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| Weight | 900 g |
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| Dimensions | 255 × 220 × 20 mm |
Raise Your Game
Product Code: Raise Your Game£20.00
Sports writer Ian Valentine and celebrated cartoonist Oliver Preston have teamed up to present an essential accompaniment to sport. Whether you’re an occasional spectator who’d like to know more; or a seasoned tragic who adores sport’s unique patter; then Raise Your Game will be a fun and illuminating read. Filled with useful explanations, fascinating lingo and Oliver’s priceless observations, this is the perfect gift for touchline mums, diehard fans and sports-mad teenagers alike.
Key Features
More than 30 sports explained, from rugby and cricket to sumo wrestling and snowboarding
Celebration of sport’s rich language – full of colourful slang to use and impress
Hilarious cartoons by Oliver Preston
Special sections for Summer and Winter Olympics
Written by well-known author Ian Valentine, whose previous books include Out for a Duck
Perfect gift for all sports fans
Hardback pp290 CODE: RYG
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