Collection: Reference

Aims to provide a sound understanding for students of human anatomy, physiology, nutrition, metabolism, biomechanics and psychology related to sport, exercise and health.

Survey of Australia's sporting life since white settlement. Looks at the impact of professionalism and commercialisation on many sports, the link between sport and nationalism, the successes of Australian sport in the international arena....

This originality guide includes the sporting versions of Ford's Escort Mk2, from 1975 to 1980. Model-by-model, with hundreds of pictures, it gives you all the details of correct factory specifications and equipment

Focuses on sports, games, and play rituals from across the globe that were invented and played during the time of the Middle Ages. Discover the origins of their favorite sports and games and how they have evolved into today's familiar versions.

Sudden death wasn't always a metaphor. Sports and games of antiquity developed in cultures throughout the world not only as a way of relaxing with the family and community, but as a means of learning and mastering vital survival skills...

Shows how modern-day forms of recreation evolved during the Renaissance in Africa, Asia, Europe, Latin America, the Middle East, North America, and Oceania. In addition, readers will learn how to play games that had been previously lost to history.

Helps you understand the history, rules, strategies and equipment for 127 sports played around the world. All the elements of the playing field and positional play. Highlights of great competitors of the past, analysis of changing equipment...