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Taschen Book - Crazy Competitions

£20.00
  • Ever heard of the Air Sex Championships in Austin, Texas? How about bog snorkeling in Llanwrtyd, Wales? No?
  • Then brace yourself for Nigel Holmes’s bewilderingly funny ride through the wildest, oddest, and most wonderful cultural events.
  • From snail racing and baby crying to throwing just about anything, hilarious infographics reveal the lengths we’ll go to uphold our eccentric customs.
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  • This is an insightful and humorous guide to the world’s weirdest, most thrilling competitions. Whether it’s flinging frozen rats or parading in holly evergreens, racing snails or carrying wives, human beings have long displayed their creativity in, odd, and sometimes just wonderful rituals and competitions. To show what lengths we’ll go to uphold our eccentric customs, British American graphic designer Nigel Holmes channels his belief in the power of hilarity to bring together a bewilderingly funny tour around the globe in search of incredible events, all dryly explained with brilliant infographics.

    You’ll encounter the startling facts behind peat-bog snorkeling in Wales (wet suits recommended), hotdog-swallowing in the USA (tip: avoid breakfast), or who can make a baby cry quickest in Japan. Through this gallimaufry of gamesmanship and passion, an endearingly warm and affectionate portrait of human endeavor and good humour emerges as Holmes proves, page after page, that when it comes to feats of bravery, endurance, or sheer nonsense, the world is united as one in the fine and often hilarious way of celebrating culture.

    • Hardcover, 19 x 19 cm | 0.67 kg | 216 pages
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  • Why us?

    Here at The Present Finder we take great pride in selling unusual, high quality presents and providing an easy and enjoyable shopping experience.

    All our products are hand-picked by a team of gifting experts with over 30 years experience in sourcing and selecting fantastic presents. 

    All our gifts are packaged with the utmost care and attention by our warehouse team.  

    Exceptional Customer Service

    We aim to source the most unusual presents backed by exceptional levels of customer service and our mission is not complete until the gifts you have chosen delight the lucky recipients. 

    If for any reason, you are not delighted with your purchase we will refund your money in full or exchange your goods with no questions asked.

    We are incredibly proud of our 98% Customer Satisfaction Score from over 17,000 reviews and counting!

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Birthday Gift Ideas Unusual Presents - The Present Finder

The Present Finder is the ultimate gift destination, for all occasions. We have put together a plethora of gift ideas for Christmas presents, birthdays, anniversaries, leaving presents, weddings and any event you can imagine! Our collection of unusual gifts for dads, mums, kids, friends and families come from many different suppliers, designers and independent creative enterprises.

All products are sourced and chosen by our new products team and then are vetted, tested and reviewed by us, our friends and families to find gifts for all occasions and personalities.

We have over 1000 gifts in stock, ready to be delivered. Choose the gift by recipient...because we know that sometimes it’s easier to browse for a person rather than a specific gift. In each of our categories, we have added products which we know will suit the lucky friend or family member.

Are you thinking "who are these people"? If so, then here’s a little about us...

The Present Finder was founded in 2000. Starting as out as a family gift shop we now deliver our unusual gifts across the globe. Our customers rate us a staggering 98% for customer satisfaction - according to Feefo our independent review team! The business has always focused on its customer satisfaction and the company strapline encapsulates this: Unusual Gifts, Exceptional Service.

If you have any questions or would like to know a little more about us then please feel free to give us a call on 07786 736 718 or drop us an email on customerservices@thepresentfinder.co.uk - we are always happy to help!

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