Laptop Dancing and the Nanny Goat Mambo by Tom Humphries

Laptop Dancing and the Nanny Goat Mambo by Tom Humphries

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Described as "the Bill Bryson of sports reporting" and covering all top events from the World Cup to the Winter Olympics, Humphries gives a powerful insight into contemporary sports journalism. He delivers some achingly hilarious and menacing accounts of his sporting year.

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Laptop Dancing and the Nanny Goat Mambo by Tom Humphries

Introducing the Bill Bryson of sports reporting. This is a wry, hilarious insider's account of the sports journalist's life. Tom Humphries is a passion machine according to his colleagues at the Irish Times. Yes, he may sit in the press box, but in his heart, he is in the right place. On the terrace. For Tom is a true sports fan. And it shows in his passionate style of writing, which has won him several awards and thousands of sports fans. This book will contain some achingly hilarious and menacing accounts of his sporting year including: an interview with Clinton Morris at Crystal Palace; waiting with his daughter to try to get an autograph from Roy Keane; the Winter Olympics at Salt Lake City and Lillehammer; World Cup 2002, when he broke the news of Keane's return to Ireland; the time spent with Sergio Garcia at his home in Spain; the Ryder Cup; the Euro athletic championship in Munich and many more sporting occasions.
Tom Humphries is the very popular sports writer/columnist for the Irish Times. Having won several awards for his reporting, he has built a huge fan base for his astute and funny observations of the world's sporting events.
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ISBN 13 9781903650530
ISBN 10 1903650534
Title Laptop Dancing and the Nanny Goat Mambo
Author Tom Humphries
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Simon & Schuster Ltd
Year published 2003-07-07
Number of pages 19095
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.