September 2012 | Adthe Live Sports

God Save the Fan: How Steroid Hypocrites, Soul-Sucking Suits, and a Worldwide Leader Not Named Bush Have Taken the Fun Out of Sports Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)Will Leitch's book is a nice blend of laugh-out-loud satire, spoofs, and funny truth in the ridiculous, over-priced, ego-maniacal world of sports. The editor of the popular "Deadspin" blog is more than just funny, he's insightful.I really don't read "Deadspin" very often, but the cover and title of this...

Diving the Pacific: Volume 1: Micronesia and the Western Pacific Islands Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)I went back and bought 2 more for my travel companions! We just came back from Truk & Yap and I never saw my book, it was traveling around our group so much! We are planning to return to Palau, so I bought extra copies as self defense! The best dive guide I have found to the islands.Click Here to...

Adland: Searching for the Meaning of Life on a Branded Planet Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)James P. Othmer is one of the funniest writers at work today. Period. His keen eye for the absurdities of the modern world rivals the likes of George Saunders and Sam Lipsyte. You could sharpen knives on Othmer's sentences.Prior to his 2006 debut novel, The Futurist, Jimbo was honing his mad skills in...

Sports and Entertainment Marketing Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)I was in Ken Kaser's marketing class for two years and i can honestly say with utmost certainty that Mr. Kaser's sports marketing book is the greatest, most compelling story of human drama and intrigue that i have ever read. It is a poignant and touching journey into the human psyche and inded the very...

Home of the Braves Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)"Legend has it that Lawndale High is HAUNTED!" Joe Brickman, aka Brickhead, is the captain of the Lawndale soccer team. One day this guy just shows up at the school. His name is Antonio Silva, although everyone calls him "the Phenom." He "was" a Brazilian soccer star. No one knows why he is here at Lawndale....

You vs. You: Sport Psychology for Life Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)I will keep it simple cuz im lady..very informative, very motivational!!! best self-moti book i have read!!!!!!!ps. if u dont believe me, check this book out on google books. (it allows u to read a portion of books)Click Here to see more reviews about: You vs. You: Sport Psychology for LifeWritten by...

"May the Best Man Win": Sport, Masculinity, and Nationalism in Great Britain and the Empire, 1880-1935 Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)This wonderful book does an excellent job of both providing in-depth and thought-provoking historical analysis while maintaining the fast pace of a sports book. It also is very illuminating of the everyday workings of imperialism.Click Here to see more reviews about: "May the Best Man Win": Sport, Masculinity,...

Boy Racer: My Journey to Tour de France Record-Breaker Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)I bought this book out of my love of cycling and not in particular a love of Mark Cavendish. I have always admired Cavendish as an outstanding athlete and thought he might have some interesting stories to tell. I love his blunt way of speaking and story telling. I have to say, I am now a Cavendish fan.As...

The Secret Lives of Girls: What Good Girls Really Do--Sex Play, Aggression, and Their Guilt Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)What a liberating book. The author of the book writes about the secret play and games of girls in childhood (and secret aggression) and makes us all feel that what we did wasn't so unusual, wasn't so bad, was ok. As a mother of a daughter, I think I'll think about my own daughter a little differently...

Flying Scotsman : Cycling to Triumph Through My Darkest Hours Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)This is the first autobiography I've ever read. Obree's life hold's intrigue as he was quickly launched from amateur to pro in the cycling world almost before he really considered himself a cyclist. As he was setting world records, he was battling with a low self-image, and when you parallel his thoughts...

A Matter of Life and Death: Hunting in Contemporary Vermont Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)This was an enjoyable anthropological look into modern deer hunting culture in Vermont. Having grown up inside this culture I found Marc Boglioli's insight as an 'outsider' well rounded and welcome, humanizing a traditional way of life that many people who don't hunt simply don't understand.Click Here...

SAS Survival Handbook: How to Survive in the WIld, in Any Climate, on Land or at Sea Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)The "SAS Survival Handbook" is the most comprehensive survival handbook I have ever seen. Most books have some basic advice (the importance of the correct mental attitude, finding water and shelter, etc.), a handful of edible plants, and a couple of ways to start a fire. While this book covers all those...

Personality Plus for Parents: Understanding What Makes Your Child Tick Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)This book is EXCELLENT. Every parent needs to read it. I have 5 children and this book has helped me so much to seewhat makes my children different, and has enabled me to acceptthem just as they are. Just one example-my third son has always seemed to be lazy. He is just not motivated to work. I used...

Physical Dimensions of Aging- SE Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)Now in an updated second edition, Physical Dimensions Of Aging by the team of Waneen W. Spirduso, Karen L. Francis, and Priscilla G. MacRae is a textbook resource and reference especially for students and professionals in need of the latest research concerning the physical process of aging and the practical...

Body Check Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)You may have heard this one described as a "hockey book" but it's really not. For me, hockey was background for the story and since I'm not a fan and know little about the game, I don't share some of the complaints other readers had about the minutia of the sport.All handsome, driven team captain Ty...

No Safe Harbor: The Tragedy of the Dive Ship Wave Dancer Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)My husband, Ray Mars, was one of the victims of the Wave Dancer tragedy, so this book is of particular interest to me. However, I was still able to read it without letting my personal feelings into my opinions and thoughts about the book. I was absolutely amazed by the ability of Joe Burnworth to give...

Managing Your Mind: The Mental Fitness Guide Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)It's unusual for me to read chapters of a book out of order. Had I read this book from front to back, I would have angrily tossed it out when I hit chapters 3 and 4. The authors have not had the pleasure of grasping the virtue of selfishness. Instead, they occasionally apologize and appease. In these...