{"product_id":"the-numbers-game-chris-anderson-9780143124566","title":"The Numbers Game: Why Everything You Know about Soccer Is Wrong","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMoneyball\u003c\/i\u003e meets \u003ci\u003eFreakonomics\u003c\/i\u003e in this myth-busting guide to understanding--and winning--the most popular sport on the planet.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Innovation is coming to soccer, and at the center of it all are the numbers--a way of thinking about the game that ignores the obvious in favor of how things actually are. In \u003ci\u003eThe Numbers Game\u003c\/i\u003e, Chris Anderson, a former professional goalkeeper turned soccer statistics guru, teams up with behavioral analyst David Sally to uncover the numbers that really matter when it comes to predicting a winner. Investigating basic but profound questions--How valuable are corners? Which goal matters most? Is possession really nine-tenths of the law? How should a player's value be judged?--they deliver an incisive, revolutionary new way of watching and understanding soccer.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Chris Anderson, David Sally\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0143124560\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780143124566\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Penguin Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/30\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 400\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.61lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.90h x 5.30w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/01\/2013 pg. 14\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/15\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/01\/2013 pg. 116\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/01\/2014","brand":"Chris Anderson","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43990091890943,"sku":"9780143124566","price":19.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_57be12b5-21e1-4c9f-b4c0-a1dbbbb927c1.jpg?v=1683302951","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-numbers-game-chris-anderson-9780143124566","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}