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A Load of Old Balls
- The QI History of Sport
Engelsk
Bogcover for A Load of Old Balls af James Harkin, Anna Ptaszynski, 9780571372546
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Sprog:
Engelsk
Sider:
400
ISBN-13:
9780571372546
Indbinding:
Paperback
ISBN-10:
0571372546
Kategori:
Udg. Dato:
4 jul 2024
Størrelse i cm:
19,8 x 13,0 x 2,5
Forlag:
Oplagsdato:
4 jul 2024
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A Load of Old Balls

- The QI History of Sport
Engelsk
Paperback 2024
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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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Specifikationer
Sprog:
Engelsk
Sider:
400
ISBN-13:
9780571372546
Indbinding:
Paperback
ISBN-10:
0571372546
Kategori:
Udg. Dato:
4 jul 2024
Størrelse i cm:
19,8 x 13,0 x 2,5
Forlag:
Oplagsdato:
4 jul 2024
Forfatter(e):
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