Today the Paralympic Movement is recognised as a global sporting phenomenon attracting thousands of athletes from an ever-increasing number of countries. Athlete First provides a thoroughly researched history and analysis of the Paralympic Movement, including the development and organisation of the International Paralympic Committee. As well as recounting factual achievements and events, the book examines the position of sport and international competition for people with a disability within their changing historical context and in relation to the Olympic Movement and able-bodied sport. 
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<li>The first history of the origins and development of the Paralympic movement</li> <li>Examines disabled sport and international competition within their changing historical context</li> <li>Includes details of key players in the movement – on and off the field</li> </ul>
Written in an accessible style by a recognised historian Athlete First will prove invaluable to researchers and professionals involved in the field of sport and disability as well as sport scientists and physical education specialists with an interest in sports history. The Publisher appreciates the role played by the International Council of Sport Science and Physical Education (ICSSPE) in bringing this publication to fruition, and acknowledges the financial assistance provided by the International Olympic Committee.

Athlete First: A History of the Paralympic Movement

Bailey, Steve

Sports & Outdoors

Wiley-Interscience

Charting the first 40 years of the International Council of Sport Science and Physical Education (ICSSPE) this work presents a complete history of the beginning, development and impact of the organisation. The book introduces the council and provides a background framework to the evolution of international organisations in physical education and sports science. The author examines the main achievements of the society, its development and its links with other key societies. Of relevance to other sports bodies is a discussion of the Council's aims and objectives, both past and future, and their importance both to the development of the society and the discipline of sport science in general. A selection of photographs illustrate events in the history of the Council, and appendices provide listings of key ICSSPE data.

Science in the Service of Physical Education and Sport: The Story of the International Council of Sport Science and Physical Education 1956 - 1996 (J-B PF Single Issue Philanthropic Fundraising)

wiley

Booze, Baptists and Bedlam takes a humorous yet honest look at one young man's journey through his youth and the myriad of interesting people who influence his life along the way.

Booze, Baptists and Bedlam

Biographies & Memoirs

Memoirs

lulu.com

Consummate musician and bassist Steve Bailey presents one of the most comprehensive fretless bass technique methods available. Having performed and recorded with everyone from Dizzy Gillespie to Kitaro, Victor Wooten and Metallica, Steve is a true master

Steve Bailey's Fretless Bass: The Ultimate Fretless Bass Workout

Arts & Photography

Music

Alfred Music

Steve Bailey is a consummate musician and bassist. In Rock Bass, he presents one of the most comprehensive bass technique books available. The exercises provided have both studio and live-playing applications, and cover such topics as hand dexterity, bass-line construction, double-stops, and chords. Try the "Finger Buster" and "Hazard" exercises for a real workout, and put it all to use in each "Lick of the Week." This book will help any bassist develop the necessary technique to produce quality recordings, as well as the technical prowess to rock out at any live show.

Steve Bailey's Rock Bass: The Ultimate Rock Bass Workout, Book & CD

Humor & Entertainment

Steve and Victor demonstrate how the bass guitar can supply bass lines, piano and guitar-style comping figures, lead solos, and percussion parts, in s tyles ranging from bebop to new age to heavy metal. Each piece highlights d ifferent aspects of their amazing techniques -- like Steve's three-finger technique or his awe-inspiring command of harmonics and chord voicings, or Victor's incredible funk grooves, thumb and two-handed tapping techniques. S pecial features include bonus lesson: fourths and fifths, performance only, bonus performance: Billy Sheehan, DVD preview: Bill Dickens, printable ref erence material, matching book and CD preview, Internet connectivity, addit ional product previews.

Bass Extremes Live

Alfred Pub. Co

Steve Bailey -- Fretless Bass: PAL Video

Six String Bass is written to help you make the transition from either the four or five string bass to the six string. The book begins with an exploration of the low B and high C strings followed by scale studies, random note studies, technique, and chord voicings (triads, seventh chords and inversions).

Six String Bass

Eight complete album tracks featuring Steve, Victor and Greg Bissonette, followed by eight instructional tracks, paired with a book of complete transcriptions in standard notation and tablature. In styles ranging from bebop to new age to heavy metal, each piece highlights different aspects of their amazing techniques.

Steve Bailey & Victor Wooten -- Bass Extremes: Book & Online Video/Audio

Wooten, Victor

Steve Bailey & Victor Wooten -- Bass Extremes: Book & Cassette

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