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An uplifting tale of travelling with Team Canada as they compete for the Homeless World Cup.
In 2008 Dave Bidini accompanies Homeless Team Canada to the Homeless World Cup in Melbourne, Australia. As he watches team members play and shares their disappointments, frustrations, joys, and triumphs, he comes to care deeply about the players—45-year-old Billy, who is a for ...more
In 2008 Dave Bidini accompanies Homeless Team Canada to the Homeless World Cup in Melbourne, Australia. As he watches team members play and shares their disappointments, frustrations, joys, and triumphs, he comes to care deeply about the players—45-year-old Billy, who is a for ...more
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I read this as a really interesting and eye-opening counterpoint to the recent World Cup in Brazil. Following the Canadian homeless football team through their trials and tribulations during the Homeless World Cup in Australia was a journey of triumph and tragedy I really enjoyed. An unusual read I may not have picked up had I not seen it at our library.
A quick, but really interesting and hopeful read. Quick snapshots of world homelessness, told through the lives of the competitors. Some still struggling mightily. Bidini leaves out judgement, in favor of a journalistic approach to the subject.
Very uplifting and inspiring book about a worldwide soccer program I knew nothing about. The Homeless World Cup has brought those downtrodden from around the world to give the players hope. A great book by a great writer.
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DAVE BIDINI is the author of nine books. His play, "The Five Hole Stories," was performed by One Yellow Rabbit and toured Canada in winter, 2009, and his two "hockumentaries," The Hockey Nomad and The Hockey Nomad Goes To Russia were Gemini-nominated films, and The Hockey Nomad won for Best Documentary.
Bidini is the recipient of numerous National Magazine Awards, and is a weekly columnist in The N ...more
Bidini is the recipient of numerous National Magazine Awards, and is a weekly columnist in The N ...more
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