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Pierre Bourdieu and Physical Culture (Routledge Research in Sport, Culture and Society)
by Elke Emerald Lisahunter Wayne SmithThe work of French sociologist, anthropologist and philosopher Pierre Bourdieu has been influential across a set of cognate disciplines that can be classified as physical culture studies. Concepts such as field, capital, habitus and symbolic violence have been used as theoretical tools by scholars and students looking to understand the nature and purpose of sport, leisure, physical education and human movement within wider society. Pierre Bourdieu and Physical Culture is the first book to focus on the significance of Bourdieu’s work for, and in, physical culture. Bringing together the work of leading and emerging international researchers, it introduces the core concepts in Bourdieu’s thought and work, and presents a series of fascinating demonstrations of the application of his theory to physical culture studies. A concluding section discusses the inherent difficulties of choosing and using theory to understand the world around us. By providing an in-depth and multi-layered example of how theory can be used across the many and varied components of sport, leisure, physical education and human movement, this book should help all serious students and researchers in physical culture to better understand the importance of social theory in their work.
Pig Tales and Other Hunting Adventures
by Mike E. NeilsonPig Tales and other Hunting Adventures is a collection of hunting stories from around the country and around the world. Share the adventure as the author stalks Cape buffalo in Africa with a bow and arrows. Come along with Mike as he hunts blackbuck antelope in Texas and musk ox above the Arctic Circle. Climb into the hides of Africa while hunting gemsbok, kudu and jackal. Dust off your boots for stalks on zebra in South Africa, brocket deer in Argentina and wild hogs in Oklahoma. Along the way, swing back to the Midwest for coyotes, ducks, geese as well as deer and turkey in Indiana. Join him in his adventures as Mike takes the reader to the fields and forest in search of game.
Pigskin Nation: How the NFL Remade American Politics (Sport and Society)
by Jesse BerrettCast as the ultimate hardhats, football players of the 1960s seemed to personify a crewcut traditional manhood that channeled the Puritan work ethic. <P><P>Yet, despite a social upheaval against such virtues, the National Football League won over all of America—and became a cultural force that recast politics in its own smashmouth image. <P><P>Jesse Berrett explores pro football's new place in the zeitgeist of the 1960s and 1970s. The NFL's brilliant harnessing of the sports-media complex, combined with a nimble curation of its official line, brought different visions of the same game to both Main Street and the ivory tower. <P>Politicians, meanwhile, spouted gridiron jargon as their handlers co-opted the NFL's gift for spectacle and mythmaking to shape a potent new politics that in essence became pro football. <P> Governing, entertainment, news, elections, celebrity—all put aside old loyalties to pursue the mass audience captured by the NFL's alchemy of presentation, television, and high-stepping style. <P>An invigorating appraisal of a dynamic era, Pigskin Nation reveals how pro football created the template for a future that became our present.
