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Power Forward: Power Forward; On Point; Bounce Back (Zayd Saleem, Chasing the Dream #1)
by Sally Wern Comport Hena KhanFrom the critically acclaimed author of Amina’s Voice comes the first book in an exciting new middle grade series about a fourth-grader with big dreams of basketball stardom. <P><P>Fourth grader Zayd Saleem has some serious hoop dreams. He’s not just going to be a professional basketball player. He’s going to be a star. A legend. The first Pakistani-American kid to make it to the NBA. He knows this deep in his soul. It’s his destiny. <P><P>There are only a few small things in his way. For starters, Zayd’s only on the D-team. (D stands for developmental, but to Zayd it’s always felt like a bad grade or something.) Not to mention, he’s a bit on the scrawny side, even for the fourth grade team. But his best friend Adam is on the Gold Team, and it’s Zayd’s dream for the two of them to play together. <P><P>His mom and dad don’t get it. They want him to practice his violin way more than his jump shot. When he gets caught blowing off his violin lessons to practice, Zayd’s parents lay down the ultimate punishment: he has to hang up his high tops and isn’t allowed to play basketball anymore. As tryouts for the Gold Team approach, Zayd has to find the courage to stand up for himself and chase his dream.
Power Games: A Critical Sociology of Sport
by Alan Tomlinson John SugdenCritical and radical perspectives have been central to the emergence of the sociology of sport as a discipline in its own right. This ground-breaking new book is the first to offer a comprehensive theory and method for a critical sociology of sport. It argues that class, political economy, hegemony and other concepts central to the radical tradition are essential for framing, understanding and changing social and political relations within sport and between sport and society.The book draws upon the disciplines of politics, sociology, history and philosophy to provide a critical analysis of power relations throughout the world of sport, while offering important new case studies from such diverse sporting contexts as the Olympics, world football, boxing, cricket, tennis and windsurfing. In the process, it addresses key topics such as:* nations and nationalism* globalisation* race* gender* political economy.Power Games can be used as a complete introduction to the study of sport and society. And will be essential reading for any serious student of sport. At the same time, it is a provocative book that by argument and example challenges those who research and write about sport to make their work relevant to social and political reform.
Power Games: A Political History of the Olympics
by Dave Zirin Jules BoykoffA timely, no-holds barred, critical political history of the modern Olympic GamesThe Olympics have a checkered, sometimes scandalous, political history. Jules Boykoff, a former US Olympic team member, takes readers from the event's nineteenth-century origins, through the Games' flirtation with Fascism, and into the contemporary era of corporate control. Along the way he recounts vibrant alt-Olympic movements, such as the Workers' Games and Women's Games of the 1920s and 1930s as well as athlete-activists and political movements that stood up to challenge the Olympic machine.From the Trade Paperback edition.
Power Hitter
by C. A. ForsythConnor Wells is looking forward to spending the whole summer parked on the couch with his video games, at home in Burlington, Ontario. Then something bad happens to his mother. Something really bad. When he's sent to stay with relatives in Winnipeg, he finds they play baseball--all day, every day--and he doesn't play at all. Soon, however, he discovers a hidden talent that helps him both on the diamond and off. Power Hitter shows how sport can help us understand even life's hardest experiences.
Power Hitter (Travel Team)
by M. G. HigginsSammy Perez has to make it to the big leagues. After his teammate's career-ending injury, the Roadrunners decided to play in a wood bat tournament to protect their pitchers. And while Sammy used to be a hotheaded, hard-hitting, home-run machine, he's now stuck in the slump of his life. Sammy thinks the wood bats are causing the problem, but his dad suggests that maybe he's not strong enough. Is Sammy willing to break the law and sacrifice his health to get an edge by taking performance-enhancing drugs? Can Sammy break out of his slump in time to get noticed by major-league scouts?
Power Play
by Matt ChristopherA magic candy bar improves Rabbit's basketball game more than is really desirable.
Power Play
by Michele Martin BossleyPower Play is a dramatic and fast-paced story about a boy who who wants to play hockey but not get hurt.
