Sport

I 1920 stiftede foretagsomme mænd en professionel football-liga i en bilforretning i Canton, Ohio. Dengang havde de færreste fantasi til at forestille sig, at NFL skulle blive en milliardindustri og gøre Super Bowl til en slags national helligdag. "Touchdown – 100 år med NFL. Mændene,. Magtkampene. Milepælene" er en bog, der går tæt på forvandlingen ved at skildre spillets og ligaens udvikling igennem 100 år. Det er fortællingen om, hvordan superstjerner som Tom Brady og ikoniske trænere som Vince Lombardi leverede magiske øjeblikke og revolutionerede spillet på banen, mens visionære ledere overvandt økonomiske trængselstider, interne slagsmål og truslen fra rivaliserende ligaer og via en banebrydende forretningsmodel og et tæt parløb med tv skabte en succes uden sidestykke i amerikansk sport. Men det er også fortællingen om, hvordan NFL overlevede Depressionen og Anden Verdenskrig og fodslæbende slog et slag for racelighed. Og hvordan NFL navigerede igennem de tumultariske 1960’ere med mordet på en præsident, lammende strejker i 1980’erne og terrorangrebet i 2001 og fik tusindvis af danske tv-seere til at sidde sent oppe søndag efter søndag. Med forord af den danske NFL-legende Morten Andersen

The Frying Pan of Spain examines how the vibrant city of Seville is home not only to Europe's warmest weather but also to its hottest football rivalry. When Real Betis and Sevilla clash it is much more than just local pride at stake. The locals' deep sense of identity and belonging manifests itself in a cacophony of noise, colour and passion.

The New Outsiders celebrates outdoor creativity. Fresh ideas, adventurers and sustainable entrepreneurs inspire a new outdoor generation to live a life less ordinary under the open sky.There is something about the great outdoors that makes us want to go back each time we return home from a field trip. We crave the crisp fresh air. We desire the raw experience that only nature can grant us. Driven by the will to unplug from our daily routines we seek to reconnect with something that feels more authentic. The New Outsiders celebrates outdoor creativity and presents brands and ideas shaping the ethos of today's adventurers and entrepreneurs. They develop products, run companies, explore far-flung countries and pursue activities with sustainability and social responsibility in mind. The New Outsiders introduces some of the most outstanding of these free spirits and presents in-depth features on niche activities and must-visit locations. Co-edited by creative director and outdoor enthusiast Jeffrey Bowman this volume is a must have for everyone who wants to call the great outdoors their second home.

This book is the complete beginner's guide to long range shooting written in simple every-day language so that it's easy to follow. Included are personal tips and best advice from my years of special operations sniper schooling and experience, and as a sniper instructor. If you are an experienced shooter, this guide will be a resource covering the principles and theory of long range shooting. This is the preliminary book to help you understand fundamental concepts such as MOA vs Mils and external ballistics, that can be like a trusted resource at the range.Learning to shoot long range isn’t that difficult.  Once you understand the basics, you can start to master your technique and you’ll be hitting targets in no time.  The author has a series of online instructional videos known for their ability to take seemingly complex areas of long range shooting and breaking them down so that they're easy to understand. This book was motivated by the feedback from those videos. The handbook is broken down into three main categories: What it is/How it works, Fundamentals, and How to use it. "What it is/How it works" covers equipment, terminology, and basic principles. "Fundamentals" covers the theory of long range shooting. "How to use it" gives you practical advice on how to implement what you've learned so far to make you a long range shooter.

'This book is AMAZING!' - MALCOLM GLADWELL 'If you want to gain insight into the mind of great athletes, adventurers, and peak performers then prepare to be enthralled by Alex Hutchinson's Endure.' - BEAR GRYLLS

Er sundheden blevet nutidens religion? I Krop og ånd – og meningen med livet udveksler lægen Bente Klarlund Pedersen og præsten Mikkel Wold meninger og holdninger om emner som sport og dens eksistentielle og religiøse undertoner, en ubarmhjertig sundhedsfokusering, stress, lykken og længslen efter sammenhæng og mening, frihed, spiritualitet og ånd og om forholdet mellem tro og viden.

Mange gange i løbet af hestens liv har du brug for at arbejde med hesten i longe: I den første tid før ridning, som aflastning og afvekslende træning, ved genoptræning og for at løse et problem, der er opstået under træningen. I denne bog viser Karina Watson Olsen dig, hvordan du med arbejdet fra jorden kan uddanne din hest, få et fantastisk venskab og samhørighed med den, samt indøve nye øvelser, som du siden med lethed kan udføre fra ryggen.

