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Sportonomics

Is there a sport you could turn professional at with only a year of coaching? How much would it cost to run a Formula One car as your family runaround? How can you maximize your chances of playing international soccer against Lionel Messi? Why does being born in the summer prevent you from becoming a professional sports star? Which sport is the most profitable to participate in for the least amount of effort? These, plus many more, are the questions posed and answered by "Sportonomics", a unique new book, which, through painstaking research, challenges us to use figures to take a quirky and sideways look at sport. Packed with well-investigated observations and explanations of hidden phenomenon, Sportonomics explores the many incredible idiosyncrasies that lay within world sport and
will change your perceptions of the games we all love. Written in a fun and accessible style by a bestselling author and featuring astute observations that range from the technical and serious to fun and entertaining, Sportonomics will be a major sports talking point for the coming year.
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Is there a sport you could turn professional at with only a year of coaching? How much would it cost to run a Formula One car as your family runaround? How can you maximize your chances of playing international soccer against Lionel Messi? Why does being born in the summer prevent you from becoming a professional sports star? Which sport is the most profitable to participate in for the least amount of effort? These, plus many more, are the questions posed & answered by " Sportonomics", a unique new book, which, through painstaking research, challenges us to use figures to take a quirky & sideways look at sport. Packed with well-investigated observations & explanations of hidden phenomenon, Sportonomics explores the many incredible idiosyncrasies that lay within world sport & will change your perceptions of the games we all love. Written in a fun & accessible style by a bestselling author & featuring astute observations that range from the technical & serious to fun & entertaining, Sportonomics will be a major sports talking point for the coming year.

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With over 300 UK stores and more than 40000 different products in store each year, The Works is Britain's top discount book store. A well known presence on the high street, The Works was founded in 1981 to bring affordable books to the public. It now offers a large range of exciting products, including arts and crafts products, toys, gifts and seasonal products, all at discounted prices, making it a superb place to find items for hobbies and gifts for all ages. The book selection includes children's books, fiction and non-fiction books on a wide range of subjects from food and drink and craft and DIY to entertainment, autobiographies and history. Art and crafts products range from children's craft sets to sewing materials and professional artists' brushes. As well as big brands, The Works also sells their own high quality branded products.
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