Sportographica - Softcover

Toseland, Martin; Toseland, Simon

3.5

28 ratings by Goodreads

Softcover

ISBN 10: 162365162X ISBN 13: 9781623651626

Publisher: Quercus, 2014

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The world of sport in 101 quirky and amusing infographics.

From the authors of Infographica comes a quirky, irreverent, and informative guide to the most important milestones of sports history. Covering a range of topics from the earliest Olympic sports to the fastest knock-outs in boxing world fights.

With 101 clever and comprehensive sports illustrations that help readers visualize information in a new and exciting way, Sportographica is the perfect gift for sports trivia buffs with a sense of humor.

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About the Author:

Martin and Simon Toseland are brothers who have written books both together and separately. Together they have written 365 Everyday Games and Pastimes and completed ghost-writing projects with celebrities including James May, Oz Clarke and Neil Morrissey. Martin Toseland is the author of A Steroid Hit the Earth: A Celebration of Misprints, Typos and Other Howlers and The Ants Are My Friends: Misheard Lyrics, Malapropisms, Eggcorns and Other Linguistic Gaffes.

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"We ike this one! I was surprised that MLB has never had a single seven-footer, given that it would be pretty advantageous for pitching and wouldn't come with any real mobility downsides (as it would in a sport like hockey). Plus, any graphic that gets you googling Edouard Beaupr� is a good graphic.”—Deadspin

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