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Drawing on extensive ethnographic, qualitative and quantitative research, this monograph provides a novel account of masculinities in an individual sport:…
competitive road cycling. Chapters present varied analyses on male cyclists’ relationship with masculinity, the culture of competitive road cycling, cyclists’ attitudes toward injury management, sexual minority and women’s experiences in the sport, and autoethnographic accounts of the author’s own experiences of being involved in the sport for over ten years. The author also examines how masculinity impacts male cyclists’ attitudes towards competition, risk taking and doping practices. This book will be of interest to scholars and researchers in sports sociology, gender studies, and masculinity studies.A Son of the Game: A Story of Golf and Fatherhood
Par James Dodson. 2009
This memoir “reveals the depth of [the author’s] love for golf, fatherhood, and his ancestral home—the Sandhills of North Carolina”…
(Curt Sampson). Named Golf Book of the Year by the International Network of Golf, A Son of the Game is the story of how acclaimed golf writer James Dodson, feeling directionless at midlife, leaves his home in Maine to revisit Pinehurst, North Carolina—where his father first taught him the game that would shape his life. Once he arrives, the curative power of the Sandhills region not only helps him find a new career working for the local paper, but also reignites his flagging passion for golf. And, perhaps more significantly, it inspires him to try to pass along to his teenage son the same sense of joy and contentment he has found in the game, and to recall the many colorful and lifelong friends he has met on the links. This wise memoir about finding new meaning through an old sport is filled with anecdotes about the history of the game and of Pinehurst, the home of American golf, where many larger-than-life legends played some of their greatest rounds. Dodson’s bestselling memoir Final Rounds began in Pinehurst, and now he follows his journey of discovery back to where his love of the game began—a love that he hopes to make a family legacy.Zen Mind, Zen Horse: The Science and Spirituality of Working with Horses
Par Allan J. Hamilton. 2011
“Far more than a book about how to care for a horse, though it stands out as one of the…
best on the subject . . . beautiful” (Susan Richards, author of Chosen by a Horse). This unique guide to horsemanship incorporates Eastern philosophy to describe how horses understand and respond to the flow of vital energy around them, and how they use this energy, called chi, to communicate with their herd, express dominance, and sense predators. Written by the award-winning author of The Scalpel and the Soul, and including forewords by Monty Roberts and Dr. Robert Miller, Zen Mind, Zen Horse shares safe, simple techniques to make you more receptive to your animal’s chi, so you can develop a calm and effective training style that will not only help your horse follow commands, but strengthen the spiritual bond between horse and rider.Running North: A Yukon Adventure
Par Ann Mariah Cook. 1998
What happens when a woman and her husband move their family from New Hampshire to Alaska to train a team…
of purebred Siberian Huskies for the world's toughest dogsled race, the Yukon Quest? They endure thousands of miles of lonely training in the Yukon trying to avoid thin ice, wolves, and rogue moose; they put up with the amused skepticism of Alaskan locals; and they pit themselves against the ultimate, fickle adversary--nature. RUNNING NORTH is the true story of how Ann Cook, her husband, George, and their young daughter, Kathleen, moved to Alaska and how their Siberians became the first team from the lower forty-eight states to finish the Yukon Quest. It tracks George on his horrific journey through the Yukon, recording the frostbite, the hallucinations that come with exhaustion, the wolves, and the nights out on the ice at minus ninety degrees Fahrenheit. This is the great story of man struggling against nature and surviving. But unlike most accounts of high adventure that center solely on the adventurer and the quest, RUNNING NORTH is also the story of Ann Cook, who drove the truck and carried the gear and kept the family together. In the tradition of MY OLD MAN AND THE SEA, she tells both stories in simple, elegant prose that reveals the tragedy, joy, and folly that lie on either side of the curtain separating the adventurer from the world left behind. They run up against crazy landlords, win over gruff neighbors, drive a broken-down truck that sucks oil like Alaskans suck coffee, listen to a radio show that keeps trappers in contact with the world, meet mysterious fishermen who appear without notice and disappear without a sign, fight with a young cousin who will betray them in the end, protect their young daughter from the dangers of their new wild world, and stare awestruck at the wide sweep of Alaskan landscape. RUNNING NORTH is the story of two very different adventures on the edge: one among the racers braving the Yukon and the other among the people they leave behind.Dream Golf: The Making of Bandon Dunes
