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Swimming Against the Tide : True Story of Para Swimmer Madhavi Latha. by Prathigudupu, Madhavi Latha

Table of Contents: “…-- 24 The Ventures That Struck Gold: Becoming a National Champion -- 25 The Journey from a Participant to a Host -- 26 Happiness Makes Life Blossom -- 27 Paving the Way for Future Champions -- 28 Year 2013: Can You Play Basketball on a Wheelchair?…”
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Gender and genre in sports documentaries : critical essays

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To chase a dream : a soccer championship, an unlikely hero and a journey that redefined winning by Kapsalis, Paul, Gregory, Ted

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I did it my way : a remarkable journey to the hall of fame by Grant, Bud

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Intercollegiate Athletics and the American University : a University President's Perspective.

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Far from respectable : Dave Hickey and his art / Dave Hickey and his art by Oppenheimer, Daniel

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Cheated : the UNC scandal, the education of athletes, and the future of big-time college sports by Smith, Jay M., Willingham, Mary

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Athletic intruders : ethnographic research on women, culture, and exercise

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Give and take : a revolutionary approach to success by Grant, Adam M.

Texas Almanac 2014-2015

Table of Contents: “…Machine generated contents note: History -- Texas Art and Artists -- Historic Ranches of Texas -- A Brief Sketch of Texas History -- Prehistory to Annexation -- Annexation to 1980 -- Environment -- The Physical State of Texas -- Physical Regions -- Geology of Texas -- Soils of Texas -- Water Resources -- Major Aquifers of Texas -- Major Rivers of Texas -- Secondary Streams of Texas -- Artificial Lakes and Reservoirs -- Plant Life -- National Forests and Grasslands -- State Forests -- Forest Resources -- Texas Wildlife -- Threatened and Endangered Species -- National Wildlife Refuges -- Wildlife Management Areas -- Weather -- Weather Highlights 2011 -- Monthly Summaries 2011 -- Weather Highlights 2012 -- Monthly Summaries 2012 -- Texas Is Tornado Capital -- Texas Droughts, 1892-2012 -- Destructive Weather -- Weather Records by County -- Astronomical Calendar -- Seasons, Morning & Evening Stars, Major Meteor Showers, Eclipses -- Calendar for 2014 -- Calendar for 2015 -- 206-Year Calendar -- Recreation -- Texas State Parks & Historic Sites -- Recreation in State Forests -- National Parks, Historical Sites, Recreation Areas -- Recreation in National Forests -- Recreation on the National Grasslands -- National Natural Landmarks in Texas -- Sea Center Texas -- Texas State Aquarium -- Recreational Fishing -- Licenses & Game Harvests -- Birding in Texas -- Fairs, Festivals, and Special Events -- Sports -- High School Championships Football -- Boys and Girls Soccer -- Girls Basketball -- Boys Basketball -- Boys Baseball -- Girls Volleyball -- Girls Softball -- Texas College Sports Division I -- College Football Bowl Games -- Division II -- Major Professional Sports -- Major League Baseball in Texas -- Texas Sports Hall of Fame -- Texas Olympic Medalists -- Counties Of Texas -- 254 Maps and County Profiles -- Foldout Map With Counties -- With Interstate Highways and Mileage Chart -- Population -- Recent Population Growth -- Cities and Towns (tabbed section) -- Elections -- 2012 Election Results for President, Senate -- General Election, 2012 -- Primary Elections, 2012 -- Political Party Organizations -- 2012 Senatorial Runoffs -- Government -- Update from the 83rd Legislature -- Declaration of Independence of the Republic of Texas -- Documents Concerning the Annexation of Texas to the United States -- Constitution of Texas, Amendments 2011 and 2013 -- Texas' Chief Government Officials -- Spanish Royal Governors, 1691-1821 -- Governors Under Mexican Rule, 1822-1835 -- Republic of Texas and State Officials, 1836-2013 -- The Capitals of Texas -- First Ladies of Texas -- State Government -- State Income and Expenditures -- Texas Lottery -- Texas Legislature -- Texas State Judiciary -- District Judges in Texas -- Courts by County -- Texas State Agencies -- Department of Criminal Justice -- Boards and Commissions -- Local Government -- Mayors and City Managers -- County Courts -- Wet-Dry Counties -- Regional Councils of Government -- County Tax Appraisers -- Texas County and District Officials -- Federal Government -- Texans in Congress -- Federal Funds by County, 2010 -- U.S. …”
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Spirit of the land. the Yup'ik Eskimos

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I wore Babe Ruth's hat : field notes from a life in sports by Zang, David

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Native Games : Indigenous Peoples and Sports in the Post-Colonial World by Hallinan, Chris

Table of Contents: “…Skille -- 'A reservation hero is a hero forever' : basketball, irony, and humor in the novels of James Welch, Sherman Alexie, and Stephen Graham Jones / Billy J. …”
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Whither college sports : amateurism, athlete safety, and academic integrity by Zimbalist, Andrew S.