Pike's Portage: Stories of a Distinguished Place
by Bob Henderson Morten Asfeldt"Pike’s Portage plays a very special role in the landscape of Canada’s Far North and its human history. It is both an ancient gateway and the funnel for early travel from the boreal forest of the Mackenzie River watershed to the vast open spaces of the subarctic taiga, better known as the "Barren Lands" of Canada. "This book is a rich and wonderful comopendium of stories about this area and the early white explorers, the Dene guides, the adventurers, the trappers, the misguided wanderers (like John Hornby) as well as the modern-day canoeists who passed this way. For the reader, it provides an absorbing escape into the past and the endless solitude of the northern wilderness." – George Luste, wilderness canoeist, physics professor (University of Toronto), and founder-organizer of the annual Wilderness Canoeing Symposium. "So why do people come to this place, this Pike’s Portage in particular? The call of landscape is potent and these word portraits collected here offer up some of those who have answered. Both subject and writer reveal the complexities of human perception. Some are called by the profound power of inherited cultural meaning, while a huge dose of imagination draws others from far away. These worlds seldom truly meet, even in a place as busy as this, but whether it is homeland or wilderness, human histories are recorded in footprints, place names, and memory, and here we stand with a magnificent view, marvelling at it all." – Susan Irving, Curatorial Assistant, Prince of Wales Northern Heritage Centre, Yellowknife, NWT
Pilates con balón: El ejercicio más popular del mundo usando un balón
by Colleen CraigAn exciting synthesis of two highly acclaimed fitness techniques: Pilates Method and the Swiss exercise ball • Exercises for all ability levels • Shows how to practice Pilates techniques without expensive equipment • Profusely illustrated with black-and-white photographs for maximal learning The Pilates Method of body conditioning aligns the body, builds long, lean muscles, and develops core abdominal strength. Many lifestyle and fitness magazines have named Pilates the hottest workout of the decade. Pilates on the Ball merges the principles and exercises of the Pilates Method with the unique functions of the exercise ball. The ball intensifies athletic performance by increasing resistance and heightening awareness of how the body moves in space. Chapters detail the Pilates principles step by step, with movements intense enough to engage seasoned athletes, yet accessible enough to use as an everyday exercise routine.
Pilates for Athletes: Beginner to Advanced Total Training Program for Athletes in Every Sport
by Sean VigueThe #1 Bestselling Training Manual for Athletes! Sean Vigue is a 7 time bestselling author and the "most watched yoga and Pilates guy on the planet". He's helped millions of athletes transform and strengthen their bodies with mat Pilates and now it's YOUR turn! This is the fitness program that male and female athletes of all fitness levels have done to dramatically elevate their athletic ability on EVERY level. Whether it's football, tennis, golf, basketball, running, cycling, hockey, soccer, lacrosse, swimming, MMA, gymnastics, dance etc you will massively improve your athletic skills across the board with "Pilates for Athletes"! Training Logs for every major sport are included! ✔️This book contains over 40 beginner to advanced unique total body Pilates exercises with full color photos, descriptions and modifications. You've never done or experienced total body exercises like these! ✔️Also included are 5 easy to follow complete and comprehensive Pilates workout videos so you can exercise directly with Sean and learn the best ways to breathe, move and transition through the many exercises. The five complete workout videos included are: ✔️Pilates for Abs ✔️Pilates for Flexibility ✔️Pilates for your Back ✔️Classic Pilates Workout ✔️The Official Pilates for AthletesTraining Routine ✔️Training Logs for every major sport so you can dive right into the most appropriate exercises for your favorite sport and pastime These are just like attending Sean's live Pilates classes and you can do this program anywhere and anytime. It fits perfectly into YOUR schedule. This book features the mat Pilates method which is all bodyweight exercises - no weights, equipment or machines of any kind needed...just your body and you will build amazing strength, flexibility, endurance, control and power on the field, court, track, road, bike, pool, rink and anywhere else you love to do your chosen sport or sports. Buy your copy now and begin today!
Pilates for Athletes: More than 200 Exercises and Flows to Improve Performance in Any Sport
by Sean VigueUsing the techniques and fundamentals of Pilates and applying it to athletic training.Professional athletes around the world in every sport have used Pilates to gain explosive strength, increase their range of motion and build stamina and energy. Now, everyday athletes can take advantage of decades of development to reach their highest physical and mental levels and dramatically improve their conditioning, control, endurance and more. Pilates for Athletes seeks to take the principles and benefits of Pilates and apply them to whichever sports and activities you love to do--running, soccer, football, basketball, golf, tennis, hockey, swimming, cycling, baseball, gymnastics, dance, boxing, rugby, and more. Look for Pilates for Athletes to give a complete mind and body workout to make you the best athlete you can be.
