{"product_id":"today-and-tomorrow-volume-25-sport-and-leisure","title":"Today and Tomorrow Volume 25 Sport and Leisure","description":"\u003cp\u003eRusticus \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOr \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Future of the Countryside\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMartin S Briggs\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOriginally published in 1926\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Few of the fifty volumes, provocative and brilliant as most of them have been, capture our imagination as does this one.\" Daily Telegraph\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"The book is a pamphlet, though it has the form and charm of a book.\" Spectator \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eContents include:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\"So this is England!\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBefore the Deluge\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eKing Coal (c1810-1910)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Age of Petrol (c1910 onwards)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Future\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\u003cp\u003e126pp\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDiogenes \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOr\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Future of Leisure \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eC E M Joad \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOriginally published in 1928.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A brilliant and provocative volume.\" Evening Standard \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"The writing is vivid and good-humouredly truculent.\" Times Literary Supplement \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eArguing that many people do not know how to enjoy their leisure time, this volume offers satirical advice on how best to achieve happiness and fulfilment. Highlighting the dangers of a materialistic, superficial age, the author provides practical advice on how to avoid boredom and how to appreciate the true value of life. Perhaps even more pertinent today than when it was first published, this volume is still relevant to twenty-first century readers. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e94pp\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e**********************\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHanno \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOr \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Future of Exploration \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJ Leslie Mitchell\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOriginally published in 1928.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"His wonderful book, in which he confutes the popular notion that the explorer’s task is finally fulfilled.\" Morning Post\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Stimulating, packed with eminently practical suggestions.\" Times Literary Supplement\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePredicting what the explorer of tomorrow would discover, the author foresaw that the Amazonian jungle and the Antarctic would become accessible as never before. He also argued that inter-planetary communication was not far ahead. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e84pp\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAtalanta \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOr\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Future of Sport\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eG S Sandilands \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOriginally published in 1928\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"His provocative and most interesting book.\" Daily Herald\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Points out some of the pinnacles of unreason climbed by those trying to separate amateur from professional.\" Manchester Guardian \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePredicting a time when sport as a separate human activity, having served its purpose in the evolution of mankind, will cease to exist this volume discusses issues such as blood sports, amateur sports and the role of gender in sport. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e112pp\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54225094312280,"sku":"9780415464222","price":291.4,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9780415464222.jpg?v=1770276641","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/today-and-tomorrow-volume-25-sport-and-leisure","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}