Par Stephen Goodwin. 2006
This account of how one of America’s most beautiful golf resorts came to be is “a narrative gem” (James Dodson).…
On a wild, windblown bluff high above the Pacific sits one of America’s premier golfing destinations, Bandon Dunes. Golf enthusiast Mike Keiser had the dream of building this British-style “links” course on a stretch of Oregon’s rugged coast—and Dream Golf is the first all-inclusive account of how he turned his passion into reality. This revised and expanded edition takes another look at Bandon Dunes and introduces readers to Old Macdonald, a new course that provides golfers with a more rugged, untamed version of the game, named in honor of Charles Blair Macdonald (1856–1939), the father of American golf course architecture and one of the founders of the US Golf Association. This fourth course, designed by renowned golf course architect Tom Doak along with Jim Urbina, brings visitors back to the true origins of the sport—and Dream Golf is a fascinating behind-the-scenes look at how this special spot became a destination for golfers everywhere.“A thrilling, cinematic story. I loved every minute I spent with these bold, daring women whose remarkable journey is the…
stuff of American legend.” —Karen Abbott, New York Times bestselling author of Liar, Temptress, Soldier, Spy The Boys in the Boat meets A League of Their Own in this true story of a Depression-era championship women’s team. In the early 1930s, during the worst drought and financial depression in American history, Sam Babb began to dream. Like so many others, this charismatic Midwestern basketball coach wanted a reason to have hope. Traveling from farm to farm near the tiny Oklahoma college where he coached, Babb recruited talented, hardworking young women and offered them a chance at a better life: a free college education in exchange for playing on his basketball team, the Cardinals. Despite their fears of leaving home and the sacrifices that their families would face, the women joined the team. And as Babb coached the Cardinals, something extraordinary happened. These remarkable athletes found a passion for the game and a heartfelt loyalty to one another and their coach--and they began to win. Combining exhilarating sports writing and exceptional storytelling, Dust Bowl Girls takes readers on the Cardinals’ intense, improbable journey all the way to an epic showdown with the prevailing national champions, helmed by the legendary Babe Didrikson. Lydia Reeder captures a moment in history when female athletes faced intense scrutiny from influential figures in politics, education, and medicine who denounced women’s sports as unhealthy and unladylike. At a time when a struggling nation was hungry for inspiration, this unlikely group of trailblazers achieved much more than a championship season.What’s almost as good as going fishing? Hearing, telling, and swapping great fish stories. Shaun Morey is a fisherman, a…
connoisseur of fish stories, and a journalist with a novelist’s eye (and vice versa) in this collection of over 100 incredible (and true!) fishing stories. Here are Remarkable Catches—like the time Billy Sandifer caught a 1,000-pound tiger shark in the surf (he released it after nabbing a souvenir tooth). Grueling Battles—like Bob Ploeger’s record-breaking 37-hour fight with a Pacific salmon. Hilarious Feats of Bravery, like the exploits of Matt Watson, who leapt out of a helicopter to land on the back of a marlin. And, in what can only be considered poetic justice, Shocking Acts of Fish Aggression, like Mitchell Lee Franklin’s visit to the emergency room with a 5-pound catfish attached to his chest via an impaled dorsal fin. Includes illustrations, photos, and links to videos on the author’s website.I Am Made of Mountains
Par Alexandra S.D. Hinrichs. 2023
This lyrical picture book celebrates the beauty of nature while exploring the diverse landscapes of the National Parks across the…
United States of America.From the volcanos of Haleakalā National Park in Hawai'i to waterfalls of Yosemite to the churning ocean at Acadia National Park in Maine, I Am Made of Mountains takes readers on a tour to honor America&’s great outdoors. Sixteen parks are highlighted, and the story follows a different child visiting each park and exploring the natural wonders of each location. The lyrical text paired with the expansive illustrations is an ode to the outdoors that will inspire nature lovers and National Park visitors of all ages.Retina Lasers in Ophthalmology: Clinical Insights and Advancements
Par Andrzej Grzybowski, Jeffrey K. Luttrull, Igor Kozak. 2023
This book discusses the new era of modern retinal laser therapy and its clinical applications. While the photocoagulation era universally…