Power Play: A Bet With Benefits (the Eden Empire) / Power Play (the Serenghetti Brothers) (The Serenghetti Brothers #3)
by Anna DePaloA chance reunion with a billionaire sports star leads to a game of seduction. From the USA Today–bestselling author of Hollywood Baby Affair.Irresistible. That’s sports tycoon Jordan Serenghetti in a nutshell. But Jordan’s physical therapist, Sera Perini, must resist. She has good reasons—their families’ connections, her professional ethics and a kiss the filthy-rich athlete doesn’t even remember. If she gives in to temptation, will it be a replay of Jordan’s womanizing ways or something from a brand-new playbook? Because when passion is the prize, not just any play will do . . .“Readers will find the plot of this third Serenghetti Brothers entry (after Hollywood Baby Affair) thoroughly entertaining.” —Library Journal“The sexual chemistry is off the charts, enough to sizzle the pages. Don’t miss this sexy tale. Be sure to grab Power Play today.” —Romance Reviews Today
Power Play: A Pilots Hockey Novel (Pilots Hockey #2)
by Sophia HenryIn Sophia Henry's blistering follow-up to Delayed Penalty, hailed as "sexy, fun, and full of angst" by L. P. Dover, a good girl and a hockey hunk face off against expectations--and this match is guaranteed to see plenty of action. Beneath her innocent facade, Gabriella Bertucci has her reasons to be standoffish with guys. Especially guys like Landon Taylor, a star defenseman on the minor-league Detroit Pilots and the object of a serious crush since he first walked into her family's market. But when Landon comes through for her in a moment of crisis, Gaby starts to wonder if there might be more to Landon than hard muscles and fast skates. Landon isn't afraid of telling Gaby that he's got it for her bad. The problem is, she seems unwilling to believe it. And though Landon enjoys his reputation as a cool-headed athlete, he hates losing--both on the rink and off. It's his competitiveness that makes him so damn good at what he does . . . but it also makes him just a little bit complicated. One minute Gaby's tempted to give in; the next, she's getting cold feet. How can she trust a guy who's destined for bigger and better things to stick around? Then again, when Landon pulls her close with those powerful arms, the only thing that matters is right now.Advance praise for Power Play "Sophia Henry's hockey novels are fun and flirty, warm and sweet, with relatable heroines and swoon-worthy hockey heroes. They'll bring a smile to your face and warmth to your heart."--Kelly Jamieson, author of the Aces Hockey series "With a strong heroine, a sexy hero, and a refreshing plot, Sophia Henry has scored a hat trick!"--Ashley Suzanne, author of the Fight or Flight series Praise for Sophia Henry's Delayed Penalty "Delayed Penalty is sexy, fun, and full of angst. Not only does Aleksandr dominate the ice, but he fights for what he wants outside of the rink as well. Will definitely read again!"--New York Times bestselling author L. P. Dover "Delayed Penalty is such a rush! Everything I love about the New Adult genre is right here: a captivating premise, a fresh new setting, and a scorching hot hero who constantly keeps you guessing. The romance is off the charts and Sophia Henry tackles real issues that tug at your heartstrings."--New York Times bestselling author Rachel Harris "Hot Russian hockey player meets feisty tutor? Yes, please! I loved watching Aleksandr and Auden work through their broken pasts together. Delayed Penalty is a unique New Adult romance that packs an emotional punch."--Cindi Madsen, USA Today bestselling author of Getting Lucky Number Seven "Auden and her hot Russian hockey god, Aleksandr, really heat up the pages in Delayed Penalty--a touching story about growing up, moving forward, and ultimately finding love."--Renita Pizzitola, author of Just a Little Kiss "Henry's debut novel evokes the image of a culture characterized by a stoic exterior, only to reveal deep love as the characters dissolve their emotional walls from the inside out. [Readers] looking for heartfelt romance will feel the warmth emanating from this page-turner."--Library Journal
Power Play: Book 6 (Total Football #2)
by Alan GibbonsThe Rough Diamonds are a close knit team. Kev McGovern makes sure they work hard and play hard.Kev doesn't make any allowances. That goes for the new boy Chris Power who's just signed up with the Diamonds. Can he earn a place in their affections when he's living in achildren's home and trying to make sense of what's happened in his life...?
