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The Racket - Conor Niland - Bog - Penguin Books Ltd - Plusbog.dk

The Racket - Conor Niland - Bog - Penguin Books Ltd - Plusbog.dk

THE NO. 1 BESTSELLER ''Well worth a read if you want the inside track on life on the lower rungs of the tennis circuit. Warts and all.'' Judy Murray '' A s elegant and powerful as a Federer backhand ... It’s Kitchen Confidential for tennis.'' Ed Caesar ''A really wonderful read ... Conor Niland has delivered an all-timer for tennis and sports journalism'' Ashlee Vance ''Conor Niland may only have managed a career-high ranking of 129 – only ? that is some achievement in itself! – but The Racket, his account of how he managed this, is up there with the best half-dozen books on tennis ever written.'' Geoff Dyer ‘Genuinely such a brilliant book, a brilliant read’ Ciarán Murphy, Second Captains Podcast ‘One of the best Irish sports books of the last decade’ Kieran Shannon, Irish Examiner ''If it''s not a contender for Sports Book of the Year, the world has gone mad.'' Fionn Davenport, Off The Ball ---- When Conor Niland was 16, he got the chance to hit with Serena Williams at Nick Bollettieri''s famed tennis academy. Conor, the Irish junior number one, was feeling a bit homesick. Serena, also 16, already owned her own house beside the academy.Conor Niland knows what it''s like when Roger Federer walks into the dressing room ( ''Ciao, bonjour, hello!'' ), and he has had the exquisitely terrible experience of facing Novak Djokovic in the world''s biggest tennis stadium - while suffering from food poisoning. But he never reached the very top. The Racket is the story of pro tennis''s 99%: the players who roam the globe in hope of climbing the rankings and squeaking into the Grand Slam tournaments. It brings us into a world where a few dozen super-rich players - travelling with coaches and physios - share a stage with lonely touring pros whose earnings barely cover their expenses. Painting a vivid picture of the social dynamics on tour, the economics of the game, and the shadows cast by gambling and doping, The Racket is a witty and revealing underdog''s memoir and a unique look inside a fascinating hidden world. ---- ''Blending a passion for his chosen sport with a realistic study of the traumas of the tour, The Racket offers a brilliant insight from Ireland’s greatest ever tennis player.’ John Boyne ''This will rightly join the list of The Best Irish Sports Books Ever Written. A superb insight into professional tennis from the ground up'' Paul Howard ''I ate this book up ... reveals the sacrifices, commitment and decidedly unglamorous side of life on the tennis circuit'' Sinead Moriarty ‘Unsparing in his depiction of the drudgery of tennis’ Mike Jakeman, The Spectator ‘Compelling’ Tennis365.com ''Brilliant book, I inhaled it'' Jonathan Drennan, Sydney Morning Herald ''Devoured it in a day ... I''ve read many tennis autobiographies: this is one of the very best'' Charles Arthur, Journalist ''Sure to become a must read of the tennis literature canon'' Paul Perry, author and academic ‘Witty and insightful … an homage to the game he clearly still loves’ Anna Carey, Irish Times ‘Honest and droll"’ Laura Slattery, Irish Times ''A brilliant, unvarnished look at a brutal sporting life.'' Michael Foley, The Sunday Times'' His funny, sometimes painful, memoir, is a brilliant insider''s look at the brutally competitive world of tennis as well as a meditation on moments missed by inches.'' Sunday Independent'' A crushing reminder of the grist from which sporting greatness emerges'' The Economist ‘A visceral, melancholy and often self-lacerating book … History is usually written by the winners, but this intelligent, unvarnished, emotionally draining memoir shows why an also-ran’s perspective can be just as valuable’ Andrew Lynch, The Business Post ''A brutally honest assessment of his career and the effort it took to take him to the margins of the world’s elite.'' Tom Lyons, The Currency ‘An excellent book’ Denis Hurley, Irish Farmers Journal'' A searingly honest account of the real world of tennis’ Irish Country Living

DKK 190.00
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The Racket - Conor Niland - Bog - Penguin Books Ltd - Plusbog.dk

