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OverviewThe world of sports has a singular capacity to generate endless disputes which, if left unsettled, can drive a grown man to distraction and create rifts between even the firmest of friends.Fear not. Stumped! The Sports Fan's Book of Answers is here to save us.What accounts for home advantage?How inbred is a thoroughbred horse?Why should your team never wear black?Why do women tennis players grunt?Drawing on studies by historians, philosophers, medics, scientists, statisticians - and brining a healthy amount of common sense to bare - Nicholas Hobbes addresses the whys, whats and hows so you don't have to.Stumped: it's not the questions you ask but the answers you give that count. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Nicholas HobbesPublisher: Atlantic Books Imprint: Atlantic Books Edition: Main Dimensions: Width: 13.70cm , Height: 2.20cm , Length: 20.40cm Weight: 0.310kg ISBN: 9781843546658ISBN 10: 1843546655 Pages: 224 Publication Date: 08 November 2007 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Out of stock  The supplier is temporarily out of stock of this item. It will be ordered for you on backorder and shipped when it becomes available. Table of ContentsReviewsAuthor InformationNicholas Hobbes is a writer living in London and the author of Essential Militaria and England: 1,000 Things You Need to Know (Atlantic Books, 2003 and 2006). Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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