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Binding: PaperbackDewey Decimal Number: 796.334668 EAN: 9780061132261 ISBN: 0061132268 Label: Harper Perennial Manufacturer: Harper Perennial Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 416 Publication Date: June 01, 2006 Publisher: Harper Perennial Release Date: May 12, 2006 Studio: Harper Perennial Sales Rank: 167646 Related Items:
Editorial Review: Product Description: The Thinking Fan's Guide to the World Cup features original pieces by thirty-two leading writers and journalists about the thirty-two nations that have qualified for the world's greatest sporting event. In addition to all the essential information any fan needs—the complete 2006 match schedule, results from past tournaments, facts and figures about the nations, players, teams, and referees—here are essays that shine a whole new light on soccer and the world.
Plus an afterword by Franklin Foer on the form of government most likely to win the World Cup. Average Rating:
 Rating:  - Neat little book.This book's got interesting info. about each participating nation of the last World Cup. If you love the nations of the "beautiful game", this book is for you. Rating: - Know I know why it's the World's GameI was a soccer novice until the 2006 World Cup...this book is a wonderful tribute to the event! Any American who says soccer (football to the rest of the world) is boring should read this and a whole list of other books I could name including: "Soccer Against the Enemy", "How Soccer Explains the World" and "Fever Pitch". I live in Europe now and enjoy football, live, in all its glorious passion. I have bought numerous copies of this book for friends...even those who are not soccer fans since the ... Read More Rating:  - Good reading for the most partThis book includes a chapter on each team that qualified for the 2006 World Cup in Germany. The chapters are written by different authors, who have some affinity for the nation. It also includes an interesting introduction and plenty of appealing statistics. Even after the World Cup, reading this book has been enjoyable and insightful. All but a few of the chapters are entertaining and interesting and some are excellent. There are also some that are quite tedious--these go on and ... Read More Rating: - Day is coming.One day America will come to see what a great game SOCCER is. Rating: - wonderfulIt was one of the most interesting book i read. It captured the country and its relationship with soccer. wonderful writers I wish I could compliment the editors and the writers . Selection of the writers was the essence of this book. Even people who are not soccer fans would like this book .It will give themt insight into nations politics and flavour of that country. Iloved reading it Kiran Browse for similar items by category:
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