Rain Men
Madness of Cricket
$37.99
- Paperback
256 pages
- Release Date
21 May 1996
Summary
There are many cricket books, and they are all the same. ‘Don’t Tell Goochie’, autobiographical insights of nights on the tiles in Delhi with Lambie and the boys; ‘Fruit cake days’, a celebrated humourist recalls ‘ball’ - related banter of yore; and Wisden, a deadly weapon when combined with a thermos flask. Rain Men is different. Like the moment the genius of Richie Benaud first revealed itself to you, it is a cricketing epiphany, a landmark in the literature of the game.
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Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780349107424 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0349107424 |
| Author: | Marcus Berkmann |
| Publisher: | Little, Brown Book Group |
| Imprint: | Abacus |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 256 |
| Release Date: | 21 May 1996 |
| Weight: | 190g |
| Dimensions: | 197mm x 129mm x 19mm |
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Critics Review
‘The Fever Pitch of cricket. Very funny.’ DAILY TELEGRAPH
‘Many thousands of cricketers will be able to identify with Marcus Berkmann’s marvellous Rain Men. A masterpiece.’ Sir Tim Rice‘A very funny book about some very sad men’ Ian Hislop‘It captures splendidly the many dazzingling facets of the truly atrocious cricketer’ OBSERVER‘For addicts with a low batting average - i.e. most cricket lovers’ GUARDIAN‘This wonderfully funny book reads like an inside account of a secret cult, its members tinged with guilt, shame and a curious defiant pride.’ INDEPENDENT ON SUNDAY‘A wonderfully droll, debunking account of the summer game by an inept devotee.’ INDEPENDENT‘Delightfully tongue in cheek.’ SUNDAY TELEGRAPHAbout The Author
Marcus Berkmann
Marcus Berkmann is the author of Zimmer Men (SBN 0 316 72838 1) the sequel to Rain Men. He writes regularly for the Oldie, Private Eye and The Spectator.
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