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A Load Of Old Balls The Qi History Of Sport
A Load Of Old Balls The Qi History Of Sport
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Description: 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.
Title: A Load Of Old Balls The Qi History Of Sport
Author(s): Ptaszynski Anna
Publisher: Faber & Faber
Barcode: 9780571372546
Pages: 400 Pages
Publication Date: 2/4/2025
Category: Sports & Outdoor Recreation
Description: 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.
Title: A Load Of Old Balls The Qi History Of Sport
Author(s): Ptaszynski Anna
Publisher: Faber & Faber
Barcode: 9780571372546
Pages: 400 Pages
Publication Date: 2/4/2025
Category: Sports & Outdoor Recreation