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This week in history June 16-21 : a compilation of the historical events that made headlines

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Essential writings by Chesterton, G. K. (Gilbert Keith), 1874-1936

Table of Contents: “…HABITS OF MIND -- Proper First Principles -- Philosophizing in the Dark -- Logic and Lawn Tennis -- The Extraordinary Cabman -- 3. HABITS OF SOUL -- The Vanity of Virtues and Vices -- The Paradox of Virtues and Vices -- The Nightmare -- A Piece of Chalk -- 4. …”
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Clinical sports psychiatry : an international perspective

Table of Contents: “…Fitzgerald -- Applied Sports Psychology in Worldwide Sport : Table Tennis and Tennis / Kathy Toon, Dora Kurimay, and Tamás Kurimay -- The Use of Psychiatric Medication by Athletes / Claudia L. …”
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Taking Chances : Winning with Probability. by Haigh, John

Table of Contents: “…; The Tote; Spread betting; 12 This sporting life; Soccer; Golf; Cricket; Tennis.…”
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The 1900 Olympic Games : results for all competitors in all events, with commentary by Mallon, Bill

Table of Contents: “…Cover -- Introduction -- Abbreviations -- References -- Table of Contents -- 1900 Olympic Games-Analysis and Summaries -- Summary Statistics -- Notes -- Archery -- Notes -- Athletics (Track & Field) -- Notes -- Cricket -- Croquet -- Notes -- Cycling -- Notes -- Equestrian Events -- Notes -- Fencing -- Notes -- Football (Soccer) -- Notes -- Golf -- Notes -- Gymnastics -- Notes -- Pelota Basque -- Polo -- Notes -- Rowing & Sculling -- Notes -- Rugby Football -- Notes -- Shooting -- Notes -- Swimming -- Notes -- Tennis (Lawn) -- Notes -- Tug-of-War -- Notes -- Water Polo -- Notes -- Yachting -- Notes -- Other Sports-Non-Olympic Status -- Notes -- Appendix I: 1900 Program -- Appendix II: Competitors (by Country) -- Appendix III: IOC Document on 1900 Sports and Events -- Appendix IV: 1900 Olympic Sports and Events in the Literature -- Index.…”
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The rise of American high school sports and the search for control, 1880-1930 by Pruter, Robert, 1944-

Table of Contents: “…Baseball and football pioneer high school sports ; The rise of schoolboy track and tennis ; The physical education movement and the campaign for control -- Establishment of institutional control, 1900-1920. …”
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Sports, fitness, and motor activities for children with disabilities : a comprehensive resource guide for parents and educators

Table of Contents: “…Lieberman and Amaury Samalot-Rivera -- What every parent should know about equal rights for students with disabilities participating in interscholastic athletics and sport / Garth Tymeson and Ronald Davis -- Utilizing instructional strategies for increased participation in school and community programs / Ellen Kowalski, Linda Webbert, and Rocco Aiello -- Modification charts: Basketball ; Bowling ; Dance-creative movement ; Football (Flag) ; Karate (Martial arts) ; Lacrosse ; Soccer ; Softball/baseball ; Swimming ; Volleyball/Tennis -- Appendix A: Adapted sports organizations and resources -- Appendix B: General modifications chart.…”
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Beyond stereotypes : American Jews and sports

Table of Contents: “…Cover; Copyright; Contents; Foreword; Editorial Introduction; A Stack of Jewish Baseball Cards: Some Thoughts on Jews and the Roles They Have Played in the Major Leagues; Racial Attitudes towards Jews in the "Negro Leagues": The Case of Effa Manley; American Jewish Women on the Court: Seeking an Identity in Tennis in the Early Decades of the Twentieth Century; Answering to a Different Authority in Sports: The Trials of Coach Jonathan Halpert and the Limits of Yeshiva University's Athletic Success in Basketball.…”
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Writing after war : American war fiction from realism to postmodernism by Limon, John

Table of Contents: “…Diversions: A Theory of the Vietnam Sports Novel; Play, Part I; Sports; Tennis, Baseball; Basketball; Football, the Hunt; Play, Part II; 7. …”
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Engineering in sports science. / Product design and testing

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60 minutes. / Sixty minutes.

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Wildlife SOS.

