Schott's Sporting, Gaming and Idling Miscellany

Ben Schott (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

160 Seiten

2004 | UK ed.
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC (Verlag)
978-0-7475-6924-4 (ISBN)

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A sporting book featuring topics which include: the rules of elephant polo; the perils of the Cresta Run; the intricacies of the Palio; the breathtaking antics of Kabaddi; or why surfing is the 'Sport of Kings' (in Hawaii).

What other sporting book will explain the rules of elephant polo; the perils of the Cresta Run; the intricacies of the Palio; the breathtaking antics of Kabaddi; or why surfing is the 'Sport of Kings' (in Hawaii). Which other volume will inform you of the importance of snooker to nuns; the correct temperature of a 'hot bath'; the words of the Haka (and Swing Low Sweet Chariot); the myriad participants of the 'Wacky Races'; or what W. G. Grace considered cheating. Where else will you stumble across famous sleepers; tips for solving cryptic crosswords; pub games and parlour games; or every sporting ailment from joggers' nipple to housemaid's knee.

Ben Schott is the author of Schott's Original Miscellany and Schott's Food and Drink Miscellany. A photographer, designer and miscellanist he lives in London, and divides his time between Highgate and the British Library.

Erscheint lt. Verlag	18.10.2004
Zusatzinfo	Illustrations, maps
Verlagsort	London
Sprache	englisch
Maße	115 x 186 mm
Einbandart	gebunden
Themenwelt	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Freizeit / Hobby ► Spielen / Raten
Themenwelt	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Sport ► Allgemeines / Lexika
Schlagworte	Spiel • Sport
ISBN-10	0-7475-6924-X / 074756924X
ISBN-13	978-0-7475-6924-4 / 9780747569244
Zustand	Neuware