40 Years Of Sportstar 40 Superstars

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 278 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2020
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9387791580

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40 Years of Sportstar, 40 Superstars by Anonim Pdf

Author : Barry Smart
Publisher : SAGE
Page : 228 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2005-09-15
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 076194351X

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The Sport Star by Barry Smart Pdf

Why are sport stars central to celebrity culture? What are the implications of their fame? Proceeding from a broadly based discussion of heroism, fame and celebrity, Smart addresses a number of prominent modern sports and sport stars, including Michael Jordan (basketball), David Beckham (football), Tiger Woods (golf), Anna Kournikova and the Williams sisters (tennis). He analyses the development of modern sport in the UK and USA, demonstrating the key economic and cultural factors that have contributed to the popularity of sport stars, while examining issues such as race and gender, the impact of professionalization, growing media coverage, the role of agents and the increasing presence of commercial corporations providing sponsorship and endorsement contracts. This book situates the sport star as the embodiment of the various tensions of age, class, race, gender and culture. It argues that sporting figures possess an increasingly rare quality of authenticity that gives them the capacity to lift and inspire people. The book is a major contribution to the sociology and culture of sport and celebrity.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 392 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 1983
Category : Horse racing
ISBN : PSU:000068521264

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Harness Horse by Anonim Pdf

Author : Bob Lemke
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1704 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2001-09
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN : 0873493095

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The 2002 Standard Catalog of Baseball Cards by Bob Lemke Pdf

More than 450,000 listings and 600,000 prices make this the most comprehensive price and identification guide for baseball cards ever published. Collectors can identify and evaluate virtually any baseball card and select collectibles. The alphabetical index helps users easily and quickly find specific cards.

Author : Ravi Shastri
Publisher : HarperCollins
Page : 358 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2021-08-25
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9789354224546

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Stargazing by Ravi Shastri Pdf

From being Champion of Champions to one of the world's top cricket commentators to Team India's head coach, Ravi Shastri has an incomparable perspective when it comes to the game of cricket. In Stargazing: The Players in My Life, the legendary all-rounder looks back at the extraordinary talent he has encountered over the years. Who is the former Indian captain who didn't do full justice to his talent? Or that bruising bowler who went on to become a best friend? What was the most important lesson the legendary Clive Llyod taught him? How does Shastri set aside his personal bond with Virat Kohli in his role as coach? Full of never-before-revealed anecdotes, Stargazing, co-written with Ayaz Memon and featuring illustrations by Shiva Rao, offers a glimpse into how champions from across the globe have inspired one of the world's greatest ODI players and Team India's most successful Test cricket coach.

Author : Archie Superstars
Publisher : Archie Comic Publications (Trade)
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2019-03-19
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781682558409

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Archie 3000 by Archie Superstars Pdf

ARCHIE 3000 is the complete collection featuring the classic series. This is presented in the new higher-end format of Archie Comics Presents, which offers 200+ pages at a value while taking a design cue from successful all-ages graphic novels. Travel to the 31st Century with Archie and his friends! In the year 3000, Riverdale is home to hoverboards, intergalactic travel, alien life and everyone's favorite space case, Archie! Follow the gang as they encounter detention robots, teleporters, wacky fashion trends and much more. Will the teens of the future get in as much trouble as the ones from our time?

Author : Grant Jarvie
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 432 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2006-04-18
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781134401635

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Sport, Culture and Society by Grant Jarvie Pdf

This exciting, accessible introduction to the field of Sports Studies is the most comprehensive guide yet to the relationships between sport, culture and society. Taking an international perspective, Sport, Culture and Society provides students with the insight they need to think critically about the nature of sport, and includes: a clear and comprehensive structure unrivalled coverage of the history, culture, media, sociology, politics and anthropology of sport coverage of core topics and emerging areas extensive original research and new case study material. The book offers a full range of features to help guide students and lecturers, including essay topics, seminar questions, key definitions, extracts from primary sources, extensive case studies, and guides to further reading. Sport, Culture and Society represents both an important course resource for students of sport and also sets a new agenda for the social scientific study of sport.

Author : Elizabeth Currid-Halkett
Publisher : Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2010-11-09
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 1429962623

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Starstruck by Elizabeth Currid-Halkett Pdf

How was Nike able to take a gamble on an unknown Michael Jordan and transform itself from a $900 million company to a $9.19 billion company in less than fifteen years? Why did the artist Jeff Koons's Balloon Flower (Magenta) sell for a record $25.7 million in 2008? What does the high school football star have in common with the Hollywood headliner? And why should an actor never, ever go to Las Vegas? Celebrity—our collective fascination with particular people—is everywhere and takes many forms, from the sports star, notorious Wall Street tycoon, or film icon, to the hometown quarterback, YouTube sensation, or friend who compulsively documents his life on the Internet. We follow with rapt attention all the minute details of stars' lives: their romances, their spending habits, even how they drink their coffee. For those anointed, celebrity can translate into big business and top social status, but why do some attain stardom while millions of others do not? Why are we simply more interested in certain people? In Starstruck, Elizabeth Currid-Halkett presents the first rigorous exploration of celebrity, arguing that our desire to "celebrate" some people and not others has profound implications, elevating social statuses, making or breaking careers and companies, and generating astronomical dividends. Tracing the phenomenon from the art world to tabletop gaming conventions to the film industry, Currid-Halkett looks at celebrity as an expression of economics, geography (both real and virtual), and networking strategies. Starstruck brings together extensive statistical research and analysis, along with interviews with top agents and publicists, YouTube executives, major art dealers and gallery directors, Bollywood players, and sports experts. Laying out the enormous impact of the celebrity industry and identifying the patterns by which individuals become stars, Currid-Halkett successfully makes the argument that celebrity is an important social phenomenon and a driving force in the worldwide economy.

