FOX TOSSING, OCTOPUS WRESTLING AND OTHER FORGOTTEN SPORTS

Book ID/图书代码： 06580014B73838

English Summary/英文概要： For those who enjoyed the quirkiness of Schott’s Miscellany, the erudition of The Etymologicon or the extremes of The Dangerous Book for Boys, this is the perfect read. From Spile Troshing to Mumble a Sparrow, Edward Brooke-Hitching has researched through piles of dusty tomes to bring vividly back to life some of the most curious, dangerous and downright bizarre sports and pastimes that mankind has ever devised, before thinking better of it and erasing it from the memory. After all, who would ever think to bring back Fox Tossing, a popular sport for men and women in 18th century Germany? As the name suggests, it would involve dozens of couples pairing up and standing 20-25 feet apart in an enclosed field, each holding one end of a net, and then they would pull hard at both ends as the fox ran past, sending it flying high into the air. There are many other sports revealed within these pages that are unlikely ever to make an appearance on Sky Sports, such as Firework Boxing, which is just as dangerous as it sounds. Meanwhile, Ski Ballet may not have been so risky, but Suzy ’Chapstick’ Chaffee’s signature move - the Suzy Split (a complete forward split while balanced on the tips of her skis) - was probably not one to try at home. An intriguing, entertaining and occasionally shocking insight into the vivid imaginations of mankind across the years, Fox Tossing, Octopus Wrestling and Other Forgotten Sports is an unforgettable read

Chinese Summary/中文概要： 对于那些喜欢肖特《混杂》的诡异，《词源词典》的博学或《男孩的冒险书》的极端的人，那本书将是完美的阅读。从”Spile Troshing“到” Mumble a Sparrow“，爱德华•布鲁克•希钦研究了一大堆沾满灰尘的厚重书籍，来将一些人类设计的，没想好或者从记忆中擦除的最奇怪，最危险、最奇异的体育和娱乐运动再次生动的带回生活中。毕竟，有谁会想到重新玩”狐狸投掷“，这个在十八世纪的德国，男人和女人之间流行的一种运动？顾名思义，它需要几十对夫妻配对，并在一个封闭的领域站立相隔20-25英尺的距离，各持网的一端，然后在狐狸跑过去时用力拉两端，把它抛到高高的空中。书中还有许多其他的几乎不可能出现在空中体育的体育运动，例如烟花拳击，和它的名字一样危险。同时，滑雪芭蕾可能没有那么危险，但是苏西•查菲的招牌动作——苏西劈叉（在她平衡的滑雪技巧中一个完整向前的劈叉）——是不太可能在家里做的。是对人类多年来的生动想象的迷人，有趣和偶尔令人震惊的洞察，《狐狸投掷，章鱼摔跤和其他被遗忘的运动》是一次令人难忘的阅读。（LNL）

Awards/获奖情况：’Meticulous research has led to fascinating accounts of these forgotten sports’ origins and endings, offering great little nuggets of information’ --Press Association

’A book like this, the result of enormously diligent library ferreting, doesn’t have any pressing reason to exist, but I am glad it does. Its pointlessness is its pleasure.’ --Spectator

About the Author/作者介绍： 爱德华•布鲁克•希钦是一位作家和获奖的纪录片制作人。他是古书商的儿子，在开始进行独立电影制作之前，他在埃克塞特大学学习英语和电影。《狐狸投掷，章鱼摔跤和其他被遗忘的运动》是他的第一本书。他住在伦敦。

Edward Brooke-Hitching is a writer and award-winning documentary filmmaker. The son of an antiquarian book dealer, he read English and Film at the University of Exeter before entering independent film production. ’Fox Tossing, Octopus Wrestling and Other Forgotten Sports’ is his first book. He lives in London.

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Sales in other countries/其他国家销售情况：Eng (UK) - Simon & Schuster (May 2015) French - Denoel

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