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Author | : Richard Cashman |
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Total Pages | : 225 |
Release | : 2010 |
Genre | : Sports |
ISBN | : 9781876718084 |
Australia has long been regarded by many as a paradise of sport. However, few have questioned when, why and how this occurred. Who created it and for whom?
Author | : Richard I. Cashman |
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Total Pages | : 276 |
Release | : 1995 |
Genre | : History |
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Richard Cashman traces the sporting culture in Australia from European settlement to the present day.
Author | : A. Bartlett Giamatti |
Publisher | : Bloomsbury Publishing USA |
Total Pages | : 124 |
Release | : 2011-03-15 |
Genre | : Sports & Recreation |
ISBN | : 1608194418 |
A philosophical musing on sports and play, this wholly inspiring and utterly charming reissue of Bart Giamatti's long-out-of-print final book, Take Time for Paradise, puts baseball in the context of American life and leisure. Giamatti begins with the conviction that our use of free time tells us something about who we are. He explores the concepts of leisure, American-style. And in baseball, the quintessential American game, he finds its ultimate expression. "Sports and leisure are our reiteration of the hunger for paradise- for freedom untrammeled." Filled with pithy truths about such resonant subjects as ritual, self-betterment, faith, home, and community, Take Time for Paradise gives us much more than just baseball. These final, eloquent thoughts of "the philosopher king of baseball" (Seattle Weekly) are a joyful, reverent celebration of the sport Giamatti loved and the country that created it.
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Release | : 2010 |
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Author | : Michael Calvin |
Publisher | : Random House |
Total Pages | : 464 |
Release | : 2017-04-20 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : 1473537916 |
Shortlisted for the British Sports Book Awards 2018 “What’s your dream, son?” A six year-old boy, head bowed, mumbles the eternal answer: “Be a footballer....” Steadman Scott, football’s most unlikely talent scout, smiles indulgently, and takes him in from the street. He knows the odds. Only 180 of the 1.5 million boys who play organised youth football in England will become a Premier League pro. That’s a success rate of 0.012 per cent. How and why do the favoured few make it? What separates the good from the great? Who should they trust – the coach, the agent or their parents? Michael Calvin provides the answers on a journey from non-league grounds to hermetically sealed Premier League palaces, via gang-controlled sink estates and the England team’s inner sanctum. He interviews decision makers, behavioural specialists, football agents and leading coaches. He shares the hopes and fears of players and their parents. He exposes bullying and a black economy in which children are commodities, but remains true to the dream.
Author | : The Editors of Sports Illustrated |
Publisher | : Sports Illustrated |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2014-10-28 |
Genre | : Photography |
ISBN | : 9781618931214 |
With Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Portfolio, SI presents the ultimate model yearbook. This large-format, beautifully illustrated volume give readers an all-access pass to the breathtaking destinations featured in the 2014 edition. Swimsuit Portfolio showcases the world's most exquisite bodies in five diverse landscapes--Brazil, Madagascar, Switzerland, Cook Islands and the Jersey Shore. With a plethora of never-before-seen outtakes from the Swimsuit Issue, featuring 19 models including Kate Upton, Nina Agdal, Irina Shayk, Chrissy Teigen and Anne V, this book is in word: unforgettable.
Author | : Bill Plaschke |
Publisher | : HarperCollins |
Total Pages | : 272 |
Release | : 2021-11-02 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : 006301453X |
"Friday Night Lights meets Unbroken." —Tony Reali | "One of the most profound stories you will ever read." —Ian O'Connor | "Plaschke delivers a masterpiece." —Jeff Pearlman From L.A. Times columnist and ESPN Around the Horn panelist Bill Plaschke, a story of tragedy, triumph, and the remarkable power of high school football in one small California town On November 8, 2018, the Camp Fire ravaged the town of Paradise, California. The fire, which burned up to 80 acres per minute, killed 86 people, and nearly every building and home in the town was reduced to ashes. In a single day, Paradise, a proud working-class town in the foothills of the Sierra Nevadas, saw its population fall from 25,000 to 2,000. The Paradise High football team had long been the town’s source of joy and inspiration. But in the wake of the fire, their season was abruptly cancelled on the eve of the playoffs. Their championship hopes were gone. Their program’s survival seemed doubtful—it wasn’t even clear whether Paradise High would continue to exist. Coach Rick Prinz had planned to retire that year after guiding the Paradise High Bobcats for two decades. But after the fire forever altered his beloved town, he realized he couldn’t walk away. What ensued was the challenge of a lifetime. Of the 104 football players at Paradise, 95 had lost their homes. His varsity squad, which had stood 76 strong the previous season, was down to 22. Most of those who remained were homeless, sleep-deprived, lost. On the first day of spring practice, on a debris-ridden patch of grass at nearby Chico Airport, Prinz’s team didn’t even have a football. It was the humble beginning to a memorable journey. Bill Plaschke, longtime columnist for the Los Angeles Times, followed the Paradise Bobcats throughout a most remarkable season. In this gripping, deeply-reported story of tragedy and resilience, Plaschke reveals the unique power of sports to unite, to inspire, and to heal. As the Paradise players fought to rebuild their broken lives, they found strength in the support of their teammates—and as football returned to Paradise, so, too, did the spirit of the town itself.
Author | : Jason P. Theriot |
Publisher | : University of Louisiana |
Total Pages | : 224 |
Release | : 2018 |
Genre | : Business & Economics |
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"A history of one of the largest land management companies and hunting clubs on the Gulf Coast"--
Author | : Dilwyn Porter |
Publisher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 208 |
Release | : 2013-04-15 |
Genre | : Education |
ISBN | : 113445693X |
This book provides a broad range of international case studies to examine how sport has helped to shape national identities, and how national cultures have shaped sport.
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Total Pages | : 122 |
Release | : 2004 |
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