Argentina Hotels Travel - Hand of God: The Life of Diego Maradona, Soccer's Fallen Star
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Manufacturer: The Lyons Press
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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 796.334092
EAN: 9781585742424
ISBN: 1585742422
Label: The Lyons Press
Manufacturer: The Lyons Press
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 272
Publication Date: 2001-11-01
Publisher: The Lyons Press
Studio: The Lyons Press
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The biography of Argentine soccer sensation Diego Maradona's life, from the slums of Buenos Aires to his World Cup win to his ultimate fall from grace.
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Summary: a good review about a stupid guy
Comment: Maradona fue un gran jugador, Por cierto no el mejor de la historia como siempre repiten los argentinos y si un aproblemado, drogadicto y escasamente inteligente deportista. Este libro cumple con lo básico de una reseña de un jugador que no alcanza la categoria de personaje. I m sorry, Maradona was a good player, not a caracter, not a nice person. Only for Diego fans (silly people)
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Summary: Given the Evidence...
Comment: This is a fair account of the life of Diego Maradona. To deny his faults would be to akin to building conspiracy theories upon conspiracy theories. Jimmy Burns is a good writer and was a first hand witness to many events. The one problem I had with the book is that there is so little soccer in it. Indeed, this is surprising as I would think that Burns would have realized that those of us who bought it would be especially interesting in hearing the intricate details about his art on the pitch. Spending only half of page 189 and half of page 190 on the 1990 World Cup is unacceptable. We know from the newspapers as to what kind of headcase the guy was, but I wanted to hear more about his play and Maradona's place, in terms of talent, within the patheon of soccer stars.
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Summary: this book is manure and racist
Comment: This book just shows the typical ignorancy of an english party writing about maradona. i read it to try to equal my opinion after reading maradona's own autobiography and i ended up disgusted not at maradona but at the shameles author who is ignorant( little word!) to whatever is argentine. I dare to say that Maradona's own book provides better introspect and is better written. Burns at one point says that in Argentina houses are built with manure.That's outrageous.Jimmy Burns is vary partial towards Maradona's opponents. Im Argentine yes and know the faults and shames of my society but Burns has invented and blown out of proportion in his interest a lot of details. This book is racism in disguise.
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Summary: Good book, a little hard on Maradona
Comment: I really enjoyed this book, it was very insightful in a historical sense as to Maradona's life. I felt it was a little too hard on Maradona. While I don't doubt the excess and lunacy that surrounded Maradona, I feel that he was an unfortunate guniea pig for what global soccer has become. I only wish that more could have been said about Maradona's fantastic play and his human side. Good book overall but temper it with one that paints Maradona in a better light.
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Summary: Er, David Luis...
Comment: David Luis, is there a Fox News in Argentina? Pele most certainly played in the 1970 World Cup final. He scored the game's first goal on a dazzling header and later closed out the match by assisting to Carlos Alberto. That's two goals out of Brazil's four, and highlights of those goals are replayed endlessly on television in any football-loving country.
As for the book, it's not pretty to learn what Maradona became. Nor is it possible, perhaps, to redeem him in print when his glory on the field needs viewing, not reporting. (See, David Luis, most people are not afraid to watch a player's highlights. Go ahead, look at those Brazil goals. I saw Maradona's pass to Burruchaga. You can do it.) Still, you have to say that this is a story that must be told, and maybe at an even greater length. Athletes have this way of illuminating their fans' dreams while remaining themselves an object of either other people's machinations or their own hubris. Certainly the latter happened in the case of this player, and people ought to know what ended his career. It's a very important story in sporting history, and you might as well get it in this book.
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