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What Sport Tells Us About Life
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by Ed Smith

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Why will there never be another Bradman?

How do you win 33 games in a row?

Why did Zidane lose his rag on the world's stage?

Foraying deep into sport's leftfield Ed smith asks the questions we rarely ask of our teams and players. When is cheating really cheating? Is the free market good for sport? Can talent be a curse? Does luck matter? His answers often controversial and always thought provoking will delight anyone who has ever wondered why sport matters.

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  • Title What Sport Tells Us About Life
  • Author Ed Smith
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition Paperback
  • Pages 256
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Penguin Group
  • Publication date 2009
  • ISBN 9780141031859 / 0141031859
  • Weight 0.47 lbs (0.21 kg)
  • Dimensions 7.81 x 5.06 x 0.48 in (19.84 x 12.85 x 1.22 cm)
  • Category Sports & Recreation
  • Dewey Decimal Code 796

About the author

Ed Smith read History at Peterhouse, Cambridge. Having played for Kent and England, he is now Captain of Middlesex County Cricket Club. He has published two highly acclaimed books: Playing Hard Ball, a comparison of baseball and cricket, and On and Off the Field, which was named Wisden Book of the Year, 2004. He writes for many publications including The Times and Sunday Telegraph.

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