false 865836 http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg From the author of the international bestsellers Schott’s Original Miscellany and Schott’s Food and Drink Miscellany comes the third and most playful installment in the series: a miscellanist’s 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 Houdini’s Code; or the myriad personalities of the Pac-Man ghosts? Where else will you stumble across an account of Evel Kneival’s broken bones, a detailing of Mike Tyson’s tattoos, the nicknames for classic poker-hands, or every sporting ailment from jogger’s nipple to housemaid’s knee?

You don’t have to be a sports fanatic to enjoy this irresistible volume of factual odds and ends. Schott’s Sporting, Gaming, and Idling Miscellany scores big with its fascinating hodge-podge of sports- and activity-related trivia.
</div>]]> 40702 8 151227 2004 Schott's Sporting, Gaming, and Idling Miscellany total:31|5:11|4:13|3:6|2:1|1:0| 31 127 57 5 22868 4.15 677 104 49425617 1085095 40702 158234406X 9781582344065 4 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1169473314m/40702.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1169473314s/40702.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/40702.Schott_s_Sporting_Gaming_and_Idling_Miscellany 4.07 28 From the author of the international bestsellers Schott’s Original Miscellany and Schott’s Food and Drink Miscellany comes the third and most playful installment in the series: a miscellanist’s 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 Houdini’s Code; or the myriad personalities of the Pac-Man ghosts? Where else will you stumble across an account of Evel Kneival’s broken bones, a detailing of Mike Tyson’s tattoos, the nicknames for classic poker-hands, or every sporting ailment from jogger’s nipple to housemaid’s knee?

You don’t have to be a sports fanatic to enjoy this irresistible volume of factual odds and ends. Schott’s Sporting, Gaming, and Idling Miscellany scores big with its fascinating hodge-podge of sports- and activity-related trivia.
</div>]]> 2004 2 0 false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Mon Mar 16 06:21:55 -0700 2009 Mon Mar 16 06:28:00 -0700 2009 de gustibus non est disputand...more...]]> 43768195 868018 40702 158234406X 9781582344065 4 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1169473314m/40702.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1169473314s/40702.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/40702.Schott_s_Sporting_Gaming_and_Idling_Miscellany 4.10 31 From the author of the international bestsellers Schott’s Original Miscellany and Schott’s Food and Drink Miscellany comes the third and most playful installment in the series: a miscellanist’s 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 Houdini’s Code; or the myriad personalities of the Pac-Man ghosts? Where else will you stumble across an account of Evel Kneival’s broken bones, a detailing of Mike Tyson’s tattoos, the nicknames for classic poker-hands, or every sporting ailment from jogger’s nipple to housemaid’s knee?

You don’t have to be a sports fanatic to enjoy this irresistible volume of factual odds and ends. Schott’s Sporting, Gaming, and Idling Miscellany scores big with its fascinating hodge-podge of sports- and activity-related trivia.
</div>]]> 2004 0 0 false Tue Jan 20 20:27:21 -0800 2009 Tue Jan 20 20:28:10 -0800 2009 19307032 816882 156708 074756924X 9780747569244 1 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172263923m/156708.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172263923s/156708.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/156708.Schott_s_Sporting_Gaming_and_Idling_Miscellany 4.00 2 From the author of the international bestsellers Schott’s Original Miscellany and Schott’s Food and Drink Miscellany comes the third and most playful installment in the series: a miscellanist’s 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 Houdini’s Code; or the myriad personalities of the Pac-Man ghosts? Where else will you stumble across an account of Evel Kneival’s broken bones, a detailing of Mike Tyson’s tattoos, the nicknames for classic poker-hands, or every sporting ailment from jogger’s nipple to housemaid’s knee?

You don’t have to be a sports fanatic to enjoy this irresistible volume of factual odds and ends. Schott’s Sporting, Gaming, and Idling Miscellany scores big with its fascinating hodge-podge of sports- and activity-related trivia.
</div>]]> 2004 4 0 false Wed Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2004 Wed Apr 02 12:21:39 -0700 2008 Fri Jun 27 15:59:17 -0700 2008
Bring them on..]]> 6457327 378804 40702 158234406X 9781582344065 4 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1169473314m/40702.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1169473314s/40702.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/40702.Schott_s_Sporting_Gaming_and_Idling_Miscellany 4.10 31 From the author of the international bestsellers Schott’s Original Miscellany and Schott’s Food and Drink Miscellany comes the third and most playful installment in the series: a miscellanist’s 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 Houdini’s Code; or the myriad personalities of the Pac-Man ghosts? Where else will you stumble across an account of Evel Kneival’s broken bones, a detailing of Mike Tyson’s tattoos, the nicknames for classic poker-hands, or every sporting ailment from jogger’s nipple to housemaid’s knee?

