The Nolympics

The Nolympics
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Publisher : Penguin UK
Total Pages : 158
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ISBN-10 : 9780718197629
ISBN-13 : 0718197623
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Book Synopsis The Nolympics by : Nicholas Lezard

Download or read book The Nolympics written by Nicholas Lezard and published by Penguin UK. This book was released on 2012-09-13 with total page 158 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Nicholas Lezard loved London. Then the London 2012 Olympics came along ... Suddenly his beloved city was invaded by über-people in branded sportswear who had contorted their bodies into odd shapes in order to run a bit faster, or throw things a bit further. Not to mention armies of reptilian brand-managers, chancers and corporate cheerleaders all wanting to cash in, as a blameless piece of the East End was turned (at tear-inducing cost) into one huge folly. In The Nolympics Nicholas Lezard gives us the perfect antidote to Olympics fever with a hilarious blow-by-blow account of how he survived its highs and lows, triumphs and soul-destroying boredom. It is a book for anyone who would rather sit in the dark watching TV than ever wave a flag, who was last to be picked for PE, or who just feels that somewhere along the way the Spirit of the Games was smothered by wads of money. It is the only Olympic souvenir you'll ever need.


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