643366821)
An improbable dream fulfilled in one unforgettable seasonIn 2016, a Conway, South Carolina, mid-major baseball team that had once played on borrowed fields and traveled in hand-me-down vans shocked the college baseball world. Veteran head coach Gary...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 31-Mar-2026, EPUB+DRM, Kirjastus: University of South Carolina Press, ISBN-13: 9781643366821)
An improbable dream fulfilled in one unforgettable seasonIn 2016, a Conway, South Carolina, mid-major baseball team that had once played on borrowed fields and traveled in hand-me-down vans shocked the college baseball world. Veteran head coach Gary...Loe edasi...
The Draft provides the most comprehensive overview of the NFLs annual event, which has taken place since 1936 and turned into a cottage industry with tens of millions of faithful fans. In this book, the author traces the year-by-year history-from it...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 27-Mar-2026, EPUB+DRM, Kirjastus: McFarland & Co Inc, ISBN-13: 9798368600772)
Charlie Dressen was a true baseball character. A scrappy, undersized infielder with the Cincinnati Reds during the 1920s, Dressen became a manager with a reputation as the greatest sign-stealer in baseball. He honestly believed that he could win g...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 24-Mar-2026, EPUB+DRM, Kirjastus: McFarland & Co Inc, ISBN-13: 9798368600680)
In 1889, the Louisville Colonels, the citys major league baseball team, lost 111 games, won only 27, and went bankrupt in midseason. The new owners found there was not one manager with any history of success willing to take the reins due to the c...Loe edasi...
The Hilarious and Completely True Inside Story of College Golfs Powerhouse ProgramFrom 1968 to 1973, Jim McLean played for the University of Houston, where Coach Dave Williams had created the greatest golf dynasty in NCAA history. Dozens of highly c...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 20-Mar-2026, EPUB+DRM, Kirjastus: McFarland & Co Inc, ISBN-13: 9781476657387)
In 1983, Memphis landed a franchise in the upstart United States Football League after flirting with the World Football League in the 1970s. First owned by Logan Young and then local cotton magnate William Dunavant, the team attracted a charismati...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 17-Mar-2026, EPUB+DRM, Kirjastus: University of Tennessee Press, ISBN-13: 9781621905004)
Amid anti-Vietnam war protests, political assassinations, and urban unrest, the United States had descended into an era of domestic turmoil by the summer of 1968. Americans were split along nearly every imaginable line, and discord penetrated all fac...Loe edasi...
This volume, the third in A General History of Chinese Wushu, offers a historically substantiated and analytically focused account of the development of Wushu from 1900 to 1949, a period characterized by accelerated political and social transformatio...Loe edasi...
This volume, the third in A General History of Chinese Wushu, offers a historically substantiated and analytically focused account of the development of Wushu from 1900 to 1949, a period characterized by accelerated political and social transformatio...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 11-Mar-2026, PDF+DRM, Kirjastus: Taylor & Francis Ltd, ISBN-13: 9781040459843)
American Sports, now in its ninth edition, is a comprehensive, analytical introduction to the history of American sports from the precolonial era to the present.Concise, thought-provoking chapters outline the complex relationships between sports and...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 11-Mar-2026, EPUB+DRM, Kirjastus: Taylor & Francis Ltd, ISBN-13: 9781040705209)
American Sports, now in its ninth edition, is a comprehensive, analytical introduction to the history of American sports from the precolonial era to the present.Concise, thought-provoking chapters outline the complex relationships between sports and...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 10-Mar-2026, EPUB+DRM, Kirjastus: Quarto Publishing PLC, ISBN-13: 9781805700302)
Warring team-mates, cheating engineers, striking drivers, fake crashes, and avoidable tragediesFormula 1: The Controversies looks at the scandals that have rocked motor sports top series. Spanning 75 years of racing drama, this book explores the def...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 10-Mar-2026, EPUB+DRM, Kirjastus: Quarto Publishing PLC, ISBN-13: 9781836008927)
Discover the inside story of Formula 1s most influential designer, Adrian Newey, and unlock the secrets behind decades of championship-winning innovation. This unofficial and unauthorized biography promises exclusive insights, technical revelations,...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 06-Mar-2026, EPUB+DRM, Kirjastus: McFarland & Co Inc, ISBN-13: 9781476658179)
