Building the WNBA

Georgia Munro-Cook

This book provides the first comprehensive analysis of the Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA), exploring the role of gender, race, and sexuality in the continuing growth of the league. As the longest running and most successful professional women’s sporting...

The Little Guide to Formula One

Orange Hippo!

Thanks in part to the Netflix phenomenon Drive to Survive, F1's popularity has exploded in recent years. More viewers than ever now enjoy the high-octane, wheel-to-wheel battling of this global championship – and this little guide is the perfect companion.The Little...

The Formula

Jonathan Clegg , Joshua Robinson

Enzo Ferrari

Luca Dal Monte

**DAILY MAIL BOOK OF THE WEEK**Soon to be an AppleTV+ series, this is the definitive account of how Enzo Ferrari became the master of motor racing, and one of the most complex, important and imposing figures in the 20th century.The book draws upon years of original...

Formula One 2024

Bruce Jones

The world's bestselling Grand Prix handbook is back revised and fully updated for the new season.This is the definitive guide to Formula 1 in 2024. A complete examination of all the teams racing this season, every driver and all the tracks featured in the packed Grand...

The Island Swimmer

Lorraine Kelly

Escape with this feel-good and big-hearted debut novel from broadcaster Lorraine Kelly. If you love Maeve Binchy, you'll love The Island Swimmer.Once the tide turns, you can't hold it back...When Evie's father falls desperately ill, she finally returns to the family...

Africa Sports Industry: Understanding the Game

Asci , Will Mbiakop

Join sports industry expert Will Mbiakop on a captivating journey to uncover Africa’s untapped sporting potential in this groundbreaking collective book. With 80% of the world as sports fans, the global sports sector stands as a powerful economic force, contributing...

The Little Book for Wild Swimmers

Laura Silverman

Escape the frantic pace of the everyday, reconnect with your wild side and discover the healing power of swimming outdoorsNature is a balm for both the body and soul - and nothing comes close to the exhilaration of that first stroke in a lake, river or sea. Whether...

Sports and Technology Have the Power to Change the World

Jon Flynn

Discover how the explosions in data analytics, AI, and digital communication are benefiting sports and sports fans around the world In Sports and Technology Have The Power To Change The World: Driving Positive Change Through The Use of Data and AI, the Director of...

Understanding Aikido

Olivier Gaurin

How to really understand the purpose of aikido, this deeply Japanese art? This book answers this question that almost all neophytes, aikido practitioners and even aikido instructors ask themselves, or end up asking themselves one day. But understanding aikido"? It means...

Proceedings of the Second Makassar International Conference on Sports Science and Health (MICSSH 2023)

Collectif

This is an open access book. The Second Makassar International Conference on Sport Science and Health (MICSSH) 2023 is organized by the Faculty of Sport Science and Health, Universitas Negeri Makassar, Indonesia.This conference serves as an avenue for graduate...

California's Best Nature Walks

Charles Hood

Explore some of California’s most exquisite landscapes with this accessible hiking guidebook featuring descriptions of the flora, fauna, and ecology hikers will discover along the trail. See the oldest trees in the world—and the tallest. Meet...

Mind Match Soccer

Daniel Memmert , Bernd Strauss , Daniel Theweleit

Close soccer matches and tight title fights are rarely decided by players' technical skills or their coaches' tactical measures. The most significant impetus comes from an area that is often mentioned but difficult to grasp: mental strength, personality, and team...

An Ethico-Political Evaluation of the Necessity for a Referendum over any Future German Olympic Bid

Lucia Gosebrink

The implementation of referenda in advance to an Olympic bid is common in Western democratic countries. In many cases, they have produced negative results, ending the aspiration of Olympic Games on the spot. Germany is no exception to this case. While recent research...

Watford Forever

Elton John , John Preston

The Sunday Times Sports Book of the YearA Times Book of the YearA Financial Times Book of the YearA Guardian Book of the YearA New Statesman Book of the Year'The heartwarming story of the collaboration and friendship between English football’s oddest couple, Elton John...

More Than a Game

David Horspool

SÍ SEÑOR

Roberto Firmino

How to Wild Swim

Ella Foote

The manual every amateur wild swimmer needs to read before diving in.Whether you want to explore remote beaches and mountain lochs, improve your confidence in open water, refine your swimming technique, or have a race or long-distance swim challenge coming up, How to...

Here to Compete

Pete Graves

The quintessential book for Newcastle United fans everywhere, Sky Sports presenter Pete Graves tells the inside story of the Magpies today, using exclusive interviews with Eddie Howe and other club legends.Welcome to Newcastle United, the most exciting football club in...

Sports Science

Simon Rea

Human beings have always sought ways to gain a competitive edge over their opponents, but sports science is a relatively young discipline. So what is it all about, and how can it help athletes perform better?Sports science is the application of scientific principles to...