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Zarnowski, the world's foremost authority on the event, has written a colourful and comprehensive account of the decathlon. The book traces the heritage of the decathlon and includes the results of the 1988 Summer Games. The book also includes profiles of 22 of the greatest decathletes.

"The star field at Oregon includes, the reigning Olympic champion, the reigning World champion and the just minted world record holder." Decathlon Trial is the story of a man who competes in two Olympic decathlon trials that take place twenty years apart. In between those two contests he and his wife raise a special needs child. The presentation of the story alternates from the live decathlon events to flashbacks of family life over the last twenty years.

Zarnowski, the world's foremost authority on the event, has written a colourful and comprehensive account of the decathlon. The book traces the heritage of the decathlon and includes the results of the 1988 Summer Games. The book also includes profiles of 22 of the greatest decathletes.

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There's nothing more exciting and engaging than the Olympic Games. Athletes from across the globe unite to participate in the most exciting and vigorous competitions of their lives. These athletes didn't get to the Olympics by accident -- it takes years of dedication, sweat, and training to become an Olympic athlete. But you don't have to be training for the Olympics to enjoy sports. Whether you like cycling, playing softball, wrestling, or riding horses, the Olympic Guides will give you numerous tips on equipment, training, and improving your skills. Complete with up-to-date results from the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney, Australia, these official U.S. Olympic Committee publications take a fascinating look at how to play sports, the history of sports, and everything in between.A Basic Guide to Decathlon is for the athlete who wants to become a decathlete and for the sports fan who wants a deeper appreciation and understanding of this challenging Olympic event. You'll learn the history of decathlon, how to get started, and the fundamentals of training. Written by Frank Zarnowski, Ph.D., the world's foremost authority on the decathlon, this book is packed with practical information.

The Big Gold Book is the American track & field fan’s essential companion. The heart of the book is the tables: metric conversions for track & field and combined decathlon/heptathlon scoring and metric conversions. Plus basic t&f rules, equipment specifications, various useful charts such as metric-English equivalents, temperature conversions, pacing tables, much more. Updated 2017.

The Big Gold Book is the American track & field fan’s essential companion. The heart of the book is the tables: metric conversions for track & field and combined decathlon/heptathlon scoring and metric conversions. Plus basic t&f rules, equipment specifications, various useful charts such as metric-English equivalents, temperature conversions, pacing tables, much more. Updated 2017.

The All-Around was a one-day, ten-event track and field contest of endurance, speed, and strength that was the forerunner to the modern decathlon. Its heyday stretched from the American Civil War to World War I during which its champions were generally well known and highly esteemed figures. After the decathlon was introduced in the 1912 Olympic Games, however, the All-Around was soon forced into the background. The event vanished early in the 20th century before it made a brief comeback after World War II, creating an athletic subculture for dozens of athletes who kept it alive until its final demise in 1977.The careers of these early amateurs are highlighted in biographical sketches of the 22 greatest All-Around men. The book covers the great touring professional Highlander athletes, Donald Dinnie and Princeton's George Goldie, whose careers did much to popularize multi-event contests from the 1860s to the 1880s. Zarnowski also profiles Malcolm Ford, Hollywood cowboy Fred C. Thomson, Avery Brundage (later president of the International Olympic Committee), and the legendary Jim Thorpe. The story of the post-WWII All-Arounder, Bob Richards the "Vaulting Vicar" of Wheaties fame, is also included.The lives and careers of these men - as well as the event itself - are finally given the treatment they deserve in this richly detailed book, which includes more than 20 photos. It will hold great appeal to sports historians, 19th century historians, and the fans, athletes, and coaches of modern day track and field.

Simply the best: those words perfectly describe the multitalented Native American athlete Jim Thorpe. Not only did he excel at baseball and football, but he also won gold medals in the pentathlon and the decathlon the only person in Olympic history to do so. This fascinating biography discusses:Thorpe’s many family tragedies including the childhood death of his twin brotherWhy he was temporarily stripped of his gold medals (which were restored posthumously)How he helped establish the sport of major league footballHis selection as Greatest Athlete of the 20th century in an Internet poll conducted by ABC’s Wide World of Sports  Kids will enjoy meeting this amazing sports star whose Indian name aptly meant Bright Path.” 

A biography of the American Indian who won gold medals in the pentathlon and decathlon at the 1912 Olympics and played both professional baseball and football

The first volume in the Urgent Matters series, Trojan Goat: A Self-Sufficient House traces the design and construction of the University of Virginia’s whimsically named, award-winning entry in the 2002 U.S. Department of Energy Solar Decathlon. John D. Quale, the architectural advisor and coordinator for the project, provides here a firsthand account of the creation of the 750 square-foot solar-powered house.Aiming to make the remarkable achievements of the project better known, while highlighting potential future applications for the practice of architecture, Trojan Goat provides an exciting moment-to-moment documentary of the making of this environmentally friendly house. Designed and built by a team of students and faculty from the School of Architecture and the School of Engineering and Applied Science, the house combines the use of sustainable materials with thoughtful design and technological innovation.According to the received statistics, building use accounts for one-half of the total energy burnt each year in the United States, a greater amount by far than that consumed per annum by automobiles. Quale argues that, based on statistics such as these and the positive reception of Trojan Goat, there should be greater support for sustainable building practices in the United States, including an increase in design-build opportunities for students of architecture.

DemiDec's new AP English Language Cram Kit brings to the AP English Language Exam the same approach embraced by ten years of Academic Decathlon participants: crisp, colorful review tables, complete with illustrations and diagrams and combined with our signature focused quizzes on the back of every page. It also includes plenty of material meant to help you with AP English Literature as well. Like every DemiDec Cram Kit, the AP English Language Cram Kit is designed to help you master two critical types of facts: those most likely to be tested and those most likely to be forgotten. Take a look inside to see how different this Cram Kit is from any other study guide you've ever used. Based on fifteen years of experience preparing students for the Academic Decathlon, Cram Kits present information as efficiently - and creatively - as possible. Forget big blocks of text like this one: all DemiDec Cram Kits rely on tables, illustrations, and diagrams: perfect for any study scenario, no matter how stressful. The Crunch Kit at the end of the Cram Kit recaps the most essential information for the exam in concise lists and glossaries, so you don't have to lose any time when there's no time to lose. On the back of every page you'll find a Cram Quiz containing questions like those you'll face on the real exam, so you can quickly see how ready you are on any given topic. Cram Kits: Better than the textbook you never read.