A Load of Old Balls - by James Harkin & Anna Ptaszynski (Paperback)

Name: A Load of Old Balls - by James Harkin & Anna Ptaszynski (Paperback)
Brand: Faber & Faber
SKU: 92467059
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The most improbable, fascinating and endlessly entertaining sporting facts and stories, from prehistory to the present day.Did you know that Henry VIII owned the first pair of football boots?
Author(s): James Harkin & Anna Ptaszynski
400 Pages
Humor, Topic

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Book Synopsis

The most improbable, fascinating and endlessly entertaining sporting facts and stories, from prehistory to the present day.

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 skillful. 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.

"The trivia book of the season . . . magnificent." SPECTATOR

** Published in hardback as Everything to Play For.

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"A splendid book, and the perfect gift for any sports-mad person you know, which might even be you." - Daily Mail

Dimensions (Overall): 7.72 Inches (H) x 5.04 Inches (W) x 1.1 Inches (D)

Weight: .7 Pounds

Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up

Number of Pages: 400

Genre: Humor

Sub-Genre: Topic

Publisher: Faber & Faber

Theme: Sports

Format: Paperback

Author: James Harkin & Anna Ptaszynski

Language: English

Street Date: February 4, 2025

TCIN: 92467059

UPC: 9780571372546

Item Number (DPCI): 247-29-3786

Origin: Made in the USA or Imported

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