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Schott's Sporting, Gaming, and Idling Miscellany Hardcover – Bargain Price, October 13, 2005

by Ben Schott (Author)

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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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Product Details

Hardcover: 160 pages
Publisher: Bloomsbury USA; First Edition edition (November 1, 2005)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 064194926X
ISBN-13: 978-0641949265
ASIN: B000MV8HU2
Product Dimensions: 7.3 x 5.2 x 0.7 inches
Shipping Weight: 7.2 ounces
Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,379,649 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #591 in Books > Humor & Entertainment > Puzzles & Games > Quizzes
- #1760 in Books > Humor & Entertainment > Puzzles & Games > Trivia
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20 of 24 people found the following review helpful

Not for the intense sportsfan

By bensmomma on March 7, 2006

Format: Hardcover

Fans of "Schott's Original Miscellany" may think of this as a potential gift for the sportsfan in their life, but it does not carry enough detail for the typical sportsfan, in part because in its strenuous effort to be both broad and flippant it extends its scope to crossword puzzles, quizzes, and the like...so it's great on the miscellany dimensions and scant on the sports. But if you are satisfied to know a single set of trivial details about cricket and one about polo and one about [whatever], this might be ok for you.

If on the other hand, you're not a sportsfan but are merely looking for more Schott's like reading material, I recommend instead the "Companion" series, which show every sign of being issued by the same publisher (same size format, typeface, etc.) althoug they are from Robson books rather than Bloomsbury. Examples includes "The London Companion," "The Literary Companion," "The Gardener's Companion," etc.

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful

Endlessly entertaining

By Barbara L. Pinzka on August 22, 2007

Format: Hardcover Verified Purchase

I bought this book as a gift for my husband, a true sports addict and a true student of all that he watches. Ever since he received it, I've caught him many times, poring over the pages, learning even more trivia with which to bedevil me and his friends.

Part of the decision was based on my previous experience with the Schott guides, which we've enjoyed thoroughly.

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful

Brilliant, but showing its age

By Daniel L Edelen TOP 1000 REVIEWERVINE VOICE on March 16, 2013

Format: Hardcover

Quotes, stats, weird facts, minutia--it's all here in _Schott's Sporting, Gaming, and Idling Miscellany_. A further continuation of the Schott's Miscellany books, this one retains the same old-fashioned feeling of its predecessors. Reading like a handbook of arcane knowledge kept by a Renaissance Man, it's a throwback source, rambling through everything from horse racing oddities to the layout of the streets for the Pamplona bull run to recipes for cocktails to people who died laughing and to deprecated Olympic sports. It even has a bookmark ribbon. If you like strange facts, this is a great source for oddities to drop into conversations.

If the book suffers in any way, it's its age. As of this review, eight years have passed since it was first published, and the book's most recent sports stats are from 2004. While some of the other books in the series don't rely as heavily on dated info, this one is hurt a bit by it, which seem unavoidable given the subject matter.

Great book, but it needs a second edition.

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful

Another fascinating bit of miscellany

By F. B. Jeffery on January 7, 2008

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Just as in his previous efforts, Mr. Schott assembles an amusing collection of trivia. Well worth the effort whenever one wants to waste some time. Thoroughly enjoyable, and you learn something as well!

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For those who can't get enough random knowledge.....

By Ellora M. Cole on May 8, 2014

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This book is exactly what it claims to be, the only thing that might deter US buyers, are that is has the metric system (oh no!) & has a definite English (like England) take on things.
I definitely like it better than the annuals, but nothing beats the original general Schott's.
But any mind that makes mine valid, is an A+ in my world.

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