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  • The Power and the Glory

    The History of the World Cup

    by Jonathan Wilson ...
    **A definitive new history of the world’s most watched sporting event—just in time for the 2026 tournament"Wilson is the game’s pre-eminent popular historian."—Observer (UK)An Irish Times Best Sports Book of the Year**Since 1930, the World Cup has become a truly global obsession. It is the most watched sporting event on the planet, and 211 teams competed to make it into the 2022 tournament. From ... Read more

    $25.99 CAD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • The Barcelona Inheritance

    The Evolution of Winning Soccer Tactics from Cruyff to Guardiola

    by Jonathan Wilson ...
    From Cruyff's "Total Football" to the epic rivalry between Guardiola and Mourinho, a gripping chronicle of the rise and fall of Barcelona's dominance in world soccer.Barcelona's style of play -- pressing and possessing -- is the single biggest influence on modern soccer. In The Barcelona Inheritance, Jonathan Wilson reveals how and why this came to pass, offering a deep analysis of the evolution ... Read more

    $17.99 CAD

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    Also available as: Audiobook

  • Inverting the Pyramid

    The History of Soccer Tactics

    by Jonathan Wilson ...
    The classic history of soccer tactics — “masterful” and “deliciously nerdy” (Time Out)In this modern classic, soccer journalist Jonathan Wilson pulls apart the finer details of the world’s game, tracing the global history of tactics from modern pioneers right back to the beginning, when chaos reigned. Along the way, he examines the lives of great players and thinkers who shaped the sport and ... Read more

    $19.99 CAD

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    Also available as: Audiobook

  • Kingdom Come

    Reflections in Honor of Jonathan R. Wilson

    Edited by Jason Byassee, Jeremy Kidwell, Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove, Leah Wilson-Hartgrove ...
    For four decades, the Rev. Dr. Jonathan R. Wilson has cultivated an imagination for "kingdom realism" as a pastor, teacher, theologian, and friend. To celebrate his seventieth birthday, Kingdom Come has gathered reflections from fellow theologians, popular authors, poets, and practitioners to mark both the range of Wilson's influence on the Christian church and the consistency of his prayer and ... Read more

    $47.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Behind the Curtain

    Football in Eastern Europe

    by Jonathan Wilson ...
    'EPIC' Financial Times'PERCEPTIVE' The Sunday Times'BLISSFUL' Daily Telegraph'FASCINATING' Independent on Sunday'TERRIFIC' Henry Winter'EXCELLENT*' Simon Kuper*The fascinating story of football in Eastern Europe following the collapse of the Berlin Wall, from the award-winning author of Inve... ... Read more

    $11.99 CAD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • The Names Heard Long Ago

    How the Golden Age of Hungarian Soccer Shaped the Modern Game

    by Jonathan Wilson ...
    The story of the vibrant and revolutionary soccer culture in Hungary that, on the eve of World War II, redefined the modern game and launched a new era.In the early 1950s, the Hungarian side was unbeatable, winning the Olympic gold and thrashing England in the Match of the Century. Their legendary forward, Ferenc Puskás, was one of the game's first international superstars. But as Jonathan Wilson ... Read more

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  • Angels with Dirty Faces

    How Argentinian Soccer Defined a Nation and Changed the Game Forever

    by Jonathan Wilson ...
    The masterful, definitive history of Argentinian soccerLionel Messi, Diego Maradona, Alfredo Di St’fano: in every generation Argentina has uncovered a uniquely brilliant soccer talent. Perhaps it’s because the country lives and breathes the game, its theories, and its myths.Argentina’s rich, volatile history – by turns sublime and ruthlessly pragmatic – is mirrored in the style and swagger of its ... Read more

    $17.99 CAD

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  • A Riff of Love

    Notes on Community and Belonging

    by Greg Jarrell ...
    Surprising teachers. Tragic losses. Unexpected gifts. Every neighborhood has stories, and ways of singing the stories of their place. Start digging in, and you find all sorts of music. In a neighborhood skilled in improvisation, like Enderly Park, you also discover new ways to sing those songs, and a choir of new kinfolk to sing them with. Since 2005, author and saxophonist Greg Jarrell has been ... Read more

    $22.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Future Leader

    Rebooting Leadership To Win The Millennial And Tech Future

    by Jonathan Wilson ...
    If you have been granted the privilege and the opportunity to lead a team, then this book is for you. Organizations of all sizes and in all industries are being radically and permanently reshaped by two external forces: generational churn and rapid technological advancement. The force of generational churn refers to the movement of the generations through the workplace. The force of rapid ... Read more

    $8.99 CAD

  • Brian Clough: Nobody Ever Says Thank You

    The Biography

    by Jonathan Wilson ...
    'COMPREHENSIVE' The Sunday Times'BEAUTIFULLY DETAILED' The Guardian'UTTERLY COMPELLING' Nottingham Forest News'WONDERFUL' Forbes'INTIMATE' FourFourTwo20th Anniversary Edition - Fully revised and updated.In this authoritative, critical biography, Jonathan Wilson draws an intimate and powerful portrait of one of ... ... Read more

    $9.99 CAD

  • The Red Balcony

    A Novel

    by Jonathan Wilson ...
    **Based on actual events, a gripping novel of sex, love, history and justice in the tinderbox of British Mandatory Palestine, by the acclaimed author of A Palestine Affair"The story of what is arguably Israel’s foundational murder trial—a tale of multiple identities and loyalties." —Joshua Cohen, Pulitzer-Prize-winning author of The Netanyahus**“Pleases on several levels: as an adventure tale, a ... Read more

    $15.99 CAD

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    Also available as: Audiobook

  • The Outsider

    A History of the Goalkeeper

    by Jonathan Wilson, Jonathan Wilson Ltd ...
    'SPLENDID' Daily Telegraph'THOUGHT-PROVOKING' Independent on Sunday'INSATIABLE' David Goldblatt'METICULOUS' When Saturday Comes'SUPERB' Readers DigestIn this first-ever cultural history of the 'loner' between the posts, Jonathan Wilson traces the sometimes dangerous intellectual and literary preoccupations of the keeper, and l... ... Read more

    $11.99 CAD