The Handy Sports Answer Book by Kevin Hillstrom et al

Description

Bibliographic Details

• Authors: Kevin Hillstrom, Laurie Hillstrom and Roger Matuz
• Title: The Handy Sports Answer Book
• Publisher: ‎ Visible Ink Press
• Publication Date: January 1, 1988
• Language: ‎ English
• Format: Trade Paperback – 546 pages‏
• ISBN-10: ‎ 157859166X
• ISBN-13: ‎ 978-1578591664
• Item Weight: ‎ 1.90 pounds
• Dimensions: 9.3 x 7.3 x 1.15 inches
• Book Condition: Used – Very Good
• Cover Condition: Very Good (may show some minor creases on corners)

Synopsis:

What makes a curveball curve? What was the longest basketball-winning streak of all time? What is the oldest surviving golf hole in the United States? What Supreme Court justice once won the NFL rushing title? How many horses have won the Triple Crown? Did ancient Chinese shuttlecock kicking lead directly to badminton, or were there other influences? During which World Cup final did Pele lose his shorts? Who are the tallest and smallest players in NBA history? Who had the largest appetite? How big is the Stanley Cup and how much champagne does it hold?

More than 1,000 similar questions are answered in The Handy Sports Answer Book, with chapters on football, baseball, hockey, basketball, the Olympics, soccer, golf, auto racing, horse racing, tennis, boxing, extreme sports, and volleyball, plus a token question on judo and two on fencing.

Handy Sports is a sports fan's dream–not a big or important dream, but a dream nonetheless for an affordable general sports reference covering origins, history, personalities, rules, techniques, records, and great moments of America's favorite sports. Many of the questions were blind tested in pubs during nights of enthusiastic brainstorming.

We guarantee topicality under the same circumstances. The explosion of women's sports is covered in detail. Handy Sports is a great primer for the young sports fan and a convenient look-up for more senior spectators.

About the Authors:

Author Kevin Hillstrom is the President of MineThatData, a consultancy that helps CEOs understand the interaction between customers, products, brands, channels, service, and merchandise. Since founding MineThatData in 2007, he has worked with more than 100 brands, generating tens of millions of dollars of incremental, annual profit for clients. Prior to founding MineThatData, he spent six years at Nordstrom as Vice President of Database Marketing. He also spent a year at Avenue A, five years at Eddie Bauer as Director of Circulation and Analytics, five years at Lands' End as Manager of Analytical Services, and two years at the Garst Seed Company.

Laurie Collier Hillstrom is an award-winning author of more than 50 books for audiences ranging from middle-school students to college-level users.

Hillstrom's company, Northern Lights Writers Group, offers a complete range of editorial services, including book packaging, project management, original writing and research, customized content development, primary document identification and procurement, copy editing, indexing, and photo selection.

She also produces content for electronic and print media on a wide variety of subjects, including American and world history, biography, current events, health care, environmental issues, science and technology, business and industry, and popular culture.

Roger Matuz develops, writes, and edits print and electronic resources on American history, popular culture and sports. He wrote the five-volume Complete American Presidents Sourcebook, edited reference works on literature and art, and managed development of a searchable database of digitized page images of hundreds of pre-twentieth century magazines.