Award-winning author of The Nowhere Men and Living on the Volcano, Michael Calvin is back with his new book that tells the inside story of becoming a professional footballer.
Michael Calvin is one of the UK's most accomplished sportswriters,
having worked in more than eighty countries. He has covered every
major sporting event, including seven summer Olympic Games and six
World Cup finals. He was named Sports Writer of the Year for his
despatches as a crew member in a round-the-world yacht race and has
twice been named Sports Reporter of the Year.
His book, The Nowhere Men, a study of football scouts, won The
Times Sports Book of the Year prize in 2014. He became the first
author to receive the award in successive years, when Proud, his
collaboration with former Wales and British Lions rugby captain
Gareth Thomas, was named Sports Book of the Year in 2015.
In the same year Living On The Volcano, which exposed the pressures
on managers, was shortlisted for the William Hill Sports Book of
the Year prize. No Nonsense, his collaboration with Joey Barton,
was named Autobiography of the Year in the 2017 British Sports Book
awards.
No Hunger In Paradise, an insight into youth football that spawned
a widely-praised BT Sport documentary, was a Sunday Times
bestseller. State of Play, a study of the morality and social
impact of modern football, was longlisted for the 2018 William Hill
Sports Book of the Year award.
He has been working closely with Thomas Bjorn on Mind Game to
capture the unique nature of golf, and the principles and
philosophies of the world's best players.
Another landmark work from Mike Calvin, who has taken us beyond the
surface of football to show its true workings. Ground-breaking
reportage with a heart and a conscience. A service to the game.
*Telegraph*
Extraordinary writing, a vital subject, a brilliant read
*Sunday Times*
If you’re in any way interested in what lies beneath the water of
the Premier League Iceberg, read Mike Calvin’s latest book No
Hunger in Paradise
*Guardian*
A fascinating insight which gets to the heart of the matter – and
problems – chasing every kid’s dream. A compelling read for anyone
who likes football and the stories surrounding the stars of
tomorrow. I couldn't put it down.
*Daily Mirror*
Another exceptional piece of work
*Telegraph*
Highly recommended reading. An excellent and important book . . .
No Hunger in Paradise explores the world of youth football and, if
the stories within do one thing, they press the claim for serious
discussion about how the English game treats the thousands of
children who come into contact with the sharper end of youth
football – and their families who often get reeled in to a
cut-throat environment without really understanding what is going
on
*Amy Lawrence*
Eye-opening and compelling
*Iain Macintosh*
Terrifying
*Guardian*
No Hunger in Paradise is somehow both heart-breaking and uplifting.
Just brilliant!
*Waterstones Sport*
No Hunger in Paradise is humbling, educational, worrying and a
great read. Can't recommend it highly enough. One of the best
sports books I've ever read.
*Guardian*
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