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The Tencyclopedia

By Gideon Haigh
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The Tencyclopedia by Gideon Haigh offers an insightful and comprehensive exploration of various cricket topics, providing readers with a treasure trove of information, anecdotes, and historical context about the game. Perfectly suited for both cricket aficionados and newcomers, the book captures the essence and charm of cricket through carefully curated entries that delve into the sport's rich culture and history.
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You might enjoy this book if you're a cricket enthusiast eager for an encyclopaedic insight into the game's rich history and fascinating intricacies. This work offers a unique blend of wit and wisdom, presenting a treasure trove of cricket knowledge that is sure to entertain and enlighten both seasoned fans and newcomers alike.

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The Tencyclopedia: a tribute to the thrill of the decimal. Here, grouped as never before, Ten Affairs, Aunts, Masses, Mice, Methods, Plans, Principles and Penises... and much more.

Words. Pictures. Pages. A cover. Think you've seen them all? Think again. The Tencyclopedia is the book that puts decadence back into decade. Nearly.

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ISBN: 9781920885359

Publisher: Text Publishing

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 04 October 2004

Country: Australia

Imprint: The Text Publishing Company

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 17.0mm

Width: 136.0mm

Height: 206.0mm

Weight: 260g

Pages: 160

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About the Author

Gideon Haigh has been a journalist for more than thirty years, contributed to more than a hundred newspapers and magazines, written thirty books and edited seven others. His book On Warne won the British Sports Book Awards Best Cricket Book of the Year Award, the Cricket Society and MCC Book of the Year Award, the Jack Pollard Trophy, and the Waverley Library Nib Award; it was also shortlisted for the Australian Book Industry Awards Biography of the Year, the Victorian Premier's Literary Awards, and the Adelaide Festival Awards for Literature. The Office won the NSW Premier's Literary Awards Douglas Stewart Prize for Non-fiction. Other recent titles include Uncertain Corridors- Writings on Modern Cricket, End of the Road? on Australia's automotive industry, and The Deserted Newsroom, about media in a digital age.

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