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Fire in Babylon: How the West Indies Cricket Team Brought a People to its Feet
Simon Lister
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Description for Fire in Babylon: How the West Indies Cricket Team Brought a People to its Feet
Paperback. The West Indies had always had brilliant cricketers; it hadn't always had brilliant cricket teams. But in 1974, a man called Clive Lloyd began to lead a side which would at last throw off the shackles that had hindered the region for centuries. This book tells the definitive story of the greatest team that sport has known. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1KJW; 3JJPL; WSBT; WSJC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 198 x 29. Weight in Grams: 286.
WINNER OF THE CRICKET SOCIETY AND MCC BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARD 2016 SHORTLISTED FOR THE WILLIAM HILL SPORTS BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARD 'I doubt there will be a better book written about this period in West Indies cricket history.' Clive Lloyd Cricket had never been played like this. Cricket had never meant so much. The West Indies had always had brilliant cricketers; it hadn't always had brilliant cricket teams. But in 1974, a man called Clive Lloyd began to lead a side ... Read more
WINNER OF THE CRICKET SOCIETY AND MCC BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARD 2016 SHORTLISTED FOR THE WILLIAM HILL SPORTS BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARD 'I doubt there will be a better book written about this period in West Indies cricket history.' Clive Lloyd Cricket had never been played like this. Cricket had never meant so much. The West Indies had always had brilliant cricketers; it hadn't always had brilliant cricket teams. But in 1974, a man called Clive Lloyd began to lead a side ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Yellow Jersey
Condition
New
Number of Pages
352
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780224092241
SKU
9780224092241
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 2 to 4 working days
Ref
99-2
About Simon Lister
Simon Lister is a cricket writer and senior BBC news producer. His first book, Supercat - the authorised biography of Clive Lloyd - was short-listed for the British Sports Book of the Year award. It was, said the Guardian, `beautifully written'. He has been a contributor to the Wisden Cricketers' Almanack and has covered the county game for the Sunday ... Read more
Reviews for Fire in Babylon: How the West Indies Cricket Team Brought a People to its Feet
I doubt there will be a better book written about this period in West Indies cricket history
Clive Lloyd Outstanding... Lister's book works magnificently not just because he tells a great story with unfussy clarity and journalistic rigour but because - like the best sports books - it is not content to stick to sport.
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Clive Lloyd Outstanding... Lister's book works magnificently not just because he tells a great story with unfussy clarity and journalistic rigour but because - like the best sports books - it is not content to stick to sport.
... Read more