Desktop Soccer

Name: Desktop Soccer
Brand: Gardners Books Ltd
SKU: 9780762479962
Price: 18.0 NZD
Availability: OutOfStock

Goal!

By Christina Rosso-Schneider

Series: RP Minis

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Desktop Soccer by Christina Rosso-Schneider playfully combines the worlds of cooking and miniature sports. In this uniquely themed cookbook, recipes are presented with a twist, featuring clever ties to desktop soccer games. It's a delightful blend of food and fun, perfect for those who enjoy creativity in the kitchen.
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Format: Multiple-component retail product

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A refreshed edition of our popular Finger Soccer kit (over 320K copies sold) with all of the same great components but with a new package to bring it up to date with our current bestselling titles in our popular desktop sports series.

Description

Goooal!

Now you can bring all of the fun and excitement of the soccer pitch to your desktop with this miniature set that you play with your fingers!

Everything you need to play: Includes a soccer "pitch" mat, 2 goals, 2 pairs of soccer cleats for your fingers, and 1 mini soccer ball.

Book included: With a brief history and rules of the sport, profiles of famous players, trivia, and more, this 32-page fully illustrated miniature book offers something for everyone.

Unique gift: Perfect for soccer lovers of all ages.

Series: RP Minis

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780762479962

Publisher: Running Press

Format: Multiple-component retail product

Date Published: 29 September 2022

Country: United States

Imprint: Running Press Miniature Editions

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 48.0mm

Width: 76.0mm

Height: 86.0mm

Weight: 85g

Pages: 40

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About the Author

Christina Rosso-Schneider lives and writes in South Philadelphia with her rescue pup, Atticus Finch, and bearded husband, Alex, where they run an independent bookstore and event space called A Novel Idea on Passyunk. She received an MFA in Creative Writing and MA in English from Arcadia University in 2016. When she isn't writing or working at the bookstore, she leads various writing and occult-based workshops.

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