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This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This IS NOT an OCR'd book with strange characters, introduced typographical errors, and jumbled words.This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book. ... Read more

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This book is the ultimate collection of information on probably every sport that has been played in South Africa. Illustrated in full colour, Joel Alswang brings us the rules, the method of play, the specifications and layout of playing area of a multitude of sport. Not only will the reader find entries on well-known sport like rugby, cricket and tennis, but also on other lesser-known types, like the different kinds of martial arts, or metallic silhouette shooting and even pigeon racing. There is also a full section on traditional South African games, like kennetjie and even Zulu war dance. The South African Encyclopedia of Sport will be an essential guide to those who watch sport, but do not know the rules, and wish to understand what the fuss is about, but also to lovers of sport, who will find it a source for exploration of other types they perhaps have not even heard of. ... Read more

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Taken from international sources, the 1,000 plus quotations selected here give a balanced view of more than 90 sporting issues and individual sports. ... Read more

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Alphabetical listing of sports injuries and disorders, with definitions. For physiotherapists, coaches, medical students, and physicians. DNLM: Sports Medicine - dictionaries. ... Read more

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Excellent
One hellova great, funny, insightful little book!Fitzsimons captures the spirit and the timeless, devil-may-care spirit of the skydiver.

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Until now, no one has undertaken the compilation of this reference book which contains descriptions of the terms and events of Greek and Roman sport, and information about the athletes who excelled in those events. This book supplies that information. The dictionary proper lists Greek and Roman athletes, events and terminology in one sequence. Biographies range in length from several lines to several paragraphs. The Appendices contain a listing of athletes and, where applicable, their horses, and a list of citations from ancient sources that appear in the text. ... Read more

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Keep the information you need on playthings and pop culture at your fingertips!

The Dictionary of Toys and Games in American Popular Culture is an A-to-Z reference guide to the playthings that amused us as children and fascinate us as adults. This enlightening—and entertaining—resource, complete with cross-references, provides easy access to concise but detailed descriptions that place toys and board games in their social and cultural contexts. From action figures to yo-yos, the book is your tour guide through the museum of sought-after collectibles and forgotten treasures that mirror the fads and fashions that helped define pop culture in the United States.

The Dictionary of Toys and Games in American Popular Culture is a historical, yet current, reflection of society’s ever-changing attitudes toward childhood and its cultural touchstones. The book is filled with physical descriptions of each entry, including size, color, and material composition, and the age group most often associated with the item. It also includes biographical sketches of inventors, manufacturers, and distributors— a virtual "Who’s Who" of the American toy industry, including Milton Bradley, Walt Disney, and Jim Henson. With a brief glimpse through its pages or a lengthy look from cover to cover, you’ll discover (or re-discover) real hero action figures, toys with commercial tie-ins, fast-food promotional giveaways, penny prize package toys, and advertising icons and characters in addition to beloved toys and board games like Etch-a-Sketch®, Lincoln Logs®, Colorforms®, Yahtzee®, and Burp Gun, the first toy advertised on nationwide television.

The Dictionary of Toys and Games in American Popular Culture presents easy-to-access and easy-to-read descriptions of such toys as:

Barbie®, bendies, and Beanie Babies® Monopoly®, Mr. Machine®, and Mr. Potato Head™ Pez®, Plah-Doh®, and Pound Puppies® Scrabble®, Silly Putty®, and Slinky® Tiddly Winks®, Tinker Toys®, and Twister™

and looks at the people behind the scenes of the biggest names in toys, including

LEGO® (Ole Kirk Christiansen) Fisher-Price® (Homer G. Fisher) Mattel® (Ruth and Elliott Handler) Hasbro™ (Alan, Merrill, and Stephen Hassenfeld) Toys R Us® (Charles Lazarus) Parker Brothers® (Edward and George Parker) F.A.O. Schwartz (Frederick Schwartz) Kenner® (Albert Steiner) Tonka® (Russell L. Wenkstern)

