Sport & Leisure Industries

Gambling, once widely outlawed, is today a regulated, taxed activity that is legal in some form in all but two states. State governments have the m...

Strategic Recreation Management is a comprehensive and up-to-date introduction to the fundamental principles, managerial techniques and practices i...

Written by European professors and focusing on the specificities of European sport, When Sport Meets Business analyses the growing commercialisatio...

People do not buy products, or even services; they purchase the total experience that the product or service provides. Experience management is see...

A CRICKETER BOOK OF THE YEAR.'Superb' Matthew Syed, The Times'Fascinating' The Observer'Packed with sufficient statistical analysis to have the mos...

This book is the story of two holiday camp chains established in the 1930s that provided thousands with packaged pleasure. Warner and Butlins comme...

Parks and recreation systems have evolved in remarkable ways over the past two decades. No longer just playgrounds and ballfields, parks and open s...

Sweating Together: How Peloton Built a Billion Dollar Venture and Created Community in a Digital World by David J. Miller, PhD (#ChicagoBorn) ...

Professional Sports Organizations explains how the industry works and how readers can plan for a successful career. Featuring an overview of the cu...

Within the past 10 years Religious Tourism has seen both economic and education-sector growth on a global scale. This book addresses the central ro...

The first inside account of the international soccer scandal that rocked the world and the American at its centerthe incredible story of how a stay...

We like to think of sports as elemental: strong bodies trained to overcome height, weight, distance; the thrill of earned victory or the agony of d...

Praise for the previous edition: 'To write a good textbook is only possible with pedagogic sensitivity, significant educational experiences, and re...

Sex and the sexual have for far too long been consigned to the dark corners by social scientists in general and tourism and leisure scholars in par...

'The secret is to know when to stick and when to twist, when to bet and when to burn, when to bluff and when to hold. This whole business is one ma...

Victor Chandler, the most recognisable face in bookmaking, tells his story. Gambling was in his blood from birth. Discover how his grandfather dea...

The art and science of real-world fighting. Explore the physics behind the physical!Krav Maga (contact combat in Hebrew) is a hard-hitting and effi...

Written by European professors and focusing on the specificities of European sport, When Sport Meets Business analyses the growing commercialisatio...

The first inside account of the international soccer scandal that rocked the world and the American at its center-the incredible story of how a sta...

Explore the natural beauty of Maryland by bike.As off-road, family-friendly bike paths have increased in popularity, cycling has become a safe and ...

This is a comprehensive introduction for HE students to the provision, organisation, and governance of sport in the UK. Supported by case study mat...

The Complete Guide to Fitness Facility Management is the must-read guide for any fitness professional who aspires to become a manager. Managi...

In the 1980s and early 1990s, David Campese thrilled spectators both in Australia and overseas with his footloose, crazy-brave style of free runnin...

Almost everyone is familiar with Monte Carlo's association with gambling, and its famous Casino. Many may also have come across the Monte Carlo fal...

This edited text, intended to support a research-informed approach to learning and teaching, presents an array of concepts, collaborations and in-d...

An excellent recap, with wonderful access and forensic detail on the Premier League's rise to global alpha status... All told with an arch sense of...

Part play-by-play, part op-ed, The Game Is Not a Game is an illuminating and unflinching examination of the good and evil in the sports industry. L...

Focusing on passion leads to purpose, success, and a life of no regrets. Frank Fiume II, the founder of i9 Sports, the largest youth sports franch...

In this thought-provoking new book, John C. Barnes examines the current state of commercial college athletics as a guide for potential administrato...