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A Load of Old Balls

- The QI History of Sport
Af: James Harkin, Anna Ptaszynski Engelsk Paperback

A Load of Old Balls

- The QI History of Sport
Af: James Harkin, Anna Ptaszynski Engelsk Paperback
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SHORTLISTED FOR THE CHARLES TYRWHITT SPORTS BOOK AWARDS

''
Top Bins! A personal best, a lap record and a hole in one for when rain has stopped play.'' ALAN DAVIES
''The trivia book of the season . . . magnificent.'' SPECTATOR

Did you know that Henry VIII owned the first pair of football boots? Or that David Attenborough is responsible for yellow tennis balls?

A Load of Old Balls is the curious story of us and sport. It''s about our mind-blowingly determined attempts to be the fastest, the strongest, the most skilful. In this endlessly entertaining tale of play and belonging, astonishing violence and jaw-dropping cheating, we learn what led ancient Egyptian athletes to have their spleens removed and discover why Michael Palin was disqualified from a conker tournament. Crossing millennia, continents and cultures, Harkin and Ptaszynski – the brainy researchers for BBC''s QI and co-hosts of No Such Thing As A Fish –show us sport as we’ve never seen it before.

**

Published in hardback as Everything to Play For.

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For more from the team behind QI''s hit TV show, check out the QI FACTS series of books, @qikipedia, their weekly podcast at nosuchthingasafish.com or visit qi.com.

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SHORTLISTED FOR THE CHARLES TYRWHITT SPORTS BOOK AWARDS

''
Top Bins! A personal best, a lap record and a hole in one for when rain has stopped play.'' ALAN DAVIES
''The trivia book of the season . . . magnificent.'' SPECTATOR

Did you know that Henry VIII owned the first pair of football boots? Or that David Attenborough is responsible for yellow tennis balls?

A Load of Old Balls is the curious story of us and sport. It''s about our mind-blowingly determined attempts to be the fastest, the strongest, the most skilful. In this endlessly entertaining tale of play and belonging, astonishing violence and jaw-dropping cheating, we learn what led ancient Egyptian athletes to have their spleens removed and discover why Michael Palin was disqualified from a conker tournament. Crossing millennia, continents and cultures, Harkin and Ptaszynski – the brainy researchers for BBC''s QI and co-hosts of No Such Thing As A Fish –show us sport as we’ve never seen it before.

**

Published in hardback as Everything to Play For.

**

For more from the team behind QI''s hit TV show, check out the QI FACTS series of books, @qikipedia, their weekly podcast at nosuchthingasafish.com or visit qi.com.

Produktdetaljer
Sprog: Engelsk
Sider: 400
ISBN-13: 9780571372546
Indbinding: Paperback
Udgave:
ISBN-10: 0571372546
Kategori: Quizbøger
Udg. Dato: 4 jul 2024
Længde: 25mm
Bredde: 130mm
Højde: 198mm
Forlag: Faber & Faber
Oplagsdato: 4 jul 2024
Forfatter(e): James Harkin, Anna Ptaszynski
Forfatter(e) James Harkin, Anna Ptaszynski


Kategori Quizbøger


ISBN-13 9780571372546


Sprog Engelsk


Indbinding Paperback


Sider 400


Udgave


Længde 25mm


Bredde 130mm


Højde 198mm


Udg. Dato 4 jul 2024


Oplagsdato 4 jul 2024


Forlag Faber & Faber

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