{"product_id":"schotts-sporting-gaming-and-idling-miscellany-9781582344065","title":"Schott's Sporting, Gaming, and Idling Miscellany","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSchott's Sporting, Gaming, and Idling Miscellany\u003c\/strong\u003e by Schott, Ben. hardcover edition. ISBN: 9781582344065.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrom 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.\n\nWhat 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?\n\nYou 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45256206221365,"sku":"ByrdShop_158234406X","price":26.82,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9781582344065_f8260740-aba4-42c1-a734-63b4467be797.jpg?v=1779938766","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/schotts-sporting-gaming-and-idling-miscellany-9781582344065","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}