Truth or Busted: The Fact or Fiction Behind Football
The Fact or Fiction Behind Football
$24.64
- Paperback
96 pages
- Release Date
12 May 2014
Summary
Truth or Busted Football
This book explores popular notions and ideas about the game, examining the origin of each myth, why it became well-known, and ultimately, whether it’s true or false. It tackles statements such as:
- “World War One was stopped for a game of football.”
- “A player was murdered for scoring an own goal.”
Each statement is evaluated and awarded a “Truth or Busted” stamp at the end of its entry. The title also featu…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780750281591 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0750281596 |
| Author: | Adam Sutherland |
| Publisher: | Hachette Children's Group |
| Imprint: | Wayland |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 96 |
| Release Date: | 12 May 2014 |
| Weight: | 95g |
| Dimensions: | 197mm x 128mm x 11mm |
| Series: | Truth or Busted |
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Will be enjoyed by all football fans, young or old, and will give them plenty to talk about.
Will be enjoyed by all football fans, young or old, and will give them plenty to talk about. - Parents In Touch
About The Author
Adam Sutherland
Adam Sutherland is an award-winning journalist and non-fiction writer with over 20 years’ experience in the industry. He has written for publications including The Observer, Wired and Esquire magazines, and has won the PPA Specialist Writer of the Year Award for his coverage of sport, and a BSME award for Young Writer of the Year. He started his writing career covering bands and music for style magazines The Face, i-D and Arena, but more recently has expanded to cover film, new media and business. He has written a series of business titles for young adults on companies such as Nike, Google and Facebook, and biographies of rapper Jay-Z and Apple founder Steve Jobs.
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