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Mark Miller

Bowling

Mark Miller

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English
Shire Publications
20 May 2012
Bowls, bowling, petanque
Series: Shire Library USA
Bowling is a favourite pastime for millions of families, and since its 1960s and '70s heyday has come to seem quintessentially American. Yet in Egypt as early as 3200 B.C. and Europe as far back as 300 A.D. games were played in which a ball was rolled in an attempt to knock down objects. Arriving in America in colonial times as an outdoor lawn game, and becoming an indoor pastime for the working classes with the influx of immigrants in the late 1800s, by the twentieth century bowling had evolved into the sport as we know it, which today is played at least once a year by 100 million people globally. Sportswriter and bowling historian Mark Miller takes readers on a fully illustrated journey into this beloved sport, revealing bowling's ancient origins, celebrating its heyday in the late twentieth century and charting its current revival, and capturing the spirit of the game and those who play it.
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Imprint:   Shire Publications
Country of Publication:   United Kingdom
Volume:   677
Dimensions:   Height: 210mm,  Width: 149mm,  Spine: 8mm
Weight:   152g
ISBN:   9780747811367
ISBN 10:   0747811369
Series:   Shire Library USA
Pages:   64
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Audience:   General/trade ,  ELT Advanced
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active

"Mark Miller worked for the United States Bowling Congress and its predecessors for more than twenty-four years. He is an authority on bowling past and present, having been called the ""Fountain of Bowling Knowledge."" A former sports writer in Arkansas and Illinois, he also helped establish the International Bowling Museum and Hall of Fame in Arlington, Texas. His work has been published in a variety of publications and media, including Examiner.com, BowlingDigital.com, RoadSideAmerica.com, and the Bowling News Network."

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