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In the latest episode of Talking Sports Books, host Tim Caple welcomes journalist and author Jonathan Wilson to discuss his sweeping new work, The Power and the Glory: A New History of the World Cup. Few sporting events command global attention like the World Cup. The 2022 edition began with 211 nations attempting to qualify, and for almost a century the tournament has grown into a cultural, political, and emotional force unmatched in world sport. Yet remarkably, as Wilson notes, there has never

Welcome back to the new edition of "Talking Sports Books" and on this edition author Don Stradley joins me to talk about the just released book "The Immortals of American Boxing"as Don says in the feature we recorded for this book this isn't just a book that talks about fighters who won a few titles this book is about those who transcended the sport

Whilst the inevitable coverage has centered on Ryan Reynolds and Rob Mac behind the scenes there are other stories involving the ordinary people the fans those who gave time and energy for no monetary reward who were helping keep the club alive during its darkest of times when the very existence was called into question, and this book tells one such story.