Sociology: sport & leisure books

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Fit Nation: The Gains and Pains of America's Exercise Obsession

Fit Nation: The Gains and Pains of America's Exercise...

Author: Natalia Mehlman Petrzela
ISBN: 9780226833361
Format: Paperback
$32.95

"How is it that Americans are more obsessed with exercise than ever, and yet also unhealthier? Fit Nation explains...  Read More >>

Streaming the Formula 1 Rivalry: Sport and the Media in the Platform Age

Streaming the Formula 1 Rivalry: Sport and the Media...

Author: Lawrence A. Wenner ,  Andrew C. Billings
ISBN: 9781433198182
Format: Hardback
$303.47

Taking the global sport of Formula 1 (F1) motor racing as a sustained case study, Streaming the Formula 1 Rivalry...  Read More >>

Powerful Moments in Sports: The Most Significant Sporting Events in American History

Powerful Moments in Sports: The Most Significant Sporting...

Author: Martin Gitlin
ISBN: 9781538192535
Format: Paperback
$48.99

This book features twenty events that had profound social, political, and cultural importance and inspired athletes...  Read More >>

Key Concepts in Theme Park Studies: Understanding Tourism and Leisure Spaces

Key Concepts in Theme Park Studies: Understanding Tourism...

Author: Florian Freitag ,  Filippo Carlà-Uhink
ISBN: 9783031111341
Format: Paperback
$263.97

This book offers a comprehensive, multidisciplinary introduction to theme parks and the field of theme park studies....  Read More >>

International Case Studies in Event Management

International Case Studies in Event Management

Author: Judith Mair (University of Queensland, Australia) ,  Gürhan Aktaş
ISBN: 9781032487106
Format: Paperback
$75.99

This international case study book provides 27 expertly curated case studies on the topic of events management,...  Read More >>

International Case Studies in Event Management

International Case Studies in Event Management

Author: Judith Mair (University of Queensland, Australia) ,  Gürhan Aktaş
ISBN: 9781032487083
Format: Hardback
$273.00

This international case study book provides 27 expertly curated case studies on the topic of events management,...  Read More >>

The Unconquerable Game: Ely Callaway on the Game of Golf and Life

The Unconquerable Game: Ely Callaway on the Game of...

Author: Nicholas Callaway
ISBN: 9781737205135
Format: Hardback
$105.60

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LOUD: How a Shy Nerd Came to Philadelphia and Turned up the Volume in the Most Passionate Sports City in America

LOUD: How a Shy Nerd Came to Philadelphia and Turned...

Author: Angelo Cataldi
ISBN: 9781637276594
Format: Paperback
$52.80

"A rollicking memoir of Philadelphia sports from the legendary radio host who saw it all For over three decades,...  Read More >>

Sport, Identity and Inclusion in Europe: The Experiences of LGBTQ People in Sport

Sport, Identity and Inclusion in Europe: The Experiences...

Author: Ilse Hartmann-Tews (German Sport University Cologne, Germany)
ISBN: 9781032052533
Format: Paperback
$81.99

This book explores and critically assesses the challenges and experiences of LGBTQ people within sport in Europe....  Read More >>

Training the Body: Perspectives from Religion, Physical Culture and Sport

Training the Body: Perspectives from Religion, Physical...

Author: David Torevell (Liverpool Hope University, UK) ,  Clive Palmer (University of Central Lancashire, UK)
ISBN: 9781032123318
Format: Paperback
$81.99

This is the first book to examine the body in training in the context of religion, sport and wider physical culture,...  Read More >>

Introduction to Recreation and Leisure

Introduction to Recreation and Leisure

Author: Tyler Tapps ,  Mary Sara Wells
ISBN: 9781718212381
Format: Paperback
$308.88

Introduction to Recreation and Leisure, Fourth Edition, presents a comprehensive view of the multifaceted field...  Read More >>

Eating in US National Parks: Cosmopolitan Taste and Food Tourism

Eating in US National Parks: Cosmopolitan Taste and...

Author: Kathleen LeBesco
ISBN: 9781032596310
Format: Paperback
$75.99

This book presents a fascinating exploration of eating experiences within US national parks, explaining how, on...  Read More >>

Betting Against the Crowd: A Complex Systems Approach

Betting Against the Crowd: A Complex Systems Approach...

Author: Yair Neuman
ISBN: 9783031520181
Format: Paperback
$72.42

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The Social Life of Busyness

The Social Life of Busyness

Author: Clare Holdsworth (Keele University, UK)
ISBN: 9781787563063
Format: Paperback
$90.54

The Social Life of Busyness engages with the assumption that busyness is taking over everyday life by exploring...  Read More >>

Free Time: The History of an Elusive Ideal

Free Time: The History of an Elusive Ideal

Author: Gary S. Cross
ISBN: 9781479813070
Format: Hardback
$82.99

"The history of leisure time, from the earliest societies to the work-from-home era Free time, one of life's most...  Read More >>

Tackling Stereotype: Corporeal Reflexivity and Politics of Play in Women’s Rugby

Tackling Stereotype: Corporeal Reflexivity and Politics...

Author: Charlotte Branchu
ISBN: 9783031167935
Format: Paperback
$284.60

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Swimming Pool

Swimming Pool

Author: Dr. Piotr Florczyk (University of Washington, USA)
ISBN: 9781501394874
Format: Paperback
$19.99

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To the Linksland (30th Anniversary Edition)

To the Linksland (30th Anniversary Edition)

Author: Michael Bamberger ,  Michael Bamberger
ISBN: 9781797177052
Format: Audio
$105.57

A 30th anniversary reissue of Michael Bamberger’s widely beloved classic golf pilgrimage To the Linksland, including...  Read More >>

Reading Audio Readers: Book Consumption in the Streaming Age

Reading Audio Readers: Book Consumption in the Streaming...

Author: Karl Berglund (Uppsala University, Sweden)
ISBN: 9781350358362
Format: Hardback
$170.00

The first computational study of reading to focus on audiobooks, this book uses a unique and substantial set of...  Read More >>

Sport 2.0: Transforming Sports for a Digital World

Sport 2.0: Transforming Sports for a Digital World

Author: Andy Miah (Chair in Science Communication & Future Media, University of Salford, Manchester)
ISBN: 9780262551212
Format: Paperback
$82.00

Ramifications of the convergence of sports and digital technology, from athlete and spectator experience to the...  Read More >>

The New York Game: Baseball and the Rise of a New City

The New York Game: Baseball and the Rise of a New City...

Author: Kevin Baker
ISBN: 9780375421839
Format: Hardback
$100.32

"""A hugely entertaining history of baseball in New York City, bursting with bigger than life figures, and long-forgotten...  Read More >>

The Mindful Athlete: Mental Strategies for Success in Sports

The Mindful Athlete: Mental Strategies for Success in...

Author: Craig Hotchkiss
ISBN: 9782443877715
Format: Paperback
$79.17

"The Mindful Athlete: Achieving Peak Performance Discover a game-changing approach to sports and community building...  Read More >>

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