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Paperback. Condition: Good. Introduces young readers to the exciting ways science affects basketball! Simple text, full-color photos, and a running top-ten countdown help readers grasp the science within their favorite sports.

Paperback. Condition: Good. Introduces young readers to the exciting ways science affects football! Simple text, full-color photos, and a running top-ten countdown help readers grasp the science within their favorite sports.

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Hardback. Condition: Good. In the bestselling tradition of Freakonomics and Scorecasting comes a clever and accessible look at the big ideas underlying the science of football. Did you hear the one about the MacArthur genius physicist and the NFL coach? It's not a joke. It's actually an innovative way to understand chaos theory, and the remarkable complexity of modern professional football. In Newton's Football, journalist and New York Times bestselling author Allen St. John and TED Speaker and former Yale professor Ainissa Ramirez explore the unexpected science behind America's Game. Whether it's Jerry Rice finding the common ground between quantum physics and the West Coast offense or an Ivy League biologist explaining--at a granular level--exactly how a Big Mac morphs into an outside linebacker, Newton's Football illuminates football--and science--through funny, insightful stories told by some of the world's sharpest minds. With a clear-eyed empirical approach--and an exuberant affection for the game--St. John and Ramirez address topics that have long beguiled scientists and football fans alike, including: - the unlikely evolution of the football (or, as they put it, The Divinely Random Bounce of the Prolate Spheroid) - what Vince Lombardi has in common with Isaac Newton - how the hardwired behavior of monkeys can explain a head coach's reluctance to go for it on fourth-down - why a gruesome elevator accident jump-started the evolution of placekicking - how Teddy Roosevelt saved football using the same behavioral science concept that Dreamworks would use to save Shrek - why woodpeckers don't get concussions - how better helmets actually made the game more dangerous Every Sunday the NFL shares a secret with only its savviest fans: The game isn't just a clash of bodies, it's a clash of ideas. The greatest minds in football have always possessed an instinctual grasp of science, understanding the big ideas and gritty realities that inform the game's rich past, as well as its increasingly uncertain future. Blending smart reporting, counterintuitive creativity, and compelling narrative, Newton's Football takes gridiron analysis to the next level, giving fans a book that entertains, enlightens, and explains the game anew. Praise for Newton's Football It was with great interest that I read Newton's Football. I'm a fan of applying of science to sport and Newton's Football truly delivers. The stories are as engaging as they are informative. This is a great read for all football fans.--Mark Cuban A delightfully improbable book putting science nerds and sports fans on the same page.--Booklist This breezily-written but informative book should pique the interest of any serious football fan in the twenty-first century.--The American Spectator The authors have done a worthy job of combining popular science and sports into a work that features enough expertise on each topic to satisfy nerds and jocks alike. . . . The writers succeed in their task thanks to in-depth scientific knowledge, a wonderful grasp of football's past and present, interviews with a wide array of experts, and witty prose. . . . Newton's Football is] fun and thought-provoking, proving that football is a mind game as much as it is a ball game.--Publishers Weekly.…

Hardback. Condition: Very Good. In the bestselling tradition of Freakonomics and Scorecasting comes a clever and accessible look at the big ideas underlying the science of football. Did you hear the one about the MacArthur genius physicist and the NFL coach? It's not a joke. It's actually an innovative way to understand chaos theory, and the remarkable complexity of modern professional football. In Newton's Football, journalist and New York Times bestselling author Allen St. John and TED Speaker and former Yale professor Ainissa Ramirez explore the unexpected science behind America's Game. Whether it's Jerry Rice finding the common ground between quantum physics and the West Coast offense or an Ivy League biologist explaining--at a granular level--exactly how a Big Mac morphs into an outside linebacker, Newton's Football illuminates football--and science--through funny, insightful stories told by some of the world's sharpest minds. With a clear-eyed empirical approach--and an exuberant affection for the game--St. John and Ramirez address topics that have long beguiled scientists and football fans alike, including: - the unlikely evolution of the football (or, as they put it, The Divinely Random Bounce of the Prolate Spheroid) - what Vince Lombardi has in common with Isaac Newton - how the hardwired behavior of monkeys can explain a head coach's reluctance to go for it on fourth-down - why a gruesome elevator accident jump-started the evolution of placekicking - how Teddy Roosevelt saved football using the same behavioral science concept that Dreamworks would use to save Shrek - why woodpeckers don't get concussions - how better helmets actually made the game more dangerous Every Sunday the NFL shares a secret with only its savviest fans: The game isn't just a clash of bodies, it's a clash of ideas. The greatest minds in football have always possessed an instinctual grasp of science, understanding the big ideas and gritty realities that inform the game's rich past, as well as its increasingly uncertain future. Blending smart reporting, counterintuitive creativity, and compelling narrative, Newton's Football takes gridiron analysis to the next level, giving fans a book that entertains, enlightens, and explains the game anew. Praise for Newton's Football It was with great interest that I read Newton's Football. I'm a fan of applying of science to sport and Newton's Football truly delivers. The stories are as engaging as they are informative. This is a great read for all football fans.--Mark Cuban A delightfully improbable book putting science nerds and sports fans on the same page.--Booklist This breezily-written but informative book should pique the interest of any serious football fan in the twenty-first century.--The American Spectator The authors have done a worthy job of combining popular science and sports into a work that features enough expertise on each topic to satisfy nerds and jocks alike. . . . The writers succeed in their task thanks to in-depth scientific knowledge, a wonderful grasp of football's past and present, interviews with a wide array of experts, and witty prose. . . . Newton's Football is] fun and thought-provoking, proving that football is a mind game as much as it is a ball game.--Publishers Weekly.…