The Racket - Conor Niland - Bog - Penguin Books Ltd - Plusbog.dk

THE NO. 1 BESTSELLER WINNER OF THE WILLIAM HILL SPORTS BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARD 2024 '' A s elegant and powerful as a Federer backhand ... It’s Kitchen Confidential for tennis.'' Ed Caesar ''Well worth a read if you want the inside track on life on the lower rungs of the tennis circuit. Warts and all.'' Judy Murray ---- When Conor Niland was 16, he was chosen to hit with Serena Williams at Nick Bollettieri''s famed tennis academy. Conor, the Irish junior number one, was feeling a bit homesick. Serena, also 16, already owned her own house beside the academy.Conor Niland knows what it''s like when Roger Federer walks into the dressing room ( ''Ciao, bonjour, hello!'' ), and he has had the exquisitely terrible experience of facing Novak Djokovic in the world''s biggest tennis stadium - while suffering from food poisoning. But he never reached the very top. The Racket is the story of pro tennis''s 99%: the players who roam the globe in hope of climbing the rankings and squeaking into the Grand Slam tournaments. It brings us into a world where a few dozen super-rich players - travelling with coaches and physios - share a stage with lonely touring pros whose earnings barely cover their expenses. Painting a vivid picture of the social dynamics on tour, the economics of the game, and the shadows cast by gambling and doping, The Racket is a witty and revealing underdog''s memoir and a unique look inside a fascinating hidden world. ---- ''Conor Niland may only have managed a career-high ranking of 129 – only ? that is some achievement in itself! – but The Racket, his account of how he managed this, is up there with the best half-dozen books on tennis ever written.'' Geoff Dyer ''Blending a passion for his chosen sport with a realistic study of the traumas of the tour, The Racket offers a brilliant insight from Ireland’s greatest ever tennis player.’ John Boyne ''A brilliant, unvarnished look at a brutal sporting life.'' Michael Foley, Sunday Times ‘One of the best Irish sports books of the last decade’ Kieran Shannon, Irish Examiner ''This will rightly join the list of The Best Irish Sports Books Ever Written. A superb insight into professional tennis from the ground up'' Paul Howard ''I ate this book up ... reveals the sacrifices, commitment and decidedly unglamorous side of life on the tennis circuit'' Sinéad Moriarty ''A really wonderful read ... Conor Niland has delivered an all-timer for tennis and sports journalism'' Ashlee Vance ‘Genuinely such a brilliant book, a brilliant read’ Ciarán Murphy, Second Captains ‘Unsparing in his depiction of the drudgery of tennis’ Mike Jakeman, Spectator ‘Compelling’ Tennis365.com ''Brilliant book, I inhaled it'' Jonathan Drennan, Sydney Morning Herald ''Devoured it in a day ... I''ve read many tennis autobiographies: this is one of the very best'' Charles Arthur ''If it''s not a contender for Sports Book of the Year, the world has gone mad.'' Fionn Davenport, Off The Ball ''Sure to become a must read of the tennis literature canon'' Paul Perry ‘Witty and insightful … an homage to the game he clearly still loves’ Anna Carey, Irish Times ‘Honest and droll’ Laura Slattery, Irish Times '' His funny, sometimes painful, memoir, is a brilliant insider''s look at the brutally competitive world of tennis as well as a meditation on moments missed by inches.'' Sunday Independent'' A crushing reminder of the grist from which sporting greatness emerges'' The Economist ‘A visceral, melancholy and often self-lacerating book … History is usually written by the winners, but this intelligent, unvarnished, emotionally draining memoir shows why an also-ran’s perspective can be just as valuable’ Andrew Lynch, The Business Post ''A brutally honest assessment of his career and the effort it took to take him to the margins of the world’s elite.'' Tom Lyons, The Currency ‘An excellent book’ Denis Hurley, Irish Farmers Journal'' A searingly honest account of the real world of tennis’ Irish Country Living

DKK 126.00
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The Racket - Conor Niland - Bog - Penguin Books Ltd - Plusbog.dk

