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Pure Sport John Kremer · 2012 · 264p · ≈ 8h · Moderate Pure Sport is a practical guide that provides insights on asserting positive mindsets, realising potential, remaining resilient against setbacks and using these experiences to move on to greater success. The book follows the journey of the athlete through six clear steps, creating a logical framework for applied sport psychology or a path you can follow in your own practice. The third edition is… Shares: Business Aspects, Gambling, SPORTS & RECREATION, Sports

Talent identification and development in sport Joseph Baker · 2011 · 200p · ≈ 6h · Moderate Identifying and developing talented athletes to their fullest potential is a central concern of sport scientists, sports coaches, and sports policy makers. The second edition of this popular text offers a state of the science synthesis of current knowledge in talent identification and development in sport, from the biological basis of talent to the systems and processes within sport through which… Shares: Business Aspects, Gambling, SPORTS & RECREATION, Sports

Sport and the Media Matthew Nicholson · 2006 · 324p · ≈ 10h · Moderate Now in a fully revised and updated third edition, Sport and the Media: Managing the Nexus combines in-depth analysis of the rapidly developing sport media industry with a clear and straightforward guide to practical sport media management skills. The book explains how the media works, as well as the practical skills necessary to manage the communication process. It explores the commercial… Shares: Business Aspects, Gambling, SPORTS & RECREATION, Sports

Soccernomics Simon Kuper · 2009 · ★ 3.9 · 456p · ≈ 15h · Moderate Using insights and analogies from economics, statistics, psychology, and business to cast a new and entertaining light on how the game of soccer works, "Soccernomics" reveals the often surprisingly counterintuitive truths about the world's most popular game. An essential guide for the 2010 World Cup. Shares: Business Aspects, Gambling, SPORTS & RECREATION, Sports

Managing Sport Organizations Daniel Covell · 2013 · 416p · ≈ 13h · Moderate Now in a fully revised and updated fifth edition, Managing Sport Organizations introduces the fundamentals of sport management across every industry sector, from youth and intercollegiate sport to professional leagues, and from community-level sport to international sport.Bridging the gap between theory and practice, this book covers the key topics, issues, and concepts in contemporary sport… Shares: Business Aspects, Gambling, SPORTS & RECREATION, Sports

Business of Sports Mark Conrad · 2006 · 470p · ≈ 15h · Moderate The Business of Sports provides a comprehensive foundation of the economic, organizational, legal and political components of the sports industry. Geared for journalism, communication and business students, but also an excellent resource for those working in sports, this text introduces readers to the ever-increasing complexity of an industry that is in constant flux. Now in its third edition,… Shares: Business Aspects, Gambling, SPORTS & RECREATION, Sports

Sport Consumer Behaviour Daniel C. Funk · 2016 · 348p · ≈ 11h · Moderate Now in a fully revised and updated second edition, this textbook offers a complete introduction to consumer behaviour in sport and recreation. Combining theory and cutting-edge research with practical guidance and advice, it helps students and industry professionals become more effective practitioners. Written by three of the world’s leading sports marketing academics, the book covers all the key… Shares: Gambling, SPORTS & RECREATION, Sports, Games

Research Methods For Sport Management James Skinner · 2012 · 366p · ≈ 12h · Moderate Now in a fully revised and updated second edition, Research Methods for Sport Management provides a complete introduction to qualitative, quantitative, and mixed methods for sport management students and practitioners. Full of real-world case studies, data, and examples, and including international perspectives throughout this book to help the reader understand the challenges of research in… Shares: Business Aspects, Gambling, SPORTS & RECREATION, Sports

Qualitative Research in Sport Management James Skinner · 2009 · 460p · ≈ 15h · Moderate Good qualitative research can help sport management researchers and industry professionals solve difficult problems and better understand their organisations, stakeholders and performance. Now in a fully revised and extended new edition, this book is a user-friendly introduction to qualitative methods in sport management. Covering the full research process from research planning to reporting… Shares: Business Aspects, SPORTS & RECREATION, Sports, Games

Sport facility operations management Eric C. Schwarz · 2010 · 408p · ≈ 13h · Moderate Now in a fully revised and updated fourth edition, Sport Facility Operations Management goes beyond the basic theories of sport facility management to examine the practical realities connecting facilities, people, and technology.An essential textbook for any sport facilities course, it introduces the fundamentals of facility management and presents cutting-edge, evidence-based perspectives that… Shares: Gambling, SPORTS & RECREATION, Sports, Games

Softball Marian E. Kneer · 1962 · 124p · ≈ 4h · Moderate Describes the necessary equipment, rules, and techniques for playing softball. Shares: SPORTS & RECREATION, Sports, Essays

Positive Youth Development Through Sport Nicholas L. Holt · 2007 · 160p · ≈ 5h · Moderate "Cutting through the political rhetoric about the power of sport as a tool for social change and personal improvement, this book offers insight into how and why participating in sport can be good for children and young people. As the first text to focus on the role of sport in positive youth development (PYD), it brings together high-profile contributors from diverse disciplines to examine… Shares: Gambling, Games, Essays, Travel

The Denial of Death Ernest Becker · 1973 · ★ 3.9 · 315p · ≈ 10h · Moderate The Denial of Death is a 1973 book by American cultural anthropologist Ernest Becker which discusses the psychological and philosophical implications of how people and cultures have reacted to the concept of death. The author argues most human action is taken to ignore or avoid the inevitability of death. Shares: Aspect psychologique, Psychological aspects, Psychology

Benoit Greg Oliver · 2007 · 180p · ≈ 6h · Moderate Four noted wrestling writers discuss the life and death of Chris Benoit, a Canadian professional wrestler who became one of the most popular athletes in professional wrestling before committing a double-murder suicide in 2007. Shares: SPORTS & RECREATION, Sports

An overland journey Horace Greeley · 1860 · 388p · ≈ 12h · Challenging The following letters, as is generally known, were written to The New York Tribune during a journey through Kansas, Utah, and California, last summer. No one can be more conscious than the writer that they present the slightest possible claims to literary merit or enduring interest. Their place is among the thousand ephemeral productions of the press on which the reading public, if good-natured,… Shares: Coaching, Travel, History

Why we kill Nancy Loucks · 2009 · 221p · ≈ 7h · Moderate Capital punishment, serial killings, war, terrorism, abortion, honour killings, euthanasia, suicide bombings, war, and genocide: all involve the taking of life. Put most simply, all involve killing other people. However, cultural context heavily influences heavily how people perceive these acts, and most people reading this paragraph will likely disagree on the extent to which these "count" as… Shares: Aspect psychologique, Psychological aspects, Essays

The Psychology of Everyday Things Donald A. Norman · 1988 · ★ 4.1 · 257p · ≈ 8h · Moderate The Design of Everyday Things is a best-selling book by cognitive scientist and usability engineer Donald Norman about how design serves as the communication between object and user, and how to optimize that conduit of communication in order to make the experience of using the object pleasurable. One of the main premises of the book is that although people are often keen to blame themselves when… Shares: Aspect psychologique, Psychological aspects, Psychology

Unlimited power Tony Robbins · 1986 · ★ 4.2 · 477p · ≈ 15h · Moderate Robbins and McClendon here provide the inspiration and tools to help African American readers overcome any societal/personal roadblocks and cultural conditioning that might keep them from enjoying the life of their dreams. Step by step, Robbins and McClendon show how to reprogram the mind in minutes to eliminate fears and phobias, fuel the body with renewed health and energy, dramatically improve… Shares: Coaching, Psychological aspects, Psychology

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