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OverviewHop, 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 sport's 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 you've 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. Full Product DetailsAuthor: James Harkin , Anna PtaszynskiPublisher: Faber & Faber Imprint: Faber & Faber Edition: Main Dimensions: Width: 15.30cm , Height: 2.80cm , Length: 20.40cm Weight: 0.540kg ISBN: 9780571372539ISBN 10: 0571372538 Pages: 400 Publication Date: 12 October 2023 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: To order  Stock availability from the supplier is unknown. We will order it for you and ship this item to you once it is received by us. Table of ContentsReviewsAuthor InformationAnna Ptaszynski and James Harkin are senior researchers, writers and script-editors for the BBC's 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. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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