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World Cup 2010: The Indispensable Guide To Soccer And Geopolitics
The 2010 World Cup will be the first ever held on the continent of Africa. This book features introductory essays on the cultural importance of soccer, the World cup, this tournament in particular, and on African soccer. The book contains an introductory essay, table, analysis of team players, coach, history, flag, foods, and uniforms for each of the 32 teams.
Published
April 1st 2010
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This is a pretty exhaustive intro to the biggest sporting event of the year. The authors have done very well to provide background on the 2010 World Cup as a whole, as well as mini-histories and likely line-ups for each of the 32 teams involved.
There are many times when the rush of publishing this book are glaring, however. A few more weeks in front of an editor would have done wonders for the book, but would have had to push its release date even closer to the actual event.
Luckily, I was readi...more
There are many times when the rush of publishing this book are glaring, however. A few more weeks in front of an editor would have done wonders for the book, but would have had to push its release date even closer to the actual event.
Luckily, I was readi...more
Quick read to get ready for WORLD CUP 2010!!!! I was pretty amped up before...now I can hardly contain myself.
There were so many grammatical errors in this book (almost as if it went from word doc to print), but I don't really care b/c this book is chocked full of interesting tidbits on the backstory for South Africa '10.
GO Yanks!
There were so many grammatical errors in this book (almost as if it went from word doc to print), but I don't really care b/c this book is chocked full of interesting tidbits on the backstory for South Africa '10.
GO Yanks!
A great book filled with tournament history, team info, and commentary on each team's national anthem. Information was well-organized and easy to either read straight through or to use as a reference. The book was also surprisingly up to date and included information about the events of January's Africa Cup of Nations.
I would have preferred less of the "I've found a pattern" speculation that sports writers are so fond of: no team with a player whose name starts with Q has ever won a game played...more
I would have preferred less of the "I've found a pattern" speculation that sports writers are so fond of: no team with a player whose name starts with Q has ever won a game played...more
What a great book! If you are at all interested in the 2010 World Cup this is the book for you. Lots of interesting detail on all the countries, some World Cup history, bold predictions and more. Even a little blurb on each country's national anthem! Wonderful book!
Unimpressive, superficial analysis. Reads like a mediocre newspaper column, which is not surprising given that the author was a newspaper columnist. Will still likely refer to it during the Cup.
A solid guide to the Cup, though the authors underrated the teams that ended up in the final. Has some general information that would make parts of it still valuable with South Africa in the rearview--in other words, worth picking up for a buck from the Used table.
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Steven D. Stark, a former world sports columnist for the Montreal Gazette and the author of four books and one e-book, has been a commentator for CNN, National Public Radio, and the Voice of America, where his role was to try to interpret American culture to the rest of the world. He has written frequently for the New York Times, the Los Angeles Times, the Atlantic Monthly, and the Boston Globe wh...more
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