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The Heart of the Game.
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The Heart of the Game. Hardcover - 2005

by GREAVES**, JIMMY:

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UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.FINE/FINE.No owner inscrptn and no price-clip (£18.99) to dw/dj.Bright,crisp,clean,matt, author's portrait colour photographic illustrated dw/dj panels,with white+yellow lettering; with negligible shelf-wear or creasing to edges and corners - no nicks or tears present.Both head+foot of spine/backstrip of dw/dj and bds minimally bumped with reciprocal creasing and book has a slight lean. Top+fore-edges bright and clean; contents bright,tight,clean,solid and sound - pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corner tips, would appear unread - apart from my own collation.Publisher's bright,crisp,clean,sharp-cornered,original plain black cloth boards with bright,crisp,yellow ink printed letters to spine/ backstrip and immaculate plain white endpapers.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,2-353pp [paginated] includes 14 chapters,16pp contemporary,historical b/w photographs in 2 blocks of 8pp apiece,between pp118/19 and pp230/31 respectively; plus [unpaginated] half-title+title pages,a dedication,a contents list/table,acknowledgements,and 4pp blanks at the rear. In 'THE HEART OF THE GAME',Jimmy Greaves examines our undying passion for football and its development over the fifty years he has been associated with the sport.He takes us into the world of players,managers,agents and fans to make sense of our lasting obsession with the beautiful game. 'THE HEART OF THE GAME' looks at every aspect of football from park players to galacticos; from the autocratic directors of the past to the marketing executives of today.He traces the development of football from the days when a manager's role included ordering match-day pies to the modern-day world of Jose Mourinho and Sir Alex Ferguson. Jimmy reveals how the media and money men have taken over the sport,and reflects on the games and personalities whose influence changed the face of English football.He asks the football questions we all want the answers to: how do the Svens of today compare to managers like Sir Alf Ramsey? Why has England stopped producing great goalkeepers? How come the football of yesteryear was more physical,yet the footballer of today is more injury-prone? Drawing on his wealth of experience and genuine love of football,this is Jimmy Greaves at his most incisive,objective and humorous best. Please contact seller,for correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! N.B. ALL buyers please note,stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded,after order's receipt and before the order's despatch,especially if the item(s) are offered either P+p included/FREE. ** N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: Standard AIRMAIL postage from UK to these destinations can now cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence,then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. anything from a 1/3rd to 1/2 of the standard US AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always. **
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  • Title The Heart of the Game.
  • Author GREAVES**, JIMMY:
  • Illustrator illus with contemporary b/w photographs.
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Edition UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.
  • Condition Used - FINE.
  • Publisher LONDON.TIME WARNER BOOKS,2005., London, United Kingdom
  • Date October 6, 2005
  • Bookseller's Inventory # rja651416
  • ISBN 9780316730761

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