`Race',Sport and British Society challenges the view that sport is one part of society where 'good race-relations' are developed. The book offers a wealth of research material and a strong theoretic... more »

This book provides the reader with a deep insight into the moral and ethical value we place on sport in today's society. It urges us to think again about current sports practices and the future of s... more »

This book takes a critical look at how those engaging in sports development are challenged with devising better and more effective ways of promoting interest, participation or performance in sport.<... more »

Drugs in sport has now become a major issue surrounding most top sporting events. In order to provide a wide perspective on this subject from both the scientific and social/political viewpoint, this... more »

This textbook for sports science students and coaches contains chapters written by international experts on a wide range of disciplines relating to soccer, both from the research and practical side ... more »

This book has arisen out of a need for a text which tackles the special issues relating to coaching children (from 6 - 16) in sport. Academics (many with coaching experience) and practitioners have ... more »

Behind the gold curtains of the Metropolitan Opera House, amid the elaborate sets, bejeweled costumes, and labyrinth of administrative offices, the Met has traditionally operated in great secrecy. U... more »

When Philadelphia native Wilt Chamberlain returned home in 1964, it was the beginning of a journey that led to his first championship ring, something that had eluded him, both in college and the Nat... more »

Willi Unsoeld, arguably the greatest Western climber of the Golden Age of Himalayan mountaineering, became an international hero during the Kennedy era. Unsoeld was the first to climb the West Ridge... more »

From Tom Seaver to Gary Carter, Ron Swoboda to Al Leiter, the people who make up AMAZIN' will delight sports fans everywhere in this compulsively readable history of one of baseball's most suprising... more »

A collection of appealing, funny, and surprisingly moving essays on life, happiness, and getting through the slumps from the bestselling author and celebrated athlete. Filled with more of Yogi's ini... more »

When a fight broke out between the Houston Rockets and the L.A. Lakers one night in 1977, All-Star Rudy Tomjanovich raced to break it up. He was met by Kermit Washington's fist, which delivered one... more »

TRIATHLETE MAGAZINE'S COMPLETE BOOK OF TRIATHLON offers the best advice, stories, and tips from elite coaches and athletes who have contributed to the magazine over the years in one handy, easily re... more »

Halberstam frequently interviewed Ted Williams, Bobby Doerr, Dom DiMaggio, and Johnny Peske. In this book, Halberstam offers a rare glimpse into the special lives and friendships of these men. But i... more »

For three years, journalist Richard Louv listened to America by going fishing with Americans. Doing what many of us dream of, he traveled from the Atlantic to the Pacific, from trout waters east and... more »

The town of Dornoch, Scotland, lies at nearly the same latitude as Juneau, Alaska. A bit too far removed for the taste of the Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St. Andrews, the Royal Dornoch Golf Club ... more »

The Sydney-to-Hobart challenge is one of the most treacherous yachtraces in the world. 1998 proved why. Slammed by a freak storm thatunleashed 100 mph winds and waves over 90 feet tall, hundreds o... more »

On June 8, 1924, George Mallory was last seen climbing toward the summitof Mount Everest. Did he reach the summit twenty-nine years beforeEdmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay? On May 1, 1999, Conrad ... more »

The key element of a winning golf game is great putting. Great golfers go out of their way to master putting, and mastery begins only with the understanding of the right attitude for putting. Here... more »

This book is an energetic examination of one of sport's most powerful franchises, the original Baltimore Oriolesthe team that gave birth to modern baseball, whose players were later absorbed by Broo... more »

Death, Taxes, and Leaky Waders collects forty of John Gierach's finest essays on fishing from six of his books. These essays are seasoned by a keen sense of observation and a deep knowledge... more »

Anyone who loves fishing -- on a lake, pond, river, or ocean -- isguaranteed to love Jimmy Houston's insightful, instructive, and laugh-out-loud funny tips and tales. Whether he's fishing with spo... more »

Deepak Chopra has discovered the delights--and frustrations--of golf, and he is passionate about the game. Confronted by the wild ups and downs of his own play, he consulted with golf professionals ... more »

Surgeon, VP of the Explorer's Club, veteran of Everest climbs (such as the one documented in Into Thin Air, on which he was attending physician), NASA consultant, Ken Kamler knows what happens when... more »

The real basketball deal--the inside story of Harlem's legendary tournament and the pros and playground legends who have made it world famous. Earl "The Goat" Manigault. Herman "Helicopter" Knowings... more »