{"product_id":"9781781326503","title":"Still An Ordinary Spectator: Five More Years of Watching Sport","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn this follow-up to his award-winning book \u003cem\u003eAn Ordinary Spectator: 50 Years of Watching Sport\u003c\/em\u003e, John Rigg presents a collection of his wide-ranging sports writing over the last five years.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eStill An Ordinary Spectator: Five More Years of Watching Sport\u003c\/em\u003e captures the thrill of watching some of the best sportsmen of the modern era – Rory McIlroy, Robert Lewandowski, Cameron Smith \u003cem\u003eet al\u003c\/em\u003e – at the top of their game. But it’s not all star athletes; John also introduces the reader to the casual acquaintances he has encountered and the local sporting events he has watched during this most recent stage of his long sports-spectating journey.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom high-school American football in San Antonio to club cricket in Saltaire, the book reflects on sport’s inherent capacity to act as a barometer of the society around it with a rich combination of contemporary detail and historical digression.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Silverwood Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47064176328944,"sku":"9781781326503","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781781326503_p0.jpg?v=1763715226","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781781326503","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}