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Glorious Summers and Discontents: Looking back on the ups and downs from a dramatic decade Hardcover – 12 May 2011

by Mike Atherton (Author)
4.5 out of 5 stars 22 customer reviews
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  • Hardcover: 416 pages
  • Publisher: Simon & Schuster UK; 1st edition (12 May 2011)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0857203487
  • ISBN-13: 978-0857203489
  • Product Dimensions: 23.4 x 15.7 x 3.6 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (22 customer reviews)
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`Engaging, insightful and laced with wry humour, it's easy to see why Mike Atherton's writing scoops handfuls of those fancy journalism awards each year... A Test captain just a decade ago, Atherton nonetheless writes from the standpoint of a dispassionate observer, unafraid to criticise those in power. This insider/outsider perspective is part of what makes Glorious Summers & Discontents - a collection of his writing - a superb book... fascinating read' --Sport Magazine...even when one disagrees with Atherton there remains the sense of encountering a civilised, intelligent human being for whom cricket is not just a game but an expression of wider values' --Wisden Cricket

About the Author

Mike Atherton is the award-winning Chief Cricket Correspondent of The Times and commentates for Sky Sports. As a player, he won 115 caps for England, leading his country on a record 54 occasions. He retired from the game in 2001, and subsequently published his bestselling autobiography, Opening Up.

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5.0 out of 5 starsPure Gold
By Amazon Customer on 7 Jan. 2012
Format: Hardcover
Atherton writes like a genius. Thursdays are among my favourite days because I can guarantee that there'll be soemthing supremely well written in the sports pages in the Times. This is a collection of his insightful pieces written over the last ten years. Treat yourself. Buy it. Lock yourself in a room and indulge yourself with soem brilliant sports' journalism.
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5.0 out of 5 starsProphetic and poetic
By Dr. Dr. McGrath on 11 Sept. 2012
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I have always been a fan of Mike Atherton - as a player, commentator and writer. This book gathers together many of his articles / columns over the years for the various print media he has worked for since retiring from playing. Some of the articles written before certain major events are eerily prophetic. His views on the modern game and the Stanford affair make excellent reading. As he moves on to the players, series and other sporting greats the wonderful prose, almost poetic at times, comes to the fore. If you are in anyway interested in reading about cricket or sport in general you will love this book and I suspect admire the quality of the written language. A pleasure to read.
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5.0 out of 5 starsMagnificent cricket writing
By M. V. Clarke VINE VOICE on 14 Aug. 2013
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Cricket has long attracted great journalists, and ex-England captain Mike Atherton follows in a grand tradition, as this volume of selected writings amply demonstrates. The short pieces it contains are grouped thematically, and cover a period from about 2001 onwards. The first sections deal with various negative aspects of cricket in recent times - match fixing, the complexities and problems of the IPL, ICL, ICC etc, before the latter half deals with positives - great test matches of recent years, great players etc. Throughout, Atherton's writing is excellent; it's very easy to read, imbued with dry, often self-deprecating, humour, but above all it gives great insights into the game. At various times, hindsight has proved Atherton right, sometimes with unerring precision. Highly recommended.
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3.0 out of 5 starsWell written but a victim of its format
By NJL1974 on 3 May 2014
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This is a series of articles from Atherton's newspaper column. As readers of that will know, Atherton is a wonderful writer - sympathetic, knowledgeable and not scared of voicing an opinion. However, a compliation of his pieces in this format - grouped around subjects or themes - is flawed. The section on Allen Stanford is a good example. Atherton sees him as a bad'un long before this was spotted by the ECB and there is interest in seeing his suspicions play out, but the article format makes elements of this reveal very repetitive. Most impressive are the one-off pieces of various sports-people, from both cricket and beyond, which exist more easily in a collection format.
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3.0 out of 5 starsDisappointing For Atherton
By Jacknith on 30 Oct. 2012
Format: Paperback
I was eagerly awaiting the release of this book in paperback for weeks, and when it finally arrived, I could not wait to get cracking.

The book is essentially a collage of his newspaper reports about different topics, ranging from the match-fixing saga, to the rise of English cricket.

What makes this book interesting for me is not only that you get an understanding for some of the facts, but Atherton also gives his opinion, which allows the reader to perhaps read a different point of view.

I only gave this a three star rating because I felt that it was a bit too long, and after a while, I found it quite tedious. The book was only a disappointment for me because I thought that his autobiography was excellent.

Overall: Not a bad read, but I got bored after a while. A good book to read in stages.
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5.0 out of 5 starstop order
By Captain Understatement on 7 Jan. 2015
Format: Paperback
At first I wasn’t sure about this book. I felt a bit cheated that it was just a collection of articles from the past but once I understood the format and got into it I loved it.

I love Athers style of writing which is eloquent but not exclusive, it’s like he considers the reader when he writes which should be quite standard but all too often is not. Athers writes like a fan who just happens to be a very well educated ex-England captain and all without a trace of self-importance.

Secondly his experience as the top batsman and captain of an English cricket side in permanent crisis mode really gives his opinion weight. More so to me as a Lancashire and England fan of school age at the time.

Thirdly the way the book is put together is helps the reader, the articles collected into subject then chronological order makes it really easy to pick up and put down.

I read it on a summer holiday in a couple of days, I couldn’t put it down.
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4.0 out of 5 starsWELL WRITTEN SPORTS REPORTIG
By bibliophile on 22 Feb. 2013
Format: Paperback
Having watched Michael Atherton as a player,and listened to him as as a commentator on Sky I have always been impressed with his knowledge and understanding of the game of cricket,his writing is no less a revealation that he is all that I have said plus a literate and perceptive individual who can write with understandiong and background knowledge about the game he knows so well.I found his book enjoyable and thought provoking,and when he related to himself and his past experiences somewhat unnecessarily disparaging about his own performances and captaincy,refreshing in these celebratory driven days. The format was confusing to follow at times,perhaps wriing the date at the start of the piece might have added more clarity,but overall a book for the cricket thinker rather than the instant reaction and thought that we tend to get from many involved in sport nowadays.
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