This new edition of Eduardo Galeano's riveting commentary on the history and politics of soccer includes newly written material on the 2002 World Cup, which one quarter of humanity watched. Discussing everything from the leveling of the Twin Towers to the death of the sole survivor of that extraordinary match between British and German soldiers in 1915, one of South America's greatest commentators issues forth on robotic soccer in Japan, the mass-production of the game as a sign of the decline of civilization, the amazing success of Senegal and Turkey, and how Nike beat Adidas

Sam Callahan's mother told him she was raped by four football players when she was 14. One of them is his father, but which? She lied; actually, she paid them for sex. Anyway, Sam contacts each of the men and causes endless trouble. Soon, an affair with the wife of one man, an attraction to the daughter of another, and an attempted suicide have Sam running for his life. Wonderful characters spout outrageous dialog and perform even more outrageous acts. Sandlin's wild, wonderful, and wickedly funny romps conclude the trilogy that began with Skipped Parts (Ivy Bks., 1989) and continued in Sorrow Floats (LJ 8/92). Social Blunders can be read independently of the previous volumes. The tale is a little naughty, a little sentimental, and completely entertaining. Highly recommended

Twittercide: the killing of one human being by another while the victim is in the act of tweeting. Call me crazy, