The Secret History of Balls (The Stories Behind the Things We Love to Catch, Whack, Throw, Kick, Bounce and B at)

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Overview

You may fancy yourself a sports fan, but chances are you don't know:

A fish eyeball was used as the center of some nineteenth-century baseballs

The race to make better billiard balls led to the invention of plastics

The Nerf ball was originally created to be part of a board game featuring cavemen

Balls are the unsung heroes of sports. They are smacked, flung, dribbled, crushed, thrown, and kicked. They're usually only the subject of scrutiny when something goes wrong: a tear, the application of an illegal foreign substance, or a dent from overuse. Nevertheless, if you're watching nearly any major sporting event from around the world, you're likely following the ball wondering where it will go next...

The Secret History of Balls mines the stories and lore of sports and recreation to offer insight into 60 balls-whether they're hollow, solid, full of air, or stuffed with twine or made of leather, metal, rubber, plastic, or polyurethane-that give us joy on playing fields and in every arena from backyards to stadiums around the globe.

This book title, The Secret History of Balls (The Stories Behind the Things We Love to Catch, Whack, Throw, Kick, Bounce and B at), ISBN: 9780399536748, by Josh Chetwynd, published by Penguin Publishing Group (May 3, 2011) is available in paperback. Our minimum order quantity is 25 copies. All standard bulk book orders ship FREE in the continental USA and delivered in 4-10 business days.

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Product Details

Author:
Josh Chetwynd
Format:
Paperback
Pages:
240
Publisher:
Penguin Publishing Group (May 3, 2011)
Imprint:
TarcherPerigee
Language:
English
Audience:
General/trade
ISBN-13:
9780399536748
ISBN-10:
0399536744
Weight:
6oz
Dimensions:
4.5" x 8" x 0.6"
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United States
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56
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