Brain Men: A Passion to Compete - Hardcover

Berkmann, Marcus

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0316847690 ISBN 13: 9780316847698

Publisher: Little, Brown & Company, 1999

Synopsis

Deep within the human psyche lurks the primal urge to compete. It can take many forms: sport, nuclear war, the pub quiz. Sport is universal, nuclear war threatens us all, but only Britain has a thriving quiz culture all of its own. Why do people watch quizzes on TV and why do so many go to a pub quiz each week, to compete for a cash prize smaller than the amount they will spend on beer? This book delves into the dark heart of British quiz culture - its origins, its practices, its background - and its unfortunate knitwear.

About this title

Review:

'Enjoy a spell of obsessive indulgence in the company of a genuine and witty enthusiast' -- THE TIMES

'For addicts with a low batting average i.e. most cricket lovers' -- GUARDIAN

'It captures splendidly the many dazzling facets of the truly atrocious cricketer' -- OBSERVER

'The FEVER PITCH of Cricket. Very funny' -- DAILY TELEGRAPH

About the Author:

Marcus Berkmann writes television reviews for the DAILY MAIL and a monthly pop music column for the SPECTATOR, and has written columns on sport for the INDEPENDENT ON SUNDAY and PUNCH.

About this edition

• Publisher: Little, Brown & Company
• Publication date: 1999
• ISBN 10: 0316847690
• ISBN 13: 9780316847698
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 224