They have names like Barmy Bernie, Daft Donald, and Steamin' Sammy. They like lager (in huge quantities), the Queen, football clubs (especially Manchester United), and themselves. Their dislike encompasses the rest of the known...
Sports and recreation
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Author:Buford, BillSummary: - Author:Lipsyte, RobertSummary:
A long-time sports columnist for the "New York Times" combines personal stories with the events he has covered, discussing how "Jock Culture" has permeated business, politics, and family life, and how its definitions...
- Author:Homans, JenniferSummary:
For more than four hundred years, the art of ballet has stood at the center of Western civilization. Its traditions serve as a record of our past. A ballerina dancing The Sleeping Beauty today is a link in a long chain of dancers...
- Author:Sherman, Steve, Older, JuliaSummary:
Trail along on this 2,000-mile, bliss-and-blister adventure away from interstates and into backwoods America. Cross the Smokies, survive Virginia floods, buck New Jersey heat, walk the Presidentials of the White Mountains, and traverse...
- Author:Coyne, KendallSummary:
Dream big, follow your passion and never give up. Decorated US Olympian and accomplished hockey star Kendall Coyne shares the grit and determination it took to break down barriers and achieve her dreams against tremendous odds,...
- Author:Bouton, JimSummary:
The 50th Anniversary edition of "the book that changed baseball" (NPR), chosen by Time magazine as one of the "100 Greatest Non-Fiction" books. When Ball Four was published in 1970, it created a firestorm. Bouton was called a Judas, a...
- Author:Kettmann, SteveSummary:
In 2010, the New York Mets were in trouble. One of baseball's most valuable franchises, they had recently suffered an embarrassing September collapse and two bitter losing seasons. Their GM had made costly mistakes. And their...
- Author:Serrano, SheaSummary:
Who is the greatest dunker of all time' Which version of the Michael Jordan was the best Michael Jordan' What is allowed and absolutely not allowed in a game of pickup basketball' Basketball (and Other Things) presents readers with a...
- Author:Phelps, Richard "Digger", Walters, John, Bourret, TimSummary:
The easy way to get the ins, outs, and intrigue on this beloved sport The National Basketball Association (NBA), with 30 teams and an average attendance of more than 17,000 spectators per game, is the richest and most popular...
- Author:Hotten, Jon.Summary:
Bat, Ball and Field combines a perfect introduction to the sport of cricket and a wonderful foray into its history. 'Hotten is not just good, he is one of the best' Cricketer Chronicling the evolution of the sport since its...
- Author:St. Michael, Melyssa, Formichelli, LindaSummary:
Want to turn your passion for fitness into a lucrative career? Each year, more than 5 million Americans use personal trainers to take their workouts to the next level—and this plain-English guide shows you how to get in on the action....
- Author:Fitz-Gerald, SeanSummary:
Canadian hockey is approaching a state of crisis. This worried Sean Fitz-Gerald. As a lifelong hockey fan and father of a young mixed-race son falling headlong in love with the game, he wanted to get to the roots of these issues. His...
- Author:Johnson, Steven, McCoy, Heath, Muchnick, Irvin, Oliver, GregSummary:
In the wake of the horrific double-murder suicide, four noted wrestling writers grapple with the life and death of Chris Benoit in this book by Steven Johnson, Heath McCoy, Irvin Muchnick, and Greg Oliver, all respected investigative...
- Author:Fowles, Stacey May, Malla, PashaSummary:
38 pieces that will be remembered for seasons to come
For 25 years, sports journalists south of the border have been collected in best-of anthologies. With Best Canadian Sports Writing, editors Stacey...
- Author:Fritz, Brian, Murray, ChristopherSummary:
As wrestling dominated the pop culture airwaves in the late 90s, wrestlers like The Rock and “Stone Cold” Steve Austin became international cultural icons. But, by the turn of the millennium, wrestling began its downward descent. In...
- Author:Finn, JonathanSummary:
In the 1880s photographers and sports enthusiasts confidently declared the end of dead heats in sporting competition. Reflecting a broader social belief in technology, proponents of the camera stressed that the device could provide...
- Author:Smith, GarySummary:
"Sport comes to us in boxes-the perimeter of our TV screen or the boundary lines of fields and courts. As much as I enjoy what goes on inside those boxes, I've always had the urge to bust out of them. I've always had the...
- Author:Nolan, VictoriaSummary:
At 18 years old, Victoria Nolan found out she was going blind. As her vision became more restricted, so did her independence. Her childhood dream had been to become a teacher, but she had to fight constantly against misconceptions about...
- Author:Levine, DarrenSummary:
LEARN TO COUNTER AND CONTROL THE MOST DANGEROUS SITUATIONS As the official defensive tactics system of the Israeli police and military, Krav Maga has proven its effectiveness on front lines and back streets. Now, Black Belt Krav Maga...
- Author:James, ValmoreSummary:
An autobiography of Val James, the first American-born black hockey player to play in the National Hockey League.
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