{"product_id":"9781472236739","title":"Firestarter: A compelling read for keen cricket fans","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eKeen cricket fans enjoying the 2017-18 Ashes series will love this insight into the life of cricketing hero, Ben Stokes...\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBen Stokes is not cast in the same mould as the vast majority of English cricketers. Fiery, combative, gladiatorial - he plays the game hard and with great gusto. He is an all-rounder who bats, bowls and fields at full throttle.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStokes impresses with his physical stature and muscular brand of cricket. He doesn't back down, smashing the next ball for six, bowling his 90 mph \"chin music\", or taking a breathtakingly full-stretch catch at backward point.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhether it's thrashing the fastest ever Test century at Lord's or the quickest ever Test double-hundred by an Englishman or destroying the Australian batting at Trent Bridge, Stokes plays the game he loves with his heart on his sleeve and with 100% effort and commitment. Cricket fans adore him for it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHis very first book focuses on the pivotal moments in his life and career so far. These episodes are vibrant, emotional, poignant - revealing the man in three dimensions, red in tooth and claw. From being forged as a young boy in New Zealand, to moving to Cumbria at the age of 11, to playing county cricket for Durham and then onto the England team, this book provides a riveting insight into one of the most exhilarating figures in sport today.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhat readers are saying about \u003ci\u003eFire Starter\u003c\/i\u003e:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'\u003cb\u003eBrilliant\u003c\/b\u003e - a real \u003cb\u003epage turner\u003c\/b\u003e'\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'\u003cb\u003eA great present for a keen cricketer\u003c\/b\u003e'\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'An \u003cb\u003eexcellent \u003c\/b\u003eread - \u003cb\u003efive stars\u003c\/b\u003e'\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Headline Book Publishing, Limited","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47129617334512,"sku":"9781472236739","price":0.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781472236739_p0.jpg?v=1763597613","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781472236739","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}