- Hardcover: 400 pages
- Publisher: Profile Books (3 Nov 2011)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 1846684757
- ISBN-13: 978-1846684753
- Product Dimensions: 20.2 x 13.2 x 3.6 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 184,376 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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'The perfect event-by-event primer for sport's biggest occasion' --Independent
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The one book you have to read for London 2012
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
A book full of interesting stuff about the Olympics. The book goes through all the sports and tells you what to look out for and gives you a brief history of the events. Great for the sports expert and novice
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Goldblatt and Acton deliver a performance of greater poise even than the 1912 Swedish Ladies gymnasts (p. 175) in balancing top pub facts, politics, history and technique on sports familiar and forgotten. By turns informative, funny and surprising this book will entirely change the way I watch the olympics. My grandfather was the coach of a West Indies badminton olympic team sometime in the '60s so I turned to those pages first. Turns out a shuttlecock can be served at 260kmh - faster than a tennis ball, and that a Badminton trick shot artist held the stage at the London Palladium for a 38 week run in the 30s. There is so much we should all know about sport. This is where to find it. BTW this was the favourite Christmas present for no. 3 son this year, but is passed around the family.
Joe
Joe
Format:Hardcover
Never again will you find yourself sitting in ignorance when watching the Olympics. Armed with humorous anecdotes and essential historical background for each event, this book provides the reader with the necessary skills to impress his friends, at the same time allowing him to enjoy each event significantly more. A brilliantly written book which I thoroughly recommend!
Most Recent Customer Reviews
Brilliant!
Loved it and learned alot reading it. It's packed full of information, written with passion and insight, with great photos and some endearing cartoons too. Read more
Published 9 days ago by Ron
Great Olympic Guide!!!
If you want to read one book to figure out the Olympics, this is the book. Incredibly entertaining, it helped me understand what the rules and goals of each ever net are. Read more
Published 9 days ago by Robo Reader
You will find yourself quoting big chunks of this great book
This is a brilliant book. I don't know which bit to praise most! Its really funny (I defy you not to laugh at the story of Hugh Forgie, the great badminton star of the 1930s -... Read more
Published 11 days ago by David Christie
It's a winner!
To be honest I'm not a big fan of sport but it's hard not to get drawn in to the huge whirlwind of the Olympics, so every four years I find I'm watching on TV (often perplexed)... Read more
Published 12 days ago by LizM
How to watch the Olympics
A fascinating pot pourri of gags, facts and passion about Olympic sports - perfect for couch potatoes keen to sound knowledgeable as they talk at the telly, and anyone who is... Read more
Published 12 days ago by Gregoire
excellent book
How to Watch the Olympics is a must for any Olympic fan. I found it insightful, funny and clever. It gave me all the detail I need in order to fully enjoy the upcoming Games. Read more
Published 12 days ago by olympicsfan
great for pub quizes
This book really helped me to set more interesting, stimulating and teasing pub quiz questions about the Olympics recently. Read more
Published 13 days ago by ermanamiento
Must have
As the fog of the Olympics descends, this book offers a route-map through. Clear and informative, it introduces all the Olympic sports with humour, insight and anecdote. Read more
Published 13 days ago by Jellyfleur
Brilliant build-up browsing
A perfect book for building up an appetite as we approach the big events. Random dips give surprisingly tasty insights into the most unlikely events - juicy potted histories... Read more
Published 13 days ago by morebir
Gold Medal
This is the must-have book for those of you heading to the Olympic games (or those watching on TV) this summer. Read more
Published 13 days ago by R. A. Wakefield
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