You don’t have to be a sports fanatic to enjoy this irresistible volume of factual odds and ends. Schott’s Sporting, Gaming, and Idling Miscellany scores big with its fascinating hodge-podge of sports- and activity-related trivia.
</div>]]> 2004 3 0 false Wed Sep 19 14:56:48 -0700 2007 Wed Sep 19 14:58:52 -0700 2007 5198517 238064 40702 158234406X 9781582344065 4 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1169473314m/40702.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1169473314s/40702.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/40702.Schott_s_Sporting_Gaming_and_Idling_Miscellany 4.10 31 From the author of the international bestsellers Schott’s Original Miscellany and Schott’s Food and Drink Miscellany comes the third and most playful installment in the series: a miscellanist’s 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 Houdini’s Code; or the myriad personalities of the Pac-Man ghosts? Where else will you stumble across an account of Evel Kneival’s broken bones, a detailing of Mike Tyson’s tattoos, the nicknames for classic poker-hands, or every sporting ailment from jogger’s nipple to housemaid’s knee?

You don’t have to be a sports fanatic to enjoy this irresistible volume of factual odds and ends. Schott’s Sporting, Gaming, and Idling Miscellany scores big with its fascinating hodge-podge of sports- and activity-related trivia.
</div>]]> 2004 0 0 false Mon Aug 27 19:04:04 -0700 2007 Thu Dec 17 07:20:40 -0800 2009 81745871 3065953 156708 074756924X 9780747569244 1 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172263923m/156708.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172263923s/156708.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/156708.Schott_s_Sporting_Gaming_and_Idling_Miscellany 4.10 31 From the author of the international bestsellers Schott’s Original Miscellany and Schott’s Food and Drink Miscellany comes the third and most playful installment in the series: a miscellanist’s 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 Houdini’s Code; or the myriad personalities of the Pac-Man ghosts? Where else will you stumble across an account of Evel Kneival’s broken bones, a detailing of Mike Tyson’s tattoos, the nicknames for classic poker-hands, or every sporting ailment from jogger’s nipple to housemaid’s knee?

You don’t have to be a sports fanatic to enjoy this irresistible volume of factual odds and ends. Schott’s Sporting, Gaming, and Idling Miscellany scores big with its fascinating hodge-podge of sports- and activity-related trivia.
</div>]]> 2004 0 0 false Tue Dec 22 07:22:10 -0800 2009 Tue Dec 22 07:22:10 -0800 2009 81175880 3041918 40702 158234406X 9781582344065 4 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1169473314m/40702.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1169473314s/40702.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/40702.Schott_s_Sporting_Gaming_and_Idling_Miscellany 4.10 31 From the author of the international bestsellers Schott’s Original Miscellany and Schott’s Food and Drink Miscellany comes the third and most playful installment in the series: a miscellanist’s 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 Houdini’s Code; or the myriad personalities of the Pac-Man ghosts? Where else will you stumble across an account of Evel Kneival’s broken bones, a detailing of Mike Tyson’s tattoos, the nicknames for classic poker-hands, or every sporting ailment from jogger’s nipple to housemaid’s knee?

You don’t have to be a sports fanatic to enjoy this irresistible volume of factual odds and ends. Schott’s Sporting, Gaming, and Idling Miscellany scores big with its fascinating hodge-podge of sports- and activity-related trivia.
</div>]]> 2004 5 0 false Wed Dec 16 05:52:46 -0800 2009 Wed Dec 16 05:52:46 -0800 2009 69201871 2677556 40702 158234406X 9781582344065 4 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1169473314m/40702.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1169473314s/40702.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/40702.Schott_s_Sporting_Gaming_and_Idling_Miscellany 4.10 31 From the author of the international bestsellers Schott’s Original Miscellany and Schott’s Food and Drink Miscellany comes the third and most playful installment in the series: a miscellanist’s 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 Houdini’s Code; or the myriad personalities of the Pac-Man ghosts? Where else will you stumble across an account of Evel Kneival’s broken bones, a detailing of Mike Tyson’s tattoos, the nicknames for classic poker-hands, or every sporting ailment from jogger’s nipple to housemaid’s knee?

