{"product_id":"the-world-is-a-ball-paperback-by-john-doyle","title":"The World is a Ball Paperback by John Doyle","description":"\u003cbody\u003e\n                \n                    \n                        \u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProduct Details\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n                        \u003cul\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cb\u003eAnchor Canada\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e(2010-11-02)\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLanguage\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003eEnglish\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePaperback\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e416\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003epages\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-13\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e9780385664998\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eItem Weight\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e319.79\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003egrams\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e20.83 x 13.82 x 2.16\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003ecm\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                        \u003c\/ul\u003e\n                        \u003cbr\u003e\n                        \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eGlobe and Mail\u003c\/i\u003e columnist John Doyle explores the international phenomenon of soccer\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn \u003cb\u003eA Great Feast of Light\u003c\/b\u003e, John Doyle viewed his childhood in Ireland through the television screen. Now, he turns his eye to the most popular sport on the planet: soccer. It's a journey that begins with the first game John saw, in 1960s-era Ireland, through soccer in the 21st century - the World Cups in 02 and 06, the European Championships in 04 and 08. And Doyle has traveled the globe during the build-up to next year's World Cup 2010. In between the drunken fans, crazed taxi drivers, leprechauns and lederhosen, Doyle muses on the evolution of soccer as a global phenomenon. He shows a sport where for 90 minutes on the pitch anything seems possible. A game where colonized nations can tackle the power of their colonizers; where oppressed immigrant groups can thoroughly trounce their host countries. This book examines soccer from a new angle. John Doyle offers a compelling social history of the ultimate sport, each country and team competing in the historic 2010 World Cup, and how the game has kept pace as the global village has sprung up around the playing field.\u003c\/p\u003e\n                        \u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n                        \u003cp\u003eJOHN DOYLE has been a critic for \u003ci\u003eThe Globe and Mail \u003c\/i\u003esince 1997 and has written the \u003ci\u003eGlobe\u003c\/i\u003e's daily television column since 2000. His first book, the memoir \u003cb\u003eA Great Feast of Light\u003c\/b\u003e, was published to great acclaim in the US, UK, and Canada. He has appeared on numerous TV and radio programs to talk about popular culture, television, soccer, and Ireland. His writing has appeared in \u003ci\u003eReport On Business \u003c\/i\u003emagazine, \u003ci\u003eElle Canada\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eFlare\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eEn Route\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBooks in Canada\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Irish Times\u003c\/i\u003e, and the \u003ci\u003eToronto Star\u003c\/i\u003e, among others. John Doyle lives happily in Toronto.\u003c\/p\u003e\n                    \n                \n            \u003c\/body\u003e","brand":"Best Bookstore","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":46553034293409,"sku":"BBSNIJ9780385664998","price":19.95,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0525\/2084\/5473\/files\/9780385664998.jpg?v=1781723662","url":"https:\/\/www.bestbookstore.ca\/products\/the-world-is-a-ball-paperback-by-john-doyle","provider":"Best Book Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}