presupposed the therapeutic necessity of laser-induced retinal damage, the modern retinal laser therapy is equally opposed to this idea. The evidence for this sea-change in the understanding of retinal laser is well presented within this book, and the conceptual and clinical consequences are discussed with particular emphasis on the emergence of retinal laser therapy as the first reasonable preventive and restorative intervention for the most important retinal disorders. Finally, the future of modern retinal laser therapy is highlighted with respect to coming technological advances, remaining challenges, and the place of retinal laser in the management of retinal disease. This book is an essential resource for all ophthalmic residents and clinicians seeking a clear and concise guide to modern retinal laser therapy in their everyday practice.The Secret of Golf: The Story of Tom Watson and Jack Nicklaus
Par Joe Posnanski. 2015
From #1 New York Times bestselling author Joe Posnanski: an intimate, "moving" (Booklist) account of the most remarkable rivalry and…
friendship in modern golf. "Posnanski demonstrates the ups and down of life and sport to create a work that will resonate with avid golfers and sports fans alike." --Publishers Weekly "Joe Posnanski is a hall of fame writer and this is a must for anyone who cares about either one of these guys or just golf." --Gary Williams of Golf ChannelThe first time they met, at an exhibition match in 1967, Tom Watson was a seventeen-year-old high school student and Jack Nicklaus, at twenty-seven, was already the greatest golfer in the world. Though they shared some similarities--they were both Midwestern boys who had learned how to play golf at their fathers' country clubs--they differed in many ways. Nicklaus played a game of consummate control and precision. Watson hit the ball all over the place. Nicklaus lacked charm and theatrics, and he was thoroughly despised by most golf fans because he had displaced Arnold Palmer as king of the golf world. Watson was one of those Arnold Palmer fans. Yet over the next twenty years their seemingly divergent paths collided as they battled against each other again and again for a place at the top of the sport and drove each other to ever-soaring heights of accomplishment. Spanning from that first match through the "Duel in the Sun" at Turnberry in 1977 to Watson's miraculous near-victory at Turnberry as he approached sixty, and informed by interviews with both players over many years, The Secret of Golf is Joe Posnanski's intimate account of the most remarkable rivalry and (eventual) friendship in modern golf.Erste Hilfe bei Sportverletzungen: FIT statt PECH
Par Henk J.M. Brils, Jens Brils. 2023
Dieses Sachbuch liefert alles Wesentliche für die Erstversorgung von Verletzungen an Muskeln, Sehnen und Bändern in Sport, Freizeit, Training und…
Physiotherapie. Die in der Ersten Hilfe allseits bekannte PECH-Regel empfiehlt die Schonung, Kühlung, Komprimierung und Hochlagerung von verletztem Gewebe. Die FIT-Regel (Funktion - Information - Therapie) hingegen unterstützt und nutzt die physiologischen Heilungsprozesse des Körpers, statt sie zu unterdrücken. Die Autoren stellen die beiden Ansätze gegenüber und erklären, weshalb wir den physiologischen Reaktionen unseres Körpers vertrauen dürfen und wie die FIT-Regel uns schneller wieder fit macht. Sie beantworten dabei Fragen, wie z. B.: Was ist Orthodynamik und welchen Einfluss hat sie auf den Heilungsprozess? Warum wirkt Wärme heilungsfördernd? Mit welchen Maßnahmen kann die Zellgesundheit unterstützt werden?Aus dem Inhalt:Zellen und ZellgesundheitVerletzungsanfällige Körperteile und PräventionHeilungsprozesse und OrthodynamikErstversorgung von (Sport-)VerletzungenVerstehen Sie physiologische Vorgänge nach Verletzungen, unterstützen Sie gezielt den Heilungsprozess und läuten auch Sie das Ende der Eiszeit ein!Erste Hilfe bei Sportverletzungen: FIT statt PECH
Par Henk J.M. Brils, Jens Brils. 2023
Dieses Sachbuch liefert alles Wesentliche für die Erstversorgung von Verletzungen an Muskeln, Sehnen und Bändern in Sport, Freizeit, Training und…
Physiotherapie. Die in der Ersten Hilfe allseits bekannte PECH-Regel empfiehlt die Schonung, Kühlung, Komprimierung und Hochlagerung von verletztem Gewebe. Die FIT-Regel (Funktion - Information - Therapie) hingegen unterstützt und nutzt die physiologischen Heilungsprozesse des Körpers, statt sie zu unterdrücken. Die Autoren stellen die beiden Ansätze gegenüber und erklären, weshalb wir den physiologischen Reaktionen unseres Körpers vertrauen dürfen und wie die FIT-Regel uns schneller wieder fit macht. Sie beantworten dabei Fragen, wie z. B.: Was ist Orthodynamik und welchen Einfluss hat sie auf den Heilungsprozess? Warum wirkt Wärme heilungsfördernd? Mit welchen Maßnahmen kann die Zellgesundheit unterstützt werden?Aus dem Inhalt:Zellen und ZellgesundheitVerletzungsanfällige Körperteile und PräventionHeilungsprozesse und OrthodynamikErstversorgung von (Sport-)VerletzungenVerstehen Sie physiologische Vorgänge nach Verletzungen, unterstützen Sie gezielt den Heilungsprozess und läuten auch Sie das Ende der Eiszeit ein!My Revision Notes: NCFE Level 1/2 Technical Award in Health and Fitness, Second Edition
