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        Hunting

        Hunting

        Hunting

        A Cultural History

        by Jan E. Dizard and Mary Zeiss Stange

        ISBN: 9780262543293

        Publisher: The MIT Press

        Pub Date: October 4, 2022

        The history of hunting, from Stone Age hunter-gatherers to today's sport hunters.
        Running Smart

        Running Smart

        Running Smart

        How Science Can Improve Your Endurance and Performance

        by Mariska van Sprundel

        Translated by Danny Guinan

        ISBN: 9780262542449

        Publisher: The MIT Press

        Pub Date: September 14, 2021

        A science writer and recreational runner explores the science behind popularly held beliefs about shoes, injuries, nutrition, “runner's high,” and more.
        Handbook of Embodied Cognition and Sport Psychology

        Handbook of Embodied Cognition and Sport Psychology

        Handbook of Embodied Cognition and Sport Psychology

        Edited by Massimiliano L. Cappuccio

        Foreword by Richard S. W. Masters and David Papineau

        ISBN: 9780262038508

        Publisher: The MIT Press

        Pub Date: January 1, 2019

        The first systematic collaboration between cognitive scientists and sports psychologists considers the mind–body relationship from the perspective of athletic skill and sports practice.
        Bad Call

        Bad Call

        Bad Call

        Technology's Attack on Referees and Umpires and How to Fix It

        by Harry Collins, Robert Evans and Christopher Higgins

        ISBN: 9780262534444

        Publisher: The MIT Press

        Pub Date: September 1, 2017

        How technologies can get it wrong in sports, and what the consequences are—referees undermined, fans heartbroken, and the illusion of perfect accuracy maintained.
        Sport 2.0

        Sport 2.0

        Sport 2.0

        Transforming Sports for a Digital World

        by Andy Miah

        ISBN: 9780262035477

        Publisher: The MIT Press

        Pub Date: February 10, 2017

        Ramifications of the convergence of sports and digital technology, from athlete and spectator experience to the role of media innovation at the Olympics.
        Off-Track and Online

        Off-Track and Online

        Off-Track and Online

        The Networked Spaces of Horse Racing

        by Holly Kruse

        ISBN: 9780262034418

        Publisher: The MIT Press

        Pub Date: April 1, 2016

        How horse racing's pioneering use of communication and information networks helped shape the modern media, information, and leisure environment.
        Surf Craft

        Surf Craft

        Surf Craft

        Design and the Culture of Board Riding

        by Richard Kenvin

        ISBN: 9780262027601

        Publisher: The MIT Press

        Pub Date: July 18, 2014

        The evolution of the surfboard, from traditional Hawaiian folk designs to masterpieces of mathematical engineering to mass-produced fiberglass.
        City Cycling

        City Cycling

        City Cycling

        Edited by John Pucher and Ralph Buehler

        ISBN: 9780262517812

        Publisher: The MIT Press

        Pub Date: October 12, 2012

        A guide to today's urban cycling renaissance, with information on cycling's health benefits, safety, bikes and bike equipment, bike lanes, bike sharing, and other topics.
        Effective Cycling

        Effective Cycling, seventh edition

        Effective Cycling

        by John Forester

        ISBN: 9780262516945

        Publisher: The MIT Press

        Pub Date: April 20, 2012

        An updated edition of a classic handbook for cyclists from beginner to expert.
        Effective Cycling

        Effective Cycling, sixth edition

        Effective Cycling

        by John Forester

        ISBN: 9780262560702

        Publisher: The MIT Press

        Pub Date: December 29, 1992

        The core of John Forester's concept of Effective Cycling is that bicyclists fare best when they act, and are treated in return, as drivers of vehicles, with the same rights and responsibilities that...
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