{"product_id":"family-michael-calvin-9781784756109","title":"Family: Life, Death and Football: A Year on the Frontline with a Proper Club","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eFrom the award-winning author of NO HUNGER IN PARADISE\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOutside the global spotlight, footballers don't drive Aston Martins or pose for underwear ads. This is war. This is life. This is football.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMichael Calvin turned up for the first day of pre-season training at Millwall FC. 333 days later, he sat among the subs at Wembley. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOver the course of a season, he witnessed the intimate everyday life of a football club far from the glitz and glamour of the Premier League, and the unique characters that come together every day on the field. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e These are dedicated, hard-working family men, close to their roots, \u003ci\u003e'playing for the people who hate their jobs, who'd love our lives.'\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Forget about the over-hyped circus of the Premier League. This is the beautiful game in all its raucous glory: essential reading for anyone whom football is a way of life.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Michael Calvin\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1784756105\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781784756109\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Arrow\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/09\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.57lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.70h x 5.00w x 1.00d","brand":"Michael Calvin","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47425385988351,"sku":"9781784756109","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_61643fd5-0862-4732-bc9c-9f9447321157.jpg?v=1761538862","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/family-michael-calvin-9781784756109","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}