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Sport

Almost Everything You Ever Wanted to Know

Summary

Sport: Almost Everything You Ever Wanted to Know tells the history of sport. All sport. Ever. From ancient times to the 21st century.

In eight themed parts, Tim Harris describes the triumphs and breakthroughs - as well as the cheating and skulduggery - that have created the modern world of sport. Dip into it, or read it cover to cover - there's a 'Oh - now I get it' moment on every page.

Sport: it's unique, funny, amazingly comprehensive and packed with extraordinary anecdotes to turn any reader into a sporting expert.

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  • Staggeringly informative...succeeds in providing a fanatically comprehensive overview
    Chris Maume, Independent, Christmas books special

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Tim Harris

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