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Irons in the Fire

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I love the wit and intellect of Russell Brand! This book is a compilation of his weekly articles from The Guardian newspaper generally about football (soccer) and his team West Ham United (England's Premier League). These aren't especially detailed as to the sport but his philosophical look at life. He has a wide and extensive vocabulary. I enjoy him. I saw him on The Paul O'Grady show (UK) from Oct 2008, and the host said he loved Russell's columns in The Guardian and how he played with words. He also said he needed a dictionary to help him get through the column. I agree - I too keep a dictionary handy. I am learning new words and enjoying every minute of it. Give it a read.

Being American I don't much understand English football however I'm learning and Russell brand is an excellent teacher! His love and devotion to his team, West Ham, is apparent, you'd never know he was such a celebrity from reading his regular articles in the Guardian or from this book. He's witty and has a voracious play with words. Brand is intelligent-bordering on lunacy at times. I'd highly recommend reading this book whether a fan of West Ham or not. It is a must have/read for Russell Brand fans who are interested in finding out what really makes this fella tick.

The quality of the condition of the book was very good. The book itself is kinda lame but not the sellers fault:) Got to me when it was supposed to. I would buy from them again:)