Why Playing in Red Makes You a Winner...
and other amazing sports statistics phenomena
$30.00
- Paperback
224 pages
- Release Date
8 April 2015
Summary
Beyond the Game: Unveiling the Quirks and Hidden Truths of Sports
Is there a sport you could turn professional at with only a year of coaching? How much would it cost to run an Indy Car or a Formula as your family car? How can you give yourself a 1-in-12 chance of playing international soccer against Lionel Messi?
Why does being born in the summer prevent you from becoming a professional sports star? Which sport is the most profitable to participate in for the least amount o…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781780976372 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1780976372 |
| Author: | Gavin Newsham |
| Publisher: | Headline Publishing Group |
| Imprint: | Welbeck |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 224 |
| Release Date: | 8 April 2015 |
| Weight: | 220g |
| Dimensions: | 214mm x 134mm x 16mm |
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‘A statto’s delight. And with a smart variety of graphics alongside the author’s myth-busting observations, it’s a real page-turner’ FourFourTwo .
‘A statto’s delight. And with a smart variety of graphics alongside the author’s myth-busting observations, it’s a real page-turner’ FourFourTwo.‘There’s plenty of fun to be had’ Independent on Sunday.
About The Author
Gavin Newsham
Gavin Newsham is an award-winning writer whose work regularly appears in the Observer Sport Monthly and the Sunday Times. His previous books include Once in a Lifetime, The story of the New York Cosmos and celebrated biographies of golfer John Daly (winner of NSC Best New Writer in 2004), The Ofiicial Treasures of Muhammad Ali and the 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa Fact File.
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