Download or read book The Decathlon written by Frank Zarnowski and published by . This book was released on 1989 with total page 376 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Zarnowski, the world's foremost authority on the event, has written a colourful and comprehensive account of the decathlon. The book traces the heritage of the decathlon and includes the results of the 1988 Summer Games. The book also includes profiles of 22 of the greatest decathletes.
Download or read book The Sports Book written by DK and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2011-03-21 with total page 450 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Sports Book features a large and diverse range of over 200 sports, from basketball to bobsledding, karate to korfball, and synchronized swimming to ski-jumping. This up-to-date and authoritative guide presents information sourced from leading experts and sports governing bodies around the world to give you the most comprehensive book on sports to ever hit the market.
Download or read book Their Greatest Victory written by David L. Porter and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2013-07-30 with total page 303 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book profiles 24 athletes who overcame seemingly insurmountable medical odds to attain athletic success. Each profile describes the athlete's problem, the medical issues he or she faced, how success was achieved despite the setback, and the personal qualities that helped the athlete to prevail. Part I features 15 athletes who dealt with diseases and physical disabilities, including Babe Didrikson Zaharias (cancer), Ron Santo (diabetes), Gail Devers (Graves' disease), Alonzo Mourning (kidney disease), Wilma Rudolph (polio), Scott Hamilton (a pancreatic disorder in childhood) and Jimmy Abbott (born with one hand). Part II highlights nine athletes who dealt with near-fatal or life-changing accidents and injuries, including Bill Toomey, Three-Finger Brown, Greg LeMond, Lou Brissie and Tommy John.
Download or read book Decathlon Challenge written by Bruce Jenner and published by Prentice Hall. This book was released on 1977 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The gold medal winner in the 1976 Olympic decathlon competition describes the four years he spent in training.
Download or read book A Basic Guide to Decathlon written by Frank Zarnowski and published by Griffin Publishing. This book was released on 2001 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Explains the sport of the decathalon, profiles the olympic teams, and discusses the equipment and training necessary.
Download or read book Fundamental Processes in Ecology written by David M Wilkinson and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2006-08-10 with total page 195 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The book presents a way to study ecosystems that is not yet available in current textbooks but is resonant with current thinking in the emerging fields of geobiology and Earth System Science. It asks and endeavours to answer the question, "what are the really fundamental characteristics of living systems that might allow them to sustain life?" The author goes on to show how the idea of fundamental ecological processes can be developed at the systems level, specifically their involvement in control and feedback mechanisms. This is not a popular science book about Gaian theory, instead it is written as a text and is directed at a predominantly scientific audience.
Download or read book Finding the Champion Within written by Bruce Jenner and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 1999-04 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One of the world's greatest athletes provides a plan, useful to anyone, for personal growth. Using the decathlon as a metaphor for development, Jenner offers a powerful success strategy--one that he has molded over a lifetime.
Download or read book Olympics written by Graham Douglas and published by Crombie Jardine Publishing. This book was released on 2012-02-27 with total page 101 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Olympic Games: a major international amateur sporting competition that brings together hundreds of nations and thousands of athletes. This book is a collection of fun, facts and figures about the Games (from ancient to modern times) for sports lovers all over the world. "e;The most important thing in the Olympic Games is not winning but taking part; the essential thing in life is not conquering but fighting well"e; Pierre de Coubertin
Download or read book All around Men written by Frank Zarnowski and published by Scarecrow Press. This book was released on 2005 with total page 294 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This detailed book includes twenty-five photos and a wealth of statistical data. It will hold great appeal for sports historians as well as the fans, athletes, and coaches of modern-day track and field events."--Jacket.
Download or read book Sport and Recreation in Ancient Greece written by Waldo E. Sweet and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 1987 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Intended for readers at all levels--from student to classics buff to serious scholar--this sourcebook looks at sport and recreation in ancient Greece through vivid new translations of contemporary accounts. Covering such diverse topics as the ancient Olympic games, athletic attire, women in sports, hunting and fishing, and weight lifting, the book provides an excellent springboard for the study of ancient Greek history and classical literature. The book includes study questions after each translated passage and a rich assortment of photographs of ancient art and artifacts depicting players, events, and equipment.
Download or read book 40 Inspiring Icons Amazing Athletes written by Jean-Michel Billioud and published by Wide Eyed Editions. This book was released on 2020-06-02 with total page 97 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 40 Inspiring Icons: Amazing Athletes introduces you to the top 40 Olympic athletes of all time with fun illustrations and key stats and facts.
