“Fascinating, informative and hugely entertaining. This is a book I will return to again and again.”
–BILL BRYSON, author of A Walk in the Woods and A Short History of Nearly Everything
“”Josh Chetwynd’s study underscores the enormous influence that sports have had on our language … Chetwynd’s accomplishment is … his easy style, engaging storytelling, and charming tone, which moves from high to low culture faster than an Allen Iverson crossover dribble.”
–CHRISTOPHER J. SCALIA, The Weekly Standard
