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Title:

Illustrated sports encyclopedia / editor, Abigail Ellis.

Edition:

New edition, Third edition.

Publisher:

DK,

Copyright Date:

2023

Description:

160 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 29 cm

Other Authors:

Ellis, Abigail (Editor), editor.

Notes:

"The ultimate guide to sports from around the world"--Front cover. Previously published as Total Sports. Includes index.

Contents:

Acknowledgments. Team sports. Paralympic games -- Baseball -- Basketball -- Volleyball and netball -- Football -- Rugby union -- Australian rules and handball -- Ice hockey and field hockey -- Cricket -- Other teams -- Racket sports. Tennis -- Table tennis and badminton -- Squash -- Different rackets -- Athletics and gymanstics. Sprinting -- Distance events -- jumping -- Throwing -- Weightlifting -- Gymnastics -- On the floor -- Target sports. Golf -- Curling and bowls -- Ten-pin -- Snooker and pool -- Archery -- Aiming high -- Water sports. Swimming -- Diving -- Rowing and kayaking -- Sailing -- Windsurfing -- Surfing -- More splash -- Combat sports. Boxing -- Wrestling -- Judo and Jujitsu -- Karate and tae kwon do -- Fencing -- A new challenge -- Winter sports. Skiing -- Snowboarding -- Bobsled and luge and skeleton -- Speed skating and ice skating -- Fresh snow -- Horse sports. Horse racing and polo -- Show jumping and eventing -- Wheels and motors. Formula 1 and indycar -- Rallying -- Motorcycles -- Drag racing -- Cycling -- Mountain biking and bmx -- Skateboarding -- Power on -- Extreme sports. Free driving and cliff diving -- Skydiving -- Freeride mountian biking and ultra-running -- Extra extreme -- Olympic games. Olympic history -- Summer Olympics -- Winter Olympics -- Paralympic games -- Glossary. Index. Acknowledgments.

Summary:

"The Illustrated Sports Encyclopedia is the ultimate illustrated guide to the diverse world of sport, from the best known ball-sports, athletics, and water sports to the most obscure racket sports and races (anyone for a game of pickleball?). The book showcases different sports by grouping them into categories including team sports, target sports, winter sports, wheels and motors, horse sports, and extreme sports"-- Provided by publisher.

ISBN:

0744081459
9780744081459

OCLC:

(OCoLC)1391227180

LCCN:

bl2023024049

Locations:

TCPG826 -- Bettendorf Public Library Information Center (Bettendorf)

TYPH572 -- Cedar Rapids Public Library (Cedar Rapids)

XXPH787 -- Council Bluffs Public Library (Council Bluffs)

CYPF706 -- Musser Public Library (Muscatine)

BVPE851 -- Nevada Public Library (Nevada)

UJPE911 -- Norwalk Easter Public Library (Norwalk)

HPPD845 -- Orange City Public Library (Orange City)

ESPD725 -- Sibley Public Library (Sibley)

BJPD251 -- Waukee Public Library (Waukee)