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  • 勇者無懼：紀政口述歷史
    Chang Chen
    開啟台灣參與國際運動賽事篇章的紀政，是在 1968 年為台灣榮獲有史以來第一面田徑奧運獎牌，而躍為家喻戶曉的英雄，她被喻為「飛躍的羚羊」、「黃色閃電」，共獲得亞運 2 金 1 銀，以及一面奧運銅牌，至今仍是台灣 400公尺的紀錄保持人。紀政 1944 年誕生在新竹，父親具原住民道卡斯族血統，母親則是新埔客家裔，由於家境清寒，紀政幼年曾一度被送與他人做養女。1962 年美國教練瑞爾(Vincent Reel)來台擔任台灣亞運代表團教練，隔年他安排紀政赴美國南加州接受訓練。1970 年底敢愛敢為的紀政與瑞爾結婚，瑞爾大她30歲，兩人於1977年離婚，紀政隨即返台接掌全國田徑協會總幹事，並引進運動行銷、教練培育、幼苗紮根與邀請世界頂尖高手來台交流等思維，1989~1993 年她進一步出任田徑協會理事長。除了在體壇奮鬥奉獻，紀政也踏進國會問政，連任三屆立委，...
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    64,54 €

  • Ladies Don’t Do That!
    Jackie MacDonald
    In the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games, Jackie MacDonald burst onto the Canadian sport scene with an immense amount of publicity. The tall blond teacher, often compared to Marilyn Monroe, who put the shot, pumped iron and drove a Harley Davidson motorcycle, caught the eye of photographers even before she surprised the track and field community by winning a silver med...
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    36,52 €

  • Coach, Caddy, Ref
    Mike Reed
    Played and coached high school and college baseball; caddied on the PGA and LPGA Tours; and officiated in the World Basketball League, the NBA Summer League, and preseason. Worked on the grounds crew with the San Diego Padres. ...
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    11,94 €

  • Female Force
    Michael Frizell
    Phoenix Mercury star Brittney Griner told ESPN, 'Don’t worry about what other people are going to say, because they’re always going to say something, but if you’re just true to yourself, let that shine through. Don’t hide who you really are.' Despite personal challenges, her meteoric rise in the WNBA after a storied college hoops career inspires many. But her detainment in Russ...
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    21,83 €

  • Female Force
    Michael Frizell
    Phoenix Mercury star Brittney Griner told ESPN, 'Don’t worry about what other people are going to say, because they’re always going to say something, but if you’re just true to yourself, let that shine through. Don’t hide who you really are.' Despite personal challenges, her meteoric rise in the WNBA after a storied college hoops career inspires many. But her detainment in Russ...
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    8,74 €

  • Playing the Game Our Way
    Amos Whittington Sr.
    Growing up in any major metropolitan city can be extremely challenging, especially when you’re African American. I never thought that an everyday normal little kid that I was would experience such a roller-coaster ride of a life. It was almost a guarantee that I would end up in jail, uneducated, or even dead by the time I was sixteen. That’s according to statistics in the 1980s...
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    9,73 €

  • Coach C.H. Hopper Kennedy
    Mert Kennedy / Richard Kennedy
    This is the story of Charles Hoffman 'Hopper' Kennedy. He became a high school football and basketball coach in the early 1920s. He worked his way up the ladder by working with each of his players to help each of them to believe in themselves to become the best they could be and to help them form into a team. He would scout the teams he would be playing--sometimes going to thei...
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    10,21 €

  • Heidelberg Of The Norfolk 17
    Andrew Heidelberg / Robert D. Gaines
    The true story of Andrew Heidelberg, who against incredible barriers, became the first African-American to play previously 'white' high school football in the South. The story, as told by Andrew to Robert D. Gaines, covers his childhood in the racist South, the NAACP recruitment of children to integrate the white public schools, integration by The Norfolk 17 in 1959, and Andrew...
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    19,69 €

