Drugs in Sport

Contributor(s): Author: Thomas H. MurrayWhy are fiberglass vaulting poles and hinged skates accepted in sport - while performance-enhancing drugs a...

Publisher: Taylor & Francis LtdIllustration(s): 26 Line drawings, black and white; 1 Halftones, black and white; 80 Tables, black and white; 27 Ill...

Reducere. Sport is often thought of as simply games, but it can in fact be much more. Sport can be responsible for guiding social justice movements, igniting...

We encourage children to play sports from an early age in order to instill in them such virtues as teamwork, perseverance, respect, fairness, and d...

Doping is as old as organized sports. From baseball to horse racing, cycling to track and field, drugs have been used to enhance performance for 15...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Larry LinkogleWith: Joe LaydenLarry Linkogle was a child-prodigy motocross racer who turned pro at age 15. A daredevil and ...

Reducere. ELIMINATE YOUR BACK PAIN WITHOUT DRUGS, NEEDLES, SURGERY, OR CHIROPRACTIC What would be the first thing you would do if you woke up three months fr...

Publisher: Elsevier Science Publishing Co IncAuthor(s): Anthony C (Schools of Public Health and Medicine, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill...

Reducere. Leaders and managers throughout the sporting world face many ethical challenges on a daily basis. Should an athletic director chastise an unruly bu...

National borders and transnational forces have been central in defining the meaning of race in the Americas. Race and Transnationalism in the Ameri...

Since 1750, the world has become ever more connected, with processes of production and destruction no longer limited by land- or water-based modes ...

An Introduction to Applied Cognitive Psychology offers an accessible review of recent research in the application of cognitive methods, theories, a...

Reducere. The Hooker and The Madam are probably the most recognized names in the sport fishing industry. During Capt. Skip Smith's tenure with Jerry and Debo...

Reducere. He's a smooth talking jock.An ace quarterback.And suddenly screwed.Damon Prescott had it all. Star quarterback. Money. Fame. Now? He's being accuse...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Stephen MurrayWith: John McDonaldWith: Lee MartinStaying Strong is an immensely human story of how a working-class boy from...

Reducere. On August 26, 1960, twenty-three-year-old Danish cyclist Knud Jensen, competing in that year's Rome Olympic Games, suddenly fell from his bike and ...

Reducere. A raw, compelling memoir of baseball, family, fame, addiction, and recovery, by one of the most beloved baseball players of his generation How does...

Reducere. Iowa High School Book AwardSomewhere beyond the circle of money, glitz, drugs, and controversy that characterizes professional sports in America, r...