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Praise for David Goldblatt
'Goldblatt has become arguably the premier anglophone sports historian . . . illuminating, erudite, fair-minded, readable, told at a cracking pace' Financial Times
'Stunning . . . will be the measure against which all other such volumes are judged . . . A magnificent work. Elegant, witty, stylish and crisp' Guardian
'Goldblatt writes with authority, humour and passion' Times Literary Supplement
'A tour de force of brilliant writing, historical colour and sporting vignette' Observer
'Astonishing . . . A scholarly masterwork but a highly readable one' Independent
'Immense in scope and scholarship' Daily Telegraph
'His analysis and narrative flow are excellent' Sunday Times
'A serious and thoroughly researched examination' Daily Express
'Candid and richly researched' Wall Street Journal
