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Traces the history of sports from the original Greek Olympics to the development of professional team sports and considers the business and political aspects of sports
This book is a reference for trapping techniques and traps necessary to capture raptors from nature for the purpose of training them in falconry. It contains numerous drawings to illustrate the trap designs. There is also particular information on each species and a chapter on funny trapping stories. It is of great value to the falconer, biologist, or bird bander. David Frank, Western Sporting
"This extensive work represents a nuts-and-bolts approach to training and flying kestrels...A must-have for all apprentices and others who wish to know more about the intricacies of maintaining and flying a small raptor such as the American Kestrel." --Publisher's description.
Since the earliest days of the silent era, American filmmakers have been drawn to the visual spectacle of sports and their compelling narratives of conflict, triumph, and individual achievement. In Contesting Identities Aaron Baker examines how these cinematic representations of sports and athletes have evolved over time--from The Pinch Hitter and Buster Keaton's College to White Men Can't Jump, Jerry Maguire, and Girlfight. He focuses on how identities have been constructed and transcended in American society since the early twentieth century. Whether depicting team or individual sports, these films return to that most American of themes, the master narrative of self-reliance. Baker shows t...
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