Playing the Game: A Baden-Powell Compendium for Scouts Old and Young

Robert Baden-Powell

mars 2013 · Pan Macmillan

À propos de cet e-book

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

À propos de l'auteur

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.