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  • The Olympic's Most Wanted™: The Top 10 Book of the Olympics' Gold Medal Gaffes, Improbable Triumphs, and Other Oddities

    by Floyd Conner ...
    Olympic history is filled with the unusual, the bizarre, and the unbelievable. The Olympic's Most Wanted™ chronicles 700 of the most outlandish competitors in the history of the winter and summer Olympics. Its seventy lists describe in humorous detail the Olympics’ most inept athletes, strangest events, most embarrassing performances, poorest losers, most outrageous cheaters, unlikeliest heroes, ... Read more

    $12.95 USD

  • Mind Gym : An Athlete's Guide to Inner Excellence: An Athlete's Guide to Inner Excellence

    An Athlete's Guide to Inner Excellence

    Drawing on his work with some of the top teams in professional sports, noted sport psychology consultant Gary Mack shares with you the same techniques and exercises he uses to help elite athletes build mental "muscle." These 40 accessible lessons and inspirational anecdotes will help you gain the "head edge" over the competition. ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

  • The Naked Olympics

    The True Story of the Ancient Games

    What was it like to attend the ancient Olympic Games?With the summer Olympics’ return to Athens, Tony Perrottet delves into the ancient world and lets the Greek Games begin again. The acclaimed author of Pagan Holiday brings attitude, erudition, and humor to the fascinating story of the original Olympic festival, tracking the event day by day to re-create the experience in all its compelling ... Read more

    $11.99 USD $9.99 USD

  • America's First Olympics

    The St. Louis Games of 1904

    Series Book 1 - Sports and American Culture
    America in 1904 was a nation bristling with energy and confidence. Inspired by Theodore Roosevelt, the nation’s young, spirited, and athletic president, a sports mania rampaged across the country. Eager to celebrate its history, and to display its athletic potential, the United States hosted the world at the 1904 Louisiana Purchase Exposition in St. Louis. One part of the World’s Fair was the ... Read more

    $20.99 USD

  • Golden Girl

    How Natalie Coughlin Fought Back, Challenged Conventional Wisdom, and Became America's Olympic Champion

    The story of Natalie Coughlin's remarkable battle back from injury and burnout to be-come America's Golden Girl—a two-time Olympic Gold Medal winner in swimming and the most decorated female athlete at the 2004 OlympicsFive years ago, Natalie Coughlin's promising swimming career was all but extinguished when a devastating shoulder injury ended her dreams for the 2000 Olympics. After becoming, at ... Read more

    $14.99 USD

  • Hitler's Olympics

    The Story of the 1936 Nazi Games

    by Anton Rippon ...
    This “startlingly good and vividly illuminating book” sheds new light on the Fascist sports spectacle that transfixed the world (The Spectator).For two weeks in August 1936, Nazi Germany achieved an astonishing propaganda coup when it staged the Olympic Games in Berlin. Hiding their anti-Semitism and plans for territorial expansion, the Nazis exploited the Olympic ideal, dazzling visiting ... Read more

    $12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Muhammad Ali

    Through the Eyes of the World

    Edited by Mark Collins Jenkins ...
    Many regard Muhammad Ali simply as The Greatest” heavyweight of all time. Others admire his battles against racial injustice and religious intolerance. A few just call him Dad.” They are all here in this book-fifty men and women of note coming together to celebrate the man Sports Illustrated crowned Sportsman of the Century”: Angelo Dundee, Ali’s trainer; Billy Crystal, actor; Sir Henry Cooper, ... Read more

    $13.99 USD

  • Complete Book of Olympic Games

    History of Olympic games ... Read more

    $8.99 USD

  • No Limits: The Amazing Life Story of Rhona and Rhoda Wurtele, Canada's Olympian Skiing Pioneers

    by Byron Rempel ...
    There was never anyone like the Wurtele twins in Alpine skiing: identical in looks, different in attitude, unbeatable on the slopes.  Now, with author Byron Rempel's unprecedented access to all Rhona and Rhoda Wurtele's memorabilia and scrapbooks, this entertaining book reveals the full story of "Canada's Terrific Twins". From their pioneering steps in women's sports to their heli-skiing exploits ... Read more

    $10.37 USD

  • By the Sword

    A History of Gladiators, Musketeers, Samurai, Swashbucklers, and Olympic Champions

    by Richard Cohen ...
    **“Like swordplay itself, By the Sword is elegant, accurate, romantic, and full of brio—the definitive study, hugely readable, of man’s most deadly art.”—Simon WinchesterWith a new Preface by the author**Napoleon fenced. So did Shakespeare, Karl Marx, Grace Kelly, and President Truman, who as a schoolboy would practice fencing with Bess—his future wife— when the two of them returned home from ... Read more

    $14.99 USD

  • Olympic Media

    Inside the Biggest Show on Television

    Series series Routledge Critical Studies in Sport
    Located in the United States, NBC (National Broadcasting Company) is the biggest and most powerful Olympic network in the world, having won the rights to televise both the Summer and the Winter Olympic Games. By way of attracting more viewers of both sexes and all ages and ethnicities than any other sporting event, and through the production of breathtaking spectacles and absorbing stories, NBC’s ... Read more

    $69.99 USD

  • The Cultural Politics of the Paralympic Movement

    Through an Anthropological Lens

    by P. David Howe ...
    Series series Routledge Critical Studies in Sport
    Do the Paralympic Games empower the disability sport community?Like many other contemporary sporting institutions, the Paralympic Games have made the transition from pastime to spectacle, and the profile of athletes with disabilities has been increased as a result. This book reviews the current status of the Paralympics and challenges the mainstream assumption that the Games are a vehicle for ... Read more