  • Life in the Fast Lane
    Chris Stoddart
    In the late 1960s, a new sport emerged in Canada that would change the lives of many people: wheelchair sports.In Life in the Fast Lane, Chris Stoddart recounts the rise of wheelchair racing, with him as one of its pioneers. Born with spina bifida-a condition that affects the development of the spine-Stoddart witnessed the extraordinary transformation of the wheelchair from a h...
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    24,70 €

  • Mad Dog! Detroit Tiger Dick McAuliffe
    Tom McAuliffe
    NEW 2nd Edition!Born to be a Ballplayer......from a town so small it didn’t have a traffic light. Dick McAuliffe was drafted into Major League Baseball at the age of 17 by the Detroit Tigers and became a 3-time MLB ’All Star’, 1968 World Series Champion and loving Father with 2 wonderful kids.Every team needs a ’spark plug’… a player who can rally other players and the fans whe...
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    19,05 €

  • Barca
    Graham Hunter
    BARCELONA are the greatest football team in the world, the greatest for a generation and possibly the greatest of all time. This is the untold inside story of how the best and most loved football team in the world came to redefine how the game is played. We start with the 2011 Champions League final at Wembley, the game that ended the debate about whether Barcelona were the gr...
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    38,19 €

  • Barca
    Graham Hunter
    BARCELONA are the greatest football team in the world, the greatest for a generation and possibly the greatest of all time.This is the untold inside story of how the best and most loved football team in the world came to redefine how the game is played.We start with the 2011 Champions League final at Wembley, the game that ended the debate about whether Barcelona were the great...
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    26,05 €

  • Mr. Mulligan - The Life of Champion Armless Golfer Tommy McAuliffe
    Tom McAuliffe
    He captured the world’s attention through golf……and through humor and grit, inspired millions. Do you know the story of Tommy McAuliffe? Born in 1893, he was destined to make an impact, and not just from the tee box. A magnetic personality that made the greatest golfers who ever lived want to join him for a round. He played with Bobby Jones, Walter Hagen, and Arnold Palmer. Wha...
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    19,47 €

  • Fortune and Fame
    David Collins / Jonathan Power
    FROM POSTIE TO A LIFE ADVISING THE CELEBSJonathan Power advised the biggest stars in the Premier League from clubs including Manchester United, Liverpool, Arsenal and Chelsea, as well as British Lions rugby players and world champions in Boxing and Snooker. Pop stars and songwriters also sought his financial and agency advice. The ultimate validation came when Sir Bobby Robson ...
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    11,77 €

  • Fortune and Fame
    David Collins / Jonathan Power
    FROM POSTIE TO A LIFE ADVISING THE CELEBSJonathan Power advised the biggest stars in the Premier League from clubs including Manchester United, Liverpool, Arsenal and Chelsea, as well as British Lions rugby players and world champions in Boxing and Snooker. Pop stars and songwriters also sought his financial and agency advice. The ultimate validation came when Sir Bobby Robson ...
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    18,53 €

  • Blowin’ Smoke II
    Steve Carmichael
    Blowin’ Smoke II is written as a continuation, not sequel, of Blowin’ Smoke, as the main characters are related to trapshooting in one way or another. Many of the stories intertwine with those of the first publication but will appeal to a much larger general readership which will include sports fishermen and general aviation amongst others. ...
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    26,36 €

  • Blowin’ Smoke II
    Steve Carmichael
    Blowin’ Smoke II is written as a continuation, not sequel, of Blowin’ Smoke, as the main characters are related to trapshooting in one way or another. Many of the stories intertwine with those of the first publication but will appeal to a much larger general readership which will include sports fishermen and general aviation amongst others. ...
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    16,19 €

  • Harmon Wages
    Harmon Wages / Stan Awtrey
    From the moment he was born, Harmon Wages has been beating the odds, the scale of which would cause most to throw up their hands and quit. As a Gator at University of Florida, an Atlanta Falcon and an Emmy-nominated TV sportscaster, Wages cleared hurdle after hurdle in his personal quest for excellence. Harmon attributes so much of his life to experiences growing up in the smal...
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    15,17 €

