Books of Athletes
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Complete Surrender
By Julian WilsonThis is a biography of Eric Liddell, the world record holder of the 400 metres in the 1920s who made headlines by refusing to race on a Sunday. He made a switch from 100 metres to 400 metres, and triumphed.
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Secret Baby Scandal
By Joanne RockJoanne Rock. “You know perfectly well you copped a feel underwater,” she retorted. “Don't pretend.” “I told you that was a fish.” He thumped a hand to his chest in mock indignation. “I completely respected your 'no touching' boundaries.
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Young and Famous: Sports' Newest Superstars
By Daniel Cohen, Susan CohenProfiles top-ranking young athletes, including Debi Thomas, Roger Clemens, Mike Tyson, Kristie Philips, Boris Becker, and others.
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Football Super 8: Today's Hottest NFL Stars
By Ashley Jude CollieHe earned the nickname Junior because his father's name is Tiaina . When Junior was 5 years old , his family moved back to the United States . They lived in Oceanside , California , about 30 miles north of the city of San Diego .
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Gold Rush
By Michael Johnson'Michael JohnsonFrom a living icon of the Olympic Games - as both an athlete and now as a BBC broadcaster - Gold Rush is a compelling analysis of the fascinating combination of psychological and personal qualities, as well as internal and ...
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Awakening the Sleeping Tiger: The True Story of a Professional Chinese Athlete
By Yu Liu, Dawn CerfAn eager-to-please Chinese girl, owned and raised as a professional athlete by the unyielding Communist government, finds the courage to turn against the cultural tide in China to seek her own destiny.
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Seeing Stars: Sports Celebrity, Identity, and Body Culture in Modern Japan
By Dennis J. FrostWilliam D. Wray , ed . , Managing Industrial Enterprise : Cases from Japan's Prewar Experience * 143 . T'ung - tsu Ch'ü , Local Government in China Under ... William Johnston , The Modern Epidemic : History of Tuberculosis in Japan 163.
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Sport Supplement Reference Guide
By William LlewellynKelley DS,Taylor PC,Nelson GJ, Mackey BE. Lipids. ... Nelson GJ, SchmidtPC, BartoliniG,Kelley DS, KyleD. ... N Engl J Med. 1993 Jan 28;328(4):23844. 127. Omega6 fattyacids and risk forcardiovascular disease: a science advisory from the ...
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Sports and Exercise Nutrition
By William D. McArdle, Frank I. Katch, Victor L. KatchThis edition includes the latest findings on such current topics as nutritional supplements, eating disorders, Healthy Eating Index, food labeling, MyPyramid, and obesity.
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Foundations of Athletic Training: Prevention, Assessment, and Management
By Marcia K. Anderson, Gail P. Parr, Susan Jean HallThis text integrates basic medical concepts and related scientific information to provide a strong foundation of general athletic training practices.
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Keepers: Radio Stories from Only a Game & Elsewhere
By Bill LittlefieldBo JACKSON Most of the people who've commented on the Bo Jackson story have missed the point . It's no sin to change your mind . no matter how vehemently you've announced that you'd never do it . Writers who dutifully reported that Bo ...
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Running with God
By James C. Hefley“ Yes , that sounds sensible , " Curry observed . " What are they ? " " Number one : God loves you and has a wonderful plan for your life . ” “ Yes , I guess He does if He loves me . ” " Number two : Man is sinful .
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Return to Fitness: Getting Back in Shape After Injury, Illness, Or Prolonged Inactivity
By Bill KatovskyAfter DuPont hired Dr. Alfred Pennington to find out why traditional lowcalorie diets were not working, he put company executives on a high-fat, high-protein, low-carbohydrate unrestricted-calorie diet. Pennington theorized that people ...
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International Negotiations, Negotiation Theories: A Bibliography
By Harold Colson, Thomas A. Rumney, Larry D. BensonInternational Negotiations, Negotiation Theories: A Bibliography
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Overtraining Athletes: Personal Journeys in Sport
By Mark B. Andersen, Tony Morris, Sean O. RichardsonThrought experts perspectives and athletes personal experiences, the reader gets a broad and engaging account of the intra- and interpersonal aspects of why people overtrain and the outcomes of overtraining.
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Out in Front
By Jack Brown, Vashti Brown, Margaret LalorBrief biographies of twenty athletes whose performance in various sports made them famous. Includes Jim Thorpe, Peggy Fleming, Eddie Arcaro, Wilma Rudolph, Pancho Gonzales, and Gertrude Ederle.
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Halls of Fame
By Henry Billings, Melissa Stone Billings“ We're going to shoot some baskets , ” said Bailey Robertson . “ Can I come ? ” Oscar asked eagerly . “ Okay , ” snapped Bailey . “ Just don't ask to play this time . None of the guys wants to play basketball with a little kid .
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Sport Physiology for Coaches
By Brian J. Sharkey, Steven E. GaskillBrian J. Sharkey, Steven E. Gaskill. Lynn was one of those all - around athletes who used competitions as an excuse to train . What she really loved was the long runs , pushing her body during intervals , getting up early for a bike ...
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Wisconsin Sports Heroes
By Martin HintzHelms, Johhny, 103 Heiden, Beth, 40-41 Heiden, Eric, 40-41 Winter Olympian of the Century, 41 Heisman Trophy, 7, 20-21, 44 Herbert Hoover Humanitarian Award, 85 Hirsch, Elroy "Crazylegs," 42-43 hockey, 48-49 Hockey Hall of Fame, ...
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Mr. 5BX, Canadian Fitness Pioneer: A Biography of William A.R. Orban
By William Andrew Robert Orban, John J. JacksonMr. 5BX, Canadian Fitness Pioneer: A Biography of William A.R. Orban