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Paperback. Condition: Good. First time in paperback essential reading for the millions of fans of CSI and Cold Case Files. Katherine Ramsland, a renowned expert in criminology, traces the story of the evolution of forensic science from thirteenth-century Chinese studies of decomposition through the flowering of science during the Renaissance and its veritable explosion during the era of Newtonian physics, to the marvels of the present day and beyond. Along the way, she introduces readers to such forensic pioneers as the father of toxicology; the criminal turned-detective who founded the Parisian Sureté; and trailblazers like William Bass whose integrated program in entomology, anthropology, and pathology at the Forensic Anthropology Center has galvanized the field.…

Hardback. Condition: Good. The world of golf is at a crossroads. As technological innovations displace traditional philosophies, the golfing community has splintered into two deeply combative factions: the old-school teachers and players who believe in feel, artistry, and imagination, and the technical-minded who want to remake the game around data?attack angles, spin rotation, ball speed, and more. In Golf?s Holy War, Brett Cyrgalis takes readers inside the heated clash playing out from weekend hackers to Tiger Woods. From historic St. Andrews to manicured Augusta, experimental communes in California to corporatized conferences in Orlando, from William James to Ben Hogan to theoretical physics, the factions of the spiritual and technical push to redefine the boundaries of the game.Golf?s Holy War is also a story about modern life and how we are torn between resisting and embracing the changes brought about by the advancements of science and technology.…

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Paperback. Condition: Good. As Michael Lewis?s bestseller Moneyball captured baseball at a technological turning point, this ?highly entertaining, very smart book? (James Patterson) takes us inside golf?s clash between its hallowed artistic tradition and its data-driven scientific future. The world of golf is at a crossroads. As tech­nological innovations displace traditional philosophies, the golfing community has splintered into two deeply combative factions: the old-school teachers and players who believe in feel, artistry, and imagination, and the technically minded who want to remake the game around analytics, biomechanics, and performance data. In Golf?s Holy War, ?an obvious hole-in-one for golfers and their coaches? (Publishers Weekly, starred review), Brett Cyrgalis takes us inside the heated battle playing out from weekend hackers to PGA Tour pros. At the Titleist Performance Institute in Oceanside, California, golfers clad in full-body sensors target weaknesses in their biomechanics, while others take part in mental exercises designed to test their brain?s psychological resilience. Meanwhile, coaches like Michael Hebron purge golfers of all technical infor­mation, tapping into the power of intuitive physical learning by playing rudimentary games. From historic St. Andrews to manicured Augusta, experimental com­munes in California to corporatized conferences in Orlando, William James to Ben Hogan to theoretical physics, the factions of the spiritual and technical push to redefine the boundaries of the game. And yet what does it say that Tiger Woods has orchestrated one of the greatest comebacks in sports history without the aid of a formal coach? But Golf?s Holy War is more than just a book about golf?it?s a story about modern life and how we are torn between resisting and embracing the changes brought about by the advancements of science and technology. It?s also an exploration of golf coaching, sports psychology, historical legacies, the enriching bonds of education, and the many interpretations of reality.…