Sports & Recreation
Discover the best sports books at our online bookstore, featuring top sports titles, compelling sports autobiographies, and engaging basketball books. Explore must-read and best-selling sports romance books and more, perfect for fans of every athletic pursuit.
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Muhammad Ali: A Champion Is Born"A high-quality children's biography that little readers are sure to enjoy. There are themes of hard work, determination, overcoming obstacles, boxing, sports, persistence, and confidence--something Muhammad Ali clearly had plenty of."*In this picture book biography of Muhammad Ali, author Gene Barretta and illustrator Frank...
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NikeNike examines the history of the American shoe and apparel brand and its place in the sports world today. Readers will learn about the company's founders, innovative products, and controversies. With exciting sports photos and in-depth sidebars, the book presents a well-rounded picture of...
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PumaPuma examines the history of the German shoe and apparel brand and its place in the sports world today. Readers will learn about the company's founder, innovative products, and controversies. With exciting sports photos and in-depth sidebars, the book presents a well-rounded picture of...
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Bringing Sports Culture to the English Classroom: An Interest-Driven Approach to Literacy InstructionLearn how to use literature and informational texts related to sports as an alternative or a supplement to a canon-centric English classroom. This practical book promotes an instructional approach that honors students' knowledge of, interests in, and experiences with sports culture to advance literacy...
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I Can Do It! (Set of 6)Cleaning up, staying healthy, and tying one's own shoes are some of the earliest life skills that children learn. In this fun series, early readers build vocabulary and reading confidence as they explore these important life skills. Each book includes easy-to-read text and vibrant...
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Mlb All-Time Greats Set 2 (Set of 12)From the legends of the game to today's superstars, Major League Baseball has always been home to supremely talented players. This series introduces readers to the best of the best from their favorite teams through the years. Each book includes a table of contents,...
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In the Clutch (Set of 4)It all comes down to this: The final buzzer. The bases loaded. The last chance to break a tie. In the Clutch hooks readers with a do-or-die moment from youth sports, then rewinds to show how the books' young athletes found themselves needing to...
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Sports Media History: Culture, Technology, IdentityThis research collection explores the ongoing interaction between sports, media, and society throughout important periods in history, from the nineteenth century to the present day. It examines both historical moments and broader trends in sports, with an emphasis on the media's role.Encompassing a variety...
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Gym Bodies: Exploring Fitness CulturesDrawing on empirical research, this fascinating new book explores the embodied experiences of 'gym goers' and the fitness cultures that are constructed within gyms and fitness spaces. Gym Bodies offers a personal, interactive, ethnographic account of the multiplicity of contemporary gym practices, spaces and...
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Female Fans, Gender Relations and Football Fandom: Challenging the Brotherhood CultureThis book assesses the transformation of football fan culture from a gender perspective. Referring to the notions of homosociality, hegemonic masculinity and performative perspectives on gender and fandom, it investigates the processes of women entering the world of football fandom. Drawing on multidimensional qualitative...
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Time, Leisure and Well-BeingThe significance of work and leisure as elements of our social fabric have puzzled philosophers and social scientists for generations. This ambitious new study considers historical views of work and leisure alongside contemporary survey evidence about time-use and well-being.Combining sophisticated theoretical analysis with empirical...
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Liverpool FC Premier League Football Word Search Book For Kids: Ultimate Football Gifts For Boys & GirlsThe Ultimate Liverpool football word search book for kids of all ages. Includes fun LFC football facts, trivia, quotes and songs from the fans, players, managers and legends of Liverpool Football Club.Over 50 new season, up-to-date Liverpool FC themed word searches for children. Featuring...
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Calisthenics: Simple Bodyweight Exercises to Gain Strength (Calisthenics Workout to Build Strength in Your Entire Body)Calisthenics is one of the best workout plans that you can choose to help you get in the best shape ever. Whether you haven't worked out for a long time or you have never really begun a good fitness plan, calisthenics can be modified...
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How Language Shapes Relationships in Professional Sports Teams: Power and Solidarity Dynamics in a New Zealand Rugby TeamWhile the topic of relationships in professional sports teams is gaining greater attention from researchers and practitioners, the role that coach and athlete language plays in shaping these relationships remains largely unexplored. This book addresses this gap by examining how every day, authentic language...
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Rugby Gave Me HopeAuthor: Rick KirklandPublisher: Richard KirklandPublished: 02/02/2022Pages: 52Binding Type: HardcoverWeight: 0.79lbsSize: 8.50h x 8.50w x 0.25dISBN: 9780578355900This title is not returnable
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Fostering the Mental Health of Athletes, Coaches, and Staff: A Systems Approach to Developing a Mentally Healthy Sport OrganizationThis book describes a systems approach for fostering the mental health of athletes, coaches, and staff in sport organizations at professional, collegiate, and secondary school levels. Through this approach, readers can collaborate effectively with a range of professionals in sport organizations, helping to create...
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Stadia Naming Rights in SportThis book is an accessible, practical, and systematic guide to stadium naming rights sponsorship within sport, designed to help practitioners and students gain a better understanding of how naming rights work and the benefits that sport and corporate organisations may get from this kind...
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Learner-Oriented Teaching and Assessment in Youth SportThis book provides sport educators with a comprehensive, learner-centred instructional toolkit to empower children and young people in collaborative, independent learning of sport and games (SGs). The book is unique in bringing together the various pedagogical dimensions inherent to the teaching-learning process of SGs:...
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Ultimate Conditioning for Tennis: 130 Exercises for Power, Agility and QuicknessOVER 130 DRILLS AND EXCERCISES FOR STRENGTH, AGILITY AND QUICKNESS Tennis is a dynamic, explosive sport that requires a wide range of skills and a high level of fitness. To play your best, you must combine proper form with peak physcial ability. Ultimate Conditioning...
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The Real McCoyIn a near-unprecedented sports writing career covering half a century (and more than 25,000 bylines), Hal McCoy crowns his own Hall of Fame career with a memoir of the Cincinnati Reds that is, by turns, brash, hilarious, and behind-the-scenes unusual. His is the storied...
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