Table of Contents: “…16. Big-Time College Basketball in the Crosshairs -- 17. In the End, Commission's Reform Suggestions Only Provide a Smokescreen of Legitimacy for the NCAA -- 18. …”
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Rivals : legendary matchups that made sports history

Table of Contents: “…Pattie -- A rivalry for the ages: Tennessee-UConn women's basketball / Jaime Schultz -- Three yards and a pool of blood: Ohio State versus Michigan / Brad Austin -- Corporate Cowboys and blue-collar bureaucrats: the Dallas-Washington football rivalry / Stephen H. …”
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Consent culture and teen films : adolescent sexuality in US movies / Adolescent sexuality in United States movies by Meek, Michele

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Snapshots of great leadership by Howell, Jon P.

Table of Contents: “…Pat Summitt Women's Basketball Coach -- 8. Leymah Gbowee Liberian Leader of Women in Peacebuilding Network -- 9. …”

Diplomatic games : sport, statecraft, and international relations since 1945 by Dichter, Heather, Johns, Andrew L., 1968-

Table of Contents: “…Torres -- A more flexible domination : Franco-African sport diplomacy during decolonization, 1945-1966 / Pascal Charitas -- The cold war games of a colonial Latin American nation : San Juan, Puerto Rico, 1966 / Antonio Sotomayor -- "Our way of life against theirs" : ice hockey and the cold war / John Soares -- "Fuzz kids" and "musclemen" : the US-Soviet basketball rivalry, 1958-1975 / Kevin B. Witherspoon -- The White House games : the Carter administration's efforts to establish an alternative to the Olympics / Nicholas Evan Sarantakes -- Reclaiming the slopes : sport and tourism in postwar Austria / Wanda Ellen Wakefield -- Politics first, competition second : sport and China's foreign diplomacy in the 1960s and 1970s / Fan Hong and Lu Zhouxiang -- Reds, revolutionaries, and racists : surfing, travel, and diplomacy in the Reagan era / Scott Laderman -- Conclusion : fields of dreams and diplomacy / Thomas W. …”
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Towing Icebergs, Falling Dominoes, and Other Adventures in Applied Mathematics (New in Paperback). by Banks, Robert B.

Table of Contents: “…Chapter 10: How to Start Football Games, and Other Probably Good IdeasChapter 11: Gigantic Numbers and Extreme Exponents; Chapter 12: Ups and Downs of Professional Football; Chapter 13: A Tower, a Bridge, and a Beautiful Arch; Chapter 14: Jumping Ropes and Wind Turbines; Chapter 15: The Crisis of the Deficit: Gompertz to the Rescue; Chapter 16: How to Reduce the Population with Differential Equations; Chapter 17: Shot Puts, Basketballs, and Water Fountains; Chapter 18: Balls and Strikes and Home Runs; Chapter 19: Hooks and Slices and Holes in One; Chapter 20: Happy Landings in the Snow.…”
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Sound and fury : six years later

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True-hearted vixens

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The hidden mechanics of exercise : molecules that move us by Gillen, Christopher M.

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Sport and Challenges to Racism. by Long, Jonathan

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Unruly girls, unrepentant mothers : redefining feminism on screen by Karlyn, Kathleen Rowe, 1947-

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Helping Children to Improve Their Gross Motor Skills. by White, Rachel

Table of Contents: “…Section 2 -- Developing Specific Sports SkillsAquatic Skills 1: Out of Pool Preparations; Aquatic Skills 2: Preparation in the Pool; Aquatic Skills 3: Getting the Face Used to Water Contact; Badminton Skills; Basketball Skills; Bowling Skills; Football Skills; Hockey Skills; Netball Skills; Rugby Skills; Table Tennis Skills; Tennis SKills; Trampolining Skills 1: Learning the Basics; Trampolining Skills 2: Developing Further Skills; Volleyball Skills; Index; Blank Page.…”
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More stories from Langley : another glimpse inside the CIA