The Racket - Conor Niland - Bog - Penguin Books Ltd - Plusbog.dk

WINNER OF THE WILLIAM HILL SPORTS BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARD 2024THE NO. 1 BESTSELLER '' A s elegant and powerful as a Federer backhand ... It’s Kitchen Confidential for tennis.'' Ed Caesar ''Well worth a read if you want the inside track on life on the lower rungs of the tennis circuit. Warts and all.'' Judy Murray ---- When Conor Niland was 16, he was chosen to hit with Serena Williams at Nick Bollettieri''s famed tennis academy. Conor, the Irish junior number one, was feeling a bit homesick. Serena, also 16, already owned her own house beside the academy.Conor Niland knows what it''s like when Roger Federer walks into the dressing room ( ''Ciao, bonjour, hello!'' ), and he has had the exquisitely terrible experience of facing Novak Djokovic in the world''s biggest tennis stadium - while suffering from food poisoning. But he never reached the very top. The Racket is the story of pro tennis''s 99%: the players who roam the globe in hope of climbing the rankings and squeaking into the Grand Slam tournaments. It brings us into a world where a few dozen super-rich players - travelling with coaches and physios - share a stage with lonely touring pros whose earnings barely cover their expenses. Painting a vivid picture of the social dynamics on tour, the economics of the game, and the shadows cast by gambling and doping, The Racket is a witty and revealing underdog''s memoir and a unique look inside a fascinating hidden world. ---- ''Conor Niland may only have managed a career-high ranking of 129 – only ? that is some achievement in itself! – but The Racket, his account of how he managed this, is up there with the best half-dozen books on tennis ever written.'' Geoff Dyer ''Blending a passion for his chosen sport with a realistic study of the traumas of the tour, The Racket offers a brilliant insight from Ireland’s greatest ever tennis player.’ John Boyne ''A brilliant, unvarnished look at a brutal sporting life.'' Michael Foley, Sunday Times ‘One of the best Irish sports books of the last decade’ Kieran Shannon, Irish Examiner ''This will rightly join the list of The Best Irish Sports Books Ever Written. A superb insight into professional tennis from the ground up'' Paul Howard ''I ate this book up ... reveals the sacrifices, commitment and decidedly unglamorous side of life on the tennis circuit'' Sinéad Moriarty ''A really wonderful read ... Conor Niland has delivered an all-timer for tennis and sports journalism'' Ashlee Vance ‘Genuinely such a brilliant book, a brilliant read’ Ciarán Murphy, Second Captains ‘Unsparing in his depiction of the drudgery of tennis’ Mike Jakeman, Spectator ‘Compelling’ Tennis365.com ''Brilliant book, I inhaled it'' Jonathan Drennan, Sydney Morning Herald ''Devoured it in a day ... I''ve read many tennis autobiographies: this is one of the very best'' Charles Arthur ''If it''s not a contender for Sports Book of the Year, the world has gone mad.'' Fionn Davenport, Off The Ball ''Sure to become a must read of the tennis literature canon'' Paul Perry ‘Witty and insightful … an homage to the game he clearly still loves’ Anna Carey, Irish Times ‘Honest and droll’ Laura Slattery, Irish Times '' His funny, sometimes painful, memoir, is a brilliant insider''s look at the brutally competitive world of tennis as well as a meditation on moments missed by inches.'' Sunday Independent'' A crushing reminder of the grist from which sporting greatness emerges'' The Economist ‘A visceral, melancholy and often self-lacerating book … History is usually written by the winners, but this intelligent, unvarnished, emotionally draining memoir shows why an also-ran’s perspective can be just as valuable’ Andrew Lynch, The Business Post ''A brutally honest assessment of his career and the effort it took to take him to the margins of the world’s elite.'' Tom Lyons, The Currency ‘An excellent book’ Denis Hurley, Irish Farmers Journal'' A searingly honest account of the real world of tennis’ Irish Country Living

DKK 161.00
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Where Angels Fear to Tread - E. M. Forster - Bog - Penguin Books Ltd - Plusbog.dk

Where Angels Fear to Tread - E. M. Forster - Bog - Penguin Books Ltd - Plusbog.dk

E.M. Forster''s Where Angels Fear to Tread is amongst the greatest twentieth-century literary explorations of vice, virtue and the nature of prejudice, edited with notes by Oliver Stallybrass and an introduction by Ruth Padel in Penguin Classics.On travelling to Italy with her friend Caroline Abbott, the impulsive English widow Lilia Herriton outrages her dead husband''s family by meeting and quickly becoming engaged to Gino, a dashing but deeply unsuitable Italian man twelve years her junior. Infuriated, her ex-brother-in-law Philip sets off from England to her new home in the Tuscan town of Monteriano - but, finding himself unable to persuade Lilia to leave her handsome, uncouth new lover, returns to England without her. When Lilia''s marriage leads to sudden tragedy, however, Philip and Caroline feel compelled to return once more to Italy, where they are forced to examine their own lives.This edition reproduces the Abinger text, and also includes further reading, notes, a chronology, an introduction by Ruth Padel discussing division and culture clash in the novel and an appendix detailing an exchange about the novel between Forster and the poet R.C. Trevelyan.E. M. Forster (1879-1970) was a noted English author and critic and a member of the Bloomsbury group. His first novel, Where Angels Fear To Tread appeared in 1905. The Longest Journey appeared in 1907, followed by A Room With A View (1908), based partly on the material from extended holidays in Italy with his mother. Howards End (1910) was a story that centered on an English country house and dealt with the clash between two families, one interested in art and literature, the other only in business. Maurice was revised several times during his life, and finally published posthumously in 1971.If you enjoyed Where Angels Fear to Tread , you might enjoy Forster''s A Room With a View , also available in Penguin Classics.

