A remarkable look at the 1966 World Cup, the most famous sporting event in English history, and a portrait of an age by our greatest writer on sport.
Duncan Hamilton Bücher
Dieser irische Autor verfasst heroische Fantasy-Abenteuer, die eine tiefe Leidenschaft für die mittelalterliche und Renaissance-Geschichte mit fantasievollen Schauplätzen verbinden. Sein Erzählstil zeichnet sich durch zügiges Tempo, fesselnde Charaktere und hohe Einsätze aus, was die Art von Geschichten widerspiegelt, die er selbst gerne liest. Seine Werke behandeln Themen wie Erlösung, Rache und Megalomanie, oft mit Drachen und Schwertkämpfen. Die Erzählungen erforschen häufig die Prüfungen ungewöhnlicher Helden, die in komplexe Handlungen und Konflikte hineingezogen werden, die ihr Schicksal prägen.
Inspired by his father's lifelong devotion to Newcastle United, Duncan Hamilton charts the progress of postwar British football to the present day. But at the heart of the book is his exploration of the bond between father and son through the Beautiful Game and how football became the only connection between two people who were totally different from one another.
Provided You Don't Kiss Me
- 256 Seiten
- 9 Lesestunden
`One day you'll write a book about this club. Or, more to the point, about me. So you may as well know what I'm thinking and save it up for later when it won't do any harm to anyone.'
For the Glory
- 528 Seiten
- 19 Lesestunden
`Eric Liddell deserves a definitive biography. After refusing to compete on religious principle in the event in which he was favourite, the 100 metres, at the 1924 Games in Paris, Liddell won an astonishing gold medal in the 400 metres.
One Long and Beautiful Summer
- 272 Seiten
- 10 Lesestunden
An elegiac work reflecting on the evolution of cricket since 1945 and the dramatic changes that the 2020 had promised to bring.
Injury Time
- 320 Seiten
- 12 Lesestunden
Injury Time is the first novel from the great sportswriter Duncan Hamilton. It is about accepting the past and living a life in the present, hope and disappointment, success and failure and how close all of those things are in life and in the glory game.
