wired - Essays 1

In the fall of 1999, forty freshmen at Hope College took part in the Pull, a tradition with over a century of history that began as a tug-of-war but has become much more. A three-hour tug-of-war, th……続きを見る

Once deemed an unworthy research endeavor, the study of sports fandom has garnered the attention of seasoned scholars from a variety of academic disciplines. Identity and socialization among sports ……続きを見る

This antiquarian book constitutes one volume of a detailed and useful guide to falconry, and includes information on kite hawking, hare hawking, merlins, management, lark hawking, the hobby, the lan……続きを見る

The Season Never Ends is a collection of charming stories about the game of basketball and life lessons learned on the court. Written over a 26 year period of time, they are stories about his youth ……続きを見る

An obsessively personal history of the blood feud between North Carolina’s and Duke’s basketball teams and what that rivalry says about class and culture in the South The basketball rivalry between ……続きを見る

This innovative and timely volume of essays critically interrogates the shared histories between sport and a variety of leisure, entertainment and cultural pursuits. Sport’s Relationship with Other ……続きを見る

This vintage book, first published in 1879, contains a timeless guide to hunting. Based on the author's extensive experience hunting a variety of animals in many countries, this volume will be of co……続きを見る

This vintage book contains an assortment of hunting poems, anecdotes, and tips. Instructive and entertaining, this volume is highly reconnected for modern hunting enthusiasts, and would make for a f……続きを見る

Longtime readers have come to understand that Outside’s true gift is in chronicling misadventure. That’s the common thread among the stories found in Out Thereーthose memorable tales that begin with……続きを見る

"Futebol, linguagem, artes, cultura e lazer é resultante das conferências proferidas durante o I Simpósio Internacional Futebol, Linguagem, Artes, Cultura e Lazer (BH/MG, 2013). Ambos foram organiza……続きを見る

This book is the outcome of an Australian Research Council (ARC)-funded project titled Assessing the Australian Football League’s Racial and Religious Vilification Laws to Promote Community Harmony,……続きを見る

Jameis1of1 has written a game-changing book that the main stream sports media may hate but NFL fans will love! – Jacquez Green: Former NFL WR and University of Florida Football Hall of Famer Author ……続きを見る

The path to an adventurous life seems straightforward: Crush at an outdoor sport; amass a legion of followers who drool at your hero shots on Instagram; host TED talks exhorting people to live their……続きを見る

The late Philadelphia Daily News sportswriter Stan Hochman was known for his many zingers, such as “Harry Litwack, the stoic Temple coach, stalks the sidelines like a blind man at a nudist colony.” ……続きを見る

The reporter who broke the Houston Astros' cheating scandal reveals how a baseball team could so dramatically descend into corruption, with never-before-told details of a broken management culture, ……続きを見る

Stories of Sports: Critical Literacy in Media Production, Consumption, and Dissemination discusses how media demonstrates privilege, policing, stereotypes, confirmation bias, and objectification in ……続きを見る

Tijdperk Roger Federer van Sander Collewijn is een biografie van de beste tennisser aller tijden. Als de koning van Wimbledon en als topsporter. Maar ook als mens, vader, merk en als icoon. Tijdperk……続きを見る

In De tranen van Messi wisselt Edwin Winkels de tranen van vreugde en van pijn af, waardoor een prachtige minibiografie ontstaat van de man die vrijwel alle records in het voetbal heeft gebroken. In……続きを見る

Professional cycling is a rich, dynamic and often controversial sport that lends itself to great writing. Some of the most famous and illustrious races were founded by newspapermen and The Cycling A……続きを見る

Professional cycling is a rich, dynamic and often controversial sport that lends itself to great writing. Some of the most famous and illustrious races were founded by newspapermen and The Cycling A……続きを見る

To the armchair fan, the life of the sports writer is one of unalloyed joy: all-expenses-paid trips to the most exciting events in the world, the best seats in the house, and one-on-one interviews w……続きを見る

Le football n'est pas toujours cette fête que l'on voudrait qu'il soit. 13 destins sombres d'acteurs de ce sport révèlent les excès et la schizophrénie d'un milieu où ambitions, politique et argent ……続きを見る

Un polar haletant dans les coulisses de la NBA Finales NBA. Les Boston Celtics affrontent le Jazz de l'Utah. Les trois premiers matchs ont tourné à l'avantage des Celtics, qui ne sont plus qu'à une ……続きを見る

Découvrez les secrets des meilleurs nageurs Sheila Taormina, championne olympique en natation et championne du monde en triathlon, détient les secrets de la vitesse. Elle coache depuis plus de vingt……続きを見る

The leading players and outstanding matches of two thrilling decades in tennis history From Rod Laver’s amateur Grand Slam in 1962 to the first US Open held at the National Tennis Center in Flushing……続きを見る

These essays by the legendary sports writer “put readers right in the galleries” watching “all the great golfers, from Harry Vardon to Jack Nicklaus” (The New York Times Book Review). In this classi……続きを見る

From gridiron to diamond, lawn to green, a legendary sportswriter captures the wins, losses, and draws of an exciting period in American sports history Throughout his long and distinguished career, ……続きを見る

Elegant and perceptive musings on the world’s greatest game from the dean of American golf writers This illuminating collection features many of Hebert Warren Wind’s most famous essays, including “J……続きを見る

The dean of American golf writers pays tribute to the nation’s greatest tournament Over the course of his forty-year career at the New Yorker and Sports Illustrated, Herbert Warren Wind covered the ……続きを見る

Im Buch "55 Gründe Fußballprofi zu werden" dreht sich alles um den Traumberuf des Fußballprofis. Neben vielen wunderschönen Begleiterscheinungen, die dieser Job mit sich bringt, werden allerdings au……続きを見る