How to Watch the Olympics(English, Paperback, Goldblatt David)
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How to Watch the Olympics is a one-of-a-kind guide to the world’s largest and most popular sporting event, penned down by David Goldblatt and Johnny Acton. Summary of the Book How to Watch the Olympics is a must-have guide to the Olympic Games. Sports like cricket, football, rugby and baseball are either completely missing or merely have a token presence in the Olympics. In their place are games which most of the viewers do not know how to play or to watch. This insightful and descriptive book addresses all the key questions related to each sport is featured in the Olympics. From the sport’s origins, basics, finer points to its Olympic history, this book provides detailed and exhaustive information. Replete with colorful illustrations and delightful stick figures, this book is a must-have for all sports enthusiasts. About the Authors David Goldblatt is an English author. He is best known for writing the World Football Yearbook and The Ball is Round: A Global History of Football. He writes the Sporting Life column in Prospect magazine and teaches the sociology of sports at the University of Bristol. He is also a regular presenter on BBC Radio where he speaks on the politics of sports. Johnny Acton is a writer who specializes in finding out obscure nuggets of information and making complicated subjects accessible to his readers. He has written books on a variety of topics from pickling food to the history of balloons.