Fox tossing. And other forgotten and dangerous sports

Some sports are known and loved. Some are firmly forgotten. And some simply should not have existed. Children"s boxing and ski ballet, ancient Roman staging of sea battles and Scottish golf in the dark, bird hunting with a two -meter gun and flaying entertainment with cats ... Throughout its history, humanity has come up with many curious, amazing and outrageous ways to conduct leisure and demonstrate daring. In his book, Edward Brooke Hitching gives brief descriptions of more than 90 sports and shows what human ingenuity is capable of, often bordering on cruelty and recklessness. Edward Brook -Hitching is a writer, author of the bestseller "Library of a Madman" (Book of the Year 2020 according to Sunday Times), "Heavenly Atlas" (2019), "Golden Atlas" (2018) and others. The author of the popular television program QI (Quite Interesting) on ​​BBC, member of the Royal Geographical Society