Irons in the Fire - Rilegato

Brand, Russell

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ISBN 10: 0340961368 ISBN 13: 9780340961360

Casa editrice: Hodder & Stoughton Ltd, 2007

Riassunto

Over the past eighteen months Russell Brand has built up a unique fan club through the sports section of the Guardian. Each week Brand writes a sharply observed and wickedly funny column about his first love -- football. Russell is 'West Ham till I die'. He's a season ticket holder and he's been going to Upton Park since he was a kid. He's also a huge England fan too, although after England lost to Portugal on penalties (again), he wanted a divorce. In this sharp and stylish book Russell guides us through one of the most dramatic footballing years in recent memory. We start with West Ham reaching the FA Cup Final for the first time in twenty-five years and end with their 1-0 win at Manchester United on the last day of the season, which kept them in the Premiership against all the odds. Along the way Russell turns his wit on Sven ('I bet he wears pants in the bath'), the WAGS, football chants, Jose Mourinho ('he's like the littlest hobo - he does terrific work then clears off leaving John Terry with a frog in his throat cos "there's a voice that keeps on calling him"'), and the night he slept next to David Beckham.

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Recensione:

'The most talented stand-up comedian to emerge in Britain this decade, Brand combines Eddie Izzard's rare ability to carry a whole crowd along on an audacious flight of comic fancy with the carnal magnetism of the young George Best. Audiences leave a Brand performance not just entertained but actively debauched by his catalogue of erotic misadventure.' (Daily Telegraph)

Descrizione del libro:

Britain's hottest comedian reviews the footballing year, from England's disastrous World Cup campaign to West Ham's dramatic survival in the Premiership.

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• Editore: Hodder & Stoughton Ltd
• Data di pubblicazione: 2007
• ISBN 10: 0340961368
• ISBN 13: 9780340961360
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 160