The Dictionary of Toys and Games in American Popular Culture also includes an index and a selected bibliography to meet your casual or professional research needs. Faster (and more entertaining) than searching through a vast assortment of Web sites for information, the book is a vital resource for librarians, toy collectors and appraisers, popular culture enthusiasts, and anyone with an interest in toys—past and present. ... Read more

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Guide to toys that have amused American children
Dictionary Of Toys And Games In American Culture by archivist and librarian Frederick Augustyn (Cataloger, Library of Congress Social Sciences Cataloging Division) is a comprehensive, A-Z encyclopedic reference guide to toys that have amused American children (and their parents!) for generations. Ranging from Legos, Mr. Potato Head, and Plah-Doh, to Scrabble, Tiddly Winks, Tinker Toys, and Twister each referenced item is provided with concise, detailed descriptions that place the various toys and board games into their appropriate social and cultural contexts. From action figures to yo-yos, Frederick Augustyn's Dictionary Of Toys And Games In American Popular Culture is a prized contribution to personal, professional, and academic American Popular Culture library collections and supplemental reading lists.
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Arranged in categories from Ability to Zen, this book collects the most inspirational quotes from the world of sports from icons. Winning Words will be a quick reference for a leader in need of shared inspiration or a meditation for any athlete. Benson includes sidebar profiles of some of the most legendary figures in sports, and compiles nearly 1,000 quotes in this stirring collection of sporting wisdom. ... Read more

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Sports studies is one of the fastest growing fields in higher education today. The SAGE Dictionary of Sports Studies brings a timely, much-needed, and comprehensive tool for all students in this multi-disciplinary field. Each entry provides a basic definition, a guide to research themes, and a clear account of the relevance of the concept in understanding sport. Not only indispensable for quick clarification of terms, it will give students a springboard for more in-depth research and critical analysis. Covering sociology, history, psychology, politics, business, physical education, health and research methods, The SAGE Dictionary of Sports Studies provides the first one-stop reference guide for all students who study the social aspects of sport. ... Read more

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Very informative
this comprehensive resource covers a wide range of golf trivia. very interesting to see the origins of golf and follow the evolution of the sport. great book for anyone curious about golf.

The best source on golfing terms
This is an excellent book for people curious about the meaning and origins of golfing terms. It covers historical words - for example the old names of clubs in the hickory era - and current words and their origins. I get emailed regularly about such things via my website, and this is the source I turn to to answer the tricky questions. It's also worth looking for an old copy of John Stobbs' 1964 book "An ABC of Golf", but Davies' book is the definitive source. DN ... Read more

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The playing and post-playing careers of all 1,560 players who appeared in a major league box score between 1950 and 1959--the "golden age," many say--are profiled in this exhaustive work. From Aaron to Zuverink: this treasure-trove of anecdotes, many gathered from personal interviews, are full of historical facts, controversy, and trivia. Readers will be reminded, that Milwaukee Braves pitcher Humberto Robinson was asked by a gambler to fix a game against the Phillies (he refused), Joe Adcock chased Giants pitcher Ruben Gomez around the field with a bat, Bob Turley reached the top of the corporate ladder after his playing days, Casey Wise became an orthodontist, Bobby Brown became a heart surgeon and president of the AL, and that Chuck Conners became an actor. All of this and much more can be found here. ... Read more

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Delightful Blast From The Past
Though this book comes in encyclopedia format listing all 1560 players alphabetically who appeared in the major leagues during the 1950's it's a great read. I went thru the more than 440 pages finding great pleasure in seeing pictures of these players and reading anecdotes about them. I grew up with early to mid 50's baseball and this really brings back the memories. Superb work!!

HOME RUN
Over 150 years ago, John James Audubon published his classic book, "The Birds of America". In it, he cataloged the feathered creatures inhabiting the United States by painting exquisite portraits of every species of wild fowl he could find.

