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020 _a1405317787 (hbk) :
_c20.00 GBP
100 1 _aSTUBBS Ray
245 _aThe sports book :
_bthe sports, the rules, the tactics, the techniques/
_cRay Stubbs
260 _aLondon :
_bDorling Kindersley,
_c2007
300 _a448 p. :
_bcol. ill.
520 _aAs the title implies this book covers a very wide range of sports (including for example Sepak Takraw, snowmobiling, free diving, white water rafting). Sports are arranged by categories: athletics, gymnastics, team sports, water sports etc. For each sport there is an overview, rules and scoring, guide to special clothing or equipment, methods of play, tactics and techniques, plus some statistics. All entries have full colour illustrations. At the front of the book is a short section on all of the Olympic Games from Athens 1896 to the winter Olympics at Turin 2006, also briefly mentions the Paralympics.
650 _aSPORTS
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