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Maradona : The Hand of God by Jimmy Burns (2021, Trade Paperback)

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Product Identifiers

PublisherBloomsbury Publishing

ISBN-101526639416

ISBN-139781526639417

eBay Product ID (ePID)17050397436

Product Key Features

Book TitleMaradona : the Hand of God

Number of Pages336 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2021

TopicSoccer, General, Sports

GenreSports & Recreation, Biography & Autobiography

AuthorJimmy Burns

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height0.9 in

Item Weight8.8 Oz

Item Length7.8 in

Item Width5.1 in

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Intended AudienceTrade

Reviews"Burns' forensic skills are to the fore in this deft, perceptive study of politics, corruption, exploitation and the occasional dash of genuine sporting genius" -- Time Out "An excellent book ... The seamy backstairs politics of international soccer have never been more tellingly exposed" -- Financial Times "Illuminating and atmospheric as it cuts through the web of myth, mystery and full-blooded hypocrisy" -- Irish Times "Maradona's life is one of grotesque farce ... Gazza's career compared with this looks like Emmerdale sat next to the Borgias" -- Peter Davies, author of All Played Out "A compelling cocktail of celebration and cheating" -- Daily Mail "Excellent and well-researched" -- Sunday Times "Jaw-on-the-floor fascinating. A modern footballing classic" -- FHM "Love or hate the man, his is one of football's greatest stories and so this is the best football book in ages" -- Goal "The definitive work on Diego Maradona" -- The 42 "A violent mix of sporting brilliance and personal disgrace" -- Daily Mirror, "Burns' forensic skills are to the fore in this deft, perceptive study of politics, corruption, exploitation and the occasional dash of genuine sporting genius" -- Time Out "An excellent book ... The seamy backstairs politics of international soccer have never been more tellingly exposed" -- Financial Times " The Hand of God is illuminating and atmospheric as it cuts through the web of myth, mystery and full-blooded hypocrisy" -- Irish Times "Maradona's life is one of grotesque farce ... Gazza's career compared with this looks like Emmerdale sat next to the Borgias" -- Peter Davies, author of All Played Out "A compelling cocktail of celebration and cheating" -- Daily Mail "Excellent and well-researched" -- Sunday Times "Jaw-on-the-floor fascinating. A modern footballing classic" -- FHM "Love or hate the man, his is one of football's greatest stories and so this is the best football book in ages" -- Goal "The definitive work on Diego Maradona" -- The 42 "A violent mix of sporting brilliance and personal disgrace" -- Daily Mirror, "If [those interviewed in this book] are my friends, I prefer to have enemies" -- Diego Maradona "Burns' forensic skills are to the fore in this deft, perceptive study of politics, corruption, exploitation and the occasional dash of genuine sporting genius" -- Time Out "An excellent book ... The seamy backstairs politics of international soccer have never been more tellingly exposed" -- Financial Times "Illuminating and atmospheric as it cuts through the web of myth, mystery and full-blooded hypocrisy" -- Irish Times "Maradona's life is one of grotesque farce ... Gazza's career compared with this looks like Emmerdale sat next to the Borgias" -- Peter Davies, author of All Played Out "A compelling cocktail of celebration and cheating" -- Daily Mail "Excellent and well-researched" -- Sunday Times "Jaw-on-the-floor fascinating. A modern footballing classic" -- FHM "I finished it thinking how great it would be to make something on Diego Maradona" -- Asif Kapadia, director of the award-winning film Diego Maradona "Love or hate the man, his is one of football's greatest stories and so this is the best football book in ages" -- Goal "The definitive work on Diego Maradona" -- The 42 "A violent mix of sporting brilliance and personal disgrace" -- Daily Mirror, "Burns' forensic skills are to the fore in this deft, perceptive study of politics, corruption, exploitation and the occasional dash of genuine sporting genius" -- Time Out "An excellent book ... The seamy backstairs politics of international soccer have never been more tellingly exposed" -- Financial Times "Illuminating and atmospheric as it cuts through the web of myth, mystery and full-blooded hypocrisy" - Irish Times "Maradona's life is one of grotesque farce ... Gazza's career compared with this looks like Emmerdale sat next to the Borgias" -- Peter Davies, author of All Played Out "A compelling cocktail of celebration and cheating" -- Daily Mail "Excellent and well-researched" -- Sunday Times "Jaw-on-the-floor fascinating. A modern footballing classic" -- FHM "Love or hate the man, his is one of football's greatest stories and so this is the best football book in ages" -- Goal "The definitive work on Diego Maradona" -- The 42 "A violent mix of sporting brilliance and personal disgrace" -- Daily Mirror, "If [those interviewed in this book] are my friends, I prefer to have enemies" -- Diego Maradona "Burns' forensic skills are to the fore in this deft, perceptive study of politics, corruption, exploitation and the occasional dash of genuine sporting genius" -- Time Out "An excellent book ... The seamy backstairs politics of international soccer have never been more tellingly exposed" -- Financial Times "Illuminating and atmospheric as it cuts through the web of myth, mystery and full-blooded hypocrisy" -- Irish Times "Maradona's life is one of grotesque farce ... Gazza's career compared with this looks like Emmerdale sat next to the Borgias" -- Peter Davies, author of All Played Out "A compelling cocktail of celebration and cheating" -- Daily Mail "Excellent and well-researched" -- Sunday Times "Jaw-on-the-floor fascinating. A modern footballing classic" -- FHM "I finished it thinking how great it would be to make something on Diego Maradona" -- Asif Kapadia, director of the award-winning film Diego Maradona "Love or hate the man, his is one of football's greatest stories and so this is the best football book in ages" -- Goal "The definitive work on Diego Maradona" -- The 42 "A violent mix of sporting brilliance and personal disgrace" -- Daily Mirror "Shows that Maradona has got a lot of soul" --Noal Gallagher, Oasis

Dewey Edition22

Dewey Decimal796.334092

SynopsisThe definitive biography of Maradona, fully updated with new material following his death in 2020. Anyone doubting that Diego Maradona was more than just a soccer player had only to witness the outpourings after his death on November 25th 2020. During his tempestuous life and career, he played for top clubs in South America and Europe, notably Napoli where he became an adored hero and adopted son, and grew to be a legend in his homeland of Argentina after leading them to victory in the 1986 World Cup. Having gained access to his inner circle, Jimmy Burns traces Maradona's life from the slums of Buenos Aires, where he was born, through his great years of triumph, to the United States from where, in 1994, he was ignobly expelled after undergoing a positive drugs test. He also tells of his failed attempt to bring further glory to Argentina as coach in the 2010 World Cup, and ultimately, his tragic decline and recent death. Never before published in the U.S., this biography is widely regarded as the best and most revealing account of the highs, lows, genius and flaws of arguably the greatest soccer player of all time, and was the inspiration for Asif Kapadia's award-winning 2019 film Diego Maradona .

LC Classification NumberGV943