You don’t have to be a sports fanatic to enjoy this irresistible volume of factual odds and ends. Schott’s Sporting, Gaming, and Idling Miscellany scores big with its fascinating hodge-podge of sports- and activity-related trivia.
</div>]]> 2004 3 0 false Fri Aug 28 06:36:30 -0700 2009 Fri Aug 28 06:36:30 -0700 2009 68364061 378813 40702 158234406X 9781582344065 4 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1169473314m/40702.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1169473314s/40702.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/40702.Schott_s_Sporting_Gaming_and_Idling_Miscellany 4.10 31 From the author of the international bestsellers Schott’s Original Miscellany and Schott’s Food and Drink Miscellany comes the third and most playful installment in the series: a miscellanist’s 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 Houdini’s Code; or the myriad personalities of the Pac-Man ghosts? Where else will you stumble across an account of Evel Kneival’s broken bones, a detailing of Mike Tyson’s tattoos, the nicknames for classic poker-hands, or every sporting ailment from jogger’s nipple to housemaid’s knee?

You don’t have to be a sports fanatic to enjoy this irresistible volume of factual odds and ends. Schott’s Sporting, Gaming, and Idling Miscellany scores big with its fascinating hodge-podge of sports- and activity-related trivia.
</div>]]> 2004 4 0 false Fri Aug 21 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Aug 21 12:55:34 -0700 2009 Fri Aug 21 12:55:46 -0700 2009 66736328 2610258 40702 158234406X 9781582344065 4 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1169473314m/40702.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1169473314s/40702.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/40702.Schott_s_Sporting_Gaming_and_Idling_Miscellany 4.10 31 From the author of the international bestsellers Schott’s Original Miscellany and Schott’s Food and Drink Miscellany comes the third and most playful installment in the series: a miscellanist’s 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 Houdini’s Code; or the myriad personalities of the Pac-Man ghosts? Where else will you stumble across an account of Evel Kneival’s broken bones, a detailing of Mike Tyson’s tattoos, the nicknames for classic poker-hands, or every sporting ailment from jogger’s nipple to housemaid’s knee?

You don’t have to be a sports fanatic to enjoy this irresistible volume of factual odds and ends. Schott’s Sporting, Gaming, and Idling Miscellany scores big with its fascinating hodge-podge of sports- and activity-related trivia.
</div>]]> 2004 0 0 false Sun Aug 09 08:18:21 -0700 2009 Sun Aug 09 08:18:21 -0700 2009 66471940 2421956 40702 158234406X 9781582344065 4 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1169473314m/40702.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1169473314s/40702.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/40702.Schott_s_Sporting_Gaming_and_Idling_Miscellany 4.10 31 From the author of the international bestsellers Schott’s Original Miscellany and Schott’s Food and Drink Miscellany comes the third and most playful installment in the series: a miscellanist’s 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 Houdini’s Code; or the myriad personalities of the Pac-Man ghosts? Where else will you stumble across an account of Evel Kneival’s broken bones, a detailing of Mike Tyson’s tattoos, the nicknames for classic poker-hands, or every sporting ailment from jogger’s nipple to housemaid’s knee?

You don’t have to be a sports fanatic to enjoy this irresistible volume of factual odds and ends. Schott’s Sporting, Gaming, and Idling Miscellany scores big with its fascinating hodge-podge of sports- and activity-related trivia.
</div>]]> 2004 5 0 false Thu Aug 06 16:20:24 -0700 2009 Thu Aug 06 16:20:24 -0700 2009 64544889 324599 40702 158234406X 9781582344065 4 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1169473314m/40702.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1169473314s/40702.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/40702.Schott_s_Sporting_Gaming_and_Idling_Miscellany 4.10 31 From the author of the international bestsellers Schott’s Original Miscellany and Schott’s Food and Drink Miscellany comes the third and most playful installment in the series: a miscellanist’s 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 Houdini’s Code; or the myriad personalities of the Pac-Man ghosts? Where else will you stumble across an account of Evel Kneival’s broken bones, a detailing of Mike Tyson’s tattoos, the nicknames for classic poker-hands, or every sporting ailment from jogger’s nipple to housemaid’s knee?

