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Black Diamonds and the Blue Brazil NEW EDITION: A Chronicle of Coal, Cowdenbeath

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Publication Date
2014-06-30
ISBN
9780861538744
Publication Year
2014
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Book Title
Black Diamonds and the Blue Brazil : a Chronicle of Coal, Cowdenbeath and Football
Author
Ron Ferguson
Item Length
8.3in
Publisher
Saint Andrew Press, The Limited
Genre
Biography & Autobiography, Religion, Sports & Recreation, Social Science
Topic
Christian Life / Inspirational, Soccer, General, Customs & Traditions, Sports
Item Width
5.8in
Number of Pages
240 Pages

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21 years after its publication, a new edition is being published with updated text and new chapters as well as a new Introduction, written by one of the book's many fans and the biggest name in British football, Sir Alex Ferguson. But this is a book about much, much more than football It is loved not only by Sir Alex but also by Gordon Brown, Alistair Campbell, Ian Rankin and the Rev Kathy Galloway and it was a huge favourite of poet, George Mackay Brown. So why have the trials and tribulations of Cowdenbeath football club - one of the most unsuccessful football clubs in Britain - excited the imagination even of those who have no interest in football and who have never been to Cowdenbeath? Cowdenbeath's story is set against the rise and decline of the local mining industry and the life after mining. It is very funny, deeply spiritual, moving and also a little bit political. But what makes it so interesting to so many groups is the uplifting story of a real community spirit throughout all of the ups and downs of a town and a football club that is at its social heart and core. It is also the most autobiographical book that Ron Ferguson has written, never taking himself very seriously. The book's quirkiness appeals across the religious, local, national, and footballing worlds. Long out of print, this is the new and updated 21st-anniversary edition.

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Publisher
Saint Andrew Press, The Limited
ISBN-10
0861538749
ISBN-13
9780861538744
eBay Product ID (ePID)
204097268

Product Key Features

Book Title
Black Diamonds and the Blue Brazil : a Chronicle of Coal, Cowdenbeath and Football
Author
Ron Ferguson
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Christian Life / Inspirational, Soccer, General, Customs & Traditions, Sports
Publication Year
2014
Genre
Biography & Autobiography, Religion, Sports & Recreation, Social Science
Number of Pages
240 Pages

Dimensions

Item Length
8.3in
Item Width
5.8in

Additional Product Features

Lc Classification Number
Da890
Edition Number
21
Preface by
Galloway, Kathy, Leishman, Jim
Copyright Date
2014
Dewey Decimal
941.29
Intended Audience
Trade
Dewey Edition
23
Illustrated
Yes

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