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Chargement... Playing the Gamepar Robert Baden-Powell
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Inscrivez-vous à LibraryThing pour découvrir si vous aimerez ce livre Actuellement, il n'y a pas de discussions au sujet de ce livre. Enlightening and entertaining anthology of excerpts from the writings of Robert Baden-Powell. Playing the Game is arranged in roughly chronological order, and is divided between autobiographical anecdotes and the story (and theory) of scouting. The excerpts are interleaved with inspirational quotes, which would make an excellent book on their own. While this book is a treasure trove for the reader, its organisation can sometimes seem haphazard. As with all compendiums of this sort, there is a degree of repetition; this is particularly apparent in the final part of the book dealing with Baden-Powell's work for world peace. Despite this, Playing the Game is a welcome overview of and introduction to the writings of an extraordinary man, and liberally illustrated with B-P's own drawings. ( ) aucune critique | ajouter une critique
A highly entertaining anthology drawn from the writings of the founder of the Scout movement, tying-in with centenary of the movement2007 sees the centenary of scouting and the 150th anniversary of the birth of its founder, Robert Baden-Powell. Playing the Game marks these two key anniversaries and the year-long international celebration of scouting. Drawing on Baden-Powell's extensive archive, it is a rich and evocative selection of his writings, on peace - a major theme throughout his career and the theme of the centenary celebrations, on his own life, from his wonderfull idiosyncratic anecdotal autobiography and includes a healthy sprinkling of some of BP's more memorable aphorisms, such as 'I don't mind confessing I have a weakness for hippos' and 'The man who holds the average boy's attention for more than seven minutes is a genius', not to mention 'Knowledge without character is mere pie-crust'. Imbued with a strong sense of the splendour and the old-school Empire feel of Baden-Powell's work, Playing the Game offers a dazzling window into a world that's gone, but whose legacy remains alive, not least in the 28 million members of the Scouts Association. Aucune description trouvée dans une bibliothèque |
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