Pilates on the Ball: The World's Most Popular Workout Using the Exercise Ball
by Colleen CraigA unique and exciting synthesis of two highly acclaimed fitness techniques: Pilates Method and the Swiss exercise ball.• Non-impact Pilates exercises on the ball can be adapted for all levels of ability, from fitness trainers and weekend athletes to those healing from injury or chronic back pain. • Shows how to practice Pilates techniques without expensive equipment.• Profusely illustrated with black-and-white photographs for maximal learning.The Pilates Method of body conditioning is a highly effective workout technique that strengthens the body while engaging the mind. Developed in the early twentieth century by accomplished boxer and gymnast Joseph Pilates, the Pilates Method aligns the body; builds long, lean muscles; and develops core abdominal strength. Many lifestyle and fitness magazines have named Pilates the hottest workout of the decade. In a first-of-its-kind fusion, Pilates on the Ball merges the principles and exercises of the highly effective Pilates Method of body conditioning with the unique functions of the exercise ball, used by Olympic coaches, dancers, and athletes to fine-tune body awareness and enhance physical performance. The ball magnifies the benefits of the carefully developed and refined Pilates Method. Because maintaining balance on the ball recruits the deep, stabilizing muscles of the spine, the postural muscles are strengthened. The ball intensifies athletic performance by increasing resistance and heightening awareness of how the body moves in space. Chapters detail the Pilates principles step by step, with successive movements to challenge all levels of ability and "watch points" for careful evaluation of your form. Intense enough to engage seasoned athletes yet accessible enough to use as an everyday exercise routine or to alleviate chronic pain, Pilates on the Ball builds strong bodies and engaged minds.
Pilates-Lehrbuch: Matten- und Geräteübungen für Prävention und Rehabilitation
by Verena Geweniger Alexander BohlanderDieses Lehr- und Praxisbuch vereint die grundlegenden Pilates-Prinzipien mit allen wichtigen Übungen für ein effektives Pilates-Training in Physiotherapie, Sport und Fitness. Dabei geht das Autorenteam sowohl auf die präventiven und therapeutischen Aspekte ein als auch auf die trainingsspezifischen. Ob auf der Matte, mit oder ohne Gerät, in diesem Buch werden alle Techniken und Übungen praxisorientiert erklärt und anhand von Fotos veranschaulicht. Patientenbeispiele verdeutlichen Behandlungsabläufe und therapeutische Effekte bei verschiedenen Krankheitsbildern. Ein wertvolles Lehr- und Praxisbuch für alle, die das Pilates–Konzept kennenlernen oder vertiefen wollen. Aus dem Inhalt: Konzept, Philosophie und Prinzipien, Anwendung in Prävention und Rehabilitation in verschiedenen klinischen Fachbereichen, Kontraindikationen, Screenings und konkrete Übungsanleitungen mit und ohne Gerät und neu in der 3. Auflage sind zusätzliche Videos zu einzelnen Übungsabfolgen via Springer NatureMore Media App.
Pilates: Easy Lessons for Stretching, Lengthening, and Toning Your Body (Idiot's Guides)
by Linda PadenPilates is one of the healthiest activities you can do for your body. Using this full-color, highly-visual book for beginners, Idiot's Guides: Pilates will improve flexibility, posture, and strength — all while decreasing back, neck, and joint pain. The step-by-step instructions feature Pilates skills at-home — using only a mat, bands, and balls — without the need for all of the expensive machines found in a studio.
