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Lionel Messi and the Art of Living

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By:: Andy West
Price:: £16.99
Out:: 22nd October 2018
ISBN:: 9781785314506
Format:: Hardback
Size:: 222 x 144
Pages:: 224

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Lionel Messi and the Art of Living is a book about sport, providing a bold and insightful study of arguably the greatest footballer in history. But it is also a book about life, revealing how the thoughtful examination of an inspirational footballer's career yields lessons which can be implemented in a meaningful and impactful manner in our own lives.

About the author

Andy West lives in Barcelona and reports on Spanish football for a number of international media outlets, including BBC Sport. He has been writing professionally about sport for 20 years, initially as head of media for Reading FC and later in a variety of freelance writing, broadcast and communications roles for the likes of Manchester City FC, the English Football Association and Euroleague Basketball. Lionel Messi and the Art of Living is his first book.

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