Garrincha: The Triumph & Tragedy of Brazil's Forgotten Footballing Hero
By: Ruy Castro
4.42
Format: 420 pages, Paperback
The unlikely rise and colourful life of a flawed sporting legend — one of the architects of the foo…
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1. My Turn: The Autobiography
By: Johan Cruyff
3.62
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
Johan Cruyff is widely regarded as one of the greatest players in football history. Throughout his … read more
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- football
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2. Soccer in Sun and Shadow
By: Eduardo Galeano , Mark Fried
4.20
Format: 256 pages, Paperback
Discussing everything from the leveling of the Twin Towers to the death of the sole survivor of tha… read more
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- soccer
- sports
- nonfiction
- football
"و كان لدى الرب وقت ليهتم بشئون كرة القدم، فكم من مسئوليها سيبقون أحياءً"-Eduardo Galeano, Soccer in Sun and Shadow
"¿En qué se parece el fútbol a Dios? En la devoción que le tienen muchos creyentes y en la desconfianza que le tienen muchos intelectuales"-Eduardo Galeano, Soccer in Sun and Shadow
"[Garrincha] was the one who would climb out of the training camp window because he heard from some far-off back alley call of a ball asking to be played with, music demanding to be danced to, a woman…"-Eduardo Galeano, Soccer in Sun and Shadow
"Han pasado los años, y a la larga he terminado por asumir mi identidad: yo no soy más que un mendigo de buen fútbol. Voy por el mundo sombrero en mano, y en los estadios suplico: una linda jugadita, …"-Eduardo Galeano, Soccer in Sun and Shadow
3. The Greatest Footballer You Never Saw: The Robin Friday Story
By: Paolo Hewitt , Paul McGuigan
4.75
Format: 335 pages, Paperback
Robin Friday was an exceptional footballer who should have played for England. But he never did--wh… read more
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- nonfiction
- sports
- biography
- football
4. About a Boy
By: Nick Hornby , Udo Wachtveitl
3.69
Format: 143 pages, Mass Market Paperback
'How cool was Will Freeman?' Too cool! At thirty-six, he's as hip as a teenager. He's single, child… read more
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5. Capitães da Areia
By: Jorge Amado
4.36
Format: 256 pages, Paperback
Capitães da Areia é o livro de Jorge Amado mais vendido no mundo inteiro. Publicado em 1937, teve … read more
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- brazil
"Porque a revolução é uma pátria e uma família."-Jorge Amado, Capitães da Areia
"Господь улыбается, как негритенок. («Генералы песчаных карьеров»)"-Jorge Amado, Capitães da Areia
"Mas já tinham sido desiguais na terra, a balança pendia sempre para um lado."-Jorge Amado, Capitães da Areia
"Que culpa eles têm? Roubam para comer porque todos estes ricos que têm para botar fora, para dar para as igrejas, não se lembram que existem crianças com fome."-Jorge Amado, Capitães da Areia
6. El Diego: The Autobiography of the World's Greatest Footballer
By: Diego Armando Maradona
3.44
Format: 213 pages, Paperback
Diego Armando Maradona: hero or villain? One thing is certain: he was the greatest footballer of hi… read more
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- biography
- soccer
- nonfiction
- football
- sports
7. Golazo!: A History of Latin American Football
By: Andreas Campomar
4.00
Format: None pages, Paperback
!Golazo! recounts the story of Latin American football: the extravagantly talented players; pistol-… read more
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- soccer
- sports
- nonfiction
- football
8. Six Memos For The Next Millennium
By: Italo Calvino
3.71
Format: 656 pages,
Six Memos for the Millenniumis a collection of five lectures Italo Calvino was about to deliver at … read more
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- nonfiction
9. The Prince
By: Niccolò Machiavelli , Adolph Caso , Rufus Goodwin , Benjamin Martinez
3.84
Format: 144 pages, Paperback
Machiavelli needs to be looked at as he really was. Hence: Can Machiavelli, who makes the following… read more
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- nonfiction
"Is it better to be loved or feared?"-Niccolò Machiavelli, The Prince
"He who wishes to be obeyed must know how to command"-Niccolò Machiavelli, The Prince
"Never attempt to win by force what can be won by deception."-Niccolò Machiavelli, The Prince
"It is a common fault of men not to reckon on storms in fair weather."-Niccolò Machiavelli, The Prince
10. Open Veins of Latin America: Five Centuries of the Pillage of a Continent
By: Eduardo Galeano , Cedric Belfrage
4.31
Format: 317 pages, Paperback
Since its U.S. debut almost fifty years ago, this brilliant text has set a new standard for histori… read more
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- nonfiction
