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 | #3930979 in Books |  2012-11-27 |  2012-11-27 | Original language:English | PDF # 1 |  8.25 x.75 x5.50l,.55 | File type: PDF | 272 pages

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||3 of 3 people found the following review helpful.| Page-Turning Portrait of the Killing Cult of Celebrity|By Jennifer D. Munro|A compelling read, whether you're a sports nut or not.

I had never heard of George Best before I picked up this book, but this is not a story about sports or athletes; it's about our killing culture of fame. Though the word "tragedy" is bandied about frequently and casually these days, this s| |'Funny, moving and shot-through with a clear-eyed, unsentimental humanity, Celia Walden's memoir of George Best near the end of his life is a beautiful portrait of genius in tragic, terminal decline. Babysitting George reminded me of Rex Reed's famous essay of

As a young reporter, Celia Walden receives an unusual assignment: track down a global superstar and keep him away from all other journalists. That man is soccer player George Best, who made his debut for Manchester United at age seventeen and was the star of a star team throughout the 1960s. Enormously skilled and ruggedly handsome, idolized by men and women alike, he was referred to as "the fifth Beatle," and still holds a firm place among the world's all-time best p...

You easily download any file type for your device.Babysitting George: The Last Days of a Soccer Icon   |  Celia Walden. I really enjoyed this book and have already told so many people about it!

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