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_aShapiro, Simon, _eauthor. _9299809 |
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_aFaster, higher, smarter : _bbright ideas that transformed sports / _cSimon Shapiro ; art by Theo Krynauw and Warwick Goldswain. |
| 246 | 1 | 8 | _aFaster, highter, smarter |
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_aToronto : _bAnnick Press, _c[2016] |
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| 264 | 4 | _c©2016 | |
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_a120 pages : _billustrations (chiefly color) ; _c25 cm |
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_aunmediated _bn _2rdamedia |
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| 500 | _aTitle misspelled "Faster, highter, smarter" on spine. | ||
| 504 | _aIncludes bibliographical references (page 118) and index. | ||
| 505 | 0 | _aHigh jump: the Fosbury Flop -- Pole vault: flexible fiberglass -- Baseball: Ted Williams and the art of swing speed -- Football: getting a kick out of soccer -- Hockey: the terrifying slap shot -- Skateboarding: Ollie up! -- Speed skating: slapping on speed -- Cycling: Obree, the Flying Scotsman -- Wheelchair sports: Hang Glider to Wheeler-Dealer -- Swimming: the Berkoff Blastoff -- Ski jumping: V for victory -- Blade running: run like a Cheetah -- Skiing and tennis: a head for innovation -- Bungy jumping: a leap of faith -- Cheating: steroid scandals -- Statistics: analytics and the A's -- Basketball: Michael Jordan's hang time. | |
| 520 | _aLooks at the hard science behind many inventions and improvements in sports. Readers will find out how the introduction of the aluminum bat changed baseball; how a slapshot works, and what's involved in bending a ball like Beckham. It also covers the history of such milestones as the introduction of diversity, disabled athletes, and women in sport. | ||
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_aSports sciences _vJuvenile literature. _9134457 |
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_aSports _xTechnological innovations _vJuvenile literature. _9134458 |
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_aKrynauw, Theo, _eillustrator. _9299810 |
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_aGoldswain, Warwick, _eillustrator. _9299811 |
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