Isbn: 9780061132261 - the thinking fan's guide to the world cup: 32 essays on soccer and the nations of the 2006 tournament by leading writers (12 Ergebnisse)

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. 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. Former Foreign Minister of Mexico Jorge G. Castañeda invites George W. Bush to watch a game. Novelist Robert Coover remembers soccer in Spain after the death of General Francisco Franco. Dave Eggers on America, and the gym teachers who kept it free from communism. Time magazine's Tokyo bureau chief Jim Frederick shows how soccer is displacing baseball in Japan. Novelist Aleksandar Hemon proves, once and for all, that sex and soccer do not mix. Novelist John Lanchester describes the indescribable: the beauty of Brazilian soccer. The New Yorker's Cressida Leyshon on Trinidad and Tobago, 750-1 underdogs. Fever Pitch author Nick Hornby on the conflicting call of club and country. Plus an afterword by Franklin Foer on the form of government most likely to win the World Cup.…

Paperback. Zustand: Good. 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. Former Foreign Minister of Mexico Jorge G. Castañeda invites George W. Bush to watch a game. Novelist Robert Coover remembers soccer in Spain after the death of General Francisco Franco. Dave Eggers on America, and the gym teachers who kept it free from communism. Time magazine's Tokyo bureau chief Jim Frederick shows how soccer is displacing baseball in Japan. Novelist Aleksandar Hemon proves, once and for all, that sex and soccer do not mix. Novelist John Lanchester describes the indescribable: the beauty of Brazilian soccer. The New Yorker's Cressida Leyshon on Trinidad and Tobago, 750-1 underdogs. Fever Pitch author Nick Hornby on the conflicting call of club and country. Plus an afterword by Franklin Foer on the form of government most likely to win the World Cup.…

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Paperback. Zustand: Gut. XII, 399 p. leichte Randläsuren, Buchrücken minimal ausgeblichen, Bleistifteintrag auf Schmutztitel, Seiten angegilbt / slight edgewear, spine minimally faded, pencil entry on half title, pages yellowed. - THE THINKING FANS 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 worlds greatest sporting event. In addition to all the essential information any fan needsthe 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. / Contents Preface by Matt Weiland Introduction by Sean Wilsey World Cup 2002 by Sean Wilsey Recap / Results / Statistics World Cup 2006: The Tournament Overview / Population and Players / Group Stage / Match Schedule / Sites and Stadia / Referees World Cup 2006: The 32 Nations Angola by Henning Mankell Argentina by Thomas Jones Australia by Ben Rice Brazil by John Lanchester Costa Rica by Matthew Yeomans Côte dIvoire by Paul Laity Croatia by Courtney Angela Brkic Czech Republic by Tim Adams Ecuador by Jake Silverstein England by Nick Hornby France by Aleksandar Hemon Germany by Alexander Osang Ghana by Caryl Phillips Iran by Said Sayrafiezadeh Italy by Tim Parks Japan by Jim Frederick Mexico by Jorge G. Castaneda Netherlands by Tom Vanderbilt Paraguay by Isabel Hilton Poland by James Surowiecki Portugal by William Finnegan Saudi Arabia by Sukhdev Sandhu Serbia and Montenegro by Geoff Dyer South Korea by Peter Ho Davies Spain by Robert Coover Sweden by Eric Schlosser Switzerland by Peter Stamm Togo by Binyavanga Wainaina Trinidad and Tobago by Cressida Leyshon Tunisia by Wendell Steavenson Ukraine by Benjamin Pauker United States by Dave Eggers The World Cup in Numbers Past World Cup Results / All-Time World Cup Table / Most Goals in the World Cup / Most Appearances in the World Cup / Penalty Shootouts / Awards The 32 Nations in Numbers Land Area / Population / Population Annual Growth Rate / Population Density / Birth Rate / Median Age / Life Expectancy at Birth / Infant Mortality Rate / Literacy Rate / Executions / Armed Forces Personnel / Prisoners / GDP Per Capita / Annual GDP Real Growth Rate / Unemployment Rate / Exports / Tourist Arrivals / Tractors / Military Expenditures / Films Produced / Televisions / Internet Users Afterword: How to Win the World Cup by Franklin Foer . About the Contributors Acknowledgments. ISBN 9780061132261 Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 360.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - 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.Former Foreign Minister of Mexico Jorge G. Castañeda invites George W. Bush to watch a game.Novelist Robert Coover remembers soccer in Spain after the death of General Francisco Franco.Dave Eggers on America, and the gym teachers who kept it free from communism.Time magazine's Tokyo bureau chief Jim Frederick shows how soccer is displacing baseball in Japan.Novelist Aleksandar Hemon proves, once and for all, that sex and soccer do not mix.Novelist John Lanchester describes the indescribable: the beauty of Brazilian soccer.The New Yorker's Cressida Leyshon on Trinidad and Tobago, 750-1 underdogs.Fever Pitch author Nick Hornby on the conflicting call of club and country.Plus an afterword by Franklin Foer on the form of government most likely to win the World Cup.…