Now You Know Big Book of Sports: Featuring a Special Section of OLYMPICS Facts, Legends, and Lore!

by Doug Lennox

Ever wonder where the figure skating terms axel, salchow, and lutz came from? Or why a curling tournament is called a "brier"? And how about a "haymaker" in boxing or a "high five" in any sport? Well, Doug Lennox, the world champion of trivia, is back to score touchdowns, hit homers, and knock in holes-in-one every time with a colossal compendium of Q&A athletics that has all anyone could possibly want to know from archery and cycling to skiing...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1554884543
• ISBN13: 9781554884544
• Release Date: September 2009
• Publisher: Dundurn Press
• Length: 536 Pages
• Weight: 2.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.7" x 7.0" x 10.0"