Power Players: Sports, Politics, and the American Presidency
by Chris CillizzaA colorful look at how modern presidents play sports, have used sports to play politics, and what our fan-in-chief can often tell us about our national pastimes. POWER PLAYERS tells all the great stories of presidents and the sports they played, loved and spectated as a way to better understand what it takes to be elected to lead a country driven by sports fans of all stripes. While every modern president has used sports to relate to Joe Q. Public, POWER PLAYERS turns the lens around to examine how sports have shaped our presidents and made for some amazing moments in White House history, including: Dwight Eisenhower played so much golf he had a putting green built outside the Oval Office!. (He also almost died on a golf course while in office.) How John F. Kennedy&’s touch-football games with family were knowing plays to polish the Camelot mystique. People might not have related to the aloof and awkward Richard Nixon but, hey, he would bowl a few frames just like them. Ronald Reagan didn&’t just play the part of &“The Gipper&” for the silver screen, but truly adopted the famous footballer&’s never-say-die persona. George H.W. Bush once ran a horseshoe league from the White House – with a commissioner and brackets! (He would later claim to have come up with the fan expression, &“You da man.&”) Bill Clinton&’s Arkansas Razorback fandom was so intense that he could be found shouting at the referees from a box at the basketball national championship game in 1994. George W. Bush&’s not only owned the Texas Rangers but also threw out the most iconic first pitch ever in the 2001 World Series. What really went down when Barack Obama played pickup hoops with the North Carolina Tarheels. (He later won the state by .3 percent of the vote.) Donald Trump is the only president ever featured in a professional wrestling storyline—and everything real and fake that went with that. In the pages of POWER PLAYERS, a love of sports shines through as the key to understanding who these presidents really were and how they chose to play by the rules, occasionally bluff or cheat, all the while coaching the country into a few quality wins and some notorious losses.
Power Positions: Championship Prescriptions for Ultimate Sports Performance
by Andrea HudyA science-based approach to sports performance from the top trainer who’s worked with the Kansas Jayhawks, UConn Huskies, and other champions.Andrea Hudy has trained numerous NCAA national championship teams, elite athletes, and National Basketball Association players. The Wall Street Journal called her “The Kansas Jayhawks’ Secret Weapon,” and today she serves as Director of Sports Performance for the UConn Huskies. In Power Positions, Hudy shares her specific training prescriptions designed to maximize sports performance.This book provides a unique way to look at movement and training that is grounded in science to build a better athlete and a better person. Author Andrea Hudy has worked with the best researchers in the field to design a training method that is research-based and integrates leading technology to drive proven results for athletes.
Power Positions: Championship Prescriptions for Ultimate Sports Performance
by Andrea HudyAndrea Hudy has trained numerous NCAA national championship teams, elite athletes, and National Basketball Association players. The Wall Street Journal calls her &“The Kansas Jayhawks&’ Secret Weapon.&” In Power Positions, Hudy shares her specific training prescriptions designed to maximize sports performance. &“The Hudy Movement&” provides a unique way to look at movement and training that is grounded in science to build a better athlete and a better person. Author Andrea Hudy has worked with the best researchers in the field to design a training method that is research-based and integrates leading technology to drive proven results for athletes.
Power Rangers: The Official Movie Novel
by Alexander IrvineThe most anticipated superhero film of the year gets an action-packed junior novel for mighty morphin fans.They're back and more powerful than ever. The classic '90s superhero team gets a massive reboot in a highly anticipated motion picture release. This movie tie-in novel tells the story of five unlikely teens tasked with saving the world from alien forces. Told in thrilling detail with exclusive content, this novel keeps movie fans rooted in the action long after the credits roll.
