Gary Rimmer
Biography
Gary Rimmer is a journalist, author and film and television producer. As well as writing for the national press he has contributed to magazines ranging from Time Out to the British Medical Journal. He is the author of Lonely Hearts and Thirtysomehow as well as The A-Z of Street Cred.
Books
Football Freaking: Surreal Sums Behind the Beautiful Game
Did you know that Estonia once managed to beat Scotland without even turning up? That the Cote d'Ivoire has the most expensive team? And why Dutch defender Winston Bograde is paid twice what Real Madrid pays Beckham, Ronaldo and Zidane combined?
Gary Rimmer's unique Number Freaking technique unearths the real truth behind the beautiful game. Discover:
How many German police officers awai…
Number Freaking: The Surreal Sums Behind Everyday Life
'A cheerful little mix of absurdly precise arithmetic ... this is a book for nutters with calculators and a lot of fun' Guardian
'Rimmer takes everyday numbers and spins them into small stories which are by turns amazing, hilarious and revealing ... a book designed to be dipped into which nevertheless I consumed in one sitting.' Arthur Smith, comedian
From sex to physics, from celebrities to psy…
