# The Meaning of Sport

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- Authors: [Simon Barnes](https://www.bookquiver.com/simon-barnes)
- Language: en_GB
- Published: 2007-09-02

## Description

Takes you on a journey from the Olympic Games in Athens to the World Cup in Germany - via the Ashes series, the Ryder Cup, Wimbledon, and more. This book examines why sport holds us all in such thrall, how it uplifts and crushes us - and can seem to matter more than life itself.

## Editions

### The Meaning of Sport

- Publisher: short_books
- Medium: ebook
- ISBN: 978-17-8072-075-3
- Published: 2007-09-02
- Language: en_GB