{"product_id":"till-i-die-damien-pearse-9781836432630","title":"Till I Die: Why Football Means Everything (Even When It Shouldn't)","description":"\u003cb\u003eInside the ecstasy, anguish and unshakable loyalty that make football more than a game\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A book for anyone who has ever screamed at a television' Adam Alter, author of \u003ci\u003eDrunk Tank Pink\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDr Damien Pearse is a level-headed man. A psychologist, he spends his days encouraging patients to adopt a calmer, more grounded approach to life. And yet on match days all this unravels. He becomes anxious, panicked, sometimes belligerent, and if things go well for Wolves, manically ecstatic. And he is not alone - wander through any British town centre on a Saturday night and watch as the aftershocks of wins and losses spill out into the real world. Football means so much to so many. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePearse meets with superfans, scientists, players and trolls, uncovering what drives our unwavering obsession with football. Examining ideas of identity, belonging, shame, modern masculinity and the most extreme acts of football fanaticism, \u003ci\u003e Till I Die \u003c\/i\u003eoffers a poignant reappraisal of an enduring national pastime and passion. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A thought-provoking, funny and ultimately heartbreaking book about how football fandom can evoke our most painful emotions' Dr Gwen Adshead, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Devil You Know\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Damien Pearse\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1836432631\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781836432630\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Oneworld Publications\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/13\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 400\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover","brand":"Damien Pearse","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48852743422207,"sku":"9781836432630","price":26.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/till-i-die-damien-pearse-9781836432630","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}