{"product_id":"the-miracle-of-castel-di-sangro-a-tale-of-passion-and-folly-in-the-heart-of-italy-paperback","title":"The Miracle of Castel Di Sangro: A Tale of Passion and Folly in the Heart of Italy - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJoe McGinniss\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMaster storyteller Joe McGinniss travels to Italy to cover the unlikely success of a ragtag minor league soccer team--and delivers a brilliant and utterly unforgettable story of life in an off-the-beaten-track Italian village. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen Joe McGinniss sets out for the remote Italian village of Castel di Sangro one summer, he merely intends to spend a season with the village's soccer team, which only weeks before had, miraculously, reached the second-highest-ranking professional league in the land. But soon he finds himself embroiled with an absurd yet irresistible cast of characters, including the team's owner, described by the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e as \"straight out of a Mario Puzo novel,\" and coach Osvaldo Jaconi, whose only English word is the one he uses to describe himself: \"bulldozer.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs the riotous, edge-of-your-seat season unfolds, McGinniss develops a deepening bond with the team, their village and its people, and their country. Traveling with the miracle team, from the isolated mountain region where Castel di Sangro is located to gritty towns as well as grand cities, McGinniss introduces us to an Italy that no tourist guidebook has ever described, and comes away with a \"sad, funny, desolating, and inspiring story--everything, in fact, a story should be\" \u003ci\u003e(Los Angeles Times)\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eMaster storyteller Joe McGinniss travels to Italy to cover the unlikely success of a ragtag minor league soccer team--and delivers a brilliant and utterly unforgettable story of life in an off-the-beaten-track Italian village. \u003cbr\u003eWhen Joe McGinniss sets out for the remote Italian village of Castel di Sangro one summer, he merely intends to spend a season with the village's soccer team, which only weeks before had, miraculously, reached the second-highest-ranking professional league in the land. But soon he finds himself embroiled with an absurd yet irresistible cast of characters, including the team's owner, described by the \"New York Times as \"straight out of a Mario Puzo novel,\" and coach Osvaldo Jaconi, whose only English word is the one he uses to describe himself: \"bulldozer.\" \u003cbr\u003eAs the riotous, edge-of-your-seat season unfolds, McGinniss develops a deepening bond with the team, their village and its people, and their country. Traveling with the miracle team, from the isolated mountain region where Castel di Sangro is located to gritty towns as well as grand cities, McGinniss introduces us to an Italy that no tourist guidebook has ever described, and comes away with a \"sad, funny, desolating, and inspiring story--everything, in fact, a story should be\" \"(Los Angeles Times).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eMaster storyteller Joe McGinniss travels to Italy to cover the unlikely success of a ragtag minor league soccer team -- and delivers a brilliant and utterly unforgettable story of life in an off-the-beaten-track Italian village.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen Joe McGinniss sets out for the remote Italian village of Castel di Sangro in the summer of 1996, he merely wants to spend a season with the village's soccer team, which only weeks before had, miraculously, reached the second-highest-ranking professional league in the land. But soon he finds himself embroiled with an absurd yet irresistible cast of characters, including the team's owner, described by the New York Times as \"straight out of a Mario Puzo novel, smoking huge cigars and trailed by bodyguards\", and coach Osvaldo Jaconi, whose only English word is the one he uses to describe himself: \"bulldozer\".\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs the riotous, edge-of-your-seat season unfolds, so, too, does McGinniss's transformation into a true Italian soccer fan, complete with the irrational and blinding passions for which such fans are known. Moreover his fervor for soccer intertwines and grows with his love for the courageous team, their village and its people, and their country. As McGinniss travels with the miracle team on the season-long tour that takes him from the isolated mountain region where Castel di Sangro is located to such gritty towns as Foggia and Cosenza, as well as to obscure nooks of such grand cities as Genoa, Venice, and Verona, he introduces us to an Italy that no tourist guidebook has ever described. The Miracle of Castel di Sangro is a spellbinding, true story of an Italy to savor.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJoe McGinniss\u003c\/b\u003e was a young Philadelphia journalist when he began to follow the team of public relations men and television specialists who created Richard Nixon's image for the American public during the presidential campaign of 1968. In 1969, with the publication of \u003ci\u003eThe Selling of the President\u003c\/i\u003e, Joe McGinnis immediately became a nonfiction star of the first rank. His other books include \u003ci\u003eHeroes\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eGoing to Extremes\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eFatal Vision\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eCruel Doubt\u003c\/i\u003e, and a novel, \u003ci\u003eThe Dream Team\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives in Williamstown, Massachusettes.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 416\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 8 x 5.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 06, 2000\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51757315195168,"sku":"9780767905992","price":15.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/d14d10c974e1c6f9dac5f1edfdd35e83.webp?v=1780099440","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-miracle-of-castel-di-sangro-a-tale-of-passion-and-folly-in-the-heart-of-italy-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}