James Harkin, Anna Ptaszynski

A Load of Old Balls (MP3-Download)

The QI History of Sport Ungekürzte Lesung. 519 Min.
Sprecher: Ptaszynski, Anna; Harkin, James

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Produktbeschreibung

Previously published as EVERYTHING TO PLAY FOR: THE QI BOOK OF SPORTS SHORTLISTED FOR THE CHARLES TYRWHITT SPORTS BOOK AWARDS 'Top Bins! A personal best, a lap record and a hole in one for when rain has stopped play.' ALAN DAVIES 'The trivia book of the season . . . magnificent.' SPECTATOR 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 sport's weirdest rules to its most unlikely heroes, via comically large cricket bats, pole-vaulting priests, creative football chants and exploding billiard balls, each chapter of A Load of Old Balls is brimming with surprising facts and intriguing stories. 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. ** For more from the team behind QI's hit TV show, check out the QI FACTS series of books, @qikipedia, their weekly podcast at nosuchthingasafish.com or visit qi.com.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Faber & Faber
• Erscheinungstermin: 10. Oktober 2023
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780571372560
• Artikelnr.: 68545959

Autorenporträt

James Harkin is a senior researcher, writer and script-editor for the BBC's QI, and one-fourth of the award-winning podcast No Such Thing As A Fish. He has authored 13 books with the QI Elves and toured sell-out shows across the world, from the London Palladium to the Sydney Opera House. He is a long-suffering fan of the Jacksonville Jaguars.