Sport

"I know lots about the sports that I like, but I am pretty rubbish at anything else. I always want to know more. This book gives you the rules of different games. In Britain we always think we are better than everyone else at sports because we invented them, before everyone else took them on. And this book is another history of sport. With it, you can go into any room full of sports fans and pretend you know loads and loads about sport. Support Five Books Five Books interviews are expensive to produce. If you're enjoying this interview, please support us by donating a small amount . Yes. For example, my grandfather was a professional motorcycle rider so I can find out all about motor racing. The book talks about so many different types of sport, like Formula One, and it also talks about the politics of sport. I suppose it sits along Mihir’s book in that respect. You have a bit about feminism in sport, and votes to exclude women. You can find out about the war between football and rugby, or anything from American football to how cricket works at county level. It is a massive, chunky book with lots of information."