Author: Sol Neelman
Publisher: Kehrer Verlag
ISBN: 9783868282191
Category : Photography of sports
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Sport impacts on society, identity, passions and, for better or worse, even wardrobes. Sport allows people to express where they are from, what matters to them and how they have fun and photographing the weird side of sport is what Sol Neelman loves. Over the past five years, he has travelled the world seeking out the weird and wacky in sport where imagination has no boundaries. Whether it's urban golf, cardboard tube fighting, Godzilla wrestling, lingerie football, Segway polo or drag queen softball, this body of work documents events that are very weird!
Weird Sports
Author: Sol Neelman
Publisher: Kehrer Verlag
ISBN: 9783868282191
Category : Photography of sports
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Sport impacts on society, identity, passions and, for better or worse, even wardrobes. Sport allows people to express where they are from, what matters to them and how they have fun and photographing the weird side of sport is what Sol Neelman loves. Over the past five years, he has travelled the world seeking out the weird and wacky in sport where imagination has no boundaries. Whether it's urban golf, cardboard tube fighting, Godzilla wrestling, lingerie football, Segway polo or drag queen softball, this body of work documents events that are very weird!
Publisher: Kehrer Verlag
ISBN: 9783868282191
Category : Photography of sports
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Sport impacts on society, identity, passions and, for better or worse, even wardrobes. Sport allows people to express where they are from, what matters to them and how they have fun and photographing the weird side of sport is what Sol Neelman loves. Over the past five years, he has travelled the world seeking out the weird and wacky in sport where imagination has no boundaries. Whether it's urban golf, cardboard tube fighting, Godzilla wrestling, lingerie football, Segway polo or drag queen softball, this body of work documents events that are very weird!
Wacky Sports
Author: Michael J. Rosen
Publisher: Millbrook Press
ISBN: 0761389822
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 36
Book Description
Sure, you know baseball, soccer, and basketball. But have you heard about kiiking, the Estonian swinging competition? Or chess boxing, the perfect combination of brains and brawn? What about watermelon skiing? Discover a range of entertaining sports from around the world!
Publisher: Millbrook Press
ISBN: 0761389822
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 36
Book Description
Sure, you know baseball, soccer, and basketball. But have you heard about kiiking, the Estonian swinging competition? Or chess boxing, the perfect combination of brains and brawn? What about watermelon skiing? Discover a range of entertaining sports from around the world!
Weird Sports and Wacky Games around the World
Author: Victoria R. Williams
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN: 1610696409
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 396
Book Description
With hundreds of books dedicated to conventional sports and activities, this encyclopedia on the weirdest and wackiest games offers a fresh and entertaining read for any audience. Weird Sports and Wacky Games around the World: From Buzkashi to Zorbing focuses on what many would consider abnormal activities from across the globe. Spanning subjects that include individual games, team sports, games for men and women, and contests involving animal competitors, there is something for every reader. Whether researching a particular country or region's traditions or wanting an interesting read for pleasure, this book offers an array of uses and benefits. Though the book focuses on games and sporting activities, the examination of these topics gives readers insight into unfamiliar places and peoples through their recreation—an essential part of the human experience that occurs in all cultures. Such activities are not only embedded in everyday life but also indelibly interconnected with social customs, war, politics, commerce, education, and national identity, making the whimsical topic of the book an appealing gateway to insightful, highly relevant information.
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN: 1610696409
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 396
Book Description
With hundreds of books dedicated to conventional sports and activities, this encyclopedia on the weirdest and wackiest games offers a fresh and entertaining read for any audience. Weird Sports and Wacky Games around the World: From Buzkashi to Zorbing focuses on what many would consider abnormal activities from across the globe. Spanning subjects that include individual games, team sports, games for men and women, and contests involving animal competitors, there is something for every reader. Whether researching a particular country or region's traditions or wanting an interesting read for pleasure, this book offers an array of uses and benefits. Though the book focuses on games and sporting activities, the examination of these topics gives readers insight into unfamiliar places and peoples through their recreation—an essential part of the human experience that occurs in all cultures. Such activities are not only embedded in everyday life but also indelibly interconnected with social customs, war, politics, commerce, education, and national identity, making the whimsical topic of the book an appealing gateway to insightful, highly relevant information.
