Deep Pockets: Snooker and the Meaning of Life by Brendan Cooper Hardcover Book

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Thought-provoking and unique, Deep Pockets offers a truly philosophical consideration of the game of snooker.

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'A brilliant book . . . brilliantly written. You really do need to read it' Adrian Chiles'Mixing the sacred and the profane, high culture and low culture, the sublime and the ridiculous, Deep Pockets is the book this game of unfathomable difficulty and infinite mystery well deserves' Critic The game of snooker has a remarkable history. From humble origins, it blossomed spectacularly in the 1980s into the nation's most popular sport. Top players became celebrities. The papers were stuffed with snooker scandals. It even conquered the pop charts.In the twenty-first century, the game is still big news. Along with millions of British fans, a vast audience continues to grow across every corner of the world, from Europe to the Middle East to China. The global thirst for snooker has never been greater.But - strangely perhaps - snooker's deeper meanings have rarely been explored. It is a game that celebrates subtlety and mystery; a slow undertaking in a fast-paced world. Elegant and profound, snooker invites serious contemplation.Deep Pockets is a study of this uncharted territory - a love letter to snooker, and an impassioned journey into its soul. Because snooker, in fact, is more than a game. It is a belief set; a way of seeing; an entire philosophical system. In chapters that cover everything from time, truth, loss, luck and more, Deep Pockets explores how snooker can help us to trace the meaning of life itself.

Author Biography

Born in London's East End, Brendan Cooper received his BA and PhD from the University of Cambridge. He has published widely on British and American literature, including a critical guide to William Blake and a study of Cold War American poetry. He lives in Berkshire.

Review

Cooper is a convincing, entertaining and philosophical guide to the strange magic of snooker over the past five decades - and what it might be able to teach us about the meaning of life. It should be his big break * Observer *A brilliant book . . . brilliantly written. You really do need to read it -- Adrian ChilesMixing the sacred and the profane, high culture and low culture, the sublime and the ridiculous, Deep Pockets is the book this game of unfathomable difficulty and infinite mystery well deserves * Critic *

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Thought-provoking and unique, Deep Pockets offers a truly philosophical consideration of the game of snooker.

Details ISBN1408717778 Author Brendan Cooper Publisher Little, Brown Book Group Year 2023 ISBN-10 1408717778 ISBN-13 9781408717776 Format Hardcover Publication Date 2023-04-06 UK Release Date 2023-04-06 Imprint Constable Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom Subtitle Snooker and the Meaning of Life Pages 288 DEWEY 794.73501 Audience General AU Release Date 2023-09-18 NZ Release Date 2023-09-18 We've got this

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