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Would You Believe... the Losers Were Killed In Mayan Football?! and Other Perilous Pastimes

AuthorRichard Platt

NarratorStephanie Beattie

Duration1h 6m

CategoriesChildren and Young Adult Non-Fiction and Educational Titles, History

Key StageKS2

PublisherInhouse

VersionUnabridged

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This audiobook looks at the outlandish history of sport and leisure around the world. Discover the story behind the games we play like never before as we examine the amazing peculiarities of international sport and leisure activities past and present. Learn about the wacky and often bloodthirsty games that our ancestors liked such as fierce gladiatorial contests, as well as the even wackier that are still used around the world today - such as bog snorkelling and bungee jumping!

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