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  • The Would-Be Woodsman
    William W. West
    The Would-Be Woodsman shares the true life tales of the development of a man—a man who desires to be sensitive to God and others while being strong and comfortable with the outdoors life. Every moment of every day is important. The Would-Be Woodsman’s look back at his life reminds us all that there are critical moments of decision that need to be survived, remembered, and share...
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    35,95 €

  • The Would-Be Woodsman
    William W. West
    The Would-Be Woodsman shares the true life tales of the development of a man—a man who desires to be sensitive to God and others while being strong and comfortable with the outdoors life. Every moment of every day is important. The Would-Be Woodsman’s look back at his life reminds us all that there are critical moments of decision that need to be survived, remembered, and share...
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    14,75 €

  • The Olympic Games, the Soviet Sports Bureaucracy, and the Cold War
    Jenifer Parks
    This study examines the Soviet bureaucracy responsible for overseeing Olympic sport during the Cold War. It analyzes how sport administrators used political savvy and professional pragmatism alongside ideological drive to expand participation, maximize chances of success, and achieve Soviet political and diplomatic aims. ...
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    135,93 €

  • Intimate Warfare
    Dennis Taylor / John J. Raspanti / John JRaspanti
    This book tells the story of the greatest blood-and-guts rivalry in the history of boxing, the spectacular trilogy of fights between Arturo “Thunder” Gatti and “Irish” Micky Ward. It paints a vivid portrait of these two charismatic boxers, tracing their lives, careers, and the unlikely friendship they formed despite their brutal fights. ...
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    53,20 €

  • Major League Baseball Organizations
    Frank P Jozsa / Frank P. Jozsa / Frank P. Jr. Jozsa / Frank PJrJozsa
    This book analyzes and highlights the development and success of major league baseball teams in the National League and the American League, focusing on each team’s performance and the extent to which each succeeded as a business enterprise despite competition for market share from other types of entertainment. ...
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    135,86 €

  • Beyond the Finish Line
    Krista Guloien
    Are you an athlete transitioning from a career in sport and silently struggling along the way? Or perhaps you didn’t realize how you would feel when your athletic career ended and how difficult transitioning to life beyond would be.You are not alone. Krista’s forthright tell-all of her journey to the 2012 Summer Olympic rowing podium, as well as what came after, will help you f...
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    15,95 €

  • Ted Strong Jr.
    Jenkins / Sherman L. Jenkins / Sherman LJenkins
    Ted Strong Jr. was a two-sport athlete, a major star of the Negro Leagues and one of the original Harlem Globetrotters. This book shares the fascinating story of a man who played in seven Negro League Baseball All-Star games and was a key member of the Harlem Globetrotter team that won the World Professional Basketball Championship. ...
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    55,97 €

  • The Champion
    Carey Flores
    When #121 crashed during a motocross race on an upstate New York dirt track, no one questioned his ability and determination to get back on his bike and reclaim his position in what would be the last race of his life.Through the words of a family friend, and eye witness of the events on that fateful day, The Champion is the true story of one man’s race to the Finish, and how he...
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    36,67 €

  • The Champion
    Carey Flores
    When #121 crashed during a motocross race on an upstate New York dirt track, no one questioned his ability and determination to get back on his bike and reclaim his position in what would be the last race of his life.Through the words of a family friend, and eye witness of the events on that fateful day, The Champion is the true story of one man’s race to the Finish, and how he...
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    20,98 €

  • Soccer under the Swastika
    Kevin E. Simpson / Kevin ESimpson
    This book reveals the surprising role soccer played during World War II. It uncovers many survivor testimonies and old accounts of wartime players, revealing hidden stories of soccer in almost every Nazi concentration camp. To these prisoners, soccer was a glimmer of joy amid hunger and torture, and a show of resistance against the Nazi regime. ...
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    59,46 €

  • Broadsword Fencing and Stick or Quarter-Staff Play - After the Latest European Practice Adopted in the Military Schools of France Italy and the United States
    Guiseppe Riboni
    This is an introductory guide to broadsword fencing and quarterstaff sparring, first published in 1862. The lessons within this volume are based on the contemporary European style used in military schools in France and Italy. With simple instructions and helpful illustrations, 'Broadsword Fencing and Stick or Quarter-Staff Play' is ideal for beginners and young learners alike, ...
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    22,16 €

  • Foil and Sabre - A Grammar of Fencing in Detailed Lessons for the Professor and Pupil
    Louis Rondelle
    First published in 1892, 'Foil and Sabre' is a comprehensive, step-by-step guide to fencing. It aims to provide the student with a complete course of instruction in the contemporary European fencing style, and does so plainly and with the aid of simple illustrations. This volume is perfect for beginners and experienced fencers alike, and it is not to be missed by collectors of ...
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    26,26 €

  • Herb 'Tootle' Estes
    Gary L. Parker
    HERB “TOOTLE” ESTES: THE LITTLE ENGINE THAT COULD, is Parker’s third book. It follows the career of a unique racing legend, Knoxville, Tennessee’s Herb “Tootle” Estes. Tootle was a multi-talented driver who raced about every kind of race car with four wheels. According to some, he won over 1200 races, including between 300 and 400 in the late model ranks. He is a true Southern ...
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    15,77 €

  • Few and Short - Some Fishing Stories
    T. A. Waterhouse / TAWaterhouse
    This vintage book contains a collection of short stories and anecdotes related to fishing, originally published in the Birmingham Mail and the Fishing Gazette. These easy-to-read and often amusing anecdotes will appeal to all with a love for angling, and they are not to be missed by collectors of vintage fishing literature. Contents include: 'Angler Integrity', 'Futility of Fak...
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    24,85 €

