Synopses & Reviews
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.
About the Author
Ben Schott is the author of the international bestsellers
Schotts Original Miscellany and
Schotts Food and Drink Miscellany, which have sold collectively almost two million copies worldwide. A photographer, designer, and miscellanist, he lives in London and divides his time between Highgate and the British Library.