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SCHOTT'S SPORTING, GAMING AND IDLING MISCELLANY
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| By: |
Ben Schott |
| Format: |
Hardback |
| List price:
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£9.99 |
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| ISBN 10: |
074756924X |
| ISBN 13: |
9780747569244 |
| Publisher: |
BLOOMSBURY PUBLISHING PLC |
| Pub. date: |
18 October, 2004 |
| Edition: |
UK ed. |
| Pages: |
160 |
| Description: |
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). |
| Synopsis: |
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. |
| Illustrations: |
Illustrations, maps |
| Publication: |
UK |
| Imprint: |
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC |
| Returns: |
Returnable |