{"product_id":"9781573226882","title":"Fever Pitch","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA brilliant memoir from the beloved, bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eFunny Girl, High Fidelity\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eAbout A Boy. \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn America, it is soccer. But in Great Britain, it is the \u003ci\u003ereal\u003c\/i\u003e football. No pads, no prayers, no prisoners. And that’s before the players even take the field.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNick Hornby has been a football fan since the moment he was conceived. Call it predestiny. Or call it preschool. \u003ci\u003eFever Pitch \u003c\/i\u003eis his tribute to a lifelong obsession. Part autobiography, part comedy, part incisive analysis of insanity, Hornby’s award-winning memoir captures the fever pitch of fandom—its agony and ecstasy, its community, its defining role in thousands of young men’s coming-of-age stories. \u003ci\u003eFever Pitch\u003c\/i\u003e is one for the home team. But above all, it is one for everyone who knows what it \u003ci\u003ereally\u003c\/i\u003e means to have a losing season.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47051264327920,"sku":"9781573226882","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781573226882_p0.jpg?v=1769900200","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781573226882","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}