-An eccentric, fascinating expose of a world most of us know nothing about.- -- The New York Times Book Review -An insightful, entertaining, brainiac sports road trip.- -- The Wall Street Journal -Foer\'s skills as a narrator are enviable. are comparable to those in Norman Mailer\'s journalism.- -- The Boston Globe A groundbreaking work--named one of the five most influential sports books of the decade by Sports Illustrated--How Soccer Explains the World is a unique and brilliantly illuminating look at soccer, the world\'s most popular sport, as a lens through which to view the pressing issues of our age, from the clash of civilizations to the global economy..
His characterizations... -An eccentric, fascinating expose of a world most of us know nothing about.- -- The New York Times Book Review -An insightful, entertaining, brainiac sports road trip.- -- The Wall Street Journal -Foer\'s skills as a narrator are enviable
