{"product_id":"among-the-thugs-isbn-9780679745358","title":"Among the Thugs","description":"They have names like Barmy Bernie, Daft Donald, and Steamin' Sammy. They like lager (in huge quantities), the Queen, football clubs (especially Manchester United), and themselves. Their dislike encompasses the rest of the known universe, and England's soccer thugs express it in ways that range from mere vandalism to riots that terrorize entire cities. Now Bill Buford, editor of the prestigious journal Granta, enters this alternate society and records both its savageries and its sinister allure with the social imagination of a George Orwell and the raw personal engagement of a Hunter Thompson.“A grotesque, horrifying, repellent and gorgeous book; \u003cb\u003eA Clockwork Orange\u003c\/b\u003e come to life.” —John Gregory Dunne \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"An important, perhaps prophetic, book ... both exciting and sad at the core.... [Buford is] a superbly talented reporter.\" —\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Brilliant ... one of the most unnerving books you will ever read.\" —\u003ci\u003eNewsweek\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLike Michael Herr or Ryszard Kapuscinski, Buford has witnessed events which can only be compared in intensity to those of a war ... an unflinching look into the festering soul of England ... a fuckin' great read.\" —David Byrne\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAnimated, witty, and so pungent you can taste the stale lager.\" —\u003ci\u003eWashington Post Book World\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003eBill Buford\u003c\/b\u003e is a staff writer and the European correspondent for \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e. He was the fiction editor of the magazine for eight years, from April 1995 to December 2002. Before that Bill edited \u003ci\u003eGranta\u003c\/i\u003e magazine for 16 years and, in 1989, became the publisher of Granta Books. He has edited three anthologies: \u003ci\u003eThe Best of Granta Travel\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Best of Granta Reportage\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Granta Book of the Family\u003c\/i\u003e. Bill is also the author of \u003ci\u003eAmong the Thugs\u003c\/i\u003e, a highly personal nonfiction account of crowd violence and British soccer hooliganism.","brand":"Vintage","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46300457304293,"sku":"NP9780679745358","price":19.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780679745358.jpg?v=1767721465","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/among-the-thugs-isbn-9780679745358","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}