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Sports Geek: A Visual Tour of Sporting Myths, Debate and Data
Rob Minto
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Description for Sports Geek: A Visual Tour of Sporting Myths, Debate and Data
Hardcover. Num Pages: 192 pages, Packed with infographics. BIC Classification: WSBX; WZG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 253 x 19. Weight in Grams: 832.
Sport revolves around two things: narrative and numbers. You need the narrative, otherwise why would anyone care about sport? Rivalries, emotions, and sporting legends all require it. But sport also needs numbers. Without them, we have no idea who has won. We need numbers to tell which team is top of the table, or who is the world champion. Sports Geek is a visual and numerical tour through sporting debates and ideas. Teams in all sports use data to create extraordinary analysis of how their players perform, to assess tactics and to get an edge over arch ... Read more
Sport revolves around two things: narrative and numbers. You need the narrative, otherwise why would anyone care about sport? Rivalries, emotions, and sporting legends all require it. But sport also needs numbers. Without them, we have no idea who has won. We need numbers to tell which team is top of the table, or who is the world champion. Sports Geek is a visual and numerical tour through sporting debates and ideas. Teams in all sports use data to create extraordinary analysis of how their players perform, to assess tactics and to get an edge over arch ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Number of Pages
192
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781472927491
SKU
V9781472927491
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-50
About Rob Minto
Rob Minto is a journalist who has worked at the Financial Times for 10 years. In 2006 he became the paper's first Interactive Editor. He has also been Technology Correspondent, and most recently Emerging Markets Assistant Editor, as well as writing occasional features and columns. Rob has been obsessed about sport and statistics for many ... Read more
Reviews for Sports Geek: A Visual Tour of Sporting Myths, Debate and Data
Perfect toilet book
Chris Evans
BBC Radio 2
Have you ever wondered why the quality of snooker is so much better now than it was in its Eighties heyday? Or who is, statistically, the greatest ever pound-for-pound boxer? Of course you have. This compilation of sport stats and data has all the answers and much, much more ... Read more
Chris Evans
BBC Radio 2
Have you ever wondered why the quality of snooker is so much better now than it was in its Eighties heyday? Or who is, statistically, the greatest ever pound-for-pound boxer? Of course you have. This compilation of sport stats and data has all the answers and much, much more ... Read more