Wacky Sports
Author: Ben Kassoy
Publisher: Millbrook Press
ISBN: 1467717088
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 36
Book Description
Sure, you know baseball, soccer, and basketball. But have you heard about kiiking, the Estonian swinging competition? Or chess boxing, the perfect combination of brains and brawn? What about watermelon skiing? Discover a range of entertaining sports from around the world!
Publisher: Millbrook Press
ISBN: 1467717088
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 36
Book Description
Sure, you know baseball, soccer, and basketball. But have you heard about kiiking, the Estonian swinging competition? Or chess boxing, the perfect combination of brains and brawn? What about watermelon skiing? Discover a range of entertaining sports from around the world!
Encyclopedia Brown's Book of Wacky Sports
Author: Donald J. Sobol
Publisher: Skylark
ISBN: 9780553154979
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 132
Book Description
A collection of "zany" events in basketball, baseball, football, boxing, and other sports.
Publisher: Skylark
ISBN: 9780553154979
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 132
Book Description
A collection of "zany" events in basketball, baseball, football, boxing, and other sports.
Sports
Author: National Geographic Kids
Publisher: National Geographic Books
ISBN: 1426324677
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 210
Book Description
Everything has its weird side-- even sports! Add wacky stats, facts, and stories to your arsenal of spots trivia with this new addition to the very popular Weird but True series!
Publisher: National Geographic Books
ISBN: 1426324677
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 210
Book Description
Everything has its weird side-- even sports! Add wacky stats, facts, and stories to your arsenal of spots trivia with this new addition to the very popular Weird but True series!
Wacky Sports
Author: Virginia Loh-Hagan
Publisher: Cherry Lake
ISBN: 1634729781
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 36
Book Description
Take a look at the world's weirdest sports--from worm charming to yak skiing. These stories are too strange to be made up! Written with a high interest level to appeal to a more mature audience and a lower level of complexity with clear visuals to help struggling readers along. Considerate text includes tons of fascinating information and wild facts that will hold the readers' interest, allowing for successful mastery and comprehension. A table of contents, glossary with simplified pronunciations, and index all enhance comprehension.
Publisher: Cherry Lake
ISBN: 1634729781
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 36
Book Description
Take a look at the world's weirdest sports--from worm charming to yak skiing. These stories are too strange to be made up! Written with a high interest level to appeal to a more mature audience and a lower level of complexity with clear visuals to help struggling readers along. Considerate text includes tons of fascinating information and wild facts that will hold the readers' interest, allowing for successful mastery and comprehension. A table of contents, glossary with simplified pronunciations, and index all enhance comprehension.
Guinness World Records Wacky Sporting Champions
Author: Guinness World Records
Publisher: Hachette Digital, Inc.
ISBN: 1904994970
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 256
Book Description
In celebration of this year's sporting summer, Guinness World Records presents Wacky Sporting Champions an eBook exclusive honoring those unique sporting stars who have taken record-breaking to new and outrageous extremes! Featuring record-breakers from all over the world, Wacky Sporting Champions presents the truly alternative side to sporting achievement. Do you want to know how far you can throw a washing machine? Or if the pole-vault record can be attempted on a unicycle? Or what the fastest egg-and-spoon race is? Then Guinness World Records Wacky Sporting Champions is the eBook for you! Word Count: 27,000
Publisher: Hachette Digital, Inc.
ISBN: 1904994970
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 256
Book Description
In celebration of this year's sporting summer, Guinness World Records presents Wacky Sporting Champions an eBook exclusive honoring those unique sporting stars who have taken record-breaking to new and outrageous extremes! Featuring record-breakers from all over the world, Wacky Sporting Champions presents the truly alternative side to sporting achievement. Do you want to know how far you can throw a washing machine? Or if the pole-vault record can be attempted on a unicycle? Or what the fastest egg-and-spoon race is? Then Guinness World Records Wacky Sporting Champions is the eBook for you! Word Count: 27,000
Wacky Team Sports
Author: Alix Wood
Publisher: Gareth Stevens
ISBN: 1482413841
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 34
Book Description
Learn about some of the more wacky team sports.
Publisher: Gareth Stevens
ISBN: 1482413841
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 34
Book Description
Learn about some of the more wacky team sports.
Wacky Baseball Trivia
Author: Matt Chandler
Publisher: Capstone
ISBN: 1515719952
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 33
Book Description
"Describes a variety of trivia facts about baseball"--
Publisher: Capstone
ISBN: 1515719952
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 33
Book Description
"Describes a variety of trivia facts about baseball"--