Power Smoothies: All-Natural Drinks to Fuel Workouts, Build Muscle and Burn Fat
by Kristine Miles Keith Sebastian Samuel BarnesFEATURES 165 PROTEIN-PACKED, ENERGY-BOOSTING SMOOTHIES THAT TAKE EVERYDAY WORKOUTS AND ATHLETIC PERFORMANCES TO THE NEXT LEVELPower up your workouts with natural smoothies made from the best superfoods on the planet. Offering vitamin-, mineral- and protein-rich recipes for before, during and after you exercise, the fruit and green smoothies in this book not only help you build muscle but also properly nourish the entire body: *Boost your metabolism with green tea-infused Almond Up*Burn fat with the macronutrient-balanced Skinny Avocado*Hydrate with the thirst-quenching Coconut-Orange Refresher*Carb-Load with the superfoods in Sweet Potato Pie*Build Muscle & Recover with the protein-packed Red Bean Reviver*Wake up, caffeine free, with the Berry Bean Blastrkout, readers can build their own protein-rich smoothies.These delicious recipes range from refreshing, electrolyte-rich sports drinks to hardcore, high-calorie, protein-dense recovery smoothies. Tips on nutrient timing help readers determine when to have a smoothie to maximize the benefits, and nutritional facts show how each ingredient contributes to
Power and Global Sport: Zones of Prestige, Emulation and Resistance
by Joseph MaguireSport has changed. Traditions and territorial distinctions are dissolving as a result of new global, political, economic and cultural conditions. The team of authors examine these changes, investigating the power relations that govern the new global sport and assessing the consequences for the future of sport. The book is founded on a series of case studies, linked by a common process-sociological approach, and is divided into four sections - each dealing with an important aspect of sport and globalization: * the local-global nexus - how global sports processes are played out at the level of local communities* lived experiences - the reality of global sport for players and supporters* identity politics - the impact of global sport on national consciousness* sporting futures - the emergent political, economic and cultural forces that are shaping global sport, and their implications for its development. The text introduces new approaches to the study of sport and globalization, updating and extending Maguire's previous work, and is therefore an essential resource for all those working in this fast-changing area.
Power and Politics in World Athletics: A Critical History (Routledge Critical Studies in Sport)
by Jörg KriegerThis book provides the first detailed history of one of the most powerful international sport organisations, the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF), since 2019 known as World Athletics. The book critically assesses the internal power relations within the IAAF by focusing on the IAAF leadership. Based on extensive archival research, Power and Politics in World Athletics offers a nuanced analysis of the institutionalised strategies that developed as a reflection of the IAAF’s interests and aims to create a broader understanding of the global sport system. With only six presidents in over a century of existence, the IAAF’s leaders had profound impacts on other international institutions, national stakeholders and sporting participants. Through four sections, the book identifies various key turning points in the history of the governing body of athletics, and explores the IAAF’s foundation, the policies of past IAAF presidents, and controversial issues such as doping, corruption and manipulation through a socio-historical lens. The book shows that while anyone could take part in athletics, policies enacted by each president served to ostracize those groups who did not fit into the IAAF’s vision of an equal playing field. This book is essential reading for anyone with an interest in sport history, sport sociology, the politics of sport, sport management, sport governance, or international organisations.
Power in Practice: The Pragmatic Anthropology of Afro-Brazilian Capoeira
by Sergio González VarelaConsidering the concept of power in capoeira, an Afro-Brazilian ritual art form, Varela describes ethnographically the importance that capoeira leaders (mestres) have in the social configuration of a style called Angola in Bahia, Brazil. He analyzes how individual power is essential for an understanding of the modern history of capoeira, and for the themes of embodiment, play, cosmology, and ritual action. The book also emphasizes the great significance that creativity and aesthetic expression have for capoeira's practice and performance.
Power, Money and Sex: How Success Almost Ruined My Life
by Deion Sanders Jim Nelson BlackSuperstar Deion Sanders tells his powerful life story and reveals how power, money and sex could not satisfy the void in his life--a void ultimately satisfied by his relationship with Christ.
Powerboating: Your First Book for Your First Boat
by Ken KreislerLearn How to Choose-and Use-Your First Powerboat, from One of the Country's Most-Respected Boating Experts.There has never been a better time to buy your first boat. And there is no better person to tell you how than Captain Ken Kreisler.Kreisler, an award-winning writer, longtime professional mariner, and insider with more than twenty-five years in the boating industry, offers here the freshest, most up-to-date, abundantly illustrated, and comprehensive book for anyone looking to get started in powerboating-for boats from sixteen to forty feet, on a trailer or docked at the marina.Here, fresh and unadorned, is advice and commentary on recent advances in engineering and technology that have made every other guide out there obsolete.Powerboating offers hands-on-the-wheel advice on:The most recent, industry-changing joystick, pod, and remote control systemsManeuvering, especially around the dock and in close quarters situationsSafety equipmentNavigationAdvanced techniquesPowerboating also presents a special section on how to get your boat US Coast Guard-certified, and what's coming up on the horizon for alternative fuel and propulsion systems.Skyhorse Publishing, as well as our Sports Publishing imprint, is proud to publish a broad range of books for readers interested in sports-books about baseball, pro football, college football, pro and college basketball, hockey, or soccer, we have a book about your sport or your team.In addition to books on popular team sports, we also publish books for a wide variety of athletes, including books on running, cycling, horseback riding, swimming, tennis, martial arts, golf, camping, hiking, aviation, boating, and so much more. While not every title we publish becomes a New York Times bestseller or a national bestseller, we are committed to publishing books on subjects that are sometimes overlooked by other publishers and to authors whose work might not otherwise find a home.