Pilgrims of the Vertical: Yosemite Rock Climbers and Nature at Risk
by Joseph E. Taylor Joseph E TaylorFew things suggest rugged individualism as powerfully as the solitary mountaineer testing his or her mettle in the rough country. Yet the long history of wilderness sport complicates this image. In this surprising story of the premier rock-climbing venue in the United States, Pilgrims of the Vertical offers insight into the nature of wilderness adventure. From the founding era of mountain climbing in Victorian Europe to present-day climbing gyms, Pilgrims of the Vertical shows how ever-changing alignments of nature, technology, gender, sport, and consumer culture have shaped climbers’ relations to nature and to each other. Even in Yosemite Valley, a premier site for sporting and environmental culture since the 1800s, elite athletes cannot be entirely disentangled from the many men and women seeking recreation and camaraderie. Following these climbers through time, Joseph Taylor uncovers lessons about the relationship of individuals to groups, sport to society, and nature to culture. He also shows how social and historical contexts influenced adventurers’ choices and experiences, and why some became leading environmental activists—including John Muir, David Brower, and Yvon Chouinard. In a world in which wild nature is increasingly associated with play, and virtuous play with environmental values, Pilgrims of the Vertical explains when and how these ideas developed, and why they became intimately linked to consumerism.
Pilot's Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledge: FAA-H-8083-25C (ASA FAA Handbook Series)
by Federal Aviation AdministrationTHE ESSENTIAL FULL-COLOR HANDBOOK FOR PILOTS, IN A NEW 2023 EDITION! This official Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) handbook provides basic knowledge essential for pilots on topics like decision-making, aerodynamics, flight controls, weather theory, airport operations, and more. Pilot's Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledge introduces pilots to the broad spectrum of information that will be needed as they progress in their pilot training. Written for the pilot preparing for a remote, sport, private, commercial, or flight instructor certificate, it is a key reference with all the information necessary to operate an aircraft and to pass the FAA Knowledge Exam and Practical Test. Chapter subjects include the following: Introduction to Flying Aeronautical Decision-Making Aircraft Construction Principles of Flight Aerodynamics of Flight Flight Controls Aircraft Systems Flight Instruments Flight Manuals and Other Documents Weight and Balance Aircraft Performance Weather Theory Aviation Weather Services Airport Operations Airspace Navigation Aeromedical Factors Readers are introduced to flying and a history of flight, criteria and examinations required for earning various pilot certificates, how to plan their flight education, and more. With dozens of full-color illustrations, photographs, diagrams, graphs, and charts, this handbook provides crucial tools for aspiring pilots in their knowledge exams and beyond. Beginners and advanced pilots alike will find the Pilot's Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledge to be a critical resource for all things aviation, updated with the most current FAA information, an index, a glossary, and appendices of common acronyms, abbreviations, NOTAM contractions, and airport signs.
Pilot's Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledge: Faa-h-8083-25, December 2003 (FAA Handbooks Ser.)
by Federal Aviation AdministrationPilot's Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledge, created by the Federal Aviation Administration, is the official reference manual for pilots at all levels. An indispensable and invaluable encyclopedia, it deals with all aspects of aeronautical information.Each chapter focuses on a different area that pilots are tested on in flight school and must need to know before they fly a plane on of their own. These topics include:aircraft structureprinciples of aerodynamicsflight controlsaircraft systemsflight instrumentsand moreFlight manuals and documentation are also covered, as is specialized information on such matters as weight and balance, aircraft performance, weather, navigation, airport operations, aeromedical factors, and decision-making while flying. An updated appendix, detailed index, and full glossary make this book easy to navigate and useful in quick reference situations.
Pin Action: Small-Time Gangsters, High-Stakes Gambling, and the Teenage Hustler Who Became a Bowling Champion
by Gianmarc Manzione"The Color of Money" meets "The Big Lebowski." Pin Action is an inspiring and improbable story of transcendence, redemption, survival and one of the greatest, forgotten sports legends in New York City sports history. Most of us think of bowling as a "sport" in quotation marks, and bowling alleys are places with disco balls, matching shirts, and funny shoes. But in the 1960s, New York City was the center of "action bowling", a form of high-stakes gambling in which bowlers--often teenagers--faced off for thousands of dollars every night. When money like that is changing hands, you can bet the pressure is on (and the balls are rigged), and losses come with dire consequences. But for a few kids, the world of action bowling would turn out to be a ticket off the mean streets and onto the Professional Bowlers Association Tour. For Ernie Schlegel, it would be a chance to shed his hustler ways and become a bonafide champion. For the more than 100 million bowlers worldwide and for fans of timeless sports histories, Pin Action captures the underbelly of 1960s and '70s New York and tells the true story of how the most notorious action bowler of all time became a Hall of Famer. Set in the gritty, flashy, lost world of action bowling, Gianmarc Manzione tells an epic tale filled with seedy characters, uproarious eccentricities, improbable twists of fate, and a rags-to-riches narrative so crazy it has to be true.
