Everything You Know Is Pong
How Mighty Table Tennis Shapes Our World
By Eli Horowitz, Roger Bennett | Publisher: HarperCollins
About the book
One billion Chinese pong fans can’t be wrong.
With an all-star team of contributing writers—including Nick Hornby, Will Shortz, Davy Rothbart, Harold Evans, and Jonathan Safran Foer—and quirky, fascinating images of table tennis from around the world, editors Eli Horowitz (McSweeny’s) and Roger Bennet (creator of Bar Mitzvah Disco and Camp Camp) deliver a humorous but heartfelt paean to ping pong, the world's most popular, yet least appreciated sport. Everything You Know Is Pong is a beautifully designed literary tribute to every aspect of table tennis, the true global pastime.
Editions of Everything You Know Is Pong
- Hardcover
- ISBN 9780061690518
- EBook
- ISBN 9780062016614
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One billion Chinese pong fans can’t be wrong.
With an all-star team of contributing writers—including Nick Hornby, Will Shortz, Davy Rothbart, Harold Evans, and Jonathan Safran Foer—and quirky, fascinating images of table tennis from around the world, editors Eli Horowitz (McSweeny’s) and Roger Bennet (creator of Bar Mitzvah Disco and Camp Camp) deliver a humorous but heartfelt paean to ping pong, the world's most popular, yet least appreciated sport. Everything You Know Is Pong is a beautifully designed literary tribute to every aspect of table tennis, the true global pastime.
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One billion Chinese pong fans can’t be wrong. With an all-star team of contributing writers—including Nick Hornby, Will Shortz, Davy Rothbart, Harold Evans, and Jonathan Safran Foer—and quirky, fascinating images of table tennis from around the world, editors Eli Horowitz (McSweeny’s) and Roger Bennet (creator of Bar Mitzvah Disco and Camp Camp) deliver a humorous but heartfelt paean to ping pong, the world's most popular, yet least appreciated sport. Everything You Know Is Pong is a beautifully designed literary tribute to every aspect of table tennis, the true global pastime.
What core themes, tropes, or subjects are explored in Everything You Know Is Pong?
Sports and Active outdoor recreation > Sport: general > Sports training and coaching
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Who is/are the Author/s of the book Everything You Know Is Pong?
Eli Horowitz, Roger Bennett
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HarperCollins
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Everything You Know Is Pong is available as hardcover(ISBN 9780061690518) and ebook(ISBN 9780062016614)
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