The Ball: Discovering the Object of the GameHarper Collins, 15/05/2012 - 400 من الصفحات Anthropologist John Fox sets off on a worldwide adventure to thefarthest reaches of the globe and the deepest recesses of our ancientpast to answer a question inspired by his sports-loving son: "Why do we play ball?" From Mexican jungles to the small-town gridirons of Ohio, frommedieval villages and royal courts to modern soccer pitches andbaseball parks, The Ball explores the little-known origins ofour favorite sports across the centuries, and traces how a simpleinvention like the ball has come to stake an unrivaled claim on ourpassions, our money, and our lives. Equal parts history and travelogue,The Ball removes us from the scandals and commercialism of today'ssports world to uncover the true reasons we play ball, helping us reclaimour universal connection to the games we love. |
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... needed to start at the source, or as close to the source as I could reasonably get. I needed to understand why play exists in the first place. I met up with Stan by the pukka necklace display.
... needed a break from the action . We gathered up all the toys and assembled them back on the rack . The dolphins got agitated , slapping the water with their fins , as though disappointed at the fun ending- " continuation desire " at ...
... needed to , for example , unlock and open a door . The other function that's been lateralized to our left brain is language , which is itself dependent on muscle sequencing . Is it really possible that language , that most human of ...