You don’t have to be a sports fanatic to enjoy this irresistible volume of factual odds and ends. Schott’s Sporting, Gaming, and Idling Miscellany scores big with its fascinating hodge-podge of sports- and activity-related trivia.
</div>]]> 2004 4 0 false Wed Jul 22 12:18:33 -0700 2009 Wed Jul 22 12:18:33 -0700 2009 60234758 2434620 40702 158234406X 9781582344065 4 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1169473314m/40702.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1169473314s/40702.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/40702.Schott_s_Sporting_Gaming_and_Idling_Miscellany 4.10 31 From the author of the international bestsellers Schott’s Original Miscellany and Schott’s Food and Drink Miscellany comes the third and most playful installment in the series: a miscellanist’s 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 Houdini’s Code; or the myriad personalities of the Pac-Man ghosts? Where else will you stumble across an account of Evel Kneival’s broken bones, a detailing of Mike Tyson’s tattoos, the nicknames for classic poker-hands, or every sporting ailment from jogger’s nipple to housemaid’s knee?

You don’t have to be a sports fanatic to enjoy this irresistible volume of factual odds and ends. Schott’s Sporting, Gaming, and Idling Miscellany scores big with its fascinating hodge-podge of sports- and activity-related trivia.
</div>]]> 2004 4 0 false Thu Jun 18 17:56:00 -0700 2009 Thu Jun 18 17:56:00 -0700 2009 59666618 2413790 40702 158234406X 9781582344065 4 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1169473314m/40702.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1169473314s/40702.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/40702.Schott_s_Sporting_Gaming_and_Idling_Miscellany 4.10 31 From the author of the international bestsellers Schott’s Original Miscellany and Schott’s Food and Drink Miscellany comes the third and most playful installment in the series: a miscellanist’s 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 Houdini’s Code; or the myriad personalities of the Pac-Man ghosts? Where else will you stumble across an account of Evel Kneival’s broken bones, a detailing of Mike Tyson’s tattoos, the nicknames for classic poker-hands, or every sporting ailment from jogger’s nipple to housemaid’s knee?

You don’t have to be a sports fanatic to enjoy this irresistible volume of factual odds and ends. Schott’s Sporting, Gaming, and Idling Miscellany scores big with its fascinating hodge-podge of sports- and activity-related trivia.
</div>]]> 2004 0 0 false Sun Jun 14 18:19:46 -0700 2009 Sun Jun 14 18:19:53 -0700 2009 55683100 820962 40702 158234406X 9781582344065 4 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1169473314m/40702.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1169473314s/40702.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/40702.Schott_s_Sporting_Gaming_and_Idling_Miscellany 4.10 31 From the author of the international bestsellers Schott’s Original Miscellany and Schott’s Food and Drink Miscellany comes the third and most playful installment in the series: a miscellanist’s 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 Houdini’s Code; or the myriad personalities of the Pac-Man ghosts? Where else will you stumble across an account of Evel Kneival’s broken bones, a detailing of Mike Tyson’s tattoos, the nicknames for classic poker-hands, or every sporting ailment from jogger’s nipple to housemaid’s knee?

You don’t have to be a sports fanatic to enjoy this irresistible volume of factual odds and ends. Schott’s Sporting, Gaming, and Idling Miscellany scores big with its fascinating hodge-podge of sports- and activity-related trivia.
</div>]]> 2004 0 0 false Mon May 11 11:11:07 -0700 2009 Mon May 11 11:11:07 -0700 2009 54099778 2261039 40702 158234406X 9781582344065 4 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1169473314m/40702.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1169473314s/40702.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/40702.Schott_s_Sporting_Gaming_and_Idling_Miscellany 4.10 31 From the author of the international bestsellers Schott’s Original Miscellany and Schott’s Food and Drink Miscellany comes the third and most playful installment in the series: a miscellanist’s 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 Houdini’s Code; or the myriad personalities of the Pac-Man ghosts? Where else will you stumble across an account of Evel Kneival’s broken bones, a detailing of Mike Tyson’s tattoos, the nicknames for classic poker-hands, or every sporting ailment from jogger’s nipple to housemaid’s knee?

