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The assistant managing editor at Golf Digest tackles the ladies' golf game with style, offering an intelligent explanation of the sport with attention paid to the special needs of its female players, and providing advice, instruction, and aid for all participants of the game. Photos. ... Read more

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The first comprehensive textbook on the planning, promotion, operation, and management of major sport facilities and complexes. Puts the theory of facility management into practice by covering marketing; contract services; risk management; facility image and public relations; crowd and alcohol management; box office; concessions and merchandise management; and housekeeping and maintenance. ... Read more

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Unless this book is required for your course....
don't buy it! This book is poorly written, pooly edited, and the author does not come across as professional and knowledgeable at all. Save your money and space on your bookshelf. ... Read more

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FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. It's an exciting time in Fairyland. Everyone is getting ready for the Fairy Olympics! But Jack Frost's goblins have stolen the Sports Fairies' magic objects. Now they're threatening to take over the whole competition. A new series begins. Original. ... Read more

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Written for students with some exposure to economics concepts and analysis, "Economics of Sport" is ideal for a lower division elective course for economics majors, for master's students in sport management, or for economics professors who are in the process of learning more about the sport industry. In its newly updated 13 chapters, this second edition defines the sport industry and reviews economic concepts before examining in detail such central issues as benefits and costs, the theory of the firm, profit maximisation as a major motivator, and alternative motivators in non-profit organisations. Drawing the student deeper into the functions and limits of sport economics, the book discusses elasticity of demand and supply, and examines market structures, from perfect competition to monopolies; analyses various reasons for government-provided sport, community sport, and private enterprise, and the reasons for mergers and acquisitions. The book also assesses the contribution of the sport industry to the U.S. economy.It surveys and relates the economic impact studies used to justify spending, the labour-related issues in the sport industry, including professional athletes, public relations directors, and sales representatives in various types of sport firms and organisations. It details the economic theories related to both government and industry self-regulation applicable to the sport industry, and the antitrust laws and their applications in the sport industry. "Economics of Sport" is a thorough and accessible text, perfect for everyone who wants a complete understanding of the sport industry today. ... Read more

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Economics of Sport
I am still waiting for the book. I am curious why I was to report on a book I never received? ... Read more

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Every fan knows that individual talent is vital to a team. But sport psychologists understand that the key to success is to incorporate talent into a supportive team unit. The editors of Psychology of Team Sports have assembled a variety of articles to address the psychological issues related to team sport activities on and off the court or field.

Chapter 1 introduces a three-phase model to cut through the complexities associated with team sports and chapters 2 through 12 offer theoretical and practical advice. In addition to addressing the major theoretical concepts related to team sport activities Psychology of Team Sports discusses the experiences of sport psychologists who have worked with professionals and national teams.

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Methodological Principles

Ethics

Pre-Performance Routines in Self-Paced Tasks

The Principles of Team Building

Understanding and Managing Emotions

Gender Differences

Working With Professional Basketball Players

Improving Concentration Skills for Soccer Players

Issues in Baseball

Optimal Use of Sport Psychology for Developing Confidence ... Read more

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FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. It's an exciting time in Fairyland. Everyone is getting ready for the Fairy Olympics! But Jack Frost's goblins have stolen the Sports Fairies' magic objects. Now they're threatening to take over the whole competition! The Tippington Tennis Club is swarmi ... Read more

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Alice serves a great story!
Alice the Tennis Fairy was my favorite book I read this summer, because the goblin umpire was making tennis balls go faster, so the goblins wouldn't get the magic racquet.The girls in the story, Rachel and Kirsty, helped the fairies many times. The story ends when the game, set, and match were over, and when they found the magic racquet. Another funny part was when the goblins got covered with cream and strawberries.

I recommend this book for anyone who believes in mythical creatures, and believes there are boy fairies.

Anna from Minnesota
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An old-school baseball book
"How Life Imitates the World Series" is a collection of 34 baseball essays.Each of the essays explores some aspect of our national pastime -- a team, a player, a classic game or series.It was a fun book to read in 2010.The stories were published in 1982, so most of the commentary is a few decades old.It's obvious that the game has evolved a lot since the early '80s, but its essence remains the same.

It's clear that Boswell has a keen knowledge of the game, and ample talents to convey that knowledge through his writing.As a journalist, he was interacting with players very closely and he certainly got to know some of them well.I thought the best essays are those about the mercurial superstars of the day:Reggie Jackson, Pete Rose and Earl Weaver, among others.Boswell is careful not to vilify anyone, nor to throw them too many bouquets.It comes across as reasonably well balanced, and quite interesting if you've followed the game for a number of years.

I suspect that "How Life Imitates the World Series" would be a tedious read for people who aren't big fans of the game.But for those who follow baseball closely, and who have done so for a long time, it's an enjoyable book to read any time of year.

One of the best sports books ever
Boswell is one of the all time best sports writers and this is one of his best works. What makes Boswell's writing so memorable is that he writes about how sport discloses (exposes)the character of the people who play the game. Highly recommended. Mark Friedman

Superb, Revealing Baseball Narrative
This is the first of several superb baseball narratives by Tom Boswell of the Washington Post.Moving around the major leagues, Boswell speaks with players, coaches, scouts, executives, etc.Among the stars he interviews are Reggie Jackson, Tommy John, Rod Carew, and others, and readers come away learning something every time.The book is a bit dated and Boswell doesn't spread his time equally between every team.Still, this is a remarkably readable and informative book for baseball fans.Readers should also see his later books (WHY TIME BEGINS ON OPENING DAY, HEART OF THE ORDER) as well as the similar efforts by Roger Angell.

Inexhaustibly interesting and fun...
Baseball rewards attention like no other sport, and no baseball writer today is more attentive - or funnier or more loving - than Thomas Boswell.
In this collection of already classic pieces he brings to life such superstars as Reggie Jackson, Pete Rose, Tommy John and Rod Carew; he muses on the art of the spitball, the Big Bang Theory of run scoring, and Earl Weaver and the Baltimore Orioles' winning ways; and he evokes the texture of baseball from the sandlots to the minors to Cuba to the majors. ... Read more

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filled an empty niche
Great book.It's as much about culture as it is about sports. 5-12 grade rural (boys mainly) students enjoyed this book because it was talking to them about them.I'm thinking city kids should read to appreciate rural and I /we should buy/read the urban series for the same reason. ... Read more

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Presents science projects and experiments related to sports, covering such topics as speed, Newton's Laws, force and motion, gravity, friction, and collisions. ... Read more

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Describes the life and career of the noted Houston Rockets basketball player, from his childhood to the present. ... Read more

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Follows the life of Denver Broncos star quarterback John Elway and his accomplishments on the pro football gridiron. ... Read more

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A biography of the star player for the Chicago Bulls who led the team to their first ever NBA championship in 1991, quit the game in 1993, and returned after eighteen months. ... Read more

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Good Book
This book was a good book i liked his book because it talcked about his life like when michael jordan did not like to paly basketball he liked to play baseball whwn he was a little kid.he likesd baseball but his older brother larry always chalemged him to basketball games and michael jordan would always loose. Thay practiced 2 hours daily and almost all day on the weekends. It also talck about that michael jordan got cut of the basketball team in his sophmore year. It also talcked about How jordan did on his games on some games he would do ggod and on others. It also said that michael jordan gave the ball away in one of the champinship games. It talcks about almost his champinship games. That is why i graded this book a 4. ... Read more