Description: Everything to Play For by James Harkin, Anna Ptaszynski The most improbable, fascinating and endlessly entertaining sporting facts and stories, from prehistory to the present day. FORMAT Hardcover CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Hop, skip and jump into this wonderfully curious grand tour of the world of sports, brought to you by QI Elves James Harkin and Anna Ptaszynski.From sports weirdest rules to its most unlikely heroes, each chapter of Everything to Play For is brimming with surprising facts and intriguing stories, including the psychology of football chants, comically large cricket bats, pole-vaulting priests and professional pillow-fighting.Even if youve never asked yourself what David Attenborough has to do with yellow tennis balls, why Victorian doctors feared the outbreak of bicycle face; or what led ancient Egyptian athletes to have their spleens removed, this book will give you the astonishing answers, and plenty more besides. Author Biography Anna Ptaszynski and James Harkin are senior researchers, writers and script-editors for the BBCs QI, and two-fourths of the award-winning podcast No Such Thing As A Fish. Between them, they have authored 13 books with the QI Elves and toured sell-out shows across the world, from the London Palladium to the Sydney Opera House.They are, respectively, long suffering fans of Charlton Athletic and Jacksonville Jaguars. Promotional Did you know that Henry VIII owned the first pair of football boots? Or that David Attenborough is responsible for yellow tennis balls? Details ISBN0571372538 Author Anna Ptaszynski Publisher Faber & Faber Year 2023 ISBN-13 9780571372539 Format Hardcover Imprint Faber & Faber Subtitle The QI Book of Sports Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom AU Release Date 2023-10-19 ISBN-10 0571372538 Edition Description Main Audience General Publication Date 2023-10-12 UK Release Date 2023-10-12 Pages 400 DEWEY 796 NZ Release Date 2024-01-08 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:151217269;
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