(Part 3) Top products from r/sports
We found 21 product mentions on r/sports. We ranked the 159 resulting products by number of redditors who mentioned them. Here are the products ranked 41-60. You can also go back to the previous section.
42. Experiencing the World's Religions: Tradition, Challenge and Change
Sentiment score: 1
Number of reviews: 1
45. Brain and Bannister's Clinical Neurology (Oxford Medical Publications)
Sentiment score: 1
Number of reviews: 1
Used Book in Good Condition
46. Run, Swim, Throw, Cheat: The science behind drugs in sport
Sentiment score: 0
Number of reviews: 1
Oxford University Press USA
47. Bad Blood: The Secret Life of the Tour de France
Sentiment score: 0
Number of reviews: 1
NewMint ConditionDispatch same day for order received before 12 noonGuaranteed packagingNo quibbles returns
48. WAKE 10 Wakesurf Creator - Wake Surf Shaper - Wave Generator - USA Company
Sentiment score: 0
Number of reviews: 1
WAKE SURFING MADE SIMPLE – Universal, Develop a Larger and Longer Surf Wave on Almost All Inboard Boats.EASY TOOL-FREE INSTALLATION – Industrial Strength Suction Cup Technology, Easily attach and remove while in the boat or in the water in seconds.AMERICAN QUALITY – Single piece solid body inj...
49. The Baseball Codes: Beanballs, Sign Stealing, and Bench-Clearing Brawls: The Unwritten Rules of America's Pastime
Sentiment score: 1
Number of reviews: 1
Anchor Books
50. Born to Run: A Hidden Tribe, Superathletes, and the Greatest Race the World Has Never Seen
Sentiment score: 1
Number of reviews: 1
Random House Born to Run by Christopher Mcdougall - 9780307279187
51. Where Men Win Glory: The Odyssey of Pat Tillman
Sentiment score: -1
Number of reviews: 1
Where Men Win Glory The Odyssey of Pat Tillman
52. Scorecasting: The Hidden Influences Behind How Sports Are Played and Games Are Won
Sentiment score: 1
Number of reviews: 1
Sports; Applied Psychology; General; Non-fiction
53. Rules Of The Game: The Complete Illustrated Encyclopedia of All the Sports of the World
Sentiment score: 1
Number of reviews: 1
54. I Hate the Dallas Cowboys: And Who Elected Them America's Team Anyway?
Sentiment score: -1
Number of reviews: 1
55. The Numbers Game: Baseball's Lifelong Fascination with Statistics
Sentiment score: 1
Number of reviews: 1
56. Those Guys Have All the Fun: Inside the World of ESPN
Sentiment score: 0
Number of reviews: 1
57. Those Guys Have All the Fun: Inside the World of ESPN
Sentiment score: 0
Number of reviews: 1
Back Bay Books
58. Live From New York: The Complete, Uncensored History of Saturday Night Live as Told by Its Stars, Writers, and Guests
Sentiment score: 1
Number of reviews: 1
LITTLE BROWN
59. The Book of Basketball: The NBA According to The Sports Guy
Sentiment score: 0
Number of reviews: 1
The definitive book on the NBAESPN.com’s Sports GuyEntertaining look at the past, present, and future of pro basketballThe Secret of Basketball.Comprehensive, authoritative, controversial, hilarious, and impossible to put down
Pete, setup informational interviews at organizations near you, professional and college. This is a form of networking that will help you learn who holds positions who will give you 10-30 minutes of their time to learn about duties and skills in different roles at different ballclubs.
You have to ask, ask, ask, but you will learn of many ways you know someone who works at these clubs. Use your networks to find connections that are 1,2,3 levels deep. You will find its likely that over time you'll only have to go 1 or 2 levels of connection. Ask the athletic departments at your university. A lot of clubs have spring training in AZ, so you're likely in a good spot to find connections. Here is an example of what you could ask:
> I'm so_and_soap, a senior here at NAU. I'm interested in working with MLB and am wondering if there are some staff here who can help me setup informational interviews at the Diamondbacks, MLB?
There are three goals (or however many you make up) for informational interviews.
Patience
You might find something at your ballclub within your search timeframe quickly. Most likely, though, you will need to include more companies in your search. Whatever the job, focus on developing those skills you think ae most important to land you at MLB or other targetted companies.
Networking ideas:
Linkedin, parents, university alumni, directories, friends, friends' parents, guest lecturers, professors, bosses
Say Yes
In your replies to comments you have said 3 times that you don't know something or don't have requisite skill for something. That is not productive nor useful to your efforts. Instead think of a question that might get that piece of information answered.
Resources
Highly Effective Networking by Orville Pierson
Use your head to get your foot in the door by Harvey Mackay
Nonviolent Communication
Spin Selling
Here are the problems with your comment:
First, look at this chart of Islamic populations by country (which is now slightly dated, from 2010). You will see that the top countries of that studies chart don't even combine to represent 1% of the Muslim population!
