ARGONAUT BOOKS

'Object Lessons' is a series of short, beautifully designed books about the hidden lives of ordinary things. When is the 'beautiful game' at its most beautiful? How does football function as a lens through which so many view their daily lives? What's right in front of fans that they never see? Football celebrates and scrutinizes the world's most popular sport - from top-tier professionals to children just learning the game. As an American who began playing football in the 1970s as it gained a foothold in the States, Mark Yakich reflects on his own experiences alongside the sport's social and p...Read More