{"product_id":"finding-the-game-gwendolyn-oxenham-9781250002044","title":"Finding the Game: Three Years, Twenty-Five Countries, and the Search for Pickup Soccer","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eAcross two dozen countries--from back alleys to remote beaches to the roofs of skyscrapers--an eye-opening journey into the heart of soccer\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEvery country has a different term for it: In the United States it's pickup. In Trinidad it's taking a sweat. In Brazil it's pelada (literally naked). It's the other side of soccer, those spontaneous matches played away from the bright lights and manicured fields--the game for anyone, anywhere. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAt sixteen, Gwendolyn Oxenham was the youngest Division I athlete in NCAA history, a starter and leading goal-scorer for Duke. At twenty, she graduated, the women's professional soccer league folded, and her career was over. In \u003ci\u003eFinding the Game, \u003c\/i\u003e Oxenham, along with her boyfriend and two friends, chases the part of the game that outlasts a career. They bribe their way into a Bolivian prison, bet shillings on a game with moonshine brewers in Kenya, play with women in hijab on a court in Tehran--and discover what the world looks like when you wander down side streets, holding on to a ball. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAn entertaining, heartfelt look at the soul of a sport and a thrilling travel narrative, this book is proof that on the field and in life, some things need no translation.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Gwendolyn Oxenham\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1250002044\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781250002044\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e St. Martins Press-3PL\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/19\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.30lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.30h x 6.60w x 1.20d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/21\/2012 pg. 50\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/01\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/01\/2012 pg. 15","brand":"Gwendolyn Oxenham","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43924543668479,"sku":"9781250002044","price":36.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_b1a5ed05-c581-479d-8204-64694ff4eaef.jpg?v=1681072036","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/finding-the-game-gwendolyn-oxenham-9781250002044","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}