Author : David Wallechinsky
Publisher : Aurum
ISBN 13 : 1781310815
Total Pages : 192 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (813 download)
Book Synopsis The Book of Olympic Lists by : David Wallechinsky
Download or read book The Book of Olympic Lists written by David Wallechinsky and published by Aurum. This book was released on 2012-06-07 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the multi-million selling author of The Book of Lists and The Complete Book of the Olympics comes an entirely new take on the Games. Wallechinsky has a uniquely vast knowledge of the Olympics and an unrivalled head for arcane – now the two are combined in this collection of 150 unexpected Olympic lists, including: • The eight slowest Olympic competitors • The twelve strangest sports ever contested • The six most spectacular collisions and falls • The top ten shaven-headed Olympians Published for the 2012 Games, The Book of Olympic Lists is a quirky compendium of the unusual, the unknown and the downright bizzare. More than simply a book of lists, Wallechinsky elaborates and expands on the reason for an athlete or incident’s inclusion, to create a winning – and highly addictive – alternative history of the Olympics.