Manchester City Ruined My Life
$38.82
- Paperback
320 pages
- Release Date
14 May 2013
Summary
Colin Shindler has previously written of his deep love for Manchester City in MANCHESTER UNITED RUINED MY LIFE and three other previous books. Now he tells the story of his sorrowful disenchantment with his home town club as, on the instruction of its new foreign owners, it turns itself remorselessly into a global brand. Trophyless since 1976, in 2011 Manchester City won the FA Cup and set off on their quest for the Premiership and the Champions League.
In their zeal to win every comp…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780755363612 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0755363612 |
| Author: | Colin Shindler |
| Publisher: | Headline Publishing Group |
| Imprint: | Headline Book Publishing |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 320 |
| Release Date: | 14 May 2013 |
| Weight: | 228g |
| Dimensions: | 197mm x 129mm x 21mm |
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’****‘– The Daily Telegraph
Reviews of Manchester United Ruined My Life:
“This is a wonderful book … it is also extremely funny” - The TimesHis prose … is never less than sharp, smart and easy on the eye … His writing is so attractive … [I] would be thrilled to read more - Jim White, GuardianIt is his childhood and absent friends that touch the rawest, universal nerve - Simon Garfield, Mail on SundayShindler’s art lies in conversational writing, and an ability to change gear deftly from humour to devotion and back through fanaticism to the black comedy of Manchester City - Howard Davies, The TimesShindler is both touching and convincing in his evocation of his formative years … it’s skilful, entertaining and heading for the top of the league - Richard Pendlebury, Daily MailEvocative, funny-sad and warm-hearted - Michael Henderson, The TimesSits in the same class as Fever Pitch … Shindler’s down-to-the-bone honesty also reminds us self-indulgence can be great entertainment - The TimesThis could still be the most important football book since Fever Pitch capturing, as it does, the delicious irony that caused City fans to fall into a soon to be legendary chorus of “Are you watching Macclesfield?” - Mick Middles, Manchester Evening NewsAbout The Author
Colin Shindler
Colin Shindler was born and raised in Manchester, educated at Bury Grammar School and Gonville & Caius College Cambridge, and has worked as a writer and a producer in film, television and radio. He has written two novels and presented history programmes on radio and television. In addition to the books and articles he has written on sport and British and American social and cultural history, he also lectures on film and history at Cambridge University. In recent years he has never been happier than when he saw Lancashire win the County Championship in 2011.
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