Sport, Games and Leisure
Titles on sport and sporting history, games and leisure activities.
(showing entries 1 to 18)
British Sport:
A Social History
By Dennis Brailsford
A survey of British sport, from the Middle Ages to the present, placing sport in the wider ambit of British life and examining its social implications.
ISBN: 9780718829773
C.T. Studd:
Cricketer and Pioneer
By Norman Grubb
The biography of one of the greatest cricketers of his time, who became a missionary and founded the Worldwide Evangelisation Crusade.
ISBN: 9780718895570
ISBN: 9780718842468
ISBN: 9780718842482
Cricket's Biggest Mystery:
The Ashes
By Ronald Willis
A fascinating study of the origin of the Ashes and the early development of Test cricket.
ISBN: 9780718825881
The Games People Play:
Theology, Religion, and Sport
By Robert Ellis
An exploration of modern sport as a theologically significant activity, revealing sport's own quasi-religious aspects and its complex history with Christianity.
ISBN: 9780718893712
ISBN: 9780718843243
Handbook of Cubik Math
By Alexander H. Frey Jr and David Singmaster
A clear explanation of the mathematics that underlies Rubik's Cube, and how the cube can be used to grasp the fundamentals of group theory.
ISBN: 9780718892098
ISBN: 9780718848231
ISBN: 9780718848248
Playing Cards of the World:
A Collector's Guide
By Kathleen Wowk
A scholarly but accessible history of playing cards, emphasising the diversity of design and usage in different countries, including tips on preservation.
ISBN: 9780718824082
Swimming with Dr Johnson and Mrs Thrale:
Sport, Health and Exercise in eighteenth-century England
By Julia Allen
An exploration of the history of British sport, viewed through the lens of the life and work of Samuel Johnson and his friend and correspondent Hester Thrale.
ISBN: 9780718892760
ISBN: 9780718840983
ISBN: 9780718841003
ISBN: 9780718840990
A Taste for Diversions:
Sport in Georgian England
By Dennis Brailsford
An essential text for students and general readers alike, exploring some of the most important years in the formation of our sporting heritage.
ISBN: 9780718829810
Well Played:
A Christian Theology of Sport and the Ethics of Doping
By Michael R. Shafer
A treatise on how Christian moral theology can make a distinctive and valuable contribution to the debate over the use of performance-enhancing drugs in sport.
ISBN: 9780718894337
ISBN: 9780718844592
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