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AMONG THE FANS
FROM THE ASHES TO THE ARROWS, A YEAR OF WATCHING THE WATCHERS |
| By: |
Patrick Collins |
| Format: |
Paperback |
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£8.99 |
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£7.87 |
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£1.12 |
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| ISBN 10: |
1408158833 |
| ISBN 13: |
9781408158838 |
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| Publisher: |
BLOOMSBURY PUBLISHING PLC |
| Pub. date: |
12 April, 2012 |
| Series: |
Wisden Sports Writing |
| Pages: |
224 |
| Description: |
The relationship between athlete and fan is dramatically different these days - no longer the silent, distant veneration of yesteryear. Patrick Collins records a year spent observing a variety of sports and their fans and gives us a wonderfully wry, intelligent view of the modern sporting world. |
| Synopsis: |
SHORTLISTED FOR THE WILLIAM HILL SPORTS BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARD After nearly half a century in the world's press boxes, Patrick Collins did a remarkable thing. He took his eye off the ball, stepped away from his colleagues, and joined the throng: the people who pay the money. For a year, he relished sharing the experiences of the varied crowds at sporting events great and small: England's always hopeful, always frustrated, football supporters; the panama-hatted brigade at county cricket; the sodden, delirious golf-lovers at the Ryder Cup; and the hey-look-at-me darts fans. And he penetrates strange, semi-private subcultures like point-to-point and speedway. The result is original, wonderfully readable and very funny. |
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UK |
| Imprint: |
John Wisden & Co Ltd |
| Prizes: |
Short-listed for William Hill Sports Book of the Year 2010 |
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