Sports & Recreation 8

John Wooden is an American icon. Since he announced his retirement thirty years ago, "Coach" remains one of our country's most popular and heroic figures. What John Wooden accomplished as basketball coach at UCLA will never be repeated--eighty-eight victories in a row, ten national championships--……続きを見る

From the early days of YMCA leagues to the modern game of the Timberwolves and Lynx, sports historians and basketball fanatics Hugunin and Thornley offer the complete story of the North Star State's most popular game.続きを見る

In the 1960s, California's Yosemite Valley was the center of the rockclimbing universe. It was the perfect place for young nonconformists to drop out, hang loose, and channel their energy into climbing the valley's largely untouched walls and cracks. Many of these "misfits" were the finest rock cl……続きを見る

By reading--and comprehending--the tales in this book, we can acquire the same essential knowledge that these masters had--that extraordinary forces are within the grasp of those who have achieved inner peace and self-mastery.続きを見る

Based on new research in exercise physiology, author and running expert Matt Fitzgerald introduces a first-of-its-kind training strategy that he's named "Brain Training." Runners of all ages, backgrounds, and skill levels can learn to maximize their performance by supplying the brain with the righ……続きを見る

In "Bass Madness, " fishing authority Ken Schultz goes behind the scenes of the so-called "Super Bowl of bass fishing" to uncover what turned an unassuming sport into a full-blown sporting spectacle complete with athletes, spectators, TV cameras, and intense drama. This is an entertaining and enli……続きを見る

Packed with drills and tips for practice and game daysThe fun and easy way(r) to kick-start your soccer coaching skillsVolunteering as a youth soccer coach can be a great experience, both for you and your squad. But what if you've never coached before? Don't worry! This friendly guide explains soc……続きを見る

Useful, instructive manual shows would-be explorers, hikers, bikers, scouts, sailors, and survivalists how to find their way outdoors by observing animals, weather patterns, shifting sands, and other elements of nature.続きを見る

Complete republication of a book that has been used by generations of American youths, with copious information on such topics as woodcrafting, camping, sailing, as well as notes on developing self-reliance and good citizenship. A delight for Americana enthusiasts, a treasure for collectors. 219 f……続きを見る

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It ought to be just a game, but basketball on the playgrounds of Coney Island is much more than that -- for many young men it represents their only hope of escape from a life of crime, poverty, and despair. In The Last Shot, Darcy Frey chronicles the aspirations of four of the neighborhood's most ……続きを見る

Authoritative and friendly, this total running book is the perfect companion for both beginners and long-time runners, featuring advice from the experts on exercise physiologists, nutritionists, doctors, and other women runners. Illustrations.続きを見る

While most of us fly-fish to escape from daily life, for John Gierach and his friends fly-fishing IS a way of life. They are trout bums. But John Gierach is also an exceptional "writer." The essays in "Trout Bum" are reflective, bitingly humorous and enormously wise in the ways of fishing and men.……続きを見る

From the irrepressible author of "Trout Bum" and "The View from Rat Lake" comes an engaging, humorous, often profound examination of life's greatest mysteries: sex, death, and fly-fishing. John Gierach's quest takes us from his quiet home water (an ordinary, run-of-the-mill trout stream where fly-……続きを見る

Arguing about the merits of players is the baseball fan's second favorite pastime and every year the Hall of Fame elections spark heated controversy. In a book that's sure to thrill--and infuriate--countless fans, Bill James takes a hard look at the Hall, probing its history, its politics and, mos……続きを見る

Whether you're a novice rider or a championship racer, "Bicycling Medicine" shows you how to prevent and treat all kinds of bicycling-related aches and pains. Coach Arnie Baker, M.D., explains how to diagnose minor and major problems, offers do-it-yourself solutions, and alerts you to conditions t……続きを見る

From Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Cramer, here is the definitive story of Joe DiMaggio's life--from his first game with the Yankees through his rise to national hero status, and on to his lonely death last year. DiMaggio's complicated life befomes, too, the story of America's media machine, a……続きを見る

Coaches find the information they need to develop winning team strategies with the help of this coaching bible, developed in cooperation with the AFCA and featuring Joe Paterno, Phil Fulmer, Tom Osborne, Lou Holtz, and 24 other elite coaches. 63 photos.続きを見る

Successful baseball coaches, such as Roy Tanner, Gordie Gillespie, Ed Cheff, and Gene Stephenson, team up with the ABCA to share drills to improve specific areas of individual team performance. 30 photos.続きを見る

Cody Lundin, director of the Aboriginal Living Skills School in Prescott, Arizona, shares his own brand of wilderness wisdom in this highly anticipated new book on commonsense, modern survival skills for the backcountry, the backyard, or the highway. This book is about how to stay alive-based on t……続きを見る