Now You Know: 3 Volume Boxed Set

by Doug Lennox

Why are golf assistants called caddies? Why do the British drive on the left and North Americans on the right? Why is football played on a "gridiron," and a leg injury called a "Charlie horse"? The answers to these questions and the origins of hundreds of other expressions and customs are brought together in this fascinating collection of the history behind everyday words and routines. With all the conciseness of his original radio scripts, Doug...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1550026003
• ISBN13: 9781550026009
• Release Date: January 2004
• Publisher: Dundurn Press
• Length: 596 Pages
• Weight: 1.76 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.9" x 6.1" x 9.2"