The story of the relationship between the most devastating heavyweight boxer in history and the mentor who made him.

Jørgen Leth er vokset op med cykelsport. Han har skrevet om cykelsport, i digte og artikler, han har lavet dokumentarfilm om cykelløb og cykelryttere, og han kommenterer cykelløb. Ikke mindst Tour de France og Paris-Roubaix, hvor han på TV2 danner hold med Rolf Sørensen og Dennis Ritter.I “Det er et magisk øjeblik lige nu” besøger Jakob Kristian Sørensen Jørgen Leth i Haiti for at få ham til at fortælle, hvad det er ved cykelsporten, der bliver ved med at fængsle og fascinere ham.Jakob Kristian Sørensen er forfatter og fotograf og har gennem flere år leveret stof til det estimerede cykeltidsskrift Rouleur Magazine. Han har tidligere udgivet bøgerne “Støv og sten” samt “Dagen og vejen” og “Tværs gennem Europa” sammen med Morten Okbo.

This guidebook describes 25 hut-to-hut treks in the Dolomites of northern Italy, covering 15 regions including Cortina, Sella, Sesto, Marmolada and Latemar. Ranging from 11.3km to 40.8km and from two to four days, the graded routes are suitable for walkers with a reasonable level of fitness and experience of mountain terrain, and some feature exposed sections which demand a good head for heights. This edition includes a number of treks in less frequently visited rugged districts, as well as the more popular trips, all of which take advantage of the region's network of mountain refuges and efficient public transport system, with the majority of routes accessible by public bus. Detailed route description is presented alongside mapping and stunning colour photography and the guide also suggests alternative access and exit routes, and options for linking routes to create a longer trek. There is plenty of advice to help make the most of a trip as well as background information on the region's geology, plants and wildlife and local cuisine. The Dolomites - a UNESCO World Heritage Site - are characterised by striking volcanic and sedimentary rock formations. Walking is an ideal way to discover this breathtaking landscape of angular peaks, towering pinnacles and jagged ridges, and the carefully chosen routes in this guide will exhilarate, challenge and inspire.

Renowned outdoors expert and New York Times bestselling author Dave Canterbury provides you with all you need to know about packing, trapping, and preparing food for your treks and wilderness travels.

This book, with its copious photographs and illustrations, provides a route map for reorganising 'lines of pull', sitting, and influence on one's horse.

A bible of modern sail handling and selection. It is presented in an oversize format along with four/color photographs.

Memoir by one of the greatest of modern footballers, and former captain of Manchester United and Ireland, Roy Keane - co-written in a unique collaboration with Man Booker Prize-winner Roddy Doyle.

Jules Verne's Twenty Thousand Leagues under the Sea meets Born to Run and the cutting edge of popular science.

Sir Alex Ferguson's compelling story is always honest and revealing he reflects on his managerial career that embraced unprecedented European success for Aberdeen and 26 triumphant seasons with Manchester United. Sir Alex Ferguson's best-selling autobiography has now been updated to offer reflections on events at Manchester United since his retirement as well as his teachings at the Harvard Business School, a night at the Oscars and a boat tour round the Hebrides, where he passed unrecognised.The extra material adds fresh insights and detail on his final years as United's manager. Both the psychology of management and the detail of football strategy at the top level can be complex matters but no-one has explained them in a more interesting and accessible way for the general reader than Sir Alex does here. MY AUTOBIOGRAPHY is revealing, endlessly entertaining and above all inspirational.

Run or Die by Kilian Jornet - the autobiography of the world's most dominating athlete in ultra runningShortlisted for the 2014 William Hill Sports Book of the Year AwardNational Geographic Adventurer of the Year 2014Marca Legend Award 2014 'This man can run 100 miles. Up and down mountains. Without stopping. After skipping breakfast. Meet Kilian Jornet, the world's greatest ultra-runner' The TimesAt 18 months he went on his first hike. At 3, he climbed his first mountain. At 10, he entered his first mountain race. At 26, he plans to run up Everest - without an oxygen mask.Kilian Jornet has conquered some of the toughest physical tests on the planet. He has run up and down Mt. Kilimanjaro faster than any other human being, and struck down world records in every challenge that has been proposed - all before the age of 25. Dominating ultra marathons and races at altitude, he has redefined what is possible in running, astonishing competitors with his near-superhuman fitness and ability.In Run or Die Kilian shares his passion, inviting readers into a fascinating world rich with the beauty of rugged trails and mountain vistas, the pulse-pounding drama of racing, and an intense love for sport and the landscapes that surround him. In turns inspiring, insightful, candid, and deeply personal, this is a book written from the heart of the world's greatest endurance runner, for whom life presents one simple choice: Run. Or die.This is the next must-have read for those who enjoyed the endurance books Born to Run by Christopher McDougall and Ultramarathon Man by Dean Karnazes.'Fascinating insight into the gruelling world of the ultimate ultra-runner' Daily MailKilian Jornet is a world champion ultra-runner, climber and ski mountaineer (a combination of skiing and mountaineering).He was voted the presitigious 'Adventurer of the Year 2014' award by National Geographic magazine, in honour of his latest project to break speed records up and down the world's 7 tallest mountains. The 4-year-project finishes with a running attempt up Everest in 2016.