Pinch Hit
by Tim GreenTrevor and Sam look alike. But their lives couldn't be more different. Trevor is a movie star, living the Hollywood life in a huge mansion with his own limo, pool, and bowling alley. There's nothing he doesn't have except the one thing he wants most: to play baseball for real. Sam is a regular kid who seems to have what it takes to make it to baseball's Major Leagues. He's determined to get the scouts at the big USC tournament to recognize his talent. And he really wants to see his dad, a struggling screenwriter, realize his own dream. When Sam signs up at Casting Central to make some extra money, he and Trevor come together on a movie set and see the chance to trade places-to pinch hit for each other and make everyone's dreams come true. At first, it's all good. . . . But what happens when the boys take their game too far?
Ping-Pong Diplomacy
by Nicholas GriffinIt was one of the most significant developments of the post-war era: China finally abandoning its close relationship with the Soviet Union to begin detente with the USA. Astonishingly, the man who helped make it happen was a British aristocrat, Ivor Montagu, a Soviet spy who knew Stalin and dined with Trotsky. Even more remarkably, the means to this rapprochement was table tennis, a sport loved by both Chairman Mao and Montagu. For years, Montagu had lived a dual life, working to spread communism and also table tennis around the world. Surprisingly, the two strands of his career would come together in an event of global significance. Nicholas Griffin weaves a compelling story to reveal the background to the famous occasion in 1971, when the USA's Glenn Cowan, a 19-year-old hippie, befriended China's world champion Zhuang Zedong, who was imprisoned during the Cultural Revolution. Within days, the Americans would be playing the Chinese in front of 18,000 fans in Beijing, with the whole world watching. It was the beginning of a thaw in Sino-US relations that forced the Soviets into a crippling arms race that acted as a catalyst to pressuring them into errors that would draw the Cold War to an end. Sometimes sport truly can have the biggest consequences.
Ping-Pong Shabbat: The True Story of Champion Estee Ackerman
by Ann D. KoffskyPOP POP KERPOW!Eleven-year-old Ping-Pong phenom Estee Ackerman must make a difficult choice. When her championship match is scheduled on the Jewish Sabbath, will she go for the gold medal, or honor her faith? Read the true story of how a young girl struggled to uphold her beliefs while pursuing her passion.Tournament after tournament, Estee kept winning.She beat all sorts of players. Some were older. Some were younger. She even beat tennis star Rafael Nadal! She became one of the best Ping-Pong players in the United States.Estee Ackerman loved Ping-Pong more than anything. But she also loved and honored the Jewish tradition of the Sabbath. At age eleven, she began to rise in the ranks of tournament players, making it all the way to the finals of the US National Table Tennis Championships. She only had one player left to beat to win a gold medal--but the final match was set during Shabbat, and the judges said they couldn't change it. How could Estee choose between her passion and her faith? This is the true story of a girl's struggle between her love for her religion and her love of the game.
Pinkalicious and the Amazing Sled Run (I Can Read Level 1)
by Victoria KannReaders can watch Pinkalicious and Peterrific on the funtastic PBS Kids TV series Pinkalicious & Peterrific!#1 New York Times bestselling author Victoria Kann brings young readers a Pinkalicious I Can Read adventure about imagination, courage, and lots of snow! Pinkawow! It snows so hard in Pinkville that the snow reaches the rooftops. Pinkalicious and Peter build a sled run that starts at Pinkalicious’s upstairs bedroom window and goes all over Pinkville! Wheeee!When Peter sees how steep it is he freezes in his tracks! Can his big sister Pinkalicious help Peter conquer his fears and enjoy the ride?Pinkalicious and the Amazing Sled Run is a Level One I Can Read book, which means it’s perfect for children learning to sound out words and sentences.
