The Secret History of Balls: The Stories Behind the Things We Love to Catch, Whack, Throw, Kick, Bounce...

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Josh Chetwynd (Josh Chetwynd)

The Secret History of Balls

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ISBN: 9780399536748

The Stories Behind the Things We Love to Catch, Whack, Throw, Kick, Bounce and Bat

Josh Chetwynd (Josh Chetwynd)

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English

TarcherPerigee
03 May 2011

Language: reference & general

You may fancy yourself a sports fan, but chances are you don't know-

A fish eyeball was used as the center of some nineteenth-century baseballs

The race to make better billiard balls led to the invention of plastics

The Nerf ball was originally created to be part of a board game featuring cavemen

Balls are the unsung heroes of sports. They are smacked, flung, dribbled, crushed, thrown, and kicked. They're usually only the subject of scrutiny when something goes wrong- a tear, the application of an illegal foreign substance, or a dent from overuse. Nevertheless, if you're watching nearly any major sporting event from around the world, you're likely following the ball wondering where it will go next...

The Secret History of Balls mines the stories and lore of sports and recreation to offer insight into 60 balls-whether they're hollow, solid, full of air, or stuffed with twine or made of leather, metal, rubber, plastic, or polyurethane-that give us joy on playing fields and in every arena from backyards to stadiums around the globe.

You may fancy yourself a sports fan, but chances are you don't know-

A fish eyeball was used as the center of some nineteenth-century baseballs

The race to make better billiard balls led to the invention of plastics

The Nerf ball was originally created to be part of a board game featuring cavemen

Balls are the unsung heroes of sports. They are smacked, flung, dribbled, crushed, thrown, and kicked. They're usually only the subject of scrutiny when something goes wrong- a tear, the application of an illegal foreign substance, or a dent from overuse. Nevertheless, if you're watching nearly any major sporting event from around the world, you're likely following the ball wondering where it will go next...

The Secret History of Balls mines the stories and lore of sports and recreation to offer insight into 60 balls-whether they're hollow, solid, full of air, or stuffed with twine or made of leather, metal, rubber, plastic, or polyurethane-that give us joy on playing fields and in every arena from backyards to stadiums around the globe.

By: Josh Chetwynd (Josh Chetwynd)
Imprint: TarcherPerigee
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 203mm, Width: 114mm, Spine: 18mm
Weight: 159g
ISBN: 9780399536748
ISBN 10: 0399536744
Pages: 240
Publication Date: 03 May 2011
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Josh Chetwynd is a journalist, broadcaster, and author. He has served as a staff reporter forUSA Today, theHollywood Reporter,andU.S. News & World Report, and his writing has also appeared in such publications as theWall Street Journal, theTimes(London), theHarvard Negotiation Law Review, andVariety. As a broadcaster, he has worked for BBC Radio, among other outlets. In terms of his sports bona fides, he primarily earned them on the baseball diamond, where he played at the NCAA Division I college level for Northwestern University and had professional stints in both the United States for the Zanesville Greys in the independent Frontier League, and abroad for Sweden's Oskarshamn BK in Europe. He is the author of six books, four of them about sports. His 2011 effort,The Secret History of Balls- The Stories Behind the Things We Love to Catch, Whack, Throw, Kick, Bounce, and Bat, was named an NPR best book that year. He lives in Denver, Colorado, with his wife and two children.