Table of Contents: “…/ Mary O'Sullivan -- My thirty years in scientific and weapons intelligence at CIA / Julian Nall -- The pathway of a life unnoticed / Michael Douglas Smith -- The DIToolkit : don't leave home without it / Janet Stiegler -- A nightmare come true / Elinor Houghton Kelly -- How Hoosier basketball and spying came together in Moscow during the Cold War / GeneArthur Coyle -- How intelligence saved the Pope / Terrence L. …”
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Indivisible : an anthology of contemporary South Asian American poetry

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Baltimore sports : stories from Charm City

Table of Contents: “…The Greatest High School Basketball Team Ever: The Dunbar Poets, 1981-1982 and 1982-1983 / Chad Carlson -- 18. …”
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White boy : a memoir by Naison, Mark D., 1946-

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Managers As Mentors : Building Partnerships for Learning by Bell, Chip R.

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You saw me on the radio : recollections and favorite calls as the voice of Aggie athletics by South, Dave

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Playing to win : sports, video games, and the culture of play

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Quantify! : a crash course in smart thinking by Grimvall, Göran

Table of Contents: “…; The coldest day of the year ; Galileo Galilei, basketball, and table tennis -- Impress them! What is your BMI? …”

Afro-Latin@s in movement : critical approaches to blackness and transnationalism in the Americas

Table of Contents: “…Paschel Part I: Imagining Afrolatinidades Jossianna Arroyo -- 1 The Expediency of Blackness: Racial Logics and Danzón in the Port of Veracruz Hettie Malcomson -- 2 Ni de aquí, ni de allá: Garífuna Subjectivities and the Politics of Diasporic Belonging Paul Joseph López Oro -- 3 The Death of "la Reina de la Salsa": Celia Cruz and the Mythification of the Black Woman Monika Gosin -- 4 "Oye, Que Bien Juegan Los Negros, No?": Blaxicans and Basketball in Mexico Walter Thompson-Hernández -- 5 Photo Essay: Ritmo Negro: Visions of Afro-Latin America Umi Vaughan -- Part II: Rethinking the Archive Nancy Raquel Mirabal -- 6 "Afro-Latin@ Nueva York: Maymie de Mena and the Unsung Afro-Latina Leadership of the UNIA" Melissa Castillo-Garsow -- 7 "Listening to Afro-Latinidad: The Sonic Archive of Olú Clemente" Patricia Herrera -- 8 "Panabay Pride: A Conversation with Los Rakas" Petra R. …”
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Principles of Manual Sports Medicine. by Karageanes, Steven J.

Table of Contents: “…21 LUMBOSACRAL SPINE 21.1 Anatomy -- 21.2 Physical Examination -- 21.3 Common Conditions -- 22 HIP AND PELVIS -- 22.1 Anatomy -- 22.2 Physical Examination -- 22.3 Common Conditions -- 23 THE KNEE -- 23.1 Anatomy -- 23.2 Physical Examination -- 23.3 Common Conditions -- 24 FOOT AND ANKLE -- 24.1 Anatomy -- 24.2 Physical Examination -- 24.3 Common Conditions -- 25 GAIT ANALYSIS -- SECTION IV SPECIFIC SPORTS -- 26 BASEBALL -- 27 BASKETBALL -- 28 CYCLING -- 29 DANCE -- 30 FOOTBALL -- 31 GOLF -- 32 GYMNASTICS -- 33 ICE HOCKEY…”
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Sports and the Racial Divide : African American and Latino Experience in an Era of Change

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Making Italian America : Consumer Culture and the Production of Ethnic Identities. by O'Byrne, Anne

Table of Contents: “…Sideline Shtick: The Italian American Basketball Coach and Consumable Images of Racial and Ethnic Masculinity""""13. …”
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Identity and myth in sports documentaries : critical essays

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Applied Social Sciences : Psychology, Physical Education and Social Medicine. by Runcan, Patricia-Luciana

Table of Contents: “…Group perception of overweight students experienced during physical education and sports classindividual and collective levels in team-building through physical education; learning of the forward handspring vault on the basis of biomechanical indicators of sports technique key elements in women's artistic gymnastics; forming creative skills in physical education and sports students; modelling future teachers' aggressiveness; performance level analysis and optimization of the bucharest university basketball team; hydro kinesiotherapy in the rehabilitation of postural deformities of the spine.…”
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East meets black : Asian and black masculinities in the post-civil rights era by Chon-Smith, Chong

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