{"product_id":"9781501367069","title":"Football","description":"Author: Yakich, Mark\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781501367069\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Bloomsbury\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 07 Apr 2022\u003cbr\u003ePages: 160 Format: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eObject Lessons is a series of short, beautifully designed books about the hidden lives of ordinary things.\u003cbr\u003eWhen is the \"beautiful game\" at its most beautiful? How does football function as a lens through which so many view their daily lives? What's right in front of fans that they never see? \u003ci\u003eFootball\u003c\/i\u003e celebrates and scrutinizes the world's most popular sport   from top-tier professionals to children just learning the game. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eAs an American who began playing football in the 1970s as it gained a foothold in the States, Mark Yakich reflects on his own experiences alongside the sport's social and political implications, its narrative and documentary depictions, and its linguistic idiosyncrasies. Illustrating how football can be at once absolutely vital and \"only a game,\" this book will be surprising and insightful for the casual and diehard fan alike.\u003cbr\u003eObject Lessons is published in partnership with an essay series in \u003ci\u003eThe Atlantic\u003c\/i\u003e.","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46629809881246,"sku":"UBD-9781501367069","price":19.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781501367069.jpg?v=1774221649","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781501367069","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}