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Provides information on
undergraduate and
graduate athletic
coaching majors and
minors, including
contact details and
essential references.
This directory aims to
provide a list of
colleges and universities
in the United States that
offer coaching education
programs. It is useful
for students, high
school guidance
counsellors and parents.
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Intended for coaches,
this handbook offers
advice on how to quickly
create an atmosphere of
pride, fun, excitement,
and teamwork while
teaching kids the
mechanical aspects of
baseball and promoting
excellence on the field.
It contains a tips and
advice section that gives
strategies for organising
a team, motivating
players, and managing
parents.
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The story of a year spent
by biographer Anthony
Holden in the tough world
of the professional poker
player. He spent days and
nights in the poker
paradise of Las Vegas,
in Malta and Morocco,
even shipboard, mingling
with the greats,
sharpening his game and
learning a good deal
about himself.
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A cultural comparison of
two national games -
cricket and baseball -
written from the
viewpoint of a
practitioner of both
codes. Cambridge
University and Kent
batsman Ed Smith has
spent the winters since
1998 in Spring Training
with the New York Mets
baseball team and
contrasts these iconic
sports.
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Running is one of the
most popular activities
worldwide, and provides
an incredible feeling of
achievement as well as
offering an enjoyable and
accessible way to get
fit. This is a guide for
beginners, with
easy-to-follow advice and
guidance on getting
started, staying
motivated, and improving
your performance.
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Addresses many of
gambling's abstract
concepts-proportional
wagering, considerations
for games with variable
payoffs, the effects of
rebates on losses-as well
as more mainstream
subjects, such as the
casino's treatment of
hold percentages and
analyses of gambling
systems.
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This practical and
comprehensive explanation
of the rules of poker
should make it easy. All
variations are described
and other popular card
games are included.
Increase your chances of
winning with expert
advice on the strategy
and mathematics of the
game
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To be a great conjurer,
you only need to know a
few tricks - but you
should perform them with
skill and style. So to
travel the road to card
magic, you must begin
with the fundamental
principles. This book
outlines these principles
and shows how to master
them. It teaches you
practical sleights and
subtleties that lead to
technical perfection.
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What are the odds against
winning the Lottery,
making money in a casino,
or backing the right
horse? Every day, people
make judgements on these
matters, yet many of us
are ignorant of how
probability works. This
exploration reveals traps
and fallacies in the
field, describing and
analysing a variety of
situations where chance
plays a role
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From 1947, when Jackie
Robinson joined the
Brooklyn Dodgers,
through 1959, when the
Boston Red Sox became the
last Major League team to
integrate, more than a
hundred African American
baseball players crossed
the colour line and made
it to the Major Leagues.
This book profiles each
of these players, their
statistics, and their
triumphs and trials.
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This one-stop practical
guide will show you how
to play and master the
fascinating and rewarding
game of Bridge. To make
your progress easier, it
comes in a handy
two-colour format with
expert advice throughout
from Andrew Robson, the
world's most famous and
successful player and
teacher of Bridge.
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Provides instant help in
clearing up hazy
situations involving the
often-confusing Rules of
Golf. This title is
updated with the new
rules for the years
2008-2011. It allows you
to take full advantage of
the various relief
procedures and free drops
you we
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Tactical play is the
nitty-gritty of chess. At
a social or weak club
level, virtually 100 per
cent of games are decided
for tactical reasons. If
you want to play good
chess you have to
understand tactics. This
title helps you achieve
this goal. It teaches you
the main tactical ideas
that you need to win at
chess.
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Explores twenty-four
different games that can
be played with a chess
set. This title includes
instructions and diagrams
that explain the set-up
for each game and what
additional equipment -
such as a six-sided die,
counting stones or beans,
or small stickers - may
be needed.
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Combining the core
elements of running,
jumping and climbing with
the discipline of the
martial artist,
freerunning, or parkour,
is more than simply an
elegant, non-competitive
sport. This guide to
parkour includes features
on fitness and training,
how to avoid injuries and
tips for using an urban
environment.
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This manual covers seven
sports covering dual and
individual activities. It
is designed for the
beginner, and contains
in-depth instruction of
the fundamentals,
corrections of errors,
and practice drills for
each sport. Facts on its
history, benefits,
terminology, rules and
equipment are included.