Shortlisted for the William Hill Sports Book of the Year, this is the bestselling story about a rowing team's quest for Olympic gold in Nazi Germany. Cast aside by his family at an early age, abandoned and left to fend for himself in the woods of Washington State, young Joe Rantz turns to rowing as a way of escaping his past. What follows is an extraordinary journey, as Joe and eight other working-class boys exchange the sweat and dust of life in 1930s America for the promise of glory at the heart of Hitler's Berlin. Stroke by stroke, a remarkable young man strives to regain his shattered self-regard, to dare again to trust in others - and to find his way back home. Told against the backdrop of the Great Depression, Daniel James Brown's The Boys in the Boat is narrative non-fiction of the first order; a personal story full of lyricism and unexpected beauty that rises above the grand sweep of history, and captures instead the purest essence of what it means to be alive. 'I really can't rave enough about this book . . . I read the last fifty pages with white knuckles, and the last twenty-five with tears in my eyes' - David Laskin, author of The Children's Blizzard and The Long Way Home.

On 10 November 2009 German national goalkeeper, Robert Enke, stepped in front of a passing train. He was thirty two years old. Viewed from outside, Enke had it all. Here was a professional goalkeeper who had played for a string of Europe's top clubs including Jose Mourinho's Benfica and Louis Van Gaal's Barcelona. This title presents his story.

The Complete Book of Five Rings is an authoritative version of Musashi’s classic The Book of Five Rings, translated and annotated by a modern martial arts master, Kenji Tokitsu. Tokitsu has spent most of his life researching the legendary samurai swordsman and his works, and in this book he illuminates this seminal text, along with several other works by Musashi. These include “The Mirror of the Way of Strategy,” which Musashi wrote when he was in his twenties; “Thirty-five Instructions on Strategy,” and “Forty-two Instructions on Strategy,” which were precursors to The Book of Five Rings; and “The Way to Be Followed Alone,” which Musashi wrote just days before his death. Read together, these five texts give readers an unusually detailed, nuanced view of Musashi’s ideas on swordsmanship, strategy, and self-cultivation. Tokitsu puts all these writings into historical and philosophical context and makes them accessible and relevant to today’s readers and martial arts students. Tokitsu understands Musashi’s writings—and Musashi as a martial artist—unusually well and is able to provide a rare insight into the man and his historical contribution.

Mankind has plied the waves of the ocean since the dawn of recorded time, seeking sustenance, riches and adventure. This book maps out some of the world's great sailing venues, as shared by champion racers and celebrated adventurers. The venues range from ports like Newport to the passage around Cape Horn to idyllic island retreats like Mopelia.

The first history of Italian football to be written in English, 'Calcio' is a mix of serious analysis and comic storytelling, with vivid descriptions of games, goals, dives, missed penalties, riots and scandals in the richest and toughest league in the world.'Calcio' tells the story of Italian football from its origins in the 1890's to the present day. It takes us through a history of great players and teams, of style, passion and success, but also of violence, cynicism, catenaccio tactics and corruption.We meet the personalities that have shaped this history - from the Italian heroes to the foreigners that failed, the model professionals to the mavericks. 'Calcio' evokes the triumphs (the 1982 World Cup victory) and the tragedies (Meroni, the 'Italian George Best', killed by his number one fan), set against a backdrop of paranoia and intrigue, in a country where the referee is seen as corrupt until proven otherwise.Calcio is no longer a game. It is sometimes difficult to define it as a sport. It is certainly big business and a fanatical civic religion. There is no moral code here. Winners are always right, losers always wrong. This history of Italian football reveals all about the richest and toughest league in the world.

