{"product_id":"far-afield-a-sportswriting-odyssey-paperback","title":"Far Afield: A Sportswriting Odyssey - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eS. L. Price\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA Year in Provence . . . in sweats\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSome people would consider writing for \u003cem\u003eSports Illustrated\u003c\/em\u003e a dream job. Others fantasize about living idyllically in the South of France. S. L. Price got to do both. Assigned by \u003cem\u003eSports Illustrated\u003c\/em\u003e to cover sports in Europe, Price relocated his family to a small hamlet in Provence, and then set out to uncover the soul of world athletic competition. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn an attempt to comprehend the planet's most intense and bloody sports, he immersed himself in the cricket rivalry between India and Pakistan. He spent time with Lance Armstrong as the cyclist fended off rumors of performance-enhancing drugs. He argued politics with Olympic athletes in Athens, covered Austria's beer-drenched version of the Super Bowl, and caught basketball fever in Belgrade--as he, his wife, and children tried to adjust to life in a Europe convulsed by terrorism, anti-Americanism, and George Bush's war in Iraq. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eFar Afield\u003c\/em\u003e is an extraordinary memoir of growth, family, and games people play worldwide.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 272\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.73 x 8.02 x 5.26 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 18, 2014\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47687878312157,"sku":"9780061708725","price":21.6,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0811\/9867\/8237\/files\/VyAhfzz0PD9780061708725.webp?v=1774040582","url":"https:\/\/handfulofbooks.com\/products\/far-afield-a-sportswriting-odyssey-paperback","provider":"Handful of Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}