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No Way but to Fight
George Foreman and the Business of Boxing
Inbunden, 2020
363 kr
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Olympic gold medalist. Two-time world heavyweight champion. Hall of Famer. Infomercial and reality TV star. George Foreman’s fighting ability is matched only by his acumen for selling. Yet the complete story of Foreman’s rise from urban poverty to global celebrity has never been told until …
Last Gladiator
William Muldoon and the Making of American Sports
Inbunden, 2025
541 kr
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The incredible career of the forgotten but foundational pro wrestler who shaped American sports culture.William Muldoon was an infamous athlete whose prowess and savvy across his six-decade career led him to wealth, cultural importance, and political power. Muldoon, the child of poor Irish …
Drug Games
The International Olympic Committee and the Politics of Doping, 1960–2008
Häftad, 2011
283 kr
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On August 26, 1960, twenty-three-year-old Danish cyclist Knud Jensen, competing in that year's Rome Olympic Games, suddenly fell from his bike and fractured his skull. His death hours later led to rumors that performance-enhancing drugs were in his system. Though certainly not the first instance of …
Dopers in Uniform
The Hidden World of Police on Steroids
Inbunden, 2017
352 kr
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The recorded use of deadly force against unarmed suspects and sustained protest from the Black Lives Matter movement, among others, have ignited a national debate about excessive violence in American policing. Missing from the debate, however, is any discussion of a factor that is almost certainly …
Harvey Penick
The Life and Wisdom of the Man Who Wrote the Book on Golf
Häftad, 2018
215 kr
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“Harvey Penick was a rare gentleman whose legacy deserves this book. Kevin Robbins has revealed through extensive and caring research the aspects of Penick’s life that made him the endearing man he was. Harvey Penick: The Life and Wisdom of the Man Who Wrote the Book on Golf opens wide a window …
Strength Coaching in America
A History of the Innovation That Transformed Sports
Av Jason P. Shurley, Jan Todd m. fl.
Inbunden, 2019
481 kr
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Shortlisted for the North American Society for Sports History 2020 Monograph PrizeIt’s hard to imagine, but as late as the 1950s, athletes could get kicked off a team if they were caught lifting weights. Coaches had long believed that strength training would slow down a player. Muscle was perceived …
Mr. America
The Tragic History of a Bodybuilding Icon
Av John D. Fair
Häftad, 2015
399 kr
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For most of the twentieth century, the "Mr. America" image epitomized muscular manhood. From humble beginnings in 1939 at a small gym in Schenectady, New York, the Mr. America Contest became the world’s premier bodybuilding event over the next thirty years. Rooted in ancient Greek virtues of …
Myth of the Amateur
A History of College Athletic Scholarships
Inbunden, 2021
409 kr
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In this in-depth look at the heated debates over paying college athletes, Ronald A. Smith starts at the beginning: the first intercollegiate athletics competition-a crew regatta between Harvard and Yale-in 1852, when both teams received an all-expenses-paid vacation from a railroad magnate. This …
Olympics That Never Happened
Denver '76 and the Politics of Growth
Av Adam Berg
Inbunden, 2023
467 kr
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A look back at how powerful politicians, business leaders, and a diverse cast of activists used a thwarted Olympics to shape the state of Colorado and the city of Denver.If you don’t recall the 1976 Denver Olympic Games, it’s because they never happened. The Mile-High City won the right to host the …
Astros and Asterisks
Houston's Sign-Stealing Scandal Explained
Inbunden, 2023
1074 kr
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An in-depth and multiperspectival look at the Astros’ sign-stealing scandal and its roots in the culture of baseball fandom.In 2017 the Houston Astros won their first World Series title, a particularly uplifting victory for the city following Hurricane Harvey. But two years later, the feel-good …
Astros and Asterisks
Houston's Sign-Stealing Scandal Explained
Häftad, 2023
304 kr
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An in-depth and multiperspectival look at the Astros’ sign-stealing scandal and its roots in the culture of baseball fandom.In 2017 the Houston Astros won their first World Series title, a particularly uplifting victory for the city following Hurricane Harvey. But two years later, the feel-good …
Sports Through the Lens
Essays on 25 Iconic Photographs
Av Maureen M. Smith, Daniel A. Nathan m. fl.
Inbunden, 2025
524 kr
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The stories behind and legacies of important sports photos from the last 130 years.Ever since photography and professional sports originated in the nineteenth century, photographers have shaped how we perceive sports. Sports through the Lens collects essays by twenty-five historians that consider …
Architecture of the Playing Field
Shaping Space in Sport
Inbunden, 2025
409 kr
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A novel exploration of playing fields as aesthetic and architectural spaces that frame athletes’ creativity and spectators’ evolving experiences of sport.The playing field is more than an arena for sporting rivalry. It is a laboratory of invention, where athletes and coaches create new uses for the …
Cheer Reader
Inside an American Institution
Inbunden, 2026
1251 kr
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Wide-ranging essays on cheerleading, from the pep rally to the NFL sidelines to All-Star competitions, and why it matters.A staple of Americana, cheerleading is right up there with Fourth of July fireworks and a slice of apple pie. Yet this often clichéd image of cheer belies its complex history …
Cheer Reader
Inside an American Institution
Häftad, 2026
407 kr
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Wide-ranging essays on cheerleading, from the pep rally to the NFL sidelines to All-Star competitions, and why it matters.A staple of Americana, cheerleading is right up there with Fourth of July fireworks and a slice of apple pie. Yet this often clichéd image of cheer belies its complex history …
Roller Derby
The History of an American Sport
Häftad, 2026
338 kr
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Since 1935, roller derby has thrilled fans and skaters with its constant action, hard hits, and edgy attitude. However, though its participants' athleticism is undeniable, roller derby has never been accepted as a "real" sport. Michella M. Marino, herself a former skater, tackles the history of a …
Architecture of the Playing Field
Shaping Space in Sport
Häftad, 2026
338 kr
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A novel exploration of playing fields as aesthetic and architectural spaces that frame athletes' creativity and spectators' evolving experiences of sport.The playing field is a laboratory of invention, where athletes and coaches create new uses for the human body in response to the constraints and …
