中文简介：

听说过德克萨斯州奥斯汀的空气性爱锦标赛吗？威尔士兰沃蒂德的沼泽浮潜呢？没有听说过？那就准备好迎接奈杰尔·霍姆斯（Nigel Holmes）带来的丰富有趣的旅程吧，他将介绍世界上非常疯狂、古怪、精彩的文化活动。从蜗牛赛跑、婴儿啼哭到投掷任何东西，书中滑稽的信息图表揭示了我们为维护这些古怪习俗所做的努力。人人都是赢家世界上奇趣另类的比赛指南无论是扔冰冻老鼠还是在冬青树下游行，无论是蜗牛赛跑还是背老婆赛跑，人类长期以来一直在疯狂、古怪、有时甚至是奇妙的仪式和比赛中展示他们的创造力。为了展示我们将如何维护这些古怪的习俗，英美平面设计师奈杰尔·霍姆斯（Nigel Holmes）秉持他对幽默力量的信念，在全球范围内进行了一次丰富有趣的旅行，寻找出各种奇趣另类的比赛，所有这些都用精彩的信息图表进行了详细的解释。你会遇到威尔士泥炭沼泽浮潜背后的惊人事实（建议穿潜水服）、美国的吃热狗大赛（提示：避免吃早餐），或是日本的婴儿啼哭大赛。霍姆斯一页又一页地证明，当涉及到勇敢、耐力或纯粹胡闹的壮举时，世界就会以一种美好而常常是滑稽的方式庆祝文化，通过这种小把戏和激情的狂欢，展现出人类努力和幽默的可爱而温暖的一面。作者简介奈杰尔·霍姆斯（Nigel Holmes）是一位英裔美国人，在《时代》杂志工作了16年，担任《时代》杂志的图形总监。作为信息图形领域的先驱，他的客户包括苹果、索尼、《国家地理》和《纽约时报》。他撰写并参与编写了几本相关书籍，并在斯坦福大学授课，在TED会议上发言。他相信幽默的力量可以帮助人们理解事物，而且他总是穿着蓝色的衣服。编辑朱利叶斯·维德曼（Julius Wiedemann）主修平面设计和市场营销，在2001年加入TASCHEN之前，曾在东京的报纸和设计杂志担任艺术编辑。他的作品包括《插图现在时！》和《唱片封面》系列，以及信息图表集和有关广告和视觉文化的书籍。疯狂竞赛：来自世界各地的100个奇趣另类的比赛奈杰尔·霍姆斯，朱利叶斯·维德曼精装，7.5 x 7.5英寸，1.48磅，216页书名：978-3-8365-3908-1语言版本：英语

英文简介：

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.Everyone’s a WinnerA guide to the world’s weirdest, most thrilling competitionsWhether it’s flinging frozen rats or parading in holly evergreens, racing snails or carrying wives, human beings have long displayed their creativity in wild, 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 humor 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.The authorNigel Holmes is a British-American graphic designer who spent 16 years at Time magazine, eventually becoming its graphics director. A pioneer in the field of information graphics, his clients have included Apple, Sony, National Geographic, and The New York Times. He has authored and contributed to several books on the subject, and has taught at Stanford and presented at TED Conferences. He believes in the power of humor to help people understand stuff, and he always wears blue.The editorJulius Wiedemann studied graphic design and marketing and was an art editor for newspapers and design magazines in Tokyo before joining TASCHEN in 2001. His titles include the Illustration Now! and Record Covers series, as well as the infographics collection and books about advertising and visual culture.Crazy Competitions. 100 Weird and Wonderful Rituals from Around the WorldNigel Holmes, Julius WiedemannHardcover, 7.5 x 7.5 in., 1.48 lb, 216 pagesISBN 978-3-8365-3908-1Edition: English