Powerslide (Orca Sports)
by Jeff RossCasey Finnegan is a talented skateboarder. He lives to skate. At the end of his final year of high school, Casey is wondering what to do with his life. He hasn't applied to any colleges, and other than skateboarding, he doesn't believe he's very good at much of anything. When a young movie star contacts Casey and offers him the job of stunt double in an upcoming skateboarding movie, Casey is stoked. It's his dream job, and Casey jumps at the opportunity to train the star. But when word gets out about Casey's new gig, a local skater has other ideas about who would make the best stunt double.
Practical Applications in Sports Nutrition
by Heather Hedrick Fink Lisa A. Burgoon Alan E. MikeskyFink (educational services, National Institute for Fitness and Sport) et al. explain the link between diet and athletic performance showing how essential nutrients, energy metabolism, and sports performance interact. Chapters explain macronutrients, micronutrients, and water, and their relationships to athletic performance; practical and applied aspects of sports nutrition, including behavior change through consultations and weight management; endurance, strength/power, and teams; and jobs in the field. This edition has new 2010 dietary guidelines, the MyPlate initiative, and new calcium and vitamin D recommendations; more meal planning and snack ideas; a new sports beverage comparison chart; and updated research on carbohydrate intake and performance. It also has an expanded section on weight gain. The companion website contains a BMI calculator, a chemistry review, an interactive glossary, links and journals, quizzes and other learning tools, and recipes.
Practical Fishing Knots
by Geoffrey BudworthAre you or someone you know an avid fisherman? Have you been looking for a one-stop guide for all your fishing knot needs? Then look no further. Practical Fishing Knots illustrates how to tie more than seventy-five knots for use in all forms of fishing, including: angler's loop, basic snell, crawford knot, palomar knot, and many, many more! Written by an international knotting expert and including easy-to-follow, step-by-step illustrations and instructions, this is an easy, accessible, and essential reference for any fisherman.
Practical Hints on Camping: An American Classic of Preparation, Shelter, Knots, Fishing, and More
by Vin T. Sparano Howard HendersonOriginally published in 1882, Practical Hints on Camping has offered readers logical and pragmatic knowledge so that they can have successful excursions in the great outdoors.This comprehensive book features hundreds of timeless tips and tricks to use when preparing for a camping trip, as well as what to do once it’s just you against the elements. Whether you want to learn how to properly gut a fish, cook over a fire, pitch a tent, boat, or tie a knot, this book provides loads of useful information and efficient techniques for campers. It also provides important survival information should an illness arise on your trip and medical care is not readily available as well as what is essential to pack to keep your load light. This book is a must-have for anyone venturing out into the wilderness.In addition to these tips, this new edition features multiple black-and-white illustrations as well as a new foreword by outdoors expert and former Editor of Outdoor Life, Vin Sparano. Pick up your copy of Practical Hints on Camping and prepare for your camping adventure with ease.
Practical Karate 6: Self-Defense in Special Situations
by Donn F. Draeger Masatoshi NakayamaPractical Karate 6 is the final volume of the classic six-volume series by Masatoshi Nakayama and Donn Draeger. Beginning with tactics for dealing with automobile situations, escalating to tied-hand situations, then switchblade, chain, meat clever, and razor attacks, and finishing with tactics for dealing with handgun attacks, the authors cover a wide range of effective responses in situations calling for advanced tactics. This volume helps to replace false confidence with an ability to make a quick, realistic appraisal of a dangerous situation and take the correct countermeasures for personal safety