History 51

The speed and skill of a new hockey generation ー in photos and stories From the incredible debut of Auston Matthews to the unparalleled speed of Connor McDavid, the NHL is experiencing a rebirth th……続きを見る

The true story of one of pro wrestling’s most charismatic, feared, and beloved icons Who was Maurice the man, and who was Mad Dog the character? Maurice “Mad Dog” Vachon was a gold medalist, a pro-w……続きを見る

Winner: Ferguson Kansas History Book Award A Kansas Notable Book As baseball was becoming the national pastime, Kansas was settling into statehood, with hundreds of towns growing up with the game. T……続きを見る

This volume examines the cultural meanings of high-level amateur and professional hockey in Canada during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. In particular, the author analyzes Englis……続きを見る

The first, definitive biography of one of the most important, controversial, and outspoken athletes of the 20th century. He intimidated people on and off the football field. He was brutal yet brilli……続きを見る

Soccer is undeniably the most popular sport in the world. While we know much about its high-profile players and their increasing wealth and global influence, we know little about referees and the wa……続きを見る

‘One day you’ll write a book about this club. Or, more to the point, about me. So you may as well know what I’m thinking and save it up for later when it won’t do any harm to anyone.’ Brian Clough’s……続きを見る

The first history of Italian football to be written in English, ‘Calcio’ is a mix of serious analysis and comic storytelling, with vivid descriptions of games, goals, dives, missed penalties, riots ……続きを見る

An entertaining collection of insider yarns by an Aussie Test cricket legend. In the Test arena, Dennis Lillee wasnever beaten. West Indian champion Viv Richards had taken the sword to all theintern……続きを見る

Sir Ian McGeechan is the 'Ultimate Lion'. Nobody's name resonates louder with the Lions than his. In 2017 the British and Irish Lions face one of the toughest tours in history - taking on the All Bl……続きを見る

Sport presents one of the most advanced cases of 'globalisation,' arguably because there are fewer cultural and political obstacles to the development of trade and international power in sport than ……続きを見る

Every baseball fan knows that Derek Jeter and Albert Pujols are among the best to ever play the game. But how do their high-priced contracts impact their teams' abilities to compete for a World Seri……続きを見る

For 125 years, the GAA has been a fixed point in a fast-changing age, and this oral history marks the125th anniversary of the Association. It is the story of the GAA as seen through the eyes of thos……続きを見る

Getting Into Guinness is the hilarious true story of record breaking attempts, how record obsession has become a global phenomenon, the weird and wonderful characters that set records and the histor……続きを見る

From the author of Shoeless Joe, the book that inspired the movie Field of Dreams. Mike Houle is a college all-star second baseman in his junior year when he turns down a fourth-round draft pick off……続きを見る

Bill Terry had some big shoes to fill in midseason 1932, when he took over managing the second division New York Giants for the iconic John McGraw. The next year, his first full season as player-man……続きを見る

Chronicling the 1902-1960 rivalry between the Minneapolis Millers and St. Paul Saints, this book focuses on the 18 seasons during which one or the other of the Twin City rivals captured the American……続きを見る

Sport and architecture are two elements of contemporary life that have a broad and profound impact on the world around us. The role architecture plays in shaping buildings and societies has occupied……続きを見る

Walter Byers, who served as NCAA executive director from 1951 to 1987, was charged with the dual mission of keeping intercollegiate sports clean while generating millions of dollars each year as inc……続きを見る

From the legendary Ebbets Field in the heart of Brooklyn to the amenity-packed Houston Astrodome to the "retro" Oriole Park at Camden Yards, stadiums have taken many shapes and served different purp……続きを見る

The Night Climbers of Cambridge was first published in October 1937 with a second edition rapidly following in November of the same year. Reprinted in 1952, the book has since been unavailable and h……続きを見る

Throughout the NCAA Tournament’s history, underdogs, Cinderella stories, and upsets have captured the attention and imagination of fans. Making March Madness is the story of this premiere tournament……続きを見る

Die Kulturgeschichte des größten Sportereignisses aller Zeiten: die Olympischen Spiele Nach dem großen, von der Presse hochgelobten Erfolg ›Fußball. Eine Kulturgeschichte‹ nun das neue Buch von Klau……続きを見る

Das kleinste Buch über das größte Sportereignis! Zu den Olympischen Spielen 2016 in Rio de Janeiro hat der Sportjournalist Timon Saatmann Kurioses und Wissenswertes über Olympia gesammelt und berich……続きを見る

The institutional relationship between sport and the military appears to be intensifying. In the US for example, which faced global criticism for its foreign policy during the "war on terror," milit……続きを見る

Des d'aquells inicials partits a l'antic Velòdrom de la Bonanova, on els primers sportmen estrangers van defensar la samarreta blaugrana, el Barça ha estat des de sempre vinculat al catalanisme. Grà……続きを見る

El fútbol es mucho más que un deporte. Es un modo de ejercitar el cuerpo, un producto de consumo masivo, un espectáculo, un negocio, un tema de conversación, un tópico literario y mediático, un fenó……続きを見る

The Little Book of Zlatan is a celebration of one of the most charismatic, mercurial and talismanic footballers in the game, an individual so distinct, so talented and so perfect that he must refer ……続きを見る

Canadian sports were turned on their head during the years between the world wars. The middle-class amateur men's organizations which dominated Canadian sports since the mid-nineteenth century stead……続きを見る

Legendary New York Yankees pitcher Ron Guidry recounts his years playing for one of the most storied and celebrated teams in sports history--the world champion New York Yankees during their heyday i……続きを見る