Sociology: sport & leisure

Book Cover: Nga Taonga Takaro: Maori Sports & Games

By Harko Brown

In Nga Taonga Takaro , Harko Brown writes about the revival of more than 20 ancient games and sports of the Maori - including poi, stick games, kites, ball games, memory games, and board games. He traces the history and legend behind each game, and gives clear instructions on how to play, the rules of the game, and how to create the equipment used. The games are illustrated with action colour photographs...

Published: 30/06/2008

Format: Paperback

ISBN: 9780143009702

RRP: $35.00

What Sport Tells Us About Life

By Ed Smith

Why will there never be another Bradman?
H ow do you win thirty-three games in a row?

Published: 10/02/2009

Format: Paperback

ISBN: 9780141031859

RRP: $26.95

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

By Josh Chetwynd

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 invention of plastics

The Nerf ball was originally created to be part of a board game featuring cavemen