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Up and Over: A Trek Through Rugby League Land[平装]
- 作者
- 出版社 Mainstream Publishing
- 出版时间 2005年9月
- ISBN 9781845960483
- 定价 121.00
内容简介
Inthesummerof2003,DaveHadfield,perhapsBritain'sbest-knownwriteronrugbyleague,setoutona200-milewalkfromHulltoWidnes,takinghimthroughtheheartlandsofthegameheloves.Inthecourseofhismeander,placeshethoughtheknewalreadywererevealedinadifferentlight:fromtheHumbertotheMersey,hemadefreshdiscoveriesaboutthesportinwhichhehasimmersedhimselfandthelandscapeinwhichithasstruggledandthrived.Alongthewayhemetthepeoplewhoseenthusiasmforthegamehasmadeitsodurable-currentandformerinternationalsaswellasothersinvolvedatalllevels-aswellasafewmiserableoldgitsforbalance.Inthisintimateaccount,HadfieldobservesthewayrugbyleaguefitsintothehistoryandsociologyoftownslikeWiganandCastleford,withwhichitissynonymous.HisrecordofthejourneyisinthegreattraditionofwritersfromWordsworthtoLaurieLee,whofoundinlongwalkstheperfectmediumtoexploreandreflectupontheirsurroundings.UpandOveristhedefinitivebookaboutthegameandthelocalpassionsitengenders,asHadfieldseeksoutthepoignantandthehumorousonapersonaljourneyofdiscovery.Forthosewhofollowrugbyleague,itwillgiveauniqueperspectiveonthepartsoftheworldtheyknowintimately;forothersitwillbeanintroductiontoadifferentworld,seenviaoneoftheelementsthatgivesititsidentity.
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