Playing the Game

A Baden-Powell Compendium for Scouts Old and Young

Robert Baden-Powell

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Macmillan
02 January 2014

Memoirs; Prose: non-fiction; Social groups: clubs & societies

Drawing on Baden-Powell's extensive archive, Playing the Game is a rich and evocative selection of his writings, on peace - a major theme throughout his career and the theme of the 2007 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

By: Robert Baden-Powell
Imprint: Macmillan
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm, Spine: 26mm
Weight: 699g
ISBN: 9781447262152
ISBN 10: 1447262158
Pages: 448
Publication Date: 02 January 2014
Recommended Age: From 18 years
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

The Compendium has been compiled by Mario Sica, one of the world's leading authories on scouting. Robert Baden-Powell's grandson, the present Lord Baden-Powell has contributed a foreword.