{"product_id":"epic-9781471164217","title":"Epic","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e‘For 30 years I was the voice of sport at \u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e – but that’s enough about me. What matters is sport.’\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e This is \u003cb\u003ean autobiography\u003c\/b\u003e from which the author, award-winning writer \u003cb\u003eSimon Barnes\u003c\/b\u003e, has been surgically removed. He has reported on six \u003cb\u003eWorld Cups\u003c\/b\u003e, seven \u003cb\u003eOlympic Games\u003c\/b\u003e, cricket on five continents and more than 20 \u003cb\u003eWimbledons\u003c\/b\u003e, watching Diego Maradona, Usain Bolt, Sachin Tendulkar and Roger Federer at their peak. Along the way he had soul-revealing conversations with Ayrton Senna and sat on Desert Orchid.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e His journalist’s experience gives him perspective, until the addictive madness of sport takes over. \u003ci\u003eEpic\u003c\/i\u003e is a stunning mosaic of some of \u003cb\u003ethe greatest sporting moments\u003c\/b\u003e in recent years, which build up to provide the reader with a better idea of what sport is for, what differentiates winners from losers, and reveals how sport teaches us how bet\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'\u003cb\u003eExcellent\u003c\/b\u003e in many ways…his insights are rarely less than \u003cb\u003ewise and informative\u003c\/b\u003e, and often fascinating…It’s \u003cb\u003every fine sportswriting\u003c\/b\u003e indeed.  This may conceivably be \u003cb\u003eBarnes’s best work yet\u003c\/b\u003e.' -- Marcus Berkmann * Daily Mail *\u003cbr\u003e'\u003cb\u003eBrilliant\u003c\/b\u003e...combining a \u003cb\u003ej\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eournalistic eye for detail \u003c\/b\u003ewith a \u003cb\u003epoetic ability to convey the emotions \u003c\/b\u003eof a unique moment.' * Choice magazine *\u003cbr\u003e'From Eric Bristow and Watford as the second best team in England to Novak Djokovic resurgent and the Glasgow Commonwealth Games, Barnes was there...caustically brilliant.' * Glasgow Herald *\u003cbr\u003e'\u003ci\u003eEpic \u003c\/i\u003eweaves together many of the most \u003cb\u003eiconic, controversial and unforgettable\u003c\/b\u003e moments that coloured the 30-odd years of Simon Barnes’ tenure as a sports writer at \u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e. It is an unlikely triumph… He has a \u003cb\u003esublime \u003c\/b\u003eability to bring you ringside without ever involving himself… \u003cb\u003eA sports book like no other\u003c\/b\u003e.' * Racing Post *\u003cbr\u003e'[Barnes] has re-examined many of the events he attended and taken another look at the figures who tasted glory, disappointment and downright failure...this is sport's story...\u003cb\u003e It truly is an epic tale\u003c\/b\u003e.' * Sports Journalists' Association *","brand":"Simon \u0026 Schuster Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49408688390487,"sku":"9781471164217","price":9.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781471164217.jpg?v=1730503821","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/epic-9781471164217","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}