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Playing Hard (A Life and Death in Games, Sports, and Play)

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  • Product Details

    Author:
    Peter Unwin
    Format:
    Paperback
    Pages:
    198
    Publisher:
    Cormorant Books (February 15, 2025)
    Language:
    English
    Audience:
    General/trade
    ISBN-13:
    9781770867772
    ISBN-10:
    1770867775
    Weight:
    8.57oz
    Dimensions:
    5.5" x 8.5" x 0.52"
    File:
    ORCA-20251008-20251008.xml
    Folder:
    ORCA
    List Price:
    $24.95
    Country of Origin:
    Canada
    Case Pack:
    60
    As low as:
    $19.21
    Publisher Identifier:
    P-ORCA
    Discount Code:
    B
    Pub Discount:
    55
    Imprint:
    Cormorant Books
  • Overview

    Playing Hard is a tribute to the power of play in all its forms — a searching personal account of how play, games, and sports sanctify life and give it meaning. In this moving and wide-ranging examination, Peter Unwin reflects on life and relationships through countless acts of play and the many unexpected places it is found.

    Through a shared love of games, the author reconnects with his terminally ill father and is exposed to the complexities of his father’s past, of his experiences with war and violence, and of a different but equally powerful commitment to a life of play.

    From Snakes and Ladders to shooting pool, from an improbable soccer game in the Sahara to first memories of playing baseball under catalpa trees — Peter Unwin examines the irresistible urge to have fun, reminding us that to live is to play, and to play hard is to live well.