You don’t have to be a sports fanatic to enjoy this irresistible volume of factual odds and ends. Schott’s Sporting, Gaming, and Idling Miscellany scores big with its fascinating hodge-podge of sports- and activity-related trivia.
</div>]]> 2004 3 0 false Mon Apr 27 02:25:16 -0700 2009 Mon Apr 27 02:25:16 -0700 2009 53202022 2123268 40702 158234406X 9781582344065 4 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1169473314m/40702.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1169473314s/40702.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/40702.Schott_s_Sporting_Gaming_and_Idling_Miscellany 4.10 31 From the author of the international bestsellers Schott’s Original Miscellany and Schott’s Food and Drink Miscellany comes the third and most playful installment in the series: a miscellanist’s 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 Houdini’s Code; or the myriad personalities of the Pac-Man ghosts? Where else will you stumble across an account of Evel Kneival’s broken bones, a detailing of Mike Tyson’s tattoos, the nicknames for classic poker-hands, or every sporting ailment from jogger’s nipple to housemaid’s knee?

You don’t have to be a sports fanatic to enjoy this irresistible volume of factual odds and ends. Schott’s Sporting, Gaming, and Idling Miscellany scores big with its fascinating hodge-podge of sports- and activity-related trivia.
</div>]]> 2004 4 0 false Sun Apr 19 00:22:48 -0700 2009 Sun Apr 19 00:22:48 -0700 2009 52910315 2227554 40702 158234406X 9781582344065 4 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1169473314m/40702.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1169473314s/40702.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/40702.Schott_s_Sporting_Gaming_and_Idling_Miscellany 4.10 31 From the author of the international bestsellers Schott’s Original Miscellany and Schott’s Food and Drink Miscellany comes the third and most playful installment in the series: a miscellanist’s 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 Houdini’s Code; or the myriad personalities of the Pac-Man ghosts? Where else will you stumble across an account of Evel Kneival’s broken bones, a detailing of Mike Tyson’s tattoos, the nicknames for classic poker-hands, or every sporting ailment from jogger’s nipple to housemaid’s knee?

You don’t have to be a sports fanatic to enjoy this irresistible volume of factual odds and ends. Schott’s Sporting, Gaming, and Idling Miscellany scores big with its fascinating hodge-podge of sports- and activity-related trivia.
</div>]]> 2004 5 0 false Thu Apr 16 10:56:40 -0700 2009 Thu Apr 16 10:56:40 -0700 2009 46404382 1171689 40702 158234406X 9781582344065 4 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1169473314m/40702.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1169473314s/40702.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/40702.Schott_s_Sporting_Gaming_and_Idling_Miscellany 4.10 31 From the author of the international bestsellers Schott’s Original Miscellany and Schott’s Food and Drink Miscellany comes the third and most playful installment in the series: a miscellanist’s 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 Houdini’s Code; or the myriad personalities of the Pac-Man ghosts? Where else will you stumble across an account of Evel Kneival’s broken bones, a detailing of Mike Tyson’s tattoos, the nicknames for classic poker-hands, or every sporting ailment from jogger’s nipple to housemaid’s knee?

You don’t have to be a sports fanatic to enjoy this irresistible volume of factual odds and ends. Schott’s Sporting, Gaming, and Idling Miscellany scores big with its fascinating hodge-podge of sports- and activity-related trivia.
</div>]]> 2004 0 0 false Sun Feb 15 07:50:31 -0800 2009 Sun Feb 15 07:50:31 -0800 2009 46208152 1694869 40702 158234406X 9781582344065 4 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1169473314m/40702.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1169473314s/40702.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/40702.Schott_s_Sporting_Gaming_and_Idling_Miscellany 4.10 31 From the author of the international bestsellers Schott’s Original Miscellany and Schott’s Food and Drink Miscellany comes the third and most playful installment in the series: a miscellanist’s 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 Houdini’s Code; or the myriad personalities of the Pac-Man ghosts? Where else will you stumble across an account of Evel Kneival’s broken bones, a detailing of Mike Tyson’s tattoos, the nicknames for classic poker-hands, or every sporting ailment from jogger’s nipple to housemaid’s knee?

You don’t have to be a sports fanatic to enjoy this irresistible volume of factual odds and ends. Schott’s Sporting, Gaming, and Idling Miscellany scores big with its fascinating hodge-podge of sports- and activity-related trivia.
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