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Takes us on a beguiling
world tour exploring the
maverick, the bizarre
and the deliriously
obscure parts of the
sporting universe. This
title recalls the
players, games and
moments in various sports
which have excited the
greatest passions from
the dawn of the Olympics
to the present day.
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Explores the links
between golf and life by
way of art and
literature, philosophy
and psychology. This book
features various players
- including Tiger Woods,
Jack Nicklaus, Annika
Sorenstam and Arnold
Palmer. It also offers an
unconventional look at
the intricacies of the
golf swing, course
architecture and golfing
equipment.
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Offers meditations which
blend life lessons with
wisdom from the baseball
diamond. This title
includes 50 meditations
on themes such as 'Little
things add up, ' 'We all
go through slumps, '
'Don't go for the bad
pitch, ' and 'Every
position is important.'
Each meditation begins
with a"ation and
ends with a question to
ponder.
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Chronicles the 1940
phenomenon of the
T-formation offense,
from the hiring of coach
Clark Shaughnessy to his
marshalling of the
untapped talents of such
future standouts as
Frankie Albert, Hugh
Gallarneau and Pete
Kmetovic, and Norm
Standlee, to his
reintroduction of the
out-of-favor T-formation
and its profound and
enduring effect on
football.
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Fun to play on the board
or on the computer,
Connect Four has become a
staple of the family game
room. This book tells
about how Connect Four
came to be, offers
game-enhancing
strategies, and provides
actual examples so
solvers can test
themselves on what
they've learned along the
way.
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A coffee-table book that
is a photographic
celebration of excellence
in sport, uniting the
world's all-time greats
in all fields of sporting
endeavour. It showcases
various images from the
professional and private
lives of these men and
women, accompanied
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Widowed and retired,
Billy Bryan is coming to
the end of many things.
Then a long-forgotten
scrapbook stirs memories
of a distant past - and
beckons him and his grown
daughter on a reluctant
journey to relive his
role in history. In 1947,
Bryan was playing winter
ball in Cuba, his future
as uncertain as the
island country's.
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A comprehensive and fun
guide to Backgammon!
Backgammon is one of the
oldest games in the
world, the origins of
which date back some 5000
years - and it's still
going strong. It enjoyed
a huge resurgence in the
1970s, and then again in
the 1990s with the
popularity of the
Internet, where millions
of people play
tournaments online every
day.
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Offers advice that
coaches of softball can
rely on from the first
practice to the final
game. This title helps to
develop a team's
fundamental skills
including fielding,
catching, throwing and
hitting. It includes a
section on pitching
instruction and the
ready-to-use practice
plans that help the
reader get the most out
of every practice.
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As one of the nation's
most successful
collegiate coaches in any
sport, Dr. Mike Hebert
has taken the coaching
road less traveled with
astonishing results. In
his 10 years at the
University of Illinois,
Hebert transformed an
ignored women's
volleyball program into
the hottest ticket in
town.
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Running offers you a
great way to get around -
and improves your level
of health and well-being
at the same time.
Whatever your motivation,
Get Fit: Running
contains practical advice
to help you buy the right
gear, avoid injury, run
safely, and improve
fitness, with achievable
training goals to keep
you focused.
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Poker is a game of skill
- and Texas Hold 'Em is
the king of poker. This
title aims to help you
find out how to eliminate
the most worthless hands,
understand the odds,
pay close attention to
tells, and most
importantly, how to use
the code to keep you out
of trouble - with a
winning hand. This title
also includes a CD for
practice.
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Baseball evoked all that
was sound in the world of
sports: team spirit and
fair play. But the
national pastime has
exemplified much of what
is wrong with the
American sporting scene.
This book examines the
office of the
commissioner of baseball
and offers an assessment
of how the commissioner
truly acts as the
conscience of America's
game.
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Nothing delights and
amazes more than
brilliantly performed
magic tricks. This title
contains what the budding
magician needs to put on
a dazzling show. From the
history of magic to card
tricks, stage illusions
and more, it helps you
to wow your friends a
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Provides details on: how
to select the right
shoes, gear and
nutrition/supplements;
strategies for finishing
full and half marathons;
weight training and
cross-training tips; how
to choose and develop a
running program; tips for
and principles of
successful running; and
alternative training
ideas for physical and
mental strength (like
yoga).
