In 2013 and 2014, some of Massachusetts' wealthiest and most powerful individuals hatched an audacious plan to bring the 2024 Summer Olympics to Boston. Like their counterparts in cities around the world, Boston's Olympic boosters promised political... Zobraziť viac
Those who constantly strictly adhere to the commandments of yama and niyama, will achieve a transformation of the qualities of the natural emotional states. They will qualitatively advance in the order of creation, rise above the sphere of beings who... Zobraziť viac
After an 86-year World Series drought, the 2004 Boston Red Sox engineered the greatest comeback in baseball history. Then, three short years later, they did it again—sweeping the Rockies to become... Zobraziť viac
There are things he does alone, and things that he alone does. Jacques Anquetil was a cyclist with an aristocratic demeanor and a relaxed attitude to rules and morals. His womanising and frank admissions of doping appalled 1960s French society, ... Zobraziť viac
Enriched with yoga philosophy, healthy lifestyle, fitness, art, travels and spirituality Yoga and the City photographically documents a variety of people who are committed to yoga philosophy and yoga... Zobraziť viac
How Neuroscience is Redefining Athletic Genius. Why couldn't Michael Jordan, master athlete that he was, hit a baseball? Why can't modern robotics come close to replicating the dexterityof a five-year-old?... Zobraziť viac
Charlotte Dujardin and her charismatic horse Valegro burst onto the international sports scene with their record-breaking performance at the London, 2012 Olympics... Zobraziť viac
Acclaimed sports journalist Jack McCallum delivers the untold story of the greatest team ever assembled: the 1992 U.S. Olympic Men’s Basketball Team. As a writer for Sports Illustrated, ... Zobraziť viac
This book is a marvelous guide through 30 of the world’s most famous, fascinating or truly original marathons. Sorted by month, you find all the important venues in America, Europe, Asia, Africa and even Australia, ... Zobraziť viac
Sports Investing: Profiting from Point Spreads introduces strategies and tactics that turn the sports betting market into a more businesslike activity. We prefer the term sports investor ... Zobraziť viac
This book is for all serious middle distance athletes and coaches. The book is based on the proven principles of Arthur Lydiard, the Runner's World Coach of the Century. Zobraziť viac
Up in the air! Down on the ground! Under the water! Extreme sports are new, exciting, and dangerous! Learn about extreme sports from aerial ballet to zorbing. Read about the crazy people who love extreme sports... Zobraziť viac
You breathe 22,000 times every day. How many are you really aware of? International bestselling and award-winning author Dr Danny Penman provides a concise guide to letting go and finding peace in a messy world, simply by taking the time to breathe... Zobraziť viac
What do we think about when we think about football? Football is about so many things: memory, history, place, social class, gender (especially masculinity, but increasingly femininity too), family identity, tribal identity, national identity... Zobraziť viac
Marián Hossa’s life is a lesson in the value of determination and perseverance. Born into a hockey family that included his father, a former player and coach of the Slovakian national team, Marián and his brother, Marcel, quickly fell in love with ... Zobraziť viac
From the first recorded dip into what's now the driest spot on earth to the recreational swimmers in your local pool, humans have been getting wet for 10,000 years. And for most of modern history, swimming has caused a ripple that touches us all... Zobraziť viac
Created in collaboration with Red Bull, this visually stunning book takes you on a journey through breathtaking landscapes, from iconic locations to hidden gems, and reveals the pure, contemplative beauty of snowcapped mountains....packe Zobraziť viac
Sport changes your brain. The minds of elite athletes can pull off feats of anticipation and co-ordination that amateurs would find impossible. The athletic brain has been trained through hours and hours of practice - years of sweat and toil... Zobraziť viac
An epic adventure that began with one simple question: Why does my foot hurt? ... Zobraziť viac
F1 is now the fastest growing sport in the world; the full story of its unbelievable rise is a riveting saga only hinted at by the likes of Drive to Survive. In this book - the first, definitive account of how F1 came to achieve total global fandom... Zobraziť viac
