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  1. Heartland Habitats

    Heartland Habitats

    265 Midwest Nature Walks

    By Mary Blocksma

    Indiana University Press

    In Heartland Habitats: 265 Midwest Nature Walks, Mary Blocksma guides young readers through North American terrain, introducing them to the land and its thriving wildlife.... Learn More
    Published: 1st February 2020
    Hardback | £28.99
  2. The Gold in the Rings

    The Gold in the Rings

    The People and Events That Transformed the Olympic Games

    Written by Stephen R Wenn and Robert Barney

    Series Sport and Society

    University of Illinois Press

    Once a showcase for amateur athletics, the Olympic Games have become a global entertainment colossus powered by corporate sponsorship and professional participation. Stephen R. Wenn and Robert K. Barney offer the inside story... Learn More
    Published: 30th January 2020
    Hardback | £84.00
    Paperback | £18.99
  3. Strength Coaching in America

    Strength Coaching in America

    A History of the Innovation That Transformed Sports

    Written by Jason P. Shurley, Jan Todd and Terry Todd

    University of Texas Press

    It’s hard to imagine, but as late as the 1950s, athletes could get kicked off a team if they were caught lifting weights. Coaches had long believed that strength training would slow down a player. Muscle was perceived as... Learn More
    Published: 13th December 2019
    Hardback | £31.00
  4. Stan Hochman Unfiltered

    Stan Hochman Unfiltered

    50 Years of Wit and Wisdom from the Groundbreaking Sportswriter

    By Gloria Hochman

    Temple University Press

    The late Philadelphia Daily News sportswriter Stan Hochman was known for his many zingers, such as "Harry Litwack, the stoic Temple coach, stalks the sidelines like a blind man at a nudist colony." As a reporter, he... Learn More
    Published: 13th December 2019
    Hardback | £22.99
  5. Welcome to the Neighborhood

    Welcome to the Neighborhood

    An Anthology of American Coexistence

    Edited by Sarah Green, Foreword by David Baker

    Ohio University Press

    How to live with difference is a defining worry in contemporary America. In this enormously rich resource for the classroom and for anyone interested in reflecting on what it means to be American today, poets, fiction writers,... Learn More
    Published: 10th December 2019
    Hardback | £50.00
    Paperback | £19.99
  6. #WWE

    #WWE

    Professional Wrestling in the Digital Age

    Edited by Dru Jeffries

    Series The Year's Work

    Indiana University Press

    The millions of fans who watch World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) programs each year are well aware of their role in building the narrative of the sport. #WWE: Professional Wrestling in the Digital Age explores the intersections... Learn More
    Published: 1st December 2019
    Hardback | £62.00
    Paperback | £21.99
  7. James T. Farrell and Baseball

    James T. Farrell and Baseball

    Dreams and Realism on Chicago’s South Side

    By Charles DeMotte

    UNP - Nebraska

    A social history of baseball on Chicago’s South Side in the early decades of the twentieth century, drawing on the writings of novelist James T. Farrell, along with historical sources related to baseball’s rich history... Learn More
    Published: 1st December 2019
    Hardback | £37.00
  8. The Greatest Upset Never Seen

    The Greatest Upset Never Seen

    Virginia, Chaminade, and the Game That Changed College Basketball

    By Jack Danilewicz

    UNP - Nebraska

    The Greatest Upset Never Seen relives the 1982–83 season, when Chaminade University put small‑college basketball and Hawaii on the national sports map.   ... Learn More
    Published: 1st November 2019
    Hardback | £21.99
  9. Oscar Charleston

    Oscar Charleston

    The Life and Legend of Baseball’s Greatest Forgotten Player

    By Jeremy Beer

    UNP - Nebraska

    The biography of Oscar Charleston, a Negro Leagues legend and one of baseball’s greatest and most unjustifiably overlooked players.  ... Learn More
    Published: 1st November 2019
    Hardback | £23.99
  10. Baseball Research Journal (BRJ), Volume 48 #2

    Baseball Research Journal (BRJ), Volume 48 #2

    By Society for American Baseball Research (SABR)

    Society for American Baseball Research

    The flagship publication of the Society for American Baseball Research (SABR), the Baseball Research Journal is an interdisciplinary peer-reviewed publication presenting the best in SABR member research on baseball. History, biography,... Learn More
    Published: 1st November 2019
    Paperback | £11.99
  11. Skis in the Art of War

    Skis in the Art of War

    Written by K. B. E. E. Eimeleus, Translated by William D. Frank, Introduced by E. John B. Allen

    Series Russian Studies/Slavic Studies

    Cornell University Press

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    Published: 15th October 2019
    Hardback | £31.00
  12. Electric October

    Electric October

    Seven World Series Games, Six Lives, Five Minutes of Fame That Lasted Forever

    By Kevin Cook

    UNP - Nebraska

    The epic World Series between the Yankees and the Dodgers and the six men whose lives were changed forever.  ... Learn More
    Published: 1st October 2019
    Paperback | £19.99
  13. Hell with the Lid Off

    Hell with the Lid Off

    Inside the Fierce Rivalry between the 1970s Oakland Raiders and Pittsburgh Steelers

    Written by Ed Gruver and Jim Campbell, Foreword by Andy Russell

    UNP - Nebraska

    The ferocious rivalry between the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Oakland Raiders during the 1970s.  ... Learn More
    Published: 1st October 2019
    Hardback | £23.99
  14. Kyrie Irving

    Kyrie Irving

    Uncle Drew, Little Mountain, and Enigmatic NBA Superstar

    By Martin Gitlin

    UNP - Nebraska

    This biography of Kyrie Irving details the player’s brilliance on the court and considerable eccentricities off it.  ... Learn More
    Published: 1st October 2019
    Hardback | £20.99
  15. Bodies Built for Game

    Bodies Built for Game

    The Prairie Schooner Anthology of Contemporary Sports Writing

    Edited by Natalie Diaz

    UNP - Nebraska

    Bodies Built for Game brings together poems, essays, and stories that challenge our traditional ideas of sport.  ... Learn More
    Published: 1st October 2019
    Paperback | £20.99
  16. Kansas City vs. Oakland

    Kansas City vs. Oakland

    The Bitter Sports Rivalry That Defined an Era

    By Matthew C. Ehrlich

    Series Sport and Society

    University of Illinois Press

    A driving ambition linked Oakland and Kansas City in the 1960s. Each city sought the national attention and civic glory that came with being home to professional sports teams. Their successful campaigns to lure pro franchises... Learn More
    Published: 16th September 2019
    Hardback | £76.00
    Paperback | £14.99
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Conferences and Events

British Association for American Studies Annual Conference

25th - 27th April 2019

University of Sussex