Author : Bill Ballew
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 596 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2023-08-02
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9781476646541

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Major League Baseball Players of the 1970s by Bill Ballew Pdf

In the 1970s, after a decade of stagnant fan interest that seemed to signal the demise of Major League Baseball, the game saw growth and change. In 1972, the players became the first in professional sports to go on strike. Four years later, contractual changes allowed those with six years in the majors to become free agents, leading to an unprecedented increase in salaries. Developments in the play of the game included new ballparks with faster fields and artificial turf, and the introduction of the designated hitter in 1973. Eminent personalities emerged from the dugout, including many African Americans and Latinos. Focusing on the stars who debuted from 1970 through 1979, this book covers the highs and lows of more than 1,300 players who gave fans the most exciting decade baseball has ever seen.

Author : Raymond Boyle,Richard Haynes
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0748635939

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Power Play by Raymond Boyle,Richard Haynes Pdf

A new study of the link between three key obsessions of the 20th century: the media, sport and popular culture.

Author : Joel Fish
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 324 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2007-11-01
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9780743233118

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101 Ways to Be a Terrific Sports Parent by Joel Fish Pdf

The determining factor in whether a child between the ages of six and seventeen enjoys athletics is his or her parents -- not the sport, coach, or team. Yet, parents are often unaware of how their behavior and expectations impact their child's experience. In 101 Ways to Be a Terrific Sports Parent, Dr. Joel Fish, a sport psychologist who is also the dad of three young athletes, shares both his clinical expertise and practical experience to help parents develop a deeper understanding of the many issues that surround the young athlete. For athletes of all skill levels, from Little League to high school, Dr. Fish discusses how to: •Help your child reach his or her full athletic potential •Develop strategies to deal with competitive pressure •Know if you're too involved or not involved enough •Interact successfully with your child's coach, and more With insights into the different developmental and self-esteem issues facing girls and boys, information on parenting a superstar athlete, and special tips for single parents, 101 Ways to Be a Terrific Sports Parent will help any parent make sports a memorable and happy experience for their child.

Author : Alan Livingstone MacLeod
Publisher : Heritage House Publishing Co
Page : 191 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2018-10-26
Category : History
ISBN : 9781772032697

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From Rinks to Regiments by Alan Livingstone MacLeod Pdf

A celebration of thirty-two heroes of the First World War enshrined in the Hockey Hall of Fame. Praise for Remembered in Bronze and Stone: “A remarkable look at the many ways we honoured our war dead.”—Canada’s History “A fine tribute and a call to current and future generations.”—Mark Zuehlke, author of the Canadian Battle Series and Through Blood and Sweat This year marks the centenary of two pivotal events in Canadian history—one of them weighty, the other an enduring source of delight. In November 1918, the catastrophe of the First World War came to an end. That same year, the first season of the National Hockey League concluded with the Toronto Arenas winning the NHL championship over the Montreal Canadiens. This book with deals the nexus, or collision, between hockey and war. Unbeknownst to many modern-day fans, thirty players, one referee, and one builder now enshrined in the Hockey Hall of Fame were also soldiers in the Great War. Most of them served in the Canadian Expeditionary Force—the Canada Corps that distinguished itself on the battlefields of Ypres, the Somme, Vimy, and Passchendaele. Four of these men were killed in action. Four were decorated for gallantry. Twenty-seven were volunteers, and five were conscripted under the Military Service Act of 1917. All have remarkable stories. From Rinks to Regiments resurrects the memories of these national heroes and celebrates their contributions on both the ice and the frontlines.

Author : Steven R. Greenes
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 281 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2020-09-01
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9781476672687

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Negro Leaguers and the Hall of Fame by Steven R. Greenes Pdf

Since 1971, 35 Negro League baseball players and executives have been admitted to the Hall of Fame. The Negro League Hall of Fame admissions process, which has now been conducted in four phases over a 50-year period, can be characterized as idiosyncratic at best. Drawing on baseball analytics and surveys of both Negro League historians and veterans, this book presents an historical overview of NLHOF voting, with an evaluation of whether the 35 NL players selected were the best choices. Using modern metrics such as Wins Above Replacement (WAR), 24 additional Negro Leaguers are identified who have Hall of Fame qualifications. Brief biographies are included for HOF-quality players and executives who have been passed over, along with reasons why they may have been excluded. A proposal is set forth for a consistent and orderly HOF voting process for the Negro Leagues.

Author : Yasser Usman
Publisher : Penguin UK
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2014-12-05
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9789351188759

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Rajesh Khanna by Yasser Usman Pdf

The untold story of Hindi cinema’s first superstar Obsessed female fans routinely sent him love letters written in blood. Hysterical crowds camped outside his house to catch a glimpse of the superstar. And the frenzy unleashed by his public appearances was enough to give law-enforcers a nightmare. In the 1970s, Rajesh Khanna achieved the kind of fame that no film star had ever experienced before—or has since. But having climbed to the pinnacle of success, he then saw it all vanish. And through it all, he remained a fighter till the very end. In this riveting biography, journalist Yasser Usman examines Rajesh Khanna’s dramatic, colourful life in its entirety: from little-known facts about his childhood to the low-down on his relationships and rivalries, from his ambitious hopes to his deep-seated insecurities. What emerges is a tantalizingly written, meticulously researched chronicle of a fascinating and mercurial man—one who was both loved and feared by those closest to him. It is a story that encapsulates the glittering, seductive, cut-throat world of Bollywood at its best and its worst.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1736 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Canadian periodicals
ISBN : UOM:39015066399026

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Index de Périodiques Canadiens by Anonim Pdf