  • Killing For Sport - Essays by Various Writers
    Various
    This vintage book contains a collection of fascinating articles on the subject of hunting. They cover a variety of interesting subjects ranging from economics and agriculture to ethics and cruelty, and are highly recommended for modern huntsmen and those with an interest in the sport. Contents include: 'The Cruelty of Sport', 'Shooting', 'Hare-Hunting and Otter-Hunting', 'Spuri...
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    24,48 €

  • Ice Wars
    Gil Martin
    This book presents the complete history of New York’s greatest modern sports rivalry: The battle between the New York Rangers and New York Islanders. More than fifty former players and broadcasters from both teams were interviewed for this book to provide the inside story of the battle between the Rangers and the Islanders. No modern rivalry in sports has quite the intensity an...
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    45,58 €

  • Judo
    Rodolfo Tello
    Displaying the most impressive throws, compelling armbars, dominant pins, and decisive chokes, judo is a particularly powerful sport and martial art that can bring opponents into submission in highly effective ways. With determination and perseverance, such tremendous power could be yours. Designed with safety considerations in mind, judo allows people of all ages to be involve...
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    12,21 €

  • He Crashed Me So I Crashed Him Back
    Mark Bechtel
    On a cold February day in 1979, when most of the Northeast was snowed in by a blizzard, NASCAR entered the American consciousness with a dramatic telecast of the Daytona 500. It was the first 500-mile race to be broadcast live on national television and featured the heroes and legends of the sport racing on a hallowed track. With one of the wildest finishes in sports history--a...
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    24,54 €

  • Sports Betting and Bookmaking
    Arne K. Lang / Arne KLang
    This book provides a sweeping overview of sports and race betting in the United States, from the first thoroughbred meet at Saratoga in 1863 through the modern day. It is also the first comprehensive exploration of the evolution of bookmaking, including the legal developments and technological advancements that have taken place over the years. ...
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    55,56 €

  • Tales of a Christian Coonhunter
    William T. Stackhouse
    This book focuses on the pleasure of coonhunting with many different breeds of coonhounds and one man's love of the sport. It explains the topics of owning, hunting, and caring for hounds. This book is inspirational on family values, coonhunting experiences and personal testimonies. There are also a few faith-based fictional stories that have a special place in the author's hea...
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    10,26 €

  • Fanaticus
    Justine Gubar
    Fanaticus: Mischief and Madness in the Modern Sports Fan explores the roots of extreme fanaticism, from organized thuggery to digital hate speech. Outrageous and often shocking incidents are divulged, as are firsthand accounts from both the transgressors and victims. ...
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    30,65 €

  • Sport, Democracy and War in Classical Athens
    David M. Pritchard / David MPritchard
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    38,14 €

  • Rowdy Rising
    Dainon Moody
    The limited shelf life of Olympic athletes collapsed in 1980 for Rowdy Gaines and about 280 other elite U.S. athletes when President Jimmy Carter announced America would boycott the Games in Moscow. Instead of distinguishing his country on an international stage, the world’s fastest swimmer found himself instead languishing in the lifeguard chair at his hometown pool.    Aut...
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    19,36 €

  • Breaking the Color Barrier
    Foster Frank / LifeCaps
    The history of sports and race is messy. In baseball Jackie Robinson is universally touted as the first black major league player, which conveniently forgets Moses Fleetwood Walker and other players of color who appeared on 19th century diamonds. Football deals with the messiness a different way. The sport employs the term 'modern era' instead. So Kenny Washington is the first ...
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    7,72 €

  • How to Support a Champion
    Steve Ingham
    If you are contemplating working with a champion, a potential champion, or anyone with untapped talent - be prepared, be very prepared. In 1998 Sir Steve Redgrave stared at Ingham and demanded to know, “Are you going to make me go faster?” Ingham had been trained and developed as a scientist, but in that single instance he questioned everything he thought he knew. Applied scien...
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    9,53 €

  • In the Ring With John L. Sullivan
    Adam J. Pollack / Adam JPollack
    John L. Sullivan was so special that he made gloved boxing, the type of boxing we watch today, a popular national and international money-making sport. He was the man who started gloved boxing on its path towards acceptance in the sporting world as the form of fighting that could determine a true champion. He boasted that he could knock out anyone within 4 rounds, and he was go...
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    54,10 €

  • Berlin Games
    Guy Walters
    IN 1936, Adolf Hitler welcomed the world to Berlin to attend the Olympic Games. It promised to be not only a magnificent sporting event but also a grand showcase for the rebuilt Germany. No effort was spared to present the Third Reich as the newest global power. But beneath the glittering surface, the Games of the Eleventh Olympiad of the Modern Era came to act as a crucible fo...
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    13,17 €

  • Lawns, Golf Courses, Polo Fields, and How to Treat Them
    S. A. Cunningham / SACunningham
    This vintage book contains a comprehensive handbook for creating, managing, and maintaining golf courses and polo fields. Accessible and full of useful information, this timeless guide will be of considerable utility to anyone with an interest in maintaining high quality lawns for sport or leisure. Highly recommended for golf club owners and collectors of vintage sporting liter...
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    15,84 €

  • As to Polo
    William Cameron Forbes
    This vintage book contains a detailed guide to playing polo. It includes information on how the game is played, the rules, tips, equipment, riding, and everything else players need to know about the game. 'As to Polo' is highly recommended for those with an interest in the game and constitutes a must-have for collectors of vintage sporting literature. Contents include: 'The Gam...
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    23,34 €

  • Ten Times a Champion
    Mark C. Bodanza
    Sam Jones spent his boyhood in a small city tucked away in the segregated south. In many ways, it was the most unlikely of settings for the start of a professional sports career marked by a rare kind of success. Guided by humble beginnings and values that included hard work, maturity, and respect, Sam soon discovered how much those early preparations would mean in the future as...
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    18,71 €


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