Pinkalicious: Message in a Bottle (I Can Read Level 2)
by Victoria KannPinkalicious and and her friend Molly visit the beach and discover a riddle to solve. When Pinkalicious and Molly find a message in a bottle, the riddle inside sends them on a pinkatastic adventure! Will the pinktectives solve the mystery?From #1 New York Times bestselling author Victoria Kann, Pinkalicious Message in a Bottle is is the first ever Level 2 Pinkalicious story!Level Two I Can Read books are geared for kids who read on their own but still need a little help. Whether shared at home or in a classroom, the engaging stories, longer sentences, and language play of Level Two books are proven to help kids take their next steps toward reading success.Plus readers can watch Pinkalicious and Peter on the funtastic PBS Kids TV series Pinkalicious & Peterrific!
Pinned
by Alfred C. MartinoIvan Korske and Bobby Zane couldn't be more different—they come from different backgrounds, different lifestyles, and they have very different values and ways of looking at the world and dealing with people. Yet they both have the drive, determination, and commitment to self-sacrifice necessary to become a champion. In the end, though, only one will stand in the center of the mat with his arms raised in victory. Has each boy prepared enough? Sacrificed enough? Does each want to win enough? All the training, pain, running, and cutting weight ultimately comes down to a few short minutes on a wrestling mat—leaving one boy the victor, the other devastated.
Pinstripe Pride
by Marty AppelGet the complete story of the Yankees, from Babe Ruth to Derek Jeter--with twenty-seven World Championships in between--in this middle grade adaptation of Pinstripe Empire, a celebrated adult nonfiction tome from author and former Yankees PR director Marty Appel.The New York Yankees are the team of Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig, Joe DiMaggio, Yogi Berra, Whitey Ford, Mickey Mantle, Don Mattingly, Reggie Jackson, Mariano Rivera, and Derek Jeter; the team of forty American League pennants, twenty-seven World Championships, and nearly forty Hall of Famers. With more than a century's worth of great stories, folklore, and photos, plus an introduction by Yankee television broadcaster Michael Kay, Marty Appel--who Bob Costas calls "a fine storyteller with a keen eye for detail"--tells the complete story of the Yankees from their humble beginnings, with no stadium to call their own, to today, when the team's billion-dollar franchise presides over Yankee Stadium. Middle grade sports lovers, baseball fans, and Yankee acolytes will find a treasure trove of facts, tales, and insider details in Pinstripe Pride.
Pinstripe Quotes: The Wit and Wisdom of the New York Yankees
by Christopher Jennison Henry CloughertyWas it Babe Ruth who said it best when he once remarked, "Baseball was, is, and always will be to me the best game in the world"? Or Mickey Mantle when he channeled Lou Gehrig during his 1969 farewell address: "I never knew how someone dying could say he was the luckiest man in the world. But now I understand"? Since the New York Highlanders became the New York Yankees in 1913, this dynamic franchise has captured the hearts and minds of fans across the nation. But for all the glory garnered by the men in pinstripes, their advice, wisdom, and passion has never been given a voice until now.Pinstripe Quotes is a unique collection of quotes, stories, and historic anecdotes as spoken by the players themselves, and the men and women who knew them best. Where else will fans learn Lou Gehrig's thoughts on racial discrimination, or Derek Jeter's penchant for singing out loud when no one else is around? What Yankees fan won't relish reliving the team's first World Series victory through the eyes of the sportswriters and cheering crowds who were there? A franchise with over a century of triumph, tragedy, and unflinching determination, the players of the New York Yankees have the sayings and words of wisdom that will carry fans through anything--from a rough day at work, to the best way to celebrate a World Series victory. Without a doubt, Pinstripe Quotes is a must-have for any fan.
