Where Am I And Who's Winning? - Couverture souple

Baker, Andrew

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0224072730 ISBN 13 : 9780224072731

Editeur : Yellow Jersey Press, 2004

Synopsis

To the armchair fan, the life of the sports writer is one of unalloyed joy: all-expenses-paid trips to the most exciting events in the world, the best seats in the house, and one-on-one interviews with Anna Kournikova... Well, up to a point. Where Am I And Who's Winning? describes what it's really like to make your way through the world of sport, always on deadline, always between time zones, on a frantic, chaotic and hilarious tour of the planet's most famous and most bizarre sporting venues. There's football to be watched. And Formula One. And tennis. And two Olympics, two Commonwealth Games, ocean racing, curling, and of course the queen of sports - synchronised swimming. Permanently handicapped by jet-lag and ignorance, Andrew Baker travels by bullet train, bobsled, go-kart, and (most dangerous of all) bus in his constant quest to arrive at the match/race-meeting/mountain-top on time. Between soul-enhancing visits to the Dead Goat Saloon and the Arnold Schwarzenegger Museum, he breakfasts with Steve Redgrave, dines with Sebastian Coe and even takes in a game or two. Because nothing - not Brazilian muggers, nor Chinese security services - shall stand between him and his noble calling: to bring the great British public its daily sporting fix. Andrew Baker's brilliant comic debut will appeal to the armchair traveller and the armchair sports fan alike. But most of all to anyone who enjoys the misfortunes of others...

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Andrew Baker has been a sports feature writer for the Daily Telegraph for the last seven years. In that time he has covered more than 60 sports, flown more than 250,000 miles, and been insulted in 43 languages. This is his first book.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Yellow Jersey Press
• Date d'édition: 2004
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0224072730
• ISBN 13: 9780224072731
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 288
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible