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Schott's Sporting, Gaming, & Idling Miscellany

Ben Schott

Hardback

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Schott's Sporting, Gaming, & Idling Miscellany

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From the author of the international bestsellersSchott’s Original MiscellanyandSchott’s Food and Drink Miscellanycomes the third and most playful installment in the series: a miscellanist’s wisdom from the worlds of sports, games, and idling.   What other sporting book will explain the rules of elephant polo; the perils of the Cresta Run; the link between crosswords and the devil; the story behind the Nike “swoosh”; or why surfing is the “Sport of Kings” (in Hawaii)? Which other volume will list the seven deadly sins of golf; the secrets of Houdini’s Code; or the myriad personalities of the Pac-Man ghosts? Where else will you stumble across an account of Evel Kneival’s broken bones, a detailing of Mike Tyson’s tattoos, the nicknames for classic poker-hands, or every sporting ailment from jogger’s nipple to housemaid’s knee?   You don’t have to be a sports fanatic to enjoy this irresistible volume of factual odds and ends.Schott’s Sporting, Gaming, and Idling Miscellanyscores big with its fascinating hodge-podge of sports- and activity-related trivia. 

Product Details

ISBN:
9781582344065
Category:
Trivia & Quiz Question Books
Format:
Hardback
Publication Date:
2005-11-01
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Illustrations:
illustrations
Country of origin:
United States
Pages:
160
Dimensions (mm):
185x131x18mm
Weight:
227g

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