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Poker has fascinated some
of the world's great
thinkers, great gamblers
and great personalities,
many of whom have found
something pithy, funny,
helpful, original
and"able to say
about this deceptively
simple yet perennially
absorbing game. This
title presents a
collection of the
memorable and
entertaining comments
made about Poker.
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In the autumn of 1999,
Wayne Embry was so highly
thought of by his peers
that he was inducted into
the Basketball Hall of
Fame as a contributor to
the game. In the summer
of 1999, the Cleveland
Cavaliers thought so
little of him that they
replaced him as general
manager. This is his
autobiography.
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In this remarkable
collection, the most
respected journalists of
seven decades describe
the greatest Olympic and
Paralympic moments that
took place before their
eyes. A fascinating mix
of personal achievements
and unexpected drama,
the articles delve into
the stories behind the
headlines to bring the
moment and its context
vividly to life.
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Presents a collection of
facts surrounding the
Olympic Games. From their
origins in ancient Greece
to the most famous
Olympic medalists, this
book helps you discover
the athletes who have set
the marks for modern
sporting excellence, and
wonder at the records set
by competitors across the
years.
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The ultimate beginner's
guide to learning the
basic rules, moves and
tactics to win at chess.
Whether you are a
complete beginner or
seeking to improve your
present level of play
this book will deepen
your understanding of
chess and enhance your
enjoyment of the game,
as player or spectator.
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A story of how a group of
kids battle their
differences to come
together as a team, and
face their victories and
defeats. This book
presents a story of
growing up, of the joys
and pains, hopes and
disappointments of
adolescence. It also
discusses how these
misfits search for the
silence and order and
beauty that is found in
the chess board.
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Tapping into the
nostalgic era of
feel-good baseball in the
late 1940s and moving up
to the Mitchell report,
this title documents the
story of baseball as seen
through the eyes and
experiences of the
post-war generation. This
book also features
stories involving famed
players such as Mickey
Mantle, Jackie Robinson,
Roger Maris, and Nolan
Ryan.
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The spirit of the game
was first nurtured on the
playing fields of the
English public school,
and in the pages of Tom
Brown's Schooldays. The
author tells the story of
how Sport has lost its
original spirit and how
it has emerged in the
20th century to
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Includes basic
techniques such as the
Biddle Grip, Charlier
Cut and Table Riffle
Shuffle, Tricks for all
levels of ability and
experience Over 450
step-by-step colour
photographs show how each
trick is done and a
useful glossary contains
a list of terms
associated with card
magic
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Features various games,
from Bridge to Newmarket
to Whist and Pontoon.
This book takes us
through several games to
choose from. It also
covers games played with
other types of cards. It
offers a 'working
description' of each
game, with the rules,
and variations and
origins of each. It
includes an appendix of
games. It is suitable for
novices.
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In over 100 years, the
Summer Games have
provided the sporting
world with some truly
historic moments,
involving many of the
greatest sportsmen and
women of modern times.
This book presents the
reader with hundreds of
facts about the Olympic
Games on a range of
topics, from individual
competitors and famous
teams to sports politics
and scandals.
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The triumphs; the
heartbreak; the
controversies; the heroes
and the villains - South
Africa's sporting history
is one of drama and
greatness. Often it has
been a drama acted out on
a huge international
stage. But wherever South
Africans have played,
there has always been one
spectator for whom it was
more important than a
game: the sports writer.
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Here is the third edition
of this standard guide to
Acol bidding and play
which has had no fewer
than twelve impressions
to date. Used by teachers
throughout the world, it
can be used also as a
self-teacher for those
without access to a
bridge teacher.
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Presents an account of
the slick-fielding first
baseman who played for
the Cubs and the Phillies
in the 1940s. Through
interviews with Waitkus'
family, fellow
servicemen, former
ballplayers, and
childhood friends, and
aided by fifteen
photographs, this book
chronicles Waitkus'
difficult years following
his Major League career.
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Teaches the average
casino player how to walk
away from the tables with
profits. This book covers
the playing rules for
blackjack as it is
offered in casinos
throughout the country.
Explains rules, and
presents three levels of
playing strategy for
those that either want to
learn to play, improve
their game, or become a
world class blackjack
player.
