The pitfalls of throwing a boomerang, the world's first feature film (1906), the largest coral reef in the world - these are just some of the subjects in this lively fact book sampling every aspect of Australian culture.
The ultimate joke book with over 3,000 side-splitting jokes for every occasion, ranging from one-liners and observations, to classic stories that will provide hours of fun.
Running's Strangest Tales is a fascinating collection of weird and wonderful stories from the world of running, from the earliest marathon to today's high-tech, apped-up approach.
365 Reasons To Be Proud To Be Irish is a year-long scenic route of jolliness taking in the quirky events, inventions, traditions, people, places and characters that make Ireland a country worth celebrating every day of the year.
That boxing has always attracted colourful, larger-than-life figures is amply borne out by the bizarre collection of true stories gathered together in this fascinating book.
Ever since John Logie Baird first publicly demonstrated this now all-pervasivemedium in his small Soho laboratory, the history of television has been litteredwith remarkable but true tales of the unexpected.
Amazing & Extraordinary Facts: Football explores some of the most bizarre football events throughout history, from its birth during the Industrial Revolution, to the major tournaments of the Beautiful Game in the 21st century.
In this hugely entertaining collection of stories taken from over a hundred years of world tennis history, award-winning sports historian Peter Seddon has gathered together the most extraordinary events ever to occur on a tennis court.
365 Reasons To Be Proud To Be British is a year-long scenic route of jollyness taking in the quirky events, inventions, traditions, people, places and characters that make Great Britain a nation worth celebrating every day of the year.
'The most eccentric golf book ever' Sports and Leisure MagazineGolf's Strangest Rounds is an absorbing collection of bizarre tales from the lengthy annals of the sport's history.
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p>It's a well-observed fact that human beings (well, men) can be a grumpy old bunch, always choosing to see that infamous metaphorical glass as constantly half empty rather than half full.
No matter how much you think you know about classical music, you'll find plenty of baffling questions and surprising answers inside - all carefully compiled by Richard Baker OBE.
No matter how much of an expert you think you are, there will be plenty to challenge and baffle you in this collection of over 1000 teasers from the world of Rock and Pop!