Second, discounting those countries and contrary to what the essay asserts, having 20+ percent of a counties Muslims say they either support or don't know if they support ISIS is not "overwhelmingly" comforting numbers, as the study portrays them as.
Finally, I reject your assumption that a lack of Muslim support for ISIS evidences a lack of support for jihadism (and other awful, religious inspired practices). The following is from the textbook "Experiencing the Worlds Religions, 4th ed": "Most modern industrial countries expect laws to reflect a kind of civilized minimum, something that all citizens, of any background or belief, can be expected to accept and obey in their public life...Traditional Islam is theocratic, seeking the 'rule of God' in all aspects of everyday life, for in its view there is only one God and one correct religion...There cannot be different sets of laws for different human beings... Muhammed himself... demanded that people who followed tribal folk religion convert to Islam... he allowed Jews and Christians to continue their own laws and practices although they were charged a special tax for this right" (476). (Keep in mind that the first pillar of Islam is that "There is no God but Allah, and Muhammed is his messenger.")
Furthermore, "jihad in arabic means 'strive' or 'struggle.' Two types of jihad are called for in Islam. The first is individual...The second is public; it is the attempt to establish in all of society the Islamic ideals of truth, justice, and morality. When the word 'jihad' is used, the second meaning is the more common... Jihad, because of its importance, has sometimes been called the sixth pillar of Islam... [While] disagreement particularly exists around the use of force[,] Muhammad was a fighter... He endorsed the use of force when he thought it necessary" (494).
I could keep going, conjoining this theocratic picture with nasty passages from the Quran and hadiths. The point is, though, that this is what I mean by "jihadism." And while there surely exist many moderate Muslims, there nevertheless exists a problematic, violently theocratic element within the core tradition of Islam. And when people like yourself try to cover this up or engage in appologetics, though your intentions may be good (viz. to fight bigotry), legitimate concerns and progress on working towards a solution get obfuscated.
i tried to pick things that you could easily find online and off.
There is a good book on the subject called Scorecasting and iirc they assert that the NBA has the greatest home team advantage due to refs making favorable calls.
https://www.amazon.ca/Rules-Game-Complete-Illustrated-Encyclopedia/dp/0312119402/ref=sr_1_8?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1487043869&sr=1-8&keywords=rules+of+the+game+sports
I loved this book when I was in elementary school. I loved learning about all the sports from outside North America.
I recommend this book to all who are interested in the history of this kinda thing. Just fascinating.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/030727862X?pc_redir=1396944618&robot_redir=1
The Numbers Game by Alan Schwarz is probably up your alley.
I also liked How Soccer Explains the World and The Blind Side. Neither is about statistics, but it takes a different look at these games.
Although not about sports, Fooled by Randomness is another great read that discusses looking beyond the surface numbers.
A remarkable man. After his four minutes of fame, he retired from running and became a brain surgeon. He literally wrote the book on clinical neurology.
There's also the one about Saturday Night Live that's equally as fascinating.
Live From New York: The Complete, Uncensored History of Saturday Night Live as Told by Its Stars, Writers, and Guests https://www.amazon.com/dp/031629506X/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_IpVJDbPAM360H
This is a great book about running, mainly ultras:
http://www.amazon.com/Born-Run-Hidden-Superathletes-Greatest/dp/0307279189
I read it in one night. Couldnt put it down. I dont particularly like just running (I like to be playing a sport), but this really changed a lot of my thinking about running.
Buy this book. Its the ultimate book for an NBA fan. He/she will not be disappointed. Here is the link.
The best book I ever read on doping in the Tour de France was Bad Blood it's already probably 4-5 years old but it really called out Lance Armstrong for doping before anyone else was.
The Barry Bonds cover story from Sports Illustrated was absolutely massive at the time, almost as big as his head. here's the article
This is what I have
https://www.amazon.com/Undisputed-Truth-Mike-Tyson/dp/0142181218/ref=sr_1_3?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1498699450&sr=1-3&keywords=mike+tyson
This is Tyson uncensored. Book changed my life and I may be where I need to read it again.
I'm going to assume it's this one.
> the Cowboys were "America's Team."
I'll just leave this here
No, he did...you can see it on page 1 from the "Look Inside" from this book on Amazon http://www.amazon.com/Rosa-Parks-My-Story/dp/0141301201#reader_0141301201
Or this John Oliver clip from Last Week Tonight, it's almost the whole segment from last week's episode. Video at the bottom of the article.
He references this book, Run, Swim, Throw, Cheat: The science behind drugs in sport.
NEVER FORGET - the way he was used by the military for propaganda, how they burned his uniform and journal, how they lied about and covered up his death by friendly fire.
https://www.amazon.com/Where-Men-Win-Glory-Odyssey/dp/030738604X
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xgU6SwuZJIY
Big ups to his brother for calling out the bullshit at his funeral.