Dimensions
143 x 223 x 37mm
2007 marks 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, on the centenary celebrations, and on his own life, from his wonderful idiosyncratic anecdotal autobiography, to 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.
