Extreme Tightrope presents the thrills and spills of this intriguing extreme sport. The carefully written, considerate text will hold the readers' interest and allow for successful mastery and compreh
Extreme Ultra Running presents the thrills and spills of this intriguing extreme sport. The carefully written, considerate text will hold the readers' interest and allow for successful mastery and com
The first major work about marathon running—including the current heated battle among the world’s elite runners to reach the two-hour barrier—and how psychology, technology, economics, and the latest
Running is a fundamental human activity and holds an important place in popular culture. In recent decades it has exploded in popularity as a leisure pursuit, with marathons and endurance challenges e
At the 1936 Berlin Summer Olympics, track and field star Jesse Owens ran himself straight into international glory by winning four gold medals. But the life of Jesse Owens is much more than a sports s
Explains the mathematics, physics, and other science behind the sport of gymnastics, from the velocity of floor exercises to the mathematics of scoring.
Welcome to the exciting, dynamic world of parkour! This acrobatic and athletic discipline that makes ordinary—though highly coordinated and graceful—people appear to be superheroes has caused a sensat
The author of We've Got a Job explores the world of youth social circusA'a movement that brings kids from different worlds together to perform remarkable acts on a professional level. Levinson follows
This book discusses the science behind various elements of track and field, particularly sprinting. The chapters examine case studies of famous sports moments, explain how the athletes perform these a
Racism and the Olympics studies international racial conflict in sports, focusing on the Olympics and racism against Black people, as well as the contextual elements that surrounded racial conflicts i
Japanese have been fervid long-distance runners for many centuries. Today, on a per capita basis, at least as many Japanese residents complete marathons each year as in the United States or any other
The quadrennial summer Olympic Games are renowned for producing the world's biggest single-city cultural event. This mega-event attracts a live audience of millions, a television audience of billions,
Yang explores the discursive construction of Olympic ideology in the 2008 Torch Relay news coverage by the British and the Chinese media. She applies a corpus-based discourse-historical approach in cr
From Brooklyn to the Olympics follows Mel Rosen from the streets of Brooklyn during the 1930s–’40s to his selection as head coach for United States track and field for the 1992 Barcelona Summer Olympi
