{"product_id":"9781786481771","title":"Above Head Height: A Five-A-Side Life","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'The \u003ci\u003eFever PItch \u003c\/i\u003eof five-a-side' TONY PARSONS\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA must-have for anyone who   has ever played and enjoyed amateur football.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eJames  Brown has been playing football since growing up in the backstreets of  Leeds. The sudden death of one his long-standing team mates made James  ponder the unique bond between men who meet each other once a week for  years, but don't know any personal details beyond pitch prowess.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFive-a-Side  football is where you play the beautiful game for love, not money. You  play it for life and you play it everywhere. Your kit is damp and your  legs are a leopard's back of bruises. Shirts are often tight around the  belly, with your hero's name plastered across your shoulder blades. The  showers are too cold in winter and too hot in summer. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYour used  sports bag stays unpacked in the hall, and your water bottles are under  the kitchen sink. The post-match warm down takes place in the pub. As  does the match analysis. By contrast the warm up is non-existent. Your  performance is patchy and maybe not what it used to be. But we all still  think we played great. Five-a-Side is sporting Karaoke - a time and  place to live out our dreams.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is a book for all of us -  school mates, work colleagues, total strangers - bonded by the desire to  blast one into the net from two feet away.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Quercus Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47114699014384,"sku":"9781786481771","price":8.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781786481771_p0.jpg?v=1763729283","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781786481771","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}