978-0-7618-4496-9 • Hardback; 978-0-7618-4489-1 • Paperback;
978-0-7618-4490-7 • eBook
Sports: Why People Love Them! (2009)
Are you ready to read a sports book that provides an overall positive slant on sports? Well, Sports: Why People Love Them! is the book for you. Among the topics covered, the social aspects of tailgating, including how to put on a great tailgate; a discussion of sports rivalries; a look at all-time great sports films; a firm commitment to promoting good sportsmanship; the role of cheerleaders in sport; promotiong sports and physical education as a means of curtailing the growing obesity epidemic; sports in prison; the positive role that sports serve with autistic children; and a discussion on the Paralympics and the Special Olympics. Plenty of photos and interviews with leadings sports personalities. To order this book go to:
http://www.univpress.com/ISBN/9780761844969