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Morpeth Secondary.

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Invitation to Harvard

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African Americans in sports

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Time restored : the Harrison timekeepers and R.T. Gould, the man who knew (almost) everything by Betts, Jonathan

Table of Contents: “…Childhood 1890-1905 -- Navy training 1906-1913 -- The war, a breakdown, and marriage 1914-1920 -- John Harrison and the marine chronometer -- Research and the first restorations 1920-1922 -- The magnum opus 1921-1923 -- Horology : the obsession -- H2 is restored 1923-1925 -- The sette of odd volumes -- Separation 1925-1927 -- Oddities and enigmas 1928-1929 -- The case for the sea serpent 1930 -- The RAS regulator 1927-1929 -- H3 is completed 1929-1931 -- H1 the full restoration 1931-1933 -- The Loch Ness monster 1933-1934 -- The Harrison timekeepers and the NMM 1934-1935 -- Professor Stewart, the BBC, and tennis 1936 -- Many projects 1936-1937 -- Leaving downside, leaving London 1937-1939 -- Upper Hurdcott and the brains trust 1940-1945 -- Canterbury and a gold medal 1945-1948.…”
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Whelks to Whales Coastal Marine Life of the Pacific Northwest, Newly Revised and expanded Third edition. by Harbo, Rick M.

Table of Contents: “…1.15 Bread Crumb Sponge -- 1.16 Yellow-Green Encrusting Sponge -- 1.17 Orange Cratered Sponge -- 1.18 Velvety Red Sponge -- 1.19 Yellow Slime Sponge -- 1.20 Red Volcano Sponge -- 1.21 Orange Rough Ball Sponge -- 1.22 Tennis Ball Sponge -- 1.23 Spiny Tennis Ball Sponge -- 1.24 Armoured Ball Sponge -- 1.25 Peach Ball Sponge -- 1.26 Chocolate Puffball Sponge -- 1.27 Glove Sponge -- 1.28 Orange Finger Sponge -- 1.29 Stalked Trumpet Sponge and Funnel Sponge -- 1.30 Thick Nipple Sponge -- 1.31 Pointed Nipple Sponge -- 1.32 Spotted Gray Sponge -- 1.33 White Reticulated Sponge -- 1.34 White Sponge…”
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Out of the shadows : a biographical history of African American athletes

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Hard to teach.

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Sports stretch with Resist-A-Ball®

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World fashion tour.

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Exploring the world. / Niagara Falls and Deerhurst

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Sharpen my senses. / How to improve your visual abilities

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Critical Issues and Challenges in the Sport Industry of Growing Economies. by Nauright, John

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Playing while White : privilege and power on and off the field by Leonard, David J.

Loving sports when they don't love you back : dilemmas of the modern fan by Luther, Jessica, Davidson, Kavitha A.

Table of Contents: “…Watching football when we know (even a little) about CTE -- Forgiving a doper -- Cheering for a team with a racist mascot -- Caring about tennis when it's a racist, sexist, and classist sport -- Standing it when sports are so homophobic and transphobic -- Why you should watch the WNBA even if no one dunks -- Consuming sports media when you don't look like the people who are creating it -- Rooting for your team when the star is accused of domestic violence -- Loving your team and hate your owner -- How I l learned to stop worrying and love baseball's free market -- Watching March Madness when you know the athletes aren't getting paid -- Going to a game in that brand new stadium you didn't want to pay for (but did anyway) -- Loving the Olympics while hating what they do to communities -- Embracing that athletes -- and sports -- are political.…”
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Clark : the autobiography of Clark Terry by Terry, Clark, Terry, Gwen