  • Principles of High Performing Teams
    Steve J. Anderson
    Principles of High-Performing Teams provide the leader, mentor, and coach with rare leadership insights to define elite sports’ aligned excellence elements. The author’s significant reference to team scenarios that impact behaviour and action are referenced throughout the book. These references offer a catalogue of crucial learnings, models and methodology that embrace and expl...
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    20,98 €

  • Principles of High Performing Teams
    Steve J. Anderson
    Principles of High-Performing Teams provide the leader, mentor, and coach with rare leadership insights to define elite sports’ aligned excellence elements. The author’s significant reference to team scenarios that impact behaviour and action are referenced throughout the book. These references offer a catalogue of crucial learnings, models and methodology that embrace and expl...
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    33,14 €

  • Southview to Gettysvue
    Bill Schmidt
    Born in a coal camp in Southview, Pennsylvania, to a German immigrant father who was a coal miner for thirty-seven years, my future looked preordained. I was headed to the coal mines or the steel mills in the suburbs of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It was just a way of life in Appalachia, and the measurement of success was just getting a job, eventually getting married, and raisin...
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    26,83 €

  • Pastor Coach
    Ondra Waddy
    At a time when today’s society needs more positive role models for their student/athletes, Ondra Waddy sets a shining example. Through his passion for the game, an uncompromising faith, and a love for teaching, he galvanizes the next generation of athletes to maximize their God-given talents--on and off the court.In Pastor Coach, he shares his remarkable life story of how Jesus...
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    17,27 €

  • Heartfelt
    Joy Kimler
    When horse people meet and share stories, the conversation always goes back to the horse that meant so much to them, that one individual who made a mark so deep in their life they were changed forever. This book contains short stories from people who went on to do great things, whether competing at the Olympics or climbing to the top of their discipline. These horse stories wil...
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    21,34 €

  • In My Skin
    Brittney Griner
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    14,80 €

  • Fast Girl
    Suzy Favor Hamilton
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    16,32 €

  • The Tennis Player
    Chris Davey
    This book is an outline of some of the basic rules and fundamentals of the sport of Tennis. It will cover what techniques and mechanics are needed to play for fun or in a competitive tournament. It also highlights some of the honors, records, and accomplishments of a High School Tennis Star. ...
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    36,68 €

  • Ejercicios de Fútbol de la Copa del Mundo
    Chest Dugger
    El deporte es el mayor pasatiempo del mundo. El fútbol es el deporte más grande y más popular.Todo aficionado sabe que el epítome de la emoción futbolística se construye a través de un ciclo de cuatro años, un proceso de preparación y clasificación que culmina en la Copa del Mundo. Qué recuerdos nos trae este torneo. La brillantez de Pelé, las jugadas de Cruyff. El cabezazo de ...
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    27,81 €

  • Ejercicios de Fútbol de la Copa del Mundo
    Chest Dugger
    El deporte es el mayor pasatiempo del mundo. El fútbol es el deporte más grande y más popular.Todo aficionado sabe que el epítome de la emoción futbolística se construye a través de un ciclo de cuatro años, un proceso de preparación y clasificación que culmina en la Copa del Mundo. Qué recuerdos nos trae este torneo. La brillantez de Pelé, las jugadas de Cruyff. El cabezazo de ...
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    39,64 €

  • America’s 1890s Parachute Queen
    William D. Kalt
    Death-defying pioneer parachute artist Miss Hazel Keyes earned renown across America, leaping from her balloon in the 1890s. Drawing spectators to her parachuting performances by the thousands for more than a decade jumping with her monkey, Miss Jennie Yan Yan, Hazel endured relentless hardship and injury to earn her living and claim her slice of fame. Suffering assault by frie...
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    33,10 €

  • Football Cup Superstars
    David Carell
    Here are the best football players: Ronaldo, Messi, Mbappe and more. What’s their story?How did they become football legends? Test your knowledge of the top football players of the World Cup with our fun quizzes.What would you do if you could meet them in person? Would you catch up with them for a chat and photo op or play some football with them? In this book, you’ll find out ...
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    10,51 €


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