Kick the Balls
A Bruising Season in the Life of a Suburban Soccer Coach
$44.53
- Paperback
272 pages
- Release Date
26 May 2009
Summary
A “hilarious and utterly irreverent tale” (Irvine Welsh) of a year in the life of an abrasive pee-wee soccer coach
Growing up in Scotland, Alan Black learned that soccer was no mere game; it was a matter of life or death. In this harshly hilarious tale, Black, a Glasglow transplant living in suburban California, coaches the Dragons, a peewee team that proves an embarrassment to his beloved sport. They’re pampered. They’re soft. They’ve been told by their overprotective parent…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780452295391 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0452295394 |
| Author: | Alan Black |
| Publisher: | Penguin Putnam Inc |
| Imprint: | Plume |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 272 |
| Release Date: | 26 May 2009 |
| Weight: | 215g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 127mm x 15mm |
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Critics Review
“Savagely hilarious.“—Po Bronson, author of What Should I Do with My Life?
“Any suburbanite with kids in organized sports will find Black a riot.“—Publishers Weekly
“A fast-moving mix of game recaps, childhood flashbacks, semi-sincere soul-searching, and politically incorrect analysis of his players’ and their parents’ shortcomings. The author doesn’t spare himself, either, and his self-mockery provides some of the funniest passages in this very funny book.”—Keir Graff, Booklist
About The Author
Alan Black
ALAN BLACK is the literary manager of San Francisco’s famous bookish venue Edinburgh Castle Pub. His work has been published in the San Francisco Chronicle, Salon.com, and The Christian Science Monitor. He is cofounder of the Scottish Cultural and Arts Foundation and coeditor of Public House, an anthology.
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