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LINEKER & BAKER: : Behind Closed Doors - Inspired by the No. 1 Podcast

LONDON.CENTURY,2019.

ISBN 9781529124361.

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,illustrated,1st edn. FINE+/FINE+. No owner inscrptn and no price-clip to dw/dj - virtually as new.Bright,crisp,clean, matt,co-authors' portrait colour photographic illustrated front of dw/dj,with co-author's capitalised,embossed silver gilt-lettered surnames and white-lettered title across front's top edge with white-lettered sub-title underneath and an embossed silver gilt roundel with black-lettered Life,Laughs & Football legend within it.Spine/backstrip with similarly coloured+lettered but flat printed title+author name as the front's,and publisher's capitalised, white-lettered name and white-lettered initial illustrated colophon at its head and thumbnail authors' colour portrait photograph to foot of same; rear panel with -colour pictorial montage'd dressing room with white board easel with black+red-lettered bullet points as synopsis of some of the book's contents. Negligible shelf-wear to edges and corners - no nicks,tears or splits present.Top+fore-edges bright,crisp and clean without ageing/toning foxing/spotting; contents bright,tight,clean, solid and sound - pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners,appears unread apart from my own collation.Publisher's bright, crisp,clean/unblemished sharp-cornered,original plain pale grey cloth boards with bright,crisp, blocked silver gilt lettered spine and immaculate authors' multiple b/w+colour montage'd biographical photographic illustrated endpapers.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,illustrated,1st edn, vii-xipp+1-346pp [paginated] includes a Contents list/table,co-author's Introduction,20 chapters, 16pp of authors' b/w+colour biographical photographs in 2 blocks of 8pp apiece,between pp114/15 (b/w+colour) and pp226/27 (colour) respectively and co-authors' Appendices.Plus [unpaginated] half-title+title pages,a dedication with a blank reverse,a title separator page before the Introduction,and to the rear,8pp blanks.Plus [unpaginated] half-title+title page,a dedication with blank reverse,a Contents list/table,a title separator page also with blank reverse,and to the rear, Acknowledgements with a blank reverse,and a further 4pp blanks.   This book is inspired by the stories Danny and I have shared with each other about what life in football is really like.Not the dull-as-ditch-water post-match interviews you sometimes see on TV,but the secrets, the superstitions,the laughs and the personalities at the heart of it all.                                             I’ve looked back at my playing days, prising open the dressing room door to reveal what actually happens in there, not to mention what happens in the tunnel and on the pitch and – with the appropriate pixellation – in the showers afterwards.                              Coming at football from the other end of the spectrum,Danny shares stories from a lifetime of following the game as a fan.Both of us reflect, too, from a fair amount of time we’ve spent broadcasting about it on Match of the Day and BBC Radio 5 Live - 606. From Messi to Millwall, from yellow cards to World Cup trophies (I've never been awarded either of them), from the warm-up to the jangling nerves of match day, you’ll find it all here – everything you always wanted to know about football,but didn’t realise that you did. Full of new and expanded stories, you'll find out about: . My real life playing for England, Leicester, Everton, Barcelona, Tottenham... and Nagoya Grampus Eight · Danny’s adventures blagging his way to Italia '90 · The best player I ever played with (and wish I had played with) · The identity of the true GOAT: Messi, Ronaldo, or Graeme Souness? · How you really feel after a motivational speech from Sir Bobby Robson · My greatest superstitions, and Danny’s as a fan (not to mention Eileen Drewery’s) · The trials of the penalty shoot-out · The pluses and minuses of open top bus parades · What nobody tells you about shirt-swapping               · The last few things you didn't know about Leicester's miracle title win · And what it’s actually like to share a bath with Paul Gascoigne Is that enough for a team talk? Now go out there and enjoy yourself!                        Please contact the seller, particularly ALL overseas buyers for correct,[insured] shipping/P+p quotes BEFORE placing your order,especially if ordering any multiples.   N.B. ALL buyers please note,stock(s') shipping quotes are adjusted for any refunds AFTER receipt of order and BEFORE the despatch of the order,especially if the item is offered either P+p included/FREE. ** N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: Standard US AIRMAIL to these destinations can now,in some cases,cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence,then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. anything from a 1/3rd to 1/2 of the standard US AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always. **

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,illustrated,1st edn.
Not SIGNED.

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