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Think you know all about sport? Think again. The Rough Guide to Cult Sport takes the armchair sports fan on a beguiling world tour exploring the maverick, the bizarre and the deliriously obscure parts of the sporting universe. It recalls the players, games and moments in all sports which have excited the greatest passions from the dawn of the Olympics to the present day. You'll find sections on the top twenty cult sports from baseball to sumo, angling to ultimate frisbee; cult legends, from female grand prix driver Helle Nice to Mexican wrestling star Mil Mascaras; around the world in 80 sports, from bog snorkelling, bun climbing and ostrich racing to pumpkin throwing; plus all the shocks, conspiracies and scandals that have rocked the world of sport over the years.
The Rough Guide to Cult Sport is the ultimate tribute to the weird and wonderful world of sport.
The Rough Guide to Cult Sport is the ultimate tribute to the weird and wonderful world of sport.
Spiralling work stress, junk food overload, and makeover madness all make staying healthy seem a taller order than ever before. The Rough Guide to Men's Health provides you with everything you need to know to ensure your lifestyle isn't at war with your health. Avoiding flabby waffle and well being puritanism, features include:
- Wherever, whenever - down-to-earth health advice whether you are in the kitchen, the bedroom, the gym, out on the town or simply looking in the mirror;
- How to improve performance - life coach strategies aimed at optimizing your outlook so you can feel your best every day;
- Wear and tear - identifying the causes of health problems and what to do about them, with "how it works" features on key problem areas like the back and gut and how to cope with sport's injuries, and;
- Tooling up: getting back into shape, sex and relationships, returning to work, and staying sane plus the low down on supplements.
- Wherever, whenever - down-to-earth health advice whether you are in the kitchen, the bedroom, the gym, out on the town or simply looking in the mirror;
- How to improve performance - life coach strategies aimed at optimizing your outlook so you can feel your best every day;
- Wear and tear - identifying the causes of health problems and what to do about them, with "how it works" features on key problem areas like the back and gut and how to cope with sport's injuries, and;
- Tooling up: getting back into shape, sex and relationships, returning to work, and staying sane plus the low down on supplements.