Table of Contents: “…Big dreams -- First instruments -- Kicked out -- The Vashon High Swingsters -- First road gig -- Nigga -- Ida Cox -- Stranded -- Lincoln Inn -- On the road again -- Tennis shoe pimp -- Jailed -- Len Bowden -- Navy days -- Gray clouds -- The Big Apple -- George Hudson -- The Club Plantation -- Galloping dominoes -- Tempting offers -- Lionel Hampton -- Road lessons -- Pauline -- Charlie Barnet -- Count Basie -- Big debt -- Duke Ellington -- Leaving Basie -- The University of Ellingtonia -- Working with Duke -- Duke's team -- Duke's management arts -- Miles and Bird -- Billy Strayhorn -- Endurances -- Flugelhorn -- Europe -- Norman Granz -- Norman's battles -- Q -- NBC -- Jim and Andy's -- Johnny and Ed -- Mumbles -- First house -- Big bad band -- Carnegie Hall -- Etoile -- Jazz education arena -- Those NBC years -- Storms -- Black clouds -- Keep on keepin' on -- New love -- Whirlwinds -- Through the storm -- Second chance -- The biggest surprise.…”
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I am Malala : the girl who stood up for education and was shot by the Taliban by Yousafzai, Malala, 1997-, Lamb, Christina

Table of Contents: “…Radio Mullah ; Toffees, tennis balls, and the Buddhas of Swat ; The clever class ; The bloody square ; The diary of Gul Makai ; A funny kind of peace ; Leaving the valley -- Three girls, three bullets. …”

Time to remember. / Woman's world

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Moving the goalposts : a history of sport and society since 1945 by Polley, Martin, 1965-

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Sport histories : figurational studies in the development of modern sports

Table of Contents: “…Introduction : history, sociology and the sociology of sport : the work of Norbert Elias / Eric Dunning, Dominic Malcolm and Ivan Waddington -- Boxing in the western civilizing process / Ken Sheard -- Public schools, status rivalry and the development of football / Eric Dunning and Graham Curry -- Rugby union football in England : civilizing processes and the de-institutionalization of amateurism / Andrew White -- Cricket : civilizing and de-civilizing processes in the imperial game / Dominic Malcolm -- Baseball : myths and modernization / Daniel Bloyce -- Game, set and match : lawn tennis, from early origins to modern sport / Ian Cooper -- The influence of state formation processes on the early development of motor racing / Alex Twitchen -- Clay shooting : civilization in the line of fire / Stuart Smith -- The development of sport in Japan : martial arts and baseball / Koichi Kiku -- After Olga : developments in women's artistic gymnastics following the 1972 'Olga Korbut phenomenon' / Tansin Benn and Barry Benn -- Conclusion : figurational sociology and the development of modern sport / Eric Dunning, Dominic Malcolm and Ivan Waddington.…”
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Projectile Dynamics in Sport : Principles and Applications. by White, Colin

Table of Contents: “…; Chapter 2: Launching projectiles into motion; Chapter 3: Motion of projectiles under the influence of gravity; Chapter 4: Impact and bounce; Chapter 5: Drag and lift; Chapter 6: The effects of spin; Part II: Practical applications; Chapter 7: Shot put and hammer; Chapter 8: Discus; Chapter 9: Javelin; Chapter 10: Golf; Chapter 11: Tennis and squash; Chapter 12: Cricket and baseball.…”
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The Spectrum of Teaching Styles in Physical Education by SueSee, Brendan

Table of Contents: “…Foregrounding the learner -- Critical examination of apprenticeship -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 6: Considering the application of a range of teaching styles from The Spectrum that promotes the holistic development of tennis players in a variety of learning domains -- Practice style -- in practice -- 'Crosscourt Chargers' -- Divergent Discovery -- in practice -- 'Triple Treat' -- Inclusion Style -- in practice -- Inclusion Style and game modification -- in practice -- Shifting decisions to create new learning and teaching episodes -- Practice Style to Reciprocal Style -- in practice…”
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Mechanical Engineering, Intelligent System and Applied Mechanics : Selected, peer reviewed papers from the 2013 International Conference on Mechanical Engineering and Applied Mecha...

Table of Contents: “…Synthesis and Photochromic Properties of 1-(3-methyl-2-pyridyl)-2-[2-methyl-5-(4-formylphenyl)-3-thienyl]perfluoroyclopenteneAerobic Production of Butanol with Bacillus amyloliquefaciens NELB-12; The Application of Carbon Fiber Materials in Tennis Racket; The Application of Rubber Materials on Table Tennis Racket; Numerical Simulation of Springback of the Multi-Point Forming for Metal Plank after Using Elastic Cushion; Dynamic Simulation Test on Scale Inhibition of Secondary Effluent of Sewage Treatment Plant Directly Reused in Power Plant Circulating Cooling Water System…”
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