著者:Robert Turpin
出版社: Syracuse University Press
発売日: 2019年06月12日
The bicycle has long been a part of American culture but few would describe it as an essential element of American identity in the same way that it is fundamental to European and Asian cultures. Ins……続きを見る
著者:Matthew Lindaman
出版社: Syracuse University Press
発売日: 2019年06月12日
Fit for America is at once an intellectual biography of Major John L. Griffith, one of the preeminent intercollegiate athletics administrators of the twentieth century, and an in-depth look at how a……続きを見る
著者:Roger Robinson
出版社: Syracuse University Press
発売日: 2019年06月12日
Robinson takes readers on a globe-trotting tour that combines a historian’s insight with vivid personal memories going back to just after World War II. From experiencing the 1948 "Austerity Olympics……続きを見る
The must-have encyclopedia for all Tour de France fans.
Celebrating the centenary of cycling's most iconic award, The Official Encyclopedia of the Yellow Jersey is a visually stunning and comprehens……続きを見る
著者:Kevin Moore
出版社: Bloomsbury Publishing
発売日: 2019年10月31日
Our view of football will never be the same again… Written by a world-respected football historian, this football history/gift title reveals the global game's greatest myths and untruths.
Football h……続きを見る
Horses is an A-Z companion to perhaps the most loved of all domesticated animals. The book's entries include a wealth of unexpected, fascinating and serendipitous information, from horse-slang phras……続きを見る
著者:Greg Lucas
出版社: Blue River Press
発売日: 2019年06月17日
Astro Legends is designed with the fan in mind, giving them an inside look into their favorite sports team franchise. The book focuses on the team and history, breaking down the barrier between the ……続きを見る
著者:Phil S. Dixon
出版社: Bloomsbury Publishing
発売日: 2019年08月26日
This book follows Dizzy and Daffy Dean’s All-Stars as they barnstormed across the country in 1934, taking the field against the greatest teams in the Negro Leagues. It shows the glory of the games a……続きを見る
Do virtually anything with almost nothing.
With riveting real-life examples and step-by-step instruction, this revelatory work from the renowned martial arts historian and practitioner Jotaro guides……続きを見る
'A highly entertaining read, deftly melding social history with sporting memoir and travelogue' Mail on Sunday
A history of Latin America through cricket
Cricket was the first sport played in almost……続きを見る
Sono in tanti, e non solo nel ciclismo, ad avere un loro Gino Bartali personale, privato, segreto: un giorno, una notte, un viaggio, una salita, un fiasco, una profezia, una pietra miliare, uno stri……続きを見る
The "scrupulously detailed" (Los Angeles Times) story of how the fight to build Dodgers Stadium, and transform Los Angeles into a big league city, came at the cost of everyday Angelenos
Dodger Stadi……続きを見る
This book, the result of contributions from a wide range of sports writers, officials and historians, relates the fascinating history of over 100 sports played in Victoria since the 1830s. It also c……続きを見る
One. Two. Three.
That’s as long as it took to sear the souls of a dozen young American men, thanks to the craziest, most controversial finish in the history of the Olympicsーthe 1972 gold-medal bask……続きを見る
Baseball is set apart from other sports by many things, but few are more distinctive than the intricate systems of coded language that govern action on the field and give baseball its unique appeal.……続きを見る
Fu un silenzioso, intimo, speciale rapporto di mutuo soccorso quello che legò Fausto e Serse Coppi anche nel corso della loro storia sportiva. Una naturale e speciale relazione che non si esauriva u……続きを見る
Hit the ice in the NHL for the first time with over 300 hockey stars
From Hall of Famers to lesser-known players, every one of the more than 7,700 NHLers skated in a first game. Many of these debuts……続きを見る
The legendary storytellers worthy of a spot in the pro wrestling hall of fame
You can’t escape pro wrestling today, even if you want to. Its stars are ubiquitous in movies, TV shows, product endorse……続きを見る
著者:Fred Russell
出版社: Papamoa Press
発売日: 2018年12月05日
BURY ME IN AN OLD PRESS BOX is Fred Russell's way of saying that he hopes the Hereafter will be half as much fun as the life of a sports writer. It is a book about sports and sports writing. There i……続きを見る
Galento the Great is the gripping biography of Tony "Two-Ton" Galento, the boxer who once fought Joe Louisーconsidered one of the greatest heavyweight boxers of all timeーfor the heavyweight title. ……続きを見る
THE TRUE STORY OF THE MANASSA MAULER
He started out as a mine mucker and digger in construction camps. He fought anybody, anywhere. He got $2.50 for his first "regular" match. He was a hungry, penni……続きを見る
In 1887, Tip O'Neill, left fielder for the St. Louis Browns, won the American Association batting championship with a .492 average--the highest ever for a single season in the Major Leagues.
Yet his……続きを見る
Carol Heiss is a two-time Olympic medalist and five-time world champion in figure skating. She won the 1960 Olympics in women's figure skating and she also won the silver medal at the 1956 Olympics.……続きを見る
Francis Ouimet (1893-1967) was an unknown twenty-year-old amateur when he upset famed British golfers Harry Vardon and Ted Ray to win the 1913 U.S. Open. That spectacular victory at The Country Club……続きを見る
What makes a champion? Ambition, determination, ability and a generous portion of some personal, often indefinable, quality that enables the individual to become outstanding in his field. Richard (P……続きを見る
This book critically examines how rugby union has developed in recent years, in nations on the periphery of the sport. Focusing on people and places on the fringes, it examines contemporary issues a……続きを見る
著者:Tim Baker
出版社: Penguin Random House Australia
発売日: 2019年04月02日
The Rip Curl Story is the remarkable tale of two young surfers – Doug ‘Claw’ Warbrick and Brian Singer – who pursued an audacious dream to make a living in pursuit of the ultimate ride.
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Considered by many to be the most dominant player of the 80's, Dale Murphy still remains outside of the hallowed halls of baseball's Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, New York. Compiling numbers that are……続きを見る
There have been histories of Australian football before. There has not been one like Carn.
Carn tells the story of the Victorian Football League and its successor, the Australian Football League, fr……続きを見る