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Reading the Adolescent Romance

by Amy Pattee

Francine Pascal's 'Sweet Valley High' series can be examined as a product of its literary and cultural environment, and viewed and re-viewed through the eyes of critics, its erstwhile readers, and contemporary...

Outdoor Recreation Management

by John Jenkins & John Pigram

It is now widely recognized that recreation is as important as work. This revealing book analyzes leisure and outdoor recreation in terms of both their management and their wider importance to society. Specifically,...

The Economics of Recreation, Leisure and Tourism

by John Tribe

This textbook describes the relevance of economics to the tourism and leisure industries, helping you to pass an economics module as part of a tourism, recreation or sport management degree.

It applies economic...

Events Management: An Introduction

by Charles Bladen, James Kennell & Emma Abson

Contemporary events management is a diverse and challenging field. This major new introductory textbook is the first to fully explore the multi-disciplinary nature of events management and to provide all the...

Managing the Business of Sport

by Linda Trenberth & David Hassan

Contemporary sport is both a sophisticated and complex international business and a mass participatory practice run largely by volunteers and community organizations. This authoritative and comprehensive introduction...

The Sports Management Toolkit

by Paul Emery

The Sports Management Toolkit is a practical guide to the most important management tools and techniques available to those working in the sport and leisure industries. Designed to bridge the gap between the...