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This book brings an anthropological approach to the significance of sport and games in every day life.

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This book brings an anthropological approach to the significance of sport and games in every day life.

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This book examines doping in Germany, with primary attention given to West Germany, from 1950 to the present, including what societal, cultural, and institutional pressures arose after WWII to bring about such prevalence of doping in the country.

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An exciting and in-depth look at the Summer Olympics' most legendary moments from the no. 1 sports series for kids.

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The Gridiron Mastery Workbook. Through this workbook, you will have the opportunity to gain a mental edge over your opponents and prepare yourself to become a sponge for football knowledge. As you go through the workbook, you will
learn how to increase your athletic potential by enhancing your understanding and I.Q. around football.

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What can possibly account for the strange state of affairs in professional sports There are billionaire owners and millionaire players, but both groups are constantly squabbling over money. This title deals with the main protagonists in the pro sports saga - media, unions, players, owners, politicians, and leagues.

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There is only so much a true football fan can take, and in Heroes, Hairbands and Hissy Fits, Mark Chapman (aka Chappers) gives full vent to his feelings, as only the host of a football phone-in can.

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A passionate polemic about money, sportsmanship, drugs and the future of sport, from a renowned former NRL coach and acclaimed and controversial journalist.

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The foremost sporting event in the world, the Olympic Games have grown from a quaint idea in the 1890s to a major world happening. The book includes chronologically arranged entries on each of the games from 1896 to the Centennial games planned for 1996, and the Olympic Games planned for 1998 in Nagano, Japan, and 2000 in Sydney.

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This fifth edition of Historical Dictionary of The Olympic Movement covers its history through a chronology, an introductory essay, appendixes, and an extensive bibliography. This book is an excellent access point for students, researchers, and anyone wanting to know more about The Olympic Movement.

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One of America's leading fitness experts presents a practical, well-rounded weight training program that will help women achieve the body they want in just one hour per week. Whether readers train at home or in a gym, this book covers everything they need to boost metabolism, strengthen bones, and avoid workout plateaus.

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Provides access to the amount of literature on Latin American sport published in the past decade.

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Atheletes and "extreme sports" fans will enjoy this exciting inside look at highrisk athletics, which uses firsthand accounts to reveal the secrets of surviving and competing in this grueling venue. Original.

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In Lombardi Dies, Orr Flies, Marshall Cries: The Sports Legacy of 1970, Brad Schultz covers the most momentous and significant sports stories from this single year in American history, reflecting on the deeper impact of these events both on the sporting world and on society as...

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Kiwis adore underdogs. We never cheer louder than when the long-shot outsider charges in from nowhere to blitz the field, or the written-off veteran finds redemption. This book celebrates some of the most inspiring against-the-odds stories in New Zealand sport.

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Contemporary mega-events like Olympics and Expos, together with the organisations which control them, can be risky and controversial projects. This book interprets how they reflect, mark and influence, deeper social changes in the media, cities and global geopolitics. -- .