Sports Matters brings critical attention to the centrality of race within the politics and pleasures of the massive sports culture that developed in the U.S. during the past century and a half.
Sports Matters brings critical attention to the centrality of race within the politics and pleasures of the massive sports culture that developed in the U.S. during the past century and a half.
What Sport Reveals about Our Unconscious Desires, Fantasies, and Fears
Sport and Psychoanalysis: What Sport Reveals about Our Unconscious Desires, Fantasies, and Fears explores the intersection of sport and psychoanalysis, emphasizing the often-overlooked psycho-social dimensions underpinning the experience of sport. By challenging the idea that sport offers an "escape" from reality--a realm separate to the politics ......
Exploring the Role of Athlete Activism in Social Change
Social Justice and the Modern Athlete: Exploring the Role of Athlete Activism in Social Change is an edited volume that illuminates the power athletes have to influence and rectify social injustices. It highlights athlete activism in the areas of politics, gender equity, nonviolent protest, mental health, and the online sphere.
Advice and Insights from Respected Sports Industry Leaders
In this book, industry-leading sports professionals-such as Ted Sobel, Fred Claire, Ari Kaplan, Debbie Antonelli, and Ann Meyers Drysdale-offer practical advice and tips for those wanting to pursue a career in sports, including marketing, publicity, broadcasting, journalism, management, scouting, analytics, and more.
Advice and Insights from Respected Sports Industry Leaders
An essential resource offering career insight and practical advice from industry-leading sports professionals. In So You Want to Work in Sports, K. P. Wee has gathered invaluable first-hand perspectives from sports industry leaders with decades of experience in a range of fields, including broadcasting, sports management, journalism, scouting, ......
The Disappearance of Snowboarder Marco Siffredi on Everest
"Marco Siffredi was the first person to snowboard Mount Everest in 2001 and was regarded by many as the world's best snowboarder. Jeremy Evans explores the 23-year-old's mysterious disappearance as he descended Everest"--
Langdale, Coniston, Eskdale, Patterdale & High Street
Guide to 106 scrambling routes in the south of the English Lake District, covering Langdale, Coniston, Eskdale, Patterdale & High Street. A comprehensive collection of scrambles on crags and gills, which are linked together to form 24 first-class mountain days.
Running: Getting Started is the perfect guide for any person, at any fitness level, looking to start running for the first time, return to running after a break, or reset their training. Running coach and Olympian Jeff Galloway outlines what a person needs to know to get started, such as finding a running store and selecting the best pair of ......