书目

My Life As a Ten Year-Old Boy

内容简介

Ahighlyillustrated,beautifullydesignedtributetopingpong,theworld'smostpopularyetleastappreciatedsport—withtalesfromthetablebyNickHornby,WillShortz,DavyRothbart,HaroldEvans,JonathanSafranFoer,andothers.Everysportclaimstobetheworld'sgame—soccer,basketball,kabaddi.Butnonecanmatchtheglobalstatusacquiredbymodest,ubiquitouspingpong—themostpopularyetmisunderstoodpastimeintheworldtoday,asleepinggiantoffast-pacedfun.Joinusonajourneyintothedarkcornersanddistantalleysofthispongingglobe,fromsuburbanbasementsofmisspentyouthstoBangkokbackroomstoNewJerseyrecroomstoBeijingstadiatodwarfchildchampionstoelderlyenthusiaststoHollywoodhipsterstoperkypornstars.Thiscastofthousands,combinedwithartifactsfromtheauthors'ever-growingcollectionofpingpongalia,revealsthehiddentruthsoftheworldbehindthegame:thesecretsofeternalyouth,guerrillawarfare,foolproofseduction,fameandadulation—allexplainedthroughtwopaddles,sixtyinchesofnet,andabouncing,bouncingball.Aworldwhereeverythingyouknowispong.

作者简介

WilliamSimpsonwasaclassmateofPrinceBandarattheRoyalAirForceCollege,Cranwell,wheretheybecamefriendsthroughamutualinterestinfencingduringthetwoandahalfyearsoftheirofficertraining.SimpsonfoundedandwasCEOofanInternetcompany,andalsoworkedwithaMayfair-basedhedgefundasPresidentofNorthAmericanOperations.Afterhisretirementfromtheworldoffinancialservices,SimpsonundertookthisbiographywiththecooperationofPrinceBandar.SimpsonlivesintheUnitedKingdom.

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