Books of Sports & Recreation / Reference
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The Tennis Sourcebook
By Dennis J. PhillipsThe Tennis Sourcebook, with its unprecedented amount of information sources on tennis, is designed to be used by sports historians, researchers, journalists, teachers, players, and aficionados interested in the sport...
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The Greatest World Series Games: Baseball Historians Choose 26 Classics
By Warren N. WilbertA number of authors have tried to identify baseball's premier feats, fantastic plays, and dominating performances. Because "best of" listings inevitably raise questions, differences of opinions, and even controversy, one...
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Sports Nicknames: 20,000 Professionals Worldwide
By Terry W. PruyneWhen did Michael Jordan become "Air Jordan"? How did Earvin Johnson come to be known as "Magic"? Why is Juan Rodriguez called "Chi Chi"? These questions are answered in this...
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Anatomy for Dental Students
By William James Moore, David Roderick JohnsonThis volume provides dental students with an understanding of the gross, neurological, and developmental anatomy underlying dentistry and its major specialties. Emphasis is placed on the structure, function, development, and...
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The ESPN Pro Football Encyclopedia
By Pete PalmerFrom ESPN: The most complete and up-to-date pro football reference ever compiled!Weighing in at a whopping 1,536 pages, this updated edition of the best football encyclopedia available features lists of...
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The Official NBA Encyclopedia
By Jan HubbardOn December 12, 1891, 13 rules of a new game were posted in a YMCA gym in Springfield, Massachusetts. At each end of the floor, Dr. James A. Naismith, who...
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The Best American Sports Writing of the Century
By David Halberstam, Glenn StoutPulitzer Prize-winning historian David Halberstam selects the fifty best pieces of sports writing of this century. The Best American Sports Writing of the Century showcases the best sports journalists of...
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Leadership in Recreation and Leisure Service Organizations
By Susan D. Hudson, Christopher R. Edginton, Phyllis M. FordThis excellent text provides the reader with a clear and thorough understanding of direct, hands-on leadership by effectively integrating theory with practice. Leadership in Recreation and Leisure Service Organizations assists...
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Baseball and American Culture: A Thematic Bibliography of Over 4,500 Works
More than any other sport, baseball has become a ubiquitous part of popular culture in the United States. Even nonfans can be heard using the game's terminology to describe everyday...
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Soccer World Cup 2010 Preview
By Keir RadnegeNo other sporting event rivals the glamour, impact, fervent following, and universal appeal of the World Cup: it is simply the most popular event on the planet. The Soccer World...
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Effective Coaching: Lessons from the Coaches' Coach
By Myles DowneyMyles Downey presents a comprehensive introduction to coaching in the workplace, and reveals to both managers and professional coaches how to get the best out of their team through the...
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Contemporary Sport Management
By Janet B. Parks, Jerome Quarterman, Beverly K. ZangerContemporary Sport Management is an invaluable text for anyone interested in a career in sport management, exercise, fitness management, or athletic training. Incorporating the perspectives of 26 contributors, it gives...
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Sports Injuries of the Shoulder: Conservative Management
By Thomas A. SouzaWith the increased athletic demand for post-surgical function, a new appreciation for the biomechanics of the shoulder complex has developed, particularly with regard to the general concept of stability and...
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The Encyclopedia of Tennis
By Max RobertsonThe Encyclopedia of Tennis
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When a Loose Cannon Flogs a Dead Horse There's the Devil to Pay: Seafaring Words in Everyday Speech
By Olivia A. IsilHave you ever wondered about the origin of "son of a gun," "flotsam and jetsam," or "hunky-dory"? You'll find the nautical derivation of these expressions and more than 250 others...
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Total Baseball
By John ThornTotal Baseball
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The A to Z of the Olympic Movement
By Bill Mallon, Ian BuchananThe Olympic Games bring together thousands of athletes, competing in over 40 sports, and representing over 200 nations. But that is just the surface, for none of this would be...
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Developing Successful Sport Sponsorship Plans
By David Kent StotlarFeaturing some of the lucrative sport organizations, this edition explains how to build a sponsorship plan. It provides the issues to consider, the questions to guide thinking, and the exercises...
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A Football Compendium: An Expert Guide to the Books, Films & Music of Association Football
By British Library, Peter J. Seddon, Cynthia McKinleyThe second edition of this indispensable guide to British (not American) football contains over 7,000 entries arranged in fourteen chapters. With greatly increased coverage of football films and music, every...
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Diamond Classics: Essays on 100 of the Best Baseball Books Ever Published
By Mike ShannonEach work, chosen with exquisite care by an expert, is analyzed and summarized. Its greatness as baseball literature, its place in the genre, its peculiarities, weaknesses, strengths, how the critics...