Hard Tackles and Dirty Baths: The Inside Story of Football's Golden Era

图书标准信息

• 作者 George Best 著
• 出版社 Ebury Press
• 出版时间 2006-06
• ISBN 9780091908768
• 定价 120.70元
• 装帧 平装
• 开本 其他
• 纸张 其他
• 页数 336页
• 正文语种 英语

【内容简介】

'Wewerethefirstgenerationtohavetodealwiththemodernstardomoffootball.Somehandleditbetterthanothers'-GeorgeBest.Writteninthemonthsbeforehedied,"HardTacklesandDirtyBaths"isGeorge'sfarewelllettertothegreatfootballingerainwhichheburnedsobrightly-apersonalhistoryofthegoldenyearsbeforemoneyandmarketingchangedeverything.Fromthebreakingofthemaximumwagetothecuspofthefirstmillionpoundplayer,itfollowsthetriumphsoftragediesofeveryseasonfrom1960to1974.Itisthestoryofourgreatestfootballinggeneration-Greaves,Moore,Law,Charlton,Osgood,Lorimer,Jennings,Hirstand,ofcourse,Besthimself.

【作者简介】

Epitomisingfootball'snew-foundglamourinthe60sasaBusbyprotegeatManchesterUnited,GeorgeBestdazzledonthepitchandlivedthehighlifeoffit.ChristenedtheFifthBeatleathispeak,Bestwasthefirstpopstarfootballer.Unabletocopewiththesuccessandfamethathistalentbroughthim,Bestfellintoalcoholismandhislifebecamelitteredwithtalesofwomen,sexanddrink.Despitewell-documentedproblemswithhishealthandprivatelife,GeorgeBestneverlostthepassionthatmadehimanicontohismanyfans.Co-writerHarryHarrisistheGroupChiefFootballWriterforExpressNewspapersandaregularpunditonTVandradio.TwiceBritishSportsJournalistoftheYearandtheonlysportswritertowinSportsScoopoftheYeartwice,heistheauthorofover30footballbooks,includingthebestsellingPele-HisLifeandTimesandtherecentAlltheWay,Jose.