Each painting - whether that of a majestic eagle, or that of a common crow - was a work of art. At the same time, each painting conveyed far more than just a photographic image of its subject matter: They each conveyed the essence of its subject.

Taken as a whole, Audubon's work is nothing less than an encyclopedic portrait of America's myriad feathered inhabitants, and it continues to be appreciated and enjoyed throughout the world to this day.

What Audubon did for North American ornithology in paint, Rich Marazzi and Len Fiorito have done in words for baseball (as constituted by the players from the "golden age" of baseball) in their recently published book with the unassuming title of "Baseball Players of the 1950s".

Whether writing about a famous hall-of-fame baseball god, or a marginal journeyman who did nothing more than show up sober for a couple of innings in the "big leagues" between January of 1950 and December of 1959, Marazzi and Fiorito have breathed life into each of the 1,560 (!) biographies that make up their tome. And remarkably, Marazzi and Fiorito have somehow managed to find fresh and engaging things to say about players whose careers have been written about and analyzed in countless books and articles over the last 50 some odd years. At the same time - even more remarkably - they've also managed to come up with wonderfully readable and insightful blurbs on players whose brief time in the major leagues was not only short, but virtually invisible. And everyone in between is covered and accounted for in equally expert fashion.

Without a doubt, Marazzi and Fiorito's achievement - in its own way - is just as impressive as Audubon's, and "Baseball Players of the 1950s" is a book that baseball fans everywhere - as well as fans of good writing in general - will love and enjoy.

Trivia Heaven
I was so happy to see this book come out! I still have a dog-eared copy of the original version of this (Aaron to Zuverink) published about 20 years ago- talk about fascinating stuff!

I recently embarked on a project of my own to try and obtain the autographs of some of my boyhood idols- I'm 52 now- and this book has proven to be an invaluable source in terms of tracking these gentlemen down. The exhaustive research and amusing tidbits that Messrs. Marazzi and Fiorito have chosen to share give a true insight into the world of baseball at the time- 'Golden Age' indeed! ... Read more

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Swimming has been an Olympic sport since the inception of the Games, with the 100, 400, and 1500 freestyles being the original events along with the 100 freestyle for sailors. While the spirit of the sport remains the same, the technology and the competitive formats have advanced tremendously through the years. The number of events contested in competition has increased to the point where the program for a typical international meet, such as the World Championships or Olympics, produces a true reflection of the best swimmers over various distances and in different strokes.The Historical Dictionary of Competitive Swimming examines the sport of swimming since its inception as a competitive athletic event. This is done through a chronology, an introductory essay, a bibliography, and appendixes that detail Olympic and World Championships medal winners. The dictionary section has over 500 cross-referenced dictionary entries on individuals, major competitions, and there are also entries for each of the competitive strokes and countries that have enjoyed significant success in the sport. ... Read more

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America's greatest sports personalities have often provided the most enjoyable, witty, and insightful thoughts about life. Now you can savor the words of Arthur Ashe, Billie Jean King, Muhammad Ali, Michael Jordan, and many others, and share them with fellow fans. ... Read more

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Humor, inspiration, and high minded philosophy in the palm of your hand
From Mark Twain's humor,

"There is no use in your walking five miles to fish when you can depend on being as unsuccessful near home."

To David Faherty's inspiration,

"It's how you deal with failure that determines how you achieve success."

To Proclamations of love for the game by Pete Rose,

"I'd go through hell in a gasoline suit to play baseball."

This book has something for any mood that you can possibly be in, simultaneously delivers inspiration and humor and is a must for any sports fan (even if your sport happens to be the game of life).It features quotes from famous writers, as well as athletes such as Michael Jordan and Muhammad Ali.

I recommend it for the office or the bookshelf at home.

Improving your confidence
Peggy Anderson compiles great quotes from great athletes that can help you to improve your confidence, it doesn't matter if you are not a sportsman. These quotes can motivate any kind of person that want to succeed. All isin the mind and this book could be a great tool to achieve your goals. ... Read more