Guidebook to the via ferrata routes of the southern Italian Dolomites. This guide covers via ferrata routes in the major mountain ranges of Civetta, Schiara and Pala as well as those to the west in the Brenta. A significant addition (and, as far as we are aware, not previously published in any English language guidebook) is the inclusion of routes around the northern end of Lake Garda and the Piccole Dolomites north of Vicenza. Here the mountains are generally lower and you can enjoy ferrata climbing over a much extended season, with some routes accessible for most of the year. This is the second in a series of two guidebooks to the via ferratas of the Italian Dolomites. (Volume One covers the eastern, northern and central areas of the Dolomites, while Volume Two completes the picture, focusing on the southern, Brenta and Lake Garda areas.)

Lærebog til idrætsfaget. Bogen er opdelt i fire hovedafsnit:Idrætsfagets fundament som basisfag og kendetegn som undervisningsfagDannelse og identitet i idrættens universIdræt som læringsfagDidaktiske redskaber til idrætsundervisningen

Solgt i over 8.000 eksemplarer, rost til skyerne af anmelderne - og nu skal restlageret ud!Le Mans er verdens hårdeste motorsportsløb. Over 24 timer kæmper 50 biler, 150 kørere og tusindvis af mekanikere, ingeniører og teamchefer mod træthed, varme, crashes og tekniske nedbrud for at kunne indskrive sig udødelig hæder som vinder af det største løb af dem alle.En dag midt i juni 2005 blev to nye helte født i den mytiske beretning om denne franske klassiker. Den ene var danskeren Tom Kristensen, der i sit blot niende forsøg slog belgieren Jacky Ickx´ enestående rekord på seks sejre. I 2000 var alle eksperter ellers enige om, at Ickx´ bedrift næppe nogensinde ville blive overgået, men samme år indledte Kristensen et fantastisk makkerskab med Audis nye R8-prototype. Over en seks-årig periode skulle de køre 31 løb og vinde ikke færre end de 17, heraf alle fem gange de stillede op sammen på Le Mans!I denne bog beretter Tom Kristensen med smittende fortælleglæde hele historien om Audis fabelagtige fartmaskine, der sammen med danskeren vandt det første løb i 12 Hours at Sebring, huserede i de amerikanske og europæiske Le Mans-serier samt oplevede den forbandelse at føre ikke færre end otte løb i træk uden sejr, inden duoen sluttede succeshistorien af med en sidste, nervepirrende duel mod overmagten på Le Mans 2005. Den junidag måtte selv Jacky Ickx bøje sig, men var den første til at lykønske den nye champion - eller rettere de nye champions.De 31 løb, Tom Kristensens egen gennemgang af bilens teknik, den for de fleste ukendte fortid i Le Mans-vinderteamet Champion og meget, meget mere kan du læse om i dette stykke danske og internationale sportshistorie. Bogen er spækket med kunstneriske fotos fra en verden, der har med det bedst med at leve med over 300km/t.

Fra en dysfunktionel barndom fyldt med mishandling og overgreb, blev jeg trukket mod den kriminelle vej. Skolesystemet kunne ikke rumme mig, og jeg fandt anerkendelse i et farligt bandemiljø. Dette førte til et liv fyldt med alkohol, narkotika, fængsel og en enorm gæld. Midt i kaosset fandt jeg dog styrken til at ændre mit liv. Inspireret af Frømandskorpset, begyndte jeg en rejse mod forandring. Skridt for skridt overvandt jeg frygten for mine tanker og følelser, og flyttede mine mentale grænser, og blev en bedre version. Gennem ekstreme udfordringer som ultra maratons, rope climb og maraton svømning, har jeg opdaget ukendte dele af mit sind og ønsker at inspirere andre til at finde deres egen styrke. Trods et tidligere alkoholmisbrug og lavt selvværd har jeg formået at transformere mit liv. Ydermere har jeg lært engelsk og skrevet denne bog. Jeg har betalt min gæld, opnået utrolige præstationer og nu fungerer jeg som ambassadør for velgørenhedsorganisationer, hvor jeg støtter børn, der fortjener en ny chance.

The Kiln is open, and White No-Face is back to his full power. The past eight hundred years have not blunted his hatred nor his obsession with Xie Lian--he aims to break Xie Lian down to nothing, even if all of humanity and the heavens themselves are collateral damage. This time, however, Xie Lian will not face him alone. Together with Hua Cheng--powerful ghost king, stalwart protector, and devoted love--can Xie Lian finally reveal the face behind the mask and put an end to the nightmare forever?