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

by Josh Chetwynd

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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... This description may be from another edition of this product.

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0399536744

Release Date:May 2011

Publisher:Perigee Trade

Length:240 Pages

Weight:0.40 lbs.

Dimensions:8.1" x 0.6" x 4.7"

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History of Sports Humor Humor & Entertainment Humorous Miscellaneous Puzzles & Games Sports & Outdoors Sports & Recreation Trivia Vocabulary, Slang & Word Lists

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