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Summary: "An eccentric, fascinating exposé of a world most of us know nothing about." -The New York Times Book Review "An insightful, entertaining, brainiac sports road trip." -The Wall Street Journal "Foer's skills as a narrator are enviable. His characterizations... are comparable to those in Norman Mailer's journalism." -The Boston Globe A groundbreaking work-named one of the five most influential sports books of the decade by Sports Illustrated-How Soccer Explains the World is a unique and brilliantly illuminating look at soccer, the world's most popular sport, as a lens through which to view the pressing issues of our age, from the clash of civilizations to the global economy. |
