A comprehensive guide to television programs, since 1946.
Tim Brooks Libros
Este autor se sumerge en los rincones menos conocidos del mundo de los medios, desde programas de televisión olvidados hasta la historia temprana de la industria discográfica y la radio universitaria. Su escritura se basa en una profunda comprensión del panorama mediático, informada por su carrera anterior. Con un agudo sentido del detalle y una habilidad para la narración, da vida a historias que de otro modo podrían pasar desapercibidas, ofreciendo a los lectores una perspectiva única sobre la historia cultural.
Cricket 2.0
- 320 páginas
- 12 horas de lectura
Cricket 2.0 tells the story of how an old, traditional game was transformed by Twenty20 and how this format moved from being a gimmick to the face of modern cricket The iconic captain Brendon McCullum, England's T20 visionaries Eoin Morgan and Jos Buttler and Trinidad's Kieron Pollard and Sunil Narine, who rose to become among the first T20 millionaires, explain how they shaped T20 - and how it shaped them. Test greats Rahul Dravid and Ricky Ponting recount what a sea-change T20 represented and decode T20 strategy. AB de Villiers explores the limits of modern batting. The Afghan phenomenon Rashid Khan shows that T20 superstars can now come from anywhere. Venky Mysore, the cricket revolutionary you have never heard of, reveals how the game is changing off the field. Told through compelling human-interest stories and featuring interviews with more than fifty players and coaches, Tim Wigmore and Freddie Wilde examine how a cocktail of globalisation, new aggressive tactics and huge investment are changing the sport faster than ever before, while analysing the myriad ways in which a traditional game has been revolutionised forever, both on and off the pitch. This is the extraordinary and previously misunderstood story of Twenty20 cricket - told by two people who have chronicled the revolution
A Corner of Every Foreign Field
- 320 páginas
- 12 horas de lectura
A Corner of Every Foreign Field is an innovative and thought-provoking take on the history of cricket, looking beyond the scorecards to the pivotal issues of class, politics and imperialism that have shaped the game today. Author Tim Brooks skilfully delves into the past while providing a unique vision for the future of cricket.
The inside story of how England won the T20 Cricket World Cup, from the players and key people involved.
The Batmaker is the unique story of a cricketing hero who risks his life to save the sport he loves. Defying the Gestapo and risking his life to keep cricket alive, Frederick Hanson embarks on a quest to find willow. Based on a true story, it combines an espionage thriller and a tribute to the passion that cricket inspires in us all.