Par Mark Powell, Amanda Starr. 2023
Set students on track to achieve the best grade possible with My Revision Notes. Our clear and concise approach to…
revision will help students learn, practise and apply their skills and understanding. Coverage of key content is combined with practical study tips and effective revision strategies to create a guide that can be relied on to build both knowledge and confidence. My Revision Notes for NCFE Level 1/2 in Health and Fitness will help students: - Consolidate knowledge with clear, concise and relevant content coverage, based on what examiners are looking for - Extend understanding with our regular 'Now Test Yourself', tasks and answers - Improve technique through our increased exam support, including exam-style practice questions, expert tips and examples of typical mistakes to avoid - Identify key connections between topics and subjects with our 'Making Links' focus and further ideas for follow-up and revision activities - Plan and manage a successful revision programme with our topic-by-topic planner, new skills checklist and exam breakdown features, user-friendly definitions and glossaryMy Revision Notes: NCFE Level 1/2 Technical Award in Health and Fitness, Second Edition
Par Mark Powell, Amanda Starr. 2023
Set students on track to achieve the best grade possible with My Revision Notes. Our clear and concise approach to…
revision will help students learn, practise and apply their skills and understanding. Coverage of key content is combined with practical study tips and effective revision strategies to create a guide that can be relied on to build both knowledge and confidence. My Revision Notes for NCFE Level 1/2 in Health and Fitness will help students: - Consolidate knowledge with clear, concise and relevant content coverage, based on what examiners are looking for - Extend understanding with our regular 'Now Test Yourself', tasks and answers - Improve technique through our increased exam support, including exam-style practice questions, expert tips and examples of typical mistakes to avoid - Identify key connections between topics and subjects with our 'Making Links' focus and further ideas for follow-up and revision activities - Plan and manage a successful revision programme with our topic-by-topic planner, new skills checklist and exam breakdown features, user-friendly definitions and glossaryMy Revision Notes: NCFE Level 1/2 Technical Award in Health and Fitness, Second Edition
Par Mark Powell, Amanda Starr. 2023
Set students on track to achieve the best grade possible with My Revision Notes. Our clear and concise approach to…
revision will help students learn, practise and apply their skills and understanding. Coverage of key content is combined with practical study tips and effective revision strategies to create a guide that can be relied on to build both knowledge and confidence. My Revision Notes for NCFE Level 1/2 in Health and Fitness will help students: - Consolidate knowledge with clear, concise and relevant content coverage, based on what examiners are looking for - Extend understanding with our regular 'Now Test Yourself', tasks and answers - Improve technique through our increased exam support, including exam-style practice questions, expert tips and examples of typical mistakes to avoid - Identify key connections between topics and subjects with our 'Making Links' focus and further ideas for follow-up and revision activities - Plan and manage a successful revision programme with our topic-by-topic planner, new skills checklist and exam breakdown features, user-friendly definitions and glossaryMy Revision Notes: NCFE Level 1/2 Technical Award in Health and Fitness, Second Edition
Par Mark Powell, Amanda Starr. 2023
Set students on track to achieve the best grade possible with My Revision Notes. Our clear and concise approach to…
revision will help students learn, practise and apply their skills and understanding. Coverage of key content is combined with practical study tips and effective revision strategies to create a guide that can be relied on to build both knowledge and confidence. My Revision Notes for NCFE Level 1/2 in Health and Fitness will help students: - Consolidate knowledge with clear, concise and relevant content coverage, based on what examiners are looking for - Extend understanding with our regular 'Now Test Yourself', tasks and answers - Improve technique through our increased exam support, including exam-style practice questions, expert tips and examples of typical mistakes to avoid - Identify key connections between topics and subjects with our 'Making Links' focus and further ideas for follow-up and revision activities - Plan and manage a successful revision programme with our topic-by-topic planner, new skills checklist and exam breakdown features, user-friendly definitions and glossaryRunning (Practices)
Par Lindsey A. Freeman. 2023
In Running, former NCAA Division I track athlete Lindsey A. Freeman presents the feminist and queer handbook of running that…