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Features 125 greatest
chess games of all time,
selected, analysed,
re-evaluated and
explained by a team of
British experts and
illustrated with over 1,
000 chess diagrams. This
book lets you join the
authors in studying these
games, the cream of two
centuries of
international chess, and
develop your own
chess-playing skills.
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Chronicles the decline of
baseball reporting and
shows in practical terms
how ill-served sports
followers are by those
they trust for the
straight story. Charting
the path of a veteran
sports reporter's career,
this book traces the
changes in baseball
coverage.
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Out of work, out of
luck, Ed Hawkins seeks
fame and fortune by
becoming a Sporting
Chancer. Attempting to
wager his way around the
world, he wins and loses
with hilarious
consequences. Amongst
other jaunts he plays
tennis with John McEnroe,
darts against Phil
Taylor and ends up at an
illegal cockfight in
Louisiana with Britney
Spears' babysitter.
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Betfair is the world's
leading online betting
exchange. Launched in
2000, its annual
revenues reached 145m in
2006. In the last year,
Betfair has more than
doubled its number of
registered users. Since
the first edition of the
book was published, the
total number of Betfair
websites has risen to 18,
and an Australian
exchange has launched.
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Part of the Runner's
World series, this
comprehensive guide
offers nutrition advice
based on modern science.
It distills the modern
thinking in the science
of exercise nutrition
into practical tips that
help runners stay
healthy, recover faster,
enjoy better workouts,
and race successfully.
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The Olympic Games is the
world's biggest sporting
extravaganza with
athletes from more than
200 countries either
attempting to qualify or
actually competing in
more than two dozen
sports over three weeks.
This book presents a
little bit of the Games'
history, biography,
encyclopedia, and
records.
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Aberdeen has been a
hotbed of sporting
success for generations,
providing international
stars in a diverse and
intriguing range of
sports encompassing
everything from football,
rugby and cricket to
martial arts, rally
driving, gymnastics and
target shooting. This
title profiles the
careers of more than 50
of those stars.
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Crammed with over 90 card
games for different ages,
this comprehensive guide
offers a range of games
for one, two, three,
four, five or more
players. It includes the
classics such as Bridge,
Brag, Poker, Rummy and
Cribbage with their
variations, along wit
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First Aid for Sport: A
Kit Bag Guide is a
practical,
quick-reference guide to
dealing with first aid in
sports situations.
Spiral-bound, durable
and weather-resistant,
it does not presume any
first aid training and
includes clear
illustrations, making
this your first port of
call in any sports
emergency.
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Through self-assessment
and design fitness
system, this book
enables readers to
effectively pinpoint the
weaknesses in their
basketball skills and
tailor a workout program
that will improve on all
the flaws in their game.
By taking advantage of
skill-specific tests,
readers will be able to
focus their workout time
on the area they most
need.
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This new edition of the
bestselling reference
includes fresh
information relating to
the updated worldwide
anti-doping laws, and
changes to the prohibited
and therapeutic use
exemption lists. An
excellent resource for
undergraduates and
researchers in sports
science.
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Written by experts in
fantasy play, this work
contains projections that
are supported and
intuitively logical. It
is the source used by
Major League GMs, the
media and other fantasy
services. This edition
includes stats and
sabermetrics,
performance trends,
ground-breaking research
results, pitching logs,
bullpen charts, and
more.
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Another in the
bestselling 52
Great...Tips series,
this time on the
perennially popular
backgammon, which is
having a resurgence with
players online, in clubs
up and down the country
and at home. Two of the
world's leading
backgammon players
provides not only the
basic rules of the game
but his tips on how to
play to win.
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Poker is predominantly a
game of skill, and a
major part of that skill
is the ability to read
your opponent's body
language. This book takes
the reader through the
various stages of the art
of reading body language.
It explains several
stages of lying and
bluffing, from the
casual beginner's lies to
the behaviour of the lie
expert.
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The physical training
that all Royal Marines
recruits undergo is
challenging and
demanding, yet also
structured and
achievable. This manual
shows you in detail how
they succeed and how you
can mirror all relevant
aspects in your own
fitness training. It is
packed with facts and
step-by-step instruction
accompanied by colour
photographs.
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