Pioneers of the Hardwood: Indiana and the Birth of Professional Basketball
by Todd GouldAs fire is to prairie or water to fish, so is basketball part of the natural environment in Indiana. Round ball, or Hoosier Hysteria is so much a part of the state's heritage that many people believe basketball was invented in Indiana. Naismith's game is a virtual religion in the state.While everyone knows about the growth of basketball in high schools and in college, the story of Indiana's role in the development of professional basketball has not been told before. It is a fascinating, passionate, lively story of men who loved the game and were willing to play for nickels, of raucous fans, local heroes, and love of the game.Growing out of an award-winning documentary, Pioneers of the Hardwood tells the story of the growth of professional basketball in Indiana in the good old barnstorming days. Gould covers the Indianapolis Em-Roes, the Fort Wayne Pistons (later the Detroit Pistons), the Indianapolis Kautskys, and the Indianapolis Olympians. He sets his story within the context of the times and also discusses some of the teams that the local heroes competed against, including the famous New York Celtics (the original Celtics) and the gifted Harlem Rens, the first all black professional team.The book is based on extensive research as well as revealing interviews with former players John Wooden, collegiate all-American Ralph Beard, Pat Malaska, Frank Baird, and others. Indiana teams were frequently "world champions." The Fort Wayne Pistons dominated professional basketball for a number of years.Pioneers of the Hardwood is an essential part of the story of the growth of professional basketball in the first half of this century. As Gould puts it, "Before stars such as Larry Bird or Oscar Robertson, before the high-priced basketball shoe advertisements, and before the success of the NBA, before the Indiana Pacers, the forefathers of professional basketball forged a remarkable legacy as unlikely and as magical as a last-second shot spells a championship. Under primitive conditions, these fabled sportsmen laid a hardwood foundation for others to follow." This is their story.
Pioneros
by Jorge Barraza"La Asociación Argentina de Football resuelve realizar anualmente un concurso de football instituyéndose al efecto la Copa América. Serán invitadas a adherirse a este proyecto las ligas uruguaya, chilena y brasileña, debiendo enviar en caso afirmativo un equipo para disputar la Copa". La Copa América surgió en 1916 con estos cuatro países, y a medida que pasó el tiempo se fueron sumando más competidores sudamericanos, e incluso algunos invitados inter-continentales. Este campeonato vio crecer a los grandes jugadores, y tiene un honor exclusivo, pues es el único que ha albergado a los cuatro jinetes del apocalipsis futbolístico latinoamericano: Di Stéfano, Pelé, Maradona y Messi. En este apasionante libro, Jorge Barraza, reconocido cronista deportivo, nos narra la historia de la Copa América y recoge las mejores anécdotas de este torneo, que fue pionero en el mundo del fútbol.
Pipe Dreams
by Sarina BowenA goalie has to trust his instincts, even when taking a shot to the heart…Mike Beacon is a champion at defending the net, but off the ice, he’s not so lucky. A widower and a single father, he’s never forgotten Lauren Williams, the ex who gave him the best year of his life. When Lauren reappears in the Bruisers' office during the play-offs, Beacon sees his chance to make things right.Lauren hates that she’s forced to travel with the team she used to work for and the man who broke her heart. There’s still undeniable sexual tension running between her and Mike, but she won’t go down that road again. She’s focused on her plans for the future—she doesn’t need a man to make her dreams of motherhood come true.Lauren plays her best defensive game, but she’s no match for the dark-eyed goalie. When the field of play moves to Florida, things heat up on the beach.One of Mike’s biggest fans doesn’t approve—his teenage daughter. But a true competitor knows not to waste the perfect shot at love.