Download or read book Aim High written by Dave Johnson and published by Createspace Independent Pub. This book was released on 2012-12-01 with total page 238 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a special Fellowship of Christian Athletes (FCA)"1992 Olympics 20th Anniversary Edition" of Dave Johnson's acclaimed autobiography. * Aim High is Dave's personal story. About a teen with natural talent drifting into trouble and how teammates, coaches and parents saw something more. About a marriage that faced the devastating loss of a child. And about a faith that gave a focus to aim high in life, as well as on the field. * And Dave Johnson takes you trackside: the intensity, the exultation, and the focused performance in the face of injury and heartbreak. * Aim High not only captures the drama of decathlon competition, but also how a once-drifting life was brought into sharp focus by Jesus Christ. * Includes an update profile of Dave Johnson today, still aiming high!
Download or read book XV Olympiad written by Carl Posey and published by eBook Partnership. This book was released on 2015-11-18 with total page 351 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: XV Olympiad, the thirteenth volume in The Olympic Century series, tells the story of 1952 Summer Olympic Games of Helsinki, Finland. The Helsinki Games were the first for the Peoples' Republic of China, Israel and the USSR, and set a record for most world records broken at a single Olympics that would stand until 2008.The book profiles heroes of Helsinki like Bob Mathias of the U.S., who defended his decathlon title from the 1948 London Games; the distance runner Emil Zatopek of Czechoslovakia, who claimed three golds including the marathon; and Josy Barthel, who became the first and only gold medal winner from Luxembourg with his triumph in the 1500 metres. In team sports, the legendary "e;Magic Magyars"e; of Hungary claimed gold in soccer.The second part of the book focuses on the Winter Olympics of 1956, held in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, which boasted the most events ever held at a Winter Games. With televisions now common in homes in most advanced countries, Cortina d'Ampezzo was also the first Olympics viewed by a wide global audience, boosting the popularity of the Games to a new level. Heroes of Cortina like the Austrian skier Toni Sailer, who swept all three alpine events, became household names, and the world got its first glimpse of the mighty Soviet hockey team, which went on to win five of the next six Olympic gold medals. Juan Antonio Samaranch, former President of the International Olympic Committee, called The Olympic Century, "e;The most comprehensive history of the Olympic games ever published"e;.
Download or read book The Pentathlon of the Ancient World written by Frank Zarnowski and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2013-05-01 with total page 217 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The pentathlon, comprising competition in the discus, javelin, long jump, sprint, and wrestling, was hailed as the ultimate test of athletic versatility and remained a staple of the ancient Greek Olympic Games, Crown Games and Pan-Hellenic festivals for 1,200 years. Still, there is little scholarly consensus over many major aspects of the event. This detailed exploration of the ancient pentathlon discusses the nature of the spectacle, the method of determining a victor, the five sub-events and the order in which they occurred. It also chronicles the history of the event and its champions, the recognition of ancient pentathletes, and the pentathlon's 18-year modern Olympic history and its influence on its contemporary counterpart, the decathlon. A record book and glossary complete this fresh look at one of the ancient world's most renowned sporting competitions.
Download or read book Computerworld written by and published by . This book was released on 2001-04-23 with total page 80 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For more than 40 years, Computerworld has been the leading source of technology news and information for IT influencers worldwide. Computerworld's award-winning Web site (Computerworld.com), twice-monthly publication, focused conference series and custom research form the hub of the world's largest global IT media network.
Download or read book Expecting the Unexpected written by Horst J. Simon and published by Walter de Gruyter. This book was released on 2011 with total page 461 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this article, the distribution of rare features among the world's languages is investigated based on the data from the World Atlas of Language Structures (Haspelmath et al. 2005). A Rarity Index for a language is defined, resulting in a listing of the world's languages by mean rarity. Further, a Group Rarity Index is defined to be able to measure average rarity of genealogical or areal groups. One of the most exceptional geographical areas turns out to be northwestern Europe. A closer investigation of the characteristics that make this area exceptional concludes this article.
Download or read book Rangers of the Three Kingdoms written by Hu Bao and published by Funstory. This book was released on 2019-11-08 with total page 1221 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The three kingdoms will rise, who will fight, and see how I can achieve my own hegemony in this chaotic world. The world is filled with beauties, can it be settled by both sides?
