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Cargando... How to Watch the Olympics (2011 original; edición 2011)por David Goldblatt
Información de la obraHow to watch the Olympics: scores and laws, heroes and zeros – an instant initiation to every sport por David Goldblatt (2011)
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Inscríbete en LibraryThing para averiguar si este libro te gustará. Actualmente no hay Conversaciones sobre este libro. I took this out from my library on a lark after hearing it mentioned on The Bugle (http://thebuglepodcast.com/). With a generous dollop of British deadpan, HTWTO provided a nice couple of hours glimpse into the sports of the Summer Olympics, the history and a dabble beneath the surface of rules and strategy. ( ) This is a really interesting book and the perfect introduction to all the olympic sports. As a non-sporty bookworm with no interest or knowledge of sport, this was surprisingly readable and full of clear explainations and facinating facts. The book explains the basic rules of each sport, the history, the years it has been included, scandals, odd moments, and the careers of a few of the major stars. It also outlines the history and content of the opening and closing ceremonies and the sports which are no longer part of the games. I guess sports fanatics will probably know all this stuff already, but it was great for a beginner. Having read this I can now participate in conversations about the London 2012 Games in the pub as if I know what I'm talking about. It is a massive shame that the book doesn't include anything about the paralympics and this is why I only gave it 4 stars. sin reseñas | añadir una reseña
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HTML: The Olympics is the world's biggest sporting event - and it moves centre stage for London 2012. Yet the sports the world is familiar with - football, cricket, rugby, baseball, motor sports - are either missing or have a token presence. In their place are games that most of us have not a clue how to play or to watch. Which is where this witty, insightful book comes into play, offering the back story behind each Olympics sport and, by means of fiendishly clever diagrams and prose, explaining the rules and finer points. Once you've read David Goldblatt and Johnny Acton's accounts, you'll be on tenterhooks to see whether the Danish or the Koreans triumph at handball, just what the Italian fencers are up to, and if Greco-Roman wrestling really is like a game of chess. .No se han encontrado descripciones de biblioteca. |
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