"Bolivians die with rotted lungs so that the world may consume cheap tin."-Eduardo Galeano, Open Veins of Latin America: Five Centuries of the Pillage of a Continent
"Whatever Latin America sells—raw materials or manufactures—its chief export product is really cheap labor."-Eduardo Galeano, Open Veins of Latin America: Five Centuries of the Pillage of a Continent
"Cuando el Estado se hace dueño de la principal riqueza de un país, corresponde preguntarse quién es el dueño del Estado."-Eduardo Galeano, Open Veins of Latin America: Five Centuries of the Pillage of a Continent
"Cuanto más codiciado por el mercado mundial, mayor es la desgracia que un producto trae consigo al pueblo latinoamericano que, con su sacrificio, lo crea."-Eduardo Galeano, Open Veins of Latin America: Five Centuries of the Pillage of a Continent
11. Soccernomics
By: Stefan Szymanski , Simon Kuper
4.67
Format: 88 pages,
Why do England lose? Why does Scotland suck? Why doesn't America dominate the sport internationally… read more
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- soccer
- sports
- nonfiction
- football
12. Grande Sertão: Veredas
By: João Guimarães Rosa
4.57
Format: 201 pages, Brochura
Na obra de Guimaraes Rosa, ao contrario da maioria de nossos escritores regionalistas, o sertao e v… read more
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13. The Hour of the Star
By: Clarice Lispector , Giovanni Pontiero
4.09
Format: 96 pages, Paperback
The Hour of the Star, Clarice Lispector's consummate final novel, may well be her masterpiece. Narr… read more
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"Sou um monstro ou isso é ser uma pessoa?"-Clarice Lispector, The Hour of the Star
"Don't forget that for now it's strawberry season"-Clarice Lispector, The Hour of the Star
"Do not mourn the dead. They know what they are doing."-Clarice Lispector, The Hour of the Star
"Όσο για το γράψιμο, περισσότερο αξίζει ένα ζωντανό σκυλί."-Clarice Lispector, The Hour of the Star
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15. O Avesso da Pele
By: Jeferson Tenório
4.55
Format: 192 pages, Paperback
Um romance sobre identidade e as complexas relações raciais, sobre violência e negritude, O avesso … read more
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"É inventando que consigo ser honesto."-Jeferson Tenório, O Avesso da Pele
"Compreender as ações dos pais leva anos, às vezes a vida inteira."-Jeferson Tenório, O Avesso da Pele
"A vida simplesmente acontecia e você simplesmente passava por ela."-Jeferson Tenório, O Avesso da Pele
"Lembre-se que é ao lado de outra pessoa que aprendemos a nos conhecer."-Jeferson Tenório, O Avesso da Pele
16. My Life in Red and White
By: Arsène Wenger
3.63
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
For the very first time, world-renowned and revolutionary football manager Arsène Wenger tells his … read more
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- football
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17. There Will Be Fire: Margaret Thatcher, the IRA, and Two Minutes That Changed History
By: Rory Carroll
4.38
Format: 397 pages, Hardcover
Killing Thatcher is the gripping account of how the IRA came astonishingly close to killing Margar… read more
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18. O Peso do Pássaro Morto
By: Aline Bei
4.48
Format: 168 pages, Paperback
A vida de uma mulher, dos 8 aos 52, desde as singelezas cotidianas até as tragédias que persistem, … read more
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"meus pais estavam timidamente alegres no amor deles de anos, era bonito ser sexta-feira e estar casado, espero que um dia faça sexta no meu amor."-Aline Bei, O Peso do Pássaro Morto
"quando ela volta, seu luís? (ele tirou os óculos de novo. o olho de pedra me assustou um pouco menos) – ela não volta. quer dizer, ela só volta dentro de nós toda vez que alguém pensar nela. fora, nu…"-Aline Bei, O Peso do Pássaro Morto
19. The Barcelona Complex: Lionel Messi and the Making--and Unmaking--of the World's Greatest Soccer Club
By: Simon Kuper
4.24
Format: 416 pages, Hardcover
With rare and unrivaled access, bestselling coauthor of Soccernomics and longtime Financial Times j… read more
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- sports
- nonfiction
- football
20. Garrincha: The Triumph & Tragedy of Brazil's Forgotten Footballing Hero
By: Ruy Castro
4.42
Format: 420 pages, Paperback
The unlikely rise and colourful life of a flawed sporting legend — one of the architects of the foo… read more
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- soccer
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- sports
21. ¿Qué pasa, Argentina? - História, política, manias e paixões dos nossos hermanos (Portuguese Edition)
By: Janaína Figueiredo
3.96
Format: 225 pages, Kindle Edition
Um olhar brasileiro sobre a história e a cultura da Argentina A Argentina é um país fascinante q… read more
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