February 2012 | Adthe Live Sports

The Book Is Dead (Long Live the Book) (New South Books) Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)This slender book can be read in one sitting by those so inclined. However, I think it will take far longer to consider the points Sherman Young makes.'The book is dead because the book trade is about selling objects not ideas.' Writing as a consumer, many of us have become caught up in the debate about...

Jackie's Nine: Jackie Robinson's Values to Live By Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)but I also seldom read a book this good. With chapters on Courage, Determination, Teamwork, Persistence, Integrity, Citizenship, Justice, Commitment and Excellence, this book can be read in one sitting or by the chapter (as each is an individual story). Some of the writing is Sharon's and some of it...

Dead Ball Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)Where else can you find murder, mystery, elite sports, guns, greed, special ops, mafia, and glamour? Dead Ball has it all! The story takes place on the rarefied grounds of AllSport - state-of-the-art facilities that house & train top athletes in numerous sports to compete at the highest levels. It's...

The Last Great Fight: The Extraordinary Tale of Two Men and How One Fight Changed Their Lives Forever Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)Some sporting events you can remember where you were when you first heard of them. James "Buster" Douglas' boxing knockout of Mike Tyson for the Heavyweight Championship is one of those events. Arguably one of the greatest upsets in sports history, this fight has taken on a unique historical aura over...

Extreme Survival Almanac: Everything You Need to Know to Live Through a Shipwreck, Plane Crash, or Any Outdoor Crisis Imaginable Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)What do you do when your car dies in the desert, or the small plane in which you are a passenger crashes into the water a long way from land, or someone on your hiking trip suffers a major injury miles from the nearest help? That's what this book is all about. It covers a surprising number of subjects,...

It's Not About the Truth: The Untold Story of the Duke Lacrosse Case and the Lives It Shattered Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)"It's Not About the Truth" by the former head coach of the Duke lacrosse team, Mike Pressler, is an engrossing and enlightening read.I thought that I had paid attention throughout the process, and still learned a great deal and picked up some keen insights.The book chronicles the events from the phone...

Major League Winners: Using Sports and Cultural Centers as Tools for Economic Development (ASPA Series in Public Administration and Public Policy) Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)Sports are a spectacle that can not only provide entertainment, but much needed economic relief. "Major League Winners: Using Sports and Cultural Centers as Tools for Economic Development" discusses the power that sports and other large gathering places have in helping economic recovery and development....

Youth Sports: Perspectives for a New Century Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)This book contains a good set of guidelines and perspectives for the parents and coaches of youth sports. Athletics is very important to many kids and parents. Keeping a perspective for many families is the key to succss and happiness. Good examples in the book.For more conditioned focus on a particular...

Sports Acupuncture The Meridian Test and Its Applications Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)It's wonderful to finally have all the research and information about the Meridian Test (M-Test) compiled into this manual. This book is well organized, easy to read and has wonderful diagrams and illustrations. I think it's a great addition to any acupuncture practice - especially if you practice Japanese...

Work Less, Live More: The Way to Semi-Retirement Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)As one of the early semi-retirees profiled in the book and related to the author, it would be fair to suspect my recommendations here, but I can assure you that Bob has written a complete and concise book addressing the issues to be faced if you wish to break out of the day to day grind of the modern...

Working at the Ballpark: The Fascinating Lives of Baseball People from Peanut Vendors and Broadcasters to Players and Managers Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)50 interviews with people with ALL SORTS of careers at a ballpark--players, clubhouse workers, mascot, landscaping, announcer, ballpark vendors (food, beer, etc.).My favorite interviews were the ballpark architect, the umpire, the shortstop who goes to art galleries when he travels around the US, and...

Hank Greenberg: The Hero Who Didn't Want to Be One (Jewish Lives) Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)Kurlansky's biography of Hank Greenberg, part of the "Jewish Lives" series of Yale University Press, places Greenberg's career within the context of the anti-Semitism of the Depression and early post-World War II era. The author is at his best in describing how Jews in various sports changed their names...

Darwin's Athletes: How Sport Has Damaged Black America and Preserved the Myth of Race Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)Hoberman has written a masterful account of not just racism in sport but in general, from the social, biological, cultural, political and international perspective. He makes convincing arguments that sport, rather than being the great equaliser between the races, actually has retarded black social advancement...

Soul Searching: The Religious and Spiritual Lives of American Teenagers Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)In response to "Truth Seeker"'s review, a few basic points:1. Muslims are not ignored in the book. The data include a full national sample of Muslim and other minority religion teens. As the book explains, however, because Muslim teens are so relatively few in number, only a handful show up in any national...

Extraordinary Lives: Thirty-Four Priests Tell Their Stories Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)The text is very honest and encouraging. Was recommended to me by a Roman Catholic priest. The book makes life as a priest sounds exciting. Lots of good advice for discernment and life in general from first hand experience. Shows that obedience and celibacy are blessings to welcome. I most definitly...

Double-Edged Sword: The Many Lives of Hemingway's Friend, the American Matador Sidney Franklin Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)A fascinating history of Sidney Franklin, a man who spent a lifetime trying to keep his personal life a secret, all while courting public attention. This biography is written with great attention to detail and a sense of humor about all the participants. The reader always feels a part of the era and...

Combat Sports in the Ancient World: Competition, Violence, and Culture (Sports and History Series) Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)Poliakoff gives a thorough overview of the three combat sports of the ancient Olympics (wrestling, boxing, & pankration), their rules, the training involved, and the attitudes of the Ancients towards those sports. He speaks briefly of Egyptian stick fighting, but the dearth of ancient literature...