The vivid language of baseball pervades and invigorates American and other forms of English. Its many figures of speech, metaphors and idioms not only add color and drama to the national pastime but also provide eloquence and enlightenment in ever...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 25-Feb-2026, EPUB+DRM, Kirjastus: Taylor & Francis Ltd, ISBN-13: 9781040833384)
Cricket and Cape Society is a critical and comprehensive historical examination of St Augustine Cricket Club. The club is used as a powerful lens to explore the intricate relationship between cricket, history and South African society.Several South A...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 25-Feb-2026, PDF+DRM, Kirjastus: Taylor & Francis Ltd, ISBN-13: 9781040833315)
Cricket and Cape Society is a critical and comprehensive historical examination of St Augustine Cricket Club. The club is used as a powerful lens to explore the intricate relationship between cricket, history and South African society.Several South A...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 25-Feb-2026, EPUB+DRM, Kirjastus: McFarland & Co Inc, ISBN-13: 9781476657899)
This book presents a multi-dimensional simulation, a "e; Utopian Baseball Fantasy,"e; to explore what might have happened had baseball integrated before the 1934 major league season. Hall of Fame pitcher Satchel Paige and nearly 100 of his...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 25-Feb-2026, EPUB+DRM, Kirjastus: McFarland & Co Inc, ISBN-13: 9781476657615)
This book profiles 136 Negro League players, managers, and executives, presenting details of their playing careers and the circumstances surrounding their deaths. It includes Hall of Famers like Josh Gibson and Rube Foster; stars like Rap Dixon, B...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 20-Feb-2026, EPUB+DRM, Kirjastus: McFarland & Co Inc, ISBN-13: 9781476655017)
Through conducting painstaking research and dozens of interviews, Robert Gaunt produced an exceptional book on minor league history. He captured the spirit of baseball in the towns of Eastern North Carolina and the important role played by the game...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 17-Feb-2026, EPUB+DRM, Kirjastus: University of Texas Press, ISBN-13: 9781477332887)
A revision of the history of modern sports in late Ottoman Istanbul, showing how Muslims, Christians, and Jews created a shared sports culture that was simultaneously global, imperial, and local. The history of sports in Turkey is deeply contested. O...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 13-Feb-2026, PDF+DRM, Kirjastus: Taylor & Francis Ltd, ISBN-13: 9781040454381)
Now in a fully revised and updated new edition, Sport and Film examines the social, cultural, historical, and ideological significance of representations of sport in film around the world. It is an essential guide for all students and enthusiasts of...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 13-Feb-2026, EPUB+DRM, Kirjastus: Taylor & Francis Ltd, ISBN-13: 9781040698211)
Now in a fully revised and updated new edition, Sport and Film examines the social, cultural, historical, and ideological significance of representations of sport in film around the world. It is an essential guide for all students and enthusiasts of...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 06-Feb-2026, EPUB+DRM, Kirjastus: McFarland & Co Inc, ISBN-13: 9781476658162)
Whenever literate baseball fans gather, one question invariably arises: "e;What are the best baseball books "e; This volume offers an answer from an expert who has spent a lifetime reading, evaluating, and honoring great baseball books. He...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 05-Feb-2026, EPUB+DRM, Kirjastus: McFarland & Co Inc, ISBN-13: 9781476658247)
In 1926, the St. Louis Cardinals won their first championship after 38 years of frustration. Led by the mercurial trio of owner Sam Breadon, general manager Branch Rickey, and player-manager Rogers Hornsby, St. Louis claimed the National League pe...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 05-Feb-2026, EPUB+DRM, Kirjastus: McFarland & Co Inc, ISBN-13: 9781476656380)
As a rookie in 1938, Joe "e;Flash"e; Gordon became the American Leagues first power-hitting second baseman and redefined how the position was played. Signed by the New York Yankees, he helped the team win five World Series titles in just...Loe edasi...
A humorous, nostalgic look at the hapless 1941 Philadelphia Phillies amid baseball legends and global turmoil.Meet the 1941 Phillies: A sad little ball club with a fading number of disgruntled fans. They aren’t very good now, and they won&rsquo...Loe edasi...