DKK 113.00
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The Alternative - Owen Jones - Bog - Penguin Books Ltd - Plusbog.dk

The Alternative - Owen Jones - Bog - Penguin Books Ltd - Plusbog.dk

Brought to you by Penguin. We know our world''s unequal. But, says Owen Jones, it doesn''t have to stay that way. No status quo simply dissolves of its own accord: it must be replaced with something else.Without a real alternative that attracts the belief of millions of people, things will stay the same, if only because it''s impossible for many to imagine things looking any different. The Alternative tells us that change is possible, desirable and even inevitable - if we want it.Owen goes in search of the people who are already making change happen: from the US and the UK to Latin America, from the struggles of Hungarian and Turkish dissidents working against authoritarian governments to the millions-strong anti-austerity movement in Spain. On his travels, he gathers evidence on how an economy can be built for the many rather than being a racket for the few; how we can reboot welfare states, education systems and health services for the twenty-first century; and, last but not least, how we can build enough decent homes for people to live in.All this, he shows, must happen through renewed democracy: it is only democracy that can take on inequality and injustice. There is an alternative. We just have to learn how to make it happen. This book shows us how.©2024 Owen Jones (P)2024 Penguin Audio

DKK 239.00
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Selected Poems - Zbigniew Herbert - Bog - Penguin Books Ltd - Plusbog.dk

Selected Poems - Zbigniew Herbert - Bog - Penguin Books Ltd - Plusbog.dk

Selected and introduced by J. M. Coetzee and Alissa Valles, an essential gathering of poetry from one of the twentieth century’s pre-eminent literary voices be courageous when reason fails you be courageous in the final reckoning it is the only thing that counts Born in Poland, Zbigniew Herbert was one of the great poets of the twentieth century, moved throughout his work by a powerful sense of humanity in the darkest of times. This new selection brings together poems from across the whole of his writing life, from his first volume Chord of Light in 1956, to works published posthumously in 2024. Direct, lucid, sometimes impish in his ironic humour, and deeply informed not only by the history of his own time, but by the Classical world, here is a poet of huge imaginative range and profundity, who desires always to ‘touch the essence’: to get to the heart of life. "He offers what we all need in an age of darkening anxiety and mistrust: a voice of lucid, truly humane observation and integrity. Ethical, often ironical, full of self-doubt; quick, original and vivid." Ruth Padel

DKK 127.00
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The Long Recessional - David Gilmour - Bog - Penguin Books Ltd - Plusbog.dk

The Long Recessional - David Gilmour - Bog - Penguin Books Ltd - Plusbog.dk

''Superb, beautifully written, touching and occasionally very funny'' Andrew Roberts David Gilmour''s superb biography of Rudyard Kipling is the first to show how the life and work of the great writer mirrored the trajectory of the British Empire, from its zenith to its final decades. His famous poem ''Recessional'' celebrated Queen Victoria''s Diamond Jubilee in 1897, but his last poems warned of the dangers of Nazism, and in those intervening years Kipling, himself an icon of the Empire, was transformed from an apostle of success to a prophet of national decline. As Gilmour makes clear, Kipling''s mysterious stories and poetry deeply influenced the way his readers saw both themselves and the British Empire, and they continue to challenge us today.''A fine, fair and generous work ... Gilmour''s celebrated life of Curzon demonstrated his mastery of imperial nuance and esoteric character, and he brings to this book just the right combination of empathy, distaste andfastidious detachment ... there is never a flaccid line, and never a hasty judgement'' Jan Morris, New Statesman ''Every now and again a book comes along that sheds new light on a life we thought we knew. David Gilmour''s beautifully-written biography of Rudyard Kipling is just such a work ... This is literary biography at its very finest'' George Rosie, Sunday Herald ''An enthralling biography of a mind ... essential reading for anyone who cares about how a writer finds, and passionately lives, his subject'' Ruth Padel, Daily Telegraph ''The best Kipling biography yet written ... Gilmour''s account of this driven man shines with intelligence'' J. B. Pick, Scotsman

DKK 152.00
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