Polo Games

Author : Aline Coquelle
Publisher : Assouline
ISBN 13 : 9781614282235
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.34/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Polo Games written by Aline Coquelle and published by Assouline. This book was released on 2004-11 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A veritable symbol of the art of living, polo has generated its own clans, codes, and destinations. Polo was first played in Persia, and then spread across the steppes of Central Asia to India. The British colonialists were quickly seduced by this sport of kings and king of sports. They exported the game to the Western world, all the way to the Argentine Pampas. Today, polo teams travel a worldwide circuit, from Windsor to St. Moritz, Dubai or Buenos Aires, to compete in contests that recall jousting matches of warriors. Cartier, jeweler to kings, princes, and maharajahs, is of course an enthusiast of this sport and sponsors some of the most spectacular tournaments in the world, combining elements of passion, audacity, and the chic and cosmopolitan art of living.

Author : Henry Charles Howard Earl of Suffolk and Berkshire
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 478 pages
Book Rating : 4.62/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Encyclopaedia of Sport & Games written by Henry Charles Howard Earl of Suffolk and Berkshire and published by . This book was released on 1911 with total page 478 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 478 pages
Book Rating : 4.70/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Encyclopædia of Sport & Games: Hunting - Racing written by and published by . This book was released on 1912 with total page 478 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : William Henry
Publisher : Read Books Ltd
ISBN 13 : 1446548600
Total Pages : 52 pages
Book Rating : 4.08/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Water Polo: A Brief History, Rules of the Game and Instructions on How to Play written by William Henry and published by Read Books Ltd. This book was released on 2013-04-16 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The game of water-polo has perhaps done more during recent years to popularise and to cause an interest to be taken in swimming than any other branch of the sport. It is essentially a game for swimmers, and one that affords no lack of opportunity for the exhibition of skill and the development of staying power. Its practice tends to improve the speed rates of all those who participate in the pastime, as well as to inculcate in the minds of its followers good ideas as to the best methods of obtaining command over the water. In long-distance swims only one style of swimming is, as a rule, adopted, but in water-polo the rapid changes of position which are necessary compel players to constantly alter their style. This is in itself a beneficial phase of the game, and one which teaches a swimmer how complete may become his power. Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing many of these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.

Author : Emma Levine
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780233050416
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.18/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Game of Polo with a Headless Goat written by Emma Levine and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: During a seven-year journey around India, Emma Levine heard about the wonderful game of buzkashi, a kind of anarchic rugby on horseback where teams of men wrestle and race to grab a headless goat and propel it towards goal. This sparked a desire to explore Asia's unique traditional sports. A Game of Polo with a Headless Goat is Emma Levine's absorbing account of her epic adventure, which took her from camel wrestling in Turkey through bull racing in India and traditional gymnastics in Iran. Illustrated with stunning photography, this book evocatively portrays sporting ways of life rarely seen in the western world, revealing what it is about sport that makes it so universally inspiring.

Author : Victoria R. Williams
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 409 pages
Book Rating : 4.92/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Weird Sports and Wacky Games around the World written by Victoria R. Williams and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2015-04-28 with total page 409 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With hundreds of books dedicated to conventional sports and activities, this encyclopedia on the weirdest and wackiest games offers a fresh and entertaining read for any audience. Weird Sports and Wacky Games around the World: From Buzkashi to Zorbing focuses on what many would consider abnormal activities from across the globe. Spanning subjects that include individual games, team sports, games for men and women, and contests involving animal competitors, there is something for every reader. Whether researching a particular country or region's traditions or wanting an interesting read for pleasure, this book offers an array of uses and benefits. Though the book focuses on games and sporting activities, the examination of these topics gives readers insight into unfamiliar places and peoples through their recreation—an essential part of the human experience that occurs in all cultures. Such activities are not only embedded in everyday life but also indelibly interconnected with social customs, war, politics, commerce, education, and national identity, making the whimsical topic of the book an appealing gateway to insightful, highly relevant information.

Author : Stormie Hale
Publisher : Lulu.com
ISBN 13 : 035996379X
Total Pages : 236 pages
Book Rating : 4.99/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Polo's Grande Dame written by Stormie Hale and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2019-11-06 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Follow the true life story of Sue Sally Hale (1937-2003) who is credited with breaking the gender barrier in American polo. Going where no woman had gone before, Sue Sally played Sunday polo with the men. At times disguising herself as a man, she persevered when she was neither wanted nor accepted, her chosen sport certainly not prepared for her. Overcoming all odds and with a passion for polo that guided and sustained her throughout her life, she lived incredible highs and debilitating lows. Through wealth, poverty, joy, heartbreak, discipline, sacrifice and hard work, Sue Sally Hale became "Polo's Grande Dame". This is an inspirational story about living an unthinkable dream.

Author : Mark W. Duffy
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781693317057
Total Pages : 110 pages
Book Rating : 4.52/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Water Polo Score Book written by Mark W. Duffy and published by . This book was released on 2019-09-15 with total page 110 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Use these score sheets to keep a comprehensive record of water polo games. Record every detail as it happens in the easy to use tables. Instructions on how to fill out the sheets can be found at the start of the book.

Author : Bill Mallon
Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 : 0786489529
Total Pages : 351 pages
Book Rating : 4.27/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The 1900 Olympic Games written by Bill Mallon and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2015-07-11 with total page 351 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The 1900 Olympic Games have been termed “The Farcical Games.” The events were poorly organized and years later many of the competitors had no idea that they had actually competed in the Olympics. They only knew that they had competed in an international sporting event in Paris in 1900. No official records of the 1900 Olympics exist. Based primarily on 1900 sources, the sites, dates, events, competitors, and nations as well as the event results are compiled herein for all of the 1900 Olympic events, including archery, track and field, cricket, equestrian, fencing, soccer, pelota basque, water polo, and rowing, among other sports.

Author : Horace A. Laffaye
Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 : 1476619565
Total Pages : 424 pages
Book Rating : 4.69/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Polo Encyclopedia, 2d ed. written by Horace A. Laffaye and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2015-03-27 with total page 424 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In its greatly expanded second edition, this definitive reference work on the sport of Polo includes more than 18,000 alphabetical and cross-referenced entries covering players, teams, national and international tournaments, rules of the game, books on polo and their authors, as well as painters and sculptors of polo subjects. No other book includes as much information about the game in a single volume.