A Book of Heroes: Or a Sporting Half-Century
(Paperback)
Publishing Details
A Book of Heroes: Or a Sporting Half-Century
By (Author) Simon Barnes
Octopus Publishing Group
Short Books Ltd
1st June 2011
United Kingdom
Classifications
General
Non Fiction
796.0922
Physical Properties
Paperback
320
Width 126mm, Height 198mm
Description
Simon Barnes brings together his 50 sporting heroes of the last 50 years and looks at what it is that elevates them to a state of grace and greatness.
Reviews
Quite simply, a writer in a class of his own.
A celebration of sport and life by one of the finest sportswriters of his generation. * The Mail on Sunday *
Author Bio
Simon Barnes is the multi-award-winning chief sportswriter for the Times. He is also a novelist, nature writer and horseman, and the author of a dozen books, including the bestselling How to be a Bad Birdwatcher and The Meaning of Sport (Short Books). He lives in Suffolk with his family.
