Schott's Sporting, Gaming, and Idling Miscellany

Schott's Sporting, Gaming, and Idling Miscellany by Schott, Ben. hardcover edition. ISBN: 9781582344065.

From the author of the international bestsellers Schotts Original Miscellany and Schotts Food and Drink Miscellany comes the third and most playful installment in the series: a miscellanists wisdom from the worlds of sports, games, and idling. What other sporting book will explain the rules of elephant polo; the perils of the Cresta Run; the link between crosswords and the devil; the story behind the Nike "swoosh"; or why surfing is the "Sport of Kings" (in Hawaii)? Which other volume will list the seven deadly sins of golf; the secrets of Houdinis Code; or the myriad personalities of the Pac-Man ghosts? Where else will you stumble across an account of Evel Kneivals broken bones, a detailing of Mike Tysons tattoos, the nicknames for classic poker-hands, or every sporting ailment from joggers nipple to housemaids knee? You dont have to be a sports fanatic to enjoy this irresistible volume of factual odds and ends. Schotts Sporting, Gaming, and Idling Miscellany scores big with its fascinating hodge-podge of sports- and activity-related trivia.