A humorous, nostalgic look at the hapless 1941 Philadelphia Phillies amid baseball legends and global turmoil.Meet the 1941 Phillies: A sad little ball club with a fading number of disgruntled fans. They aren’t very good now, and they won&rsquo...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 22-Jan-2026, PDF+DRM, Kirjastus: Taylor & Francis Ltd, ISBN-13: 9781040544549)
Since the 1980s, the Oxfam Trailwalker has emerged as one of Hong Kongs most distinctive sports events, challenging teams to traverse a demanding 100-kilometer route along the MacLehose Trail within a 48-hour time frame. Its sustained success in gen...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 22-Jan-2026, EPUB+DRM, Kirjastus: Taylor & Francis Ltd, ISBN-13: 9781040658116)
Since the 1980s, the Oxfam Trailwalker has emerged as one of Hong Kongs most distinctive sports events, challenging teams to traverse a demanding 100-kilometer route along the MacLehose Trail within a 48-hour time frame. Its sustained success in gen...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 21-Jan-2026, EPUB+DRM, Kirjastus: McFarland & Co Inc, ISBN-13: 9781476656366)
The integration of Major League Baseball in 1945 marked a pivotal milestone in Americas struggle for racial equality. While many accounts celebrate the Black ballplayer who heroically broke the big leagues color barrier and the White executive w...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 19-Jan-2026, PDF+DRM, Kirjastus: Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG, ISBN-13: 9783662726990)
Fußballstars weinen. Tennislegenden weinen. Einst prägten Coolness und Selbstdisziplin die Welt des Sports. Heute scheinen „emotionale Momente“ allgegenwärtig. Mit genauem Blick auf Tränen und Gesten erkundet dieses B...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 19-Jan-2026, EPUB+DRM, Kirjastus: Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG, ISBN-13: 9783662726990)
Fußballstars weinen. Tennislegenden weinen. Einst prägten Coolness und Selbstdisziplin die Welt des Sports. Heute scheinen „emotionale Momente“ allgegenwärtig. Mit genauem Blick auf Tränen und Gesten erkundet dieses B...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 07-Jan-2026, EPUB+DRM, Kirjastus: McFarland & Co Inc, ISBN-13: 9781476655994)
In major league baseball, the period between 1946 and the early 1980s represented the Era of the Barnums, when certain inspired owners and executives raised to an art form the use of promotions to increase attendance. This book highlights thirteen...Loe edasi...
Sari: Life Science and Basic Disciplines (German Language)
(Ilmumisaeg: 03-Jan-2026, PDF+DRM, Kirjastus: Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG, ISBN-13: 9783662720509)
Als Christiaan Barnard die erste Herzverpflanzung gelang, schrieb man das Jahr 1967, als Dick Fosbury mit seinem neuen Hochsprungstil Gold gewann, 1968, als Neil Armstrong und Buzz Aldrin auf dem Mond landeten, 1969. Diese drei Ereignisse sind Sterns...Loe edasi...
Sari: Life Science and Basic Disciplines (German Language)
(Ilmumisaeg: 03-Jan-2026, EPUB+DRM, Kirjastus: Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG, ISBN-13: 9783662720509)
Als Christiaan Barnard die erste Herzverpflanzung gelang, schrieb man das Jahr 1967, als Dick Fosbury mit seinem neuen Hochsprungstil Gold gewann, 1968, als Neil Armstrong und Buzz Aldrin auf dem Mond landeten, 1969. Diese drei Ereignisse sind Sterns...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 02-Jan-2026, EPUB+DRM, Kirjastus: McFarland & Co Inc, ISBN-13: 9781476656168)
The Black Ball era of segregated baseball from the 1880s to the mid-1940s involves much more than just the exploits of Satchel Paige, Josh Gibson, Buck ONeil and other eventual Hall-of-Famers. Its also the time when minority neighborhoods flouri...Loe edasi...
This book posits that during Australia’s colonial period (1788–1900), all sport, including the hegemonic football codes (rugby union and Australian rules football), was closely tied to British nationalism. The first part of this book, dra...Loe edasi...
This book posits that during Australia’s colonial period (1788–1900), all sport, including the hegemonic football codes (rugby union and Australian rules football), was closely tied to British nationalism. The first part of this book, dra...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 09-Dec-2025, PDF+DRM, Kirjastus: Taylor & Francis Ltd, ISBN-13: 9781040590225)
Now in a fully revised and updated third edition, The Paralympic Games Explained is the leading introduction to the Paralympic Games, one of the largest multi-sport mega-events in the world. The book explores every key aspect of the Games, from the h...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 09-Dec-2025, EPUB+DRM, Kirjastus: Taylor & Francis Ltd, ISBN-13: 9781040681701)
Now in a fully revised and updated third edition, The Paralympic Games Explained is the leading introduction to the Paralympic Games, one of the largest multi-sport mega-events in the world. The book explores every key aspect of the Games, from the h...Loe edasi...
