Gone are the days when golf was a quaint and old-fashioned pastime. Back on the Olympic program since 2016, the sport has had a rebirth like none other, with professionals like Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy reinvigorating the course, and celebrities from Justin Timberlake to Bill Murray perfecting their backswing. While traditional golf clubs such as the Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St. Andrews are still the measure of all things, exciting new golf courses and golf resorts have multiplied the range of destinations for golf enthusiasts. This volume introduces the most exclusive, sophisticated, and spectacular golf resorts in the world. These are golfing holiday destinations that score not only with sophisticated layouts in charming landscapes ? whether against alpine mountain scenery or tropical sandy beaches ? but also with wonderful rooms, outstanding food, and comprehensive wellness offers. Within this perfect gift for golfers, each prestigious golf resort is presented with an expert review, covering its benefits on and off the fairways and greens. The sections on resorts are interspersed with background information and amusing anecdotes, capturing the history and contemporary world of golfing. Because as all good golfers know, this is more than a club-and-ball sport, it is a lifestyle. Text in English and German.
Si le Gumball 3000 est plus qu'un rallye automobile, 20 Years on the Road est plus que de la littérature automobile. Compilation des meilleurs moments en 20 ans d'épreuve, l'ouvrage est tout aussi décalé et captivant que le rallye Gumball 3000 lui-même.
« L'esprit du Gumball consiste à dépasser les traditions et à développer une approche personnelle atypique, à explorer les frontières culturelles et les limites de la création pour mieux les faire voler en éclats. » Si quelqu'un sait faire voler des frontières en éclats, c'est bien Maximillion Cooper, CEO du Gumball 3000. Le CV de ce quadra est déjà plus que bien rempli : Ancien modèle et coureur automobile reconnu, il a étudié le stylisme puis le droit et le cinéma, avant de devenir entrepreneur, designer et collectionneur d'art.
En 1999, il a lancé le Gumball 3000, manifestation qui a très vite développé sa capacité à dépasser les conventions et à transcender les catégories. Comme son fondateur, le Gumball 3000 ne se cantonne pas à un seul domaine : à la fois rallye et salon de l'automobile, agrémenté de musique live et d'intermèdes sportifs, il mérite la dénomination, galvaudée de nos jours, d'événement. C'est d'ailleurs l'événement par excellence. Attirant chaque année un million de visiteurs, le Gumball 3000 est retransmis à la télévision et sur Internet dans 100 millions de foyers de 60 pays. Ce road-trip, qui consiste à parcourir 5000 km en l'espace de 8 jours sur les réseaux routiers de différents pays, a déjà été organisé en Europe, en Asie et en Amérique du Nord. La liste des participants comprend un nombre impressionnant de célébrités (avec bien sûr un beau mélange des genres) : David Hasselhoff, Snoop Dogg, David Guetta, Steve Aoki, Adrien Brody, Daryl Hannah, Dennis Rodman, Lewis Hamilton, Eve et deadmau5, pour ne citer qu'eux.? Entre les plats de sa couverture, pour ainsi dire les seules limitations imposées à cet ouvrage publié à l'occasion de la 20e édition du road-trip, vous trouvez un concentré d'exploits et d'aventures, ainsi que des photographies époustouflantes de véhicules hors normes. Vous apprendrez mille choses passionnantes sur la création du rallye et son développement fulgurant. Laissez-vous piloter, et surtout, n'oubliez pas d'attacher votre ceinture !
It is the 26th minute of the Finland-Russia semifinal of the 2011 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championships: Finnish player Mikael Granlund, just 19 years old, skates around behind the Russian goal. Suddenly he scoops the puck onto the toe of his blade, glides forward past the side of the goal and slams the puck into the net. The players and spectators go wild. It was a once-in-a-lifetime goal, a goal that was an artistic masterpiece, so beautiful that the Finnish post office created a stamp to celebrate it. Contrast that story with this one: in Sparta Prague's home arena, Vladimir Novacek steers the ice resurfacing machine around the rink. What's so special about that? Novacek has been maintaining the ice for Sparta since 1968; he is now 82 years old. His work doesn't prompt much excitement, and he certainly doesn't have his own postage stamp. Still, the young Finnish world champion and the elderly Czech ice manager are united by their dedication to the sport of ice hockey. Their stories and many others are told in We Love Hockey. The very personal and emotional vignettes and stunning photographs make this book extremely exciting and give it a very special place in the sports literature market.
It's about the greatest and the smallest moments, the men and women who are passionate about this sport,and everything that makes ice hockey so fascinating.
American Football - The Ultimate Book is a richly illustrated volume that covers all facets of this fascinating sport: the most famous teams and players, historic games, the Super Bowls and the stars of the halftime show, trophies and victory rings, and stadiums. Informative texts by German sports journalist Alex von Kuczkowski complete this must-have book for all fans of American football.
This is an actual lifestyle book about the quintessential American sport. The sport with the largest fan base in the USA has been gaining more and more fans in Europe for years. Famous players like Tom Brady or Peyton Manning are portrayed, as well as German players who have made it to the NFL like Sebastian Vollmer and Amon-Ra St. Brown. The main focus is on the American NFL league.
A comprehensive illustrated book about one of the most popular sports in the world - basketball.
Basketball - The Ultimate Book presents the history and lifestyle of the sport, shows the best players and teams, the most beautiful dunks, and the most legendary halls. Find out all about street basketball, how the jersey became cult clothing and who made it into the Hall of Fame. This sumptuously illustrated book is a must for every basketball fan.
Une présentation de l'univers du ski à travers ses origines en Chine et en Scandinavie, son perfectionnement technique, les disciplines sportives, son appropriation par les vacanciers, des stations alpines telles que Chamonix, Aspen ou Kitzbühel et des célébrités comme J.-C. Killy, R. Sailer, L. Vonn, etc.
