{"product_id":"george-best-down-under-lucas-gillard-9781925914979","title":"George Best Down Under","description":"\u003cp\u003eGeorge Best is widely regarded as a brilliant footballer - one of the best in the world - with a troubled life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA European Cup and Ballon d'Or winner with Manchester United, the Northern Ireland international had all the skills and panache to be at the top of the game. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGeorge Best visited four times between 1967 and 1990, the first time with Manchester United ahead of their European Cup win as the biggest football star in the universe, the last time as a supernova. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs early as Best's second visit in 1983, journalist Andrew Dettre wrote that Best's visit to Australia \"\u003cem\u003emust surely...be considered rock bottom\u003c\/em\u003e\" for a man of his talents. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLucas Gillard, in collaboration with Jason Goldsmith, has built on sections from their first book \u003cem\u003eBe My Guest - Football Superstars in Australia\u003c\/em\u003e to produce this myopic of George Best's tours down under. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDespite the popular view that Best's tours down under were all about drinking and women, Gillard and Goldsmith go behind-the-scenes to talk with people who knew him, who played with him, and who knew there was much more nuance, complexity, and back story to the man than the archetypal celebrity footballer the media preferred to present.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Lucas Gillard\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1925914976\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781925914979\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Fair Play Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/26\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 106\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.35lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.22d","brand":"Lucas Gillard","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":49000525857023,"sku":"9781925914979","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/george-best-down-under-lucas-gillard-9781925914979","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}