she always wanted but could never find. For Freeman, running is full of joy, desire, and indulgence in the pleasure and weirdness of having a body. It allows for a space of freedom—to move and be moved. Through tender storytelling of a lifetime wearing running shoes, Freeman considers injury and recovery, what it means to run as a visibly queer person, and how the release found in running comes from a desire to touch something that cannot be accessed when still. Running invites us to run through life, legging it out the best we can with heart and style.Running (Practices)
Par Lindsey A. Freeman. 2023
In Running, former NCAA Division I track athlete Lindsey A. Freeman presents the feminist and queer handbook of running that…
she always wanted but could never find. For Freeman, running is full of joy, desire, and indulgence in the pleasure and weirdness of having a body. It allows for a space of freedom—to move and be moved. Through tender storytelling of a lifetime wearing running shoes, Freeman considers injury and recovery, what it means to run as a visibly queer person, and how the release found in running comes from a desire to touch something that cannot be accessed when still. Running invites us to run through life, legging it out the best we can with heart and style.Wake Up With Purpose!: What I’ve Learned in my First Hundred Years
Par Sister Jean Dolores Schmidt. 2023
Known to millions as simply "Sister Jean," the Loyola Chicago matriarch and college basketball icon invites you into her remarkable…
memoir filled with history, wonder, and common-sense wisdom for this century and beyond. As Sister Jean wisely says, "I've seen so many changes in the last 102 years, but the important things remain the same." Part life story, part philosophy text, and part spiritual guide, Sister Jean's wit, wisdom, and common sense has broad appeal and application that transcends religious creed, belief, and even feelings on Loyola's basketball team. Along with her collaborator Seth Davis, an award-winning writer, broadcaster and New York Times best-selling author, Wake Up with Purpose! lets you experience: Sister Jean's words and her spirit, her sharp sense of humor, life lessons gleaned from one hundred years of living, universal themes that connect us all.priceless wisdom. The driving force inside Wake Up with Purpose! is the narrative of Sister Jean's fascinating life—from teaching at a Catholic school during the Second World War to serving on a Chicago college campus in the sixties and beyond to cheering from the sidelines of a men's basketball tournament in March 2018. As you learn about Sister Jean's century-long life, you'll feel just like the Loyola students do when they knock on her office door, plop down in a chair, and ask if she would have time to chat, an activity that she still does daily. New York Times BestsellerMoving the Chains: The Civil Rights Protest That Saved the Saints and Transformed New Orleans
Par Erin Grayson Sapp. 2023
We remember the 1966 birth of the New Orleans Saints as a shady quid pro quo between the NFL commissioner…
and a Louisiana congressman. Moving the Chains is the untold story of the athlete protest that necessitated this backroom deal, as New Orleans scrambled to respond to a very public repudiation of the racist policies that governed the city. In the decade that preceded the 1965 athlete walkout, a reactionary backlash had swept through Louisiana, bringing with it a host of new segregation laws and enough social strong-arming to quash any complaints, even from suffering sports promoters. Nationwide protests had assailed the Tulane Green Wave, the Sugar Bowl, and the AFL’s preseason stop-offs, and only legal loopholes and a lot of luck kept football alive in the city. Still, live it did, and in January 1965, locals believed they were just a week away from landing their own pro franchise. All they had to do was pack Tulane Stadium for the city’s biggest audition yet, the AFL All-Star game. Ultimately, all fifty-eight Black and white teammates walked out of the game to protest the town’s lingering segregation practices and public abuse of Black players. Following that, love of the gridiron prompted and excused something out of sync with the city’s branding: change. In less than two years, the Big Easy made enough progress to pass a blitz inspection by Black and white NFL officials and receive the long-desired expansion team.The story of the athletes whose bravery led to change quickly fell by the wayside. Locals framed desegregation efforts as proof that the town had been progressive and tolerant all along. Furthermore, when a handshake between Pete Rozelle and Hale Boggs gave America its first Super Bowl and New Orleans its own club, the city proudly clung to that version of events, never admitting the cleanup even took place. As a result, Moving the Chains is the first book to reveal the ramifications of the All-Stars’ civil resistance and to detail the Saints’ true first win.