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Author
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Formats
Description
A fascinating and definitive exploration of the revolutionary new science of endurance and the secrets of human performance. Alex Hutchinson, Ph.D., reveals why our individual limits may be determined as much by our head and heart, as by our muscles.
Author
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
With inside access and reporting, Sports Illustrated senior baseball writer and FOX Sports analyst Tom Verducci reveals how Theo Epstein and Joe Maddon built, led, and inspired the Chicago Cubs team that broke the longest championship drought in sports, chronicling their epic journey to become World Series champions.
4) Concussion
Author
Language
English
Description
The riveting, unlikely story of Dr. Bennet Omalu, the pathologist who made one of the most significant medical discoveries of the twenty-first century, a discovery that challenges the existence of America's favorite sport and puts him in the crosshairs of football's most powerful corporation: the NFL.
Author
Language
English
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Description
"The inspiring story of Pauline Davis, a Bahamian sprinter who fought through poverty, inequality, and racism to compete in five Olympic Games and become the first woman from the Caribbean to win Olympic gold. She would inspire an entire nation and go on to become the first Black woman elected to the international governing body of athletics"--
Publisher
Sports Illustrated Books
Pub. Date
2006, c2004
Language
English
Description
A fiftieth anniversary compilation of the best from the Sports Illustrated archives features photographs and articles from the popular sports magazine since its launch in 1954, offering a look at great moments in American sports history.
Author
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"This book combines comprehensive research in coach development and hands-on experience to offer coaches and coach developers concrete, practical suggestions to improve coaching performance in youth sport. It speaks directly to coaches working in community youth sport programs, interscholastic sport, and private youth sport organizations"--
Author
Publisher
Rodale Books
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
In this entertaining history of the mascot, from its jester roots in Renaissance society to the Jumbotron culture of today, the author, a former Mr. Met himself, talks to the pioneers among modern-day mascots and explores what motivates people to wear a sweaty animal suit.
Author
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Formats
Description
In this unforgettable story and call to action, an Olympic runner and crusader reveals her experience living through and speaking out about her coach’s culture of abuse and how Nike stood by him for years, proving itself capable of shockingly misogynistic corporate practices.
17) Fantasy football
Author
Series
Publisher
Wiley Publishing, Inc
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"Looking to nail your next fantasy football draft and come out on top in every trade? Then grab this newly updated Fantasy Footbal For Dummies. It's packed with hands-on tips and guidance about everything from the latest versions of the fame, the newest mobile apps, and how this season's NFL rule changes will impact your team. So, stop missing out on points, players, and wins, and become the undisputed champion of your league with help from your...
Author
Publisher
Blackstone Publishing
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
Greg Harden changes lives. This is why hundreds of world-class athletes, doctors, lawyers, teachers, business leaders, college students, and professionals from all walks of life have come to him for advice and direction. Harden teaches his students how to practice, train, and rehearse to give 100 percent, 100 percent of the time, and challenges them by asking: If you don't believe in yourself, why should I believe in you? Now, in his first book, Greg...
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
Peter Sagal, the host of NPR's Wait Wait...Don't Tell Me! and a popular columnist for Runner's World, shares "commentary and reflection about running with a deeply felt personal story, this book is winning, smart, honest, and affecting. Whether you are a runner or not, it will move you" (Susan Orlean).
On the verge of turning forty, Peter Sagal—brainiac Harvard grad, short bald Jew with a disposition towards...
On the verge of turning forty, Peter Sagal—brainiac Harvard grad, short bald Jew with a disposition towards...
Author
Publisher
Lyons Press
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"A classic of wood lore, this guide to making and setting traps offers timeless instruction for reconnecting with age-old hunting techniques. The author, a noted naturalist and skilled artist, provides well-illustrated directions for constructing traps for large, small, and feathered game as well as a wealth of information on animals and their habitats, camping, building simple shelters and canoes, and recipes for preparing game meat"--
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