{"product_id":"land-of-the-giants-derek-air-9781801507295","title":"Land of the Giants: A Journey Through the World of Table Football","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhen the Covid-19 lockdown hit in March 2020, millions of people suddenly found themselves confined to their homes, with their lives on hold as the planet fought a deadly pandemic.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eLand of the Giants: My Journey Through the World of Table Football\u003c\/i\u003e chronicles the author's discovery of a vibrant Subbuteo sub-culture and the emergence of an online community that was determined to keep alive a game under threat. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOver a period of three years Derek Air met and interviewed dozens of those dedicated to the game.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis book tells their stories: the collectors who scour the charity shops, collector's fairs and online auction sites in search of that rarity they hope will complete their collections; the players who take the game so seriously that they train as hard for competition as their 11-a-side counterparts; the artists, who paint their figures and bring to life great teams, past and present and even those that recreate famous stadia at scale. \u003ci\u003eLand of the Giants\u003c\/i\u003e is a love letter to an old-fashioned favourite, a much-loved game, and one that simply refuses to die.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Derek Air\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1801507295\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781801507295\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Pitch Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/17\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover","brand":"Derek Air","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":49097077588223,"sku":"9781801507295","price":29.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/land-of-the-giants-derek-air-9781801507295","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}