    $62.99 USD

  • Boycott

    Stolen Dreams of the 1980 Moscow Olympic Games

    With a thorough exploration of the political climate of the time and the Soviet Union's invasion of Afghanistan, this book describes the repercussions of Jimmy Carter's American boycott of the 1980 Olympic Games in Moscow. Despite missing the games they had trained relentlessly to compete in, many U.S. athletes went on to achieve remarkable successes in sports and overcame the bitter ... Read more

    $9.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Montreal Olympics

    An Insider's View of Organizing a Self-financing Games

    Paul Howell, a planning consultant and key player in the Montreal Olympic Organizing Committee, offers an insider's perspective on how a vast, complex, expensive, and highly politicized event was organized within the constraints imposed by limited resources, an unyielding deadline, and intense pressures from international and local special interest groups. He looks at both the struggles and what ... Read more

    $35.99 USD

  • Mark Spitz

    The Extraordinary Life of an Olympic Champion

    Mark Spitz is arguably the most famous and successful Olympic athlete of all time because of his legendary performances at the 1972 Olympics, where he won seven gold medals while breaking seven world records. His amazing life story is told for the first time in the authorized biography Mark Spitz: The Extraordinary Life of an Olympic Champion.This exclusive account follows Spitz’s roller-coaster ... Read more

    $15.99 USD $12.99 USD

  • The Complete Book of Road Cycling & Racing

    Ride faster, fitter, smarter, & fartherEvery road rider has goals. Yours may be to begin racing, to become more competitive, or to win a specific tour. Not interested in racing? Perhaps you want to complete your first century ride, improve your overall fitness, or ride father and faster just for the sheer joy of flying on two wheels.No matter what your goals, The Complete Book of Road Cycling and ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

  • Above and Beyond

    Tim Mack, the Pole Vault, and the Quest for Olympic Gold

    “Above and Beyond is a treat. Livingston’s knowledge and love of the sport shines through.”—David Maraniss, author of Rome 1960: The Olympics That Changed the WorldTwo Olympic medalists were recognized at Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland, Ohio, days before Christmas 2004. One was the Cleveland Cavaliers’ LeBron James, the “Chosen One” of the NBA. He had a bronze medal from the Athens games that ... Read more

    $16.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • 10-Minute Toughness : The Mental Training Program for Winning Before the Game Begins

    The Mental Training Program for Winning Before the Game Begins

    by Jason Selk ...
    “10-Minute Toughness is a solid mental training program. In fact I feel it is the best of its kind. . . . [It's] what the title says: ten minutes a day that connects your talents and abilities to the outcome you're seeking. As a retired NFL player looking forward, I can see as many applications for the toughness Jason Selk's program brought out of me in the business world as there were on the ... Read more

    $15.99 USD

  • In Pursuit of Glory

    The original autobiography of Bradley Wiggins, the first British rider to have won the Tour de France and a record-equalling seven-time Olympic medallist.'The autobiography of one of British cycling's true greats is an authentic account of hard knocks, tough times and a surprising amount of alcohol' TIME OUTBradley Wiggins is a British sporting legend. Not only has he won seven World Track ... Read more

    $2.99 USD

  • Row Daily, Breathe Deeper, Live Better

    A Guide to Moderate Exercise

    by D.P. Ordway ...
    Advance Praise for Row Daily"This book has the potential to change and lengthen your active life."-Jo A. Hannafin, MD". . . shows the way to improve your fitness and quality of life through rowing."- Marlene Royle, OTR"I use the principles in this book to help train people to become Navy SEALS; you can use them to improve your fitness at your own pace, whatever that may be."-Michael Caviston, MS ... Read more

    $6.99 USD

  • No Limits

    The Will to Succeed

    Fresh from his triumphant and extraordinary achievement at the Olympic Games in Beijing, Michael Phelps—up from working-class, born-in-the-USA roots—shows us the secrets to his remarkable success—from training to execution.For years the world has followed Michael Phelps’s progress from teen sensation in Sydney to bona fide phenom in Athens. Now he’s a living Olympic legend in Beijing with a ... Read more

    $14.99 USD

  • Officials Training Book for Combat Sports

    This book covers Self-Defense, rules for continuous point sparing, team sparring, Muay Thai and MMA. This is being used to train officials and security personnel. This would also be a good program for law enforcement, teachers, security for any programs including sports or for people working with troubled youth. As well as a addition to a martial arts class ... Read more

    $2.00 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • WarriorRage KickBoxing

    Volume II

    Series series Volume II
    This book contains the 4 levels of boxing, instructions on using the coaches mitts, Medicine ball (plyometrics), heavy bag, strikes, kicks, speed drills and how to wrap your hands. Published in 2009 by Scott Bolinger and revised in 2024. ... Read more

    $5.00 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Age Is Just a Number

    Achieve Your Dreams at Any Stage in Your Life

    From legendary Olympic gold medalist Dara Torres comes a motivational, inspirational memoir about staying fit, aging gracefully, and pursuing your dreams.Dara Torres captured the hearts and minds of Americans of all ages when she launched her Olympic comeback as a new mother at the age of forty-one—years after she had retired from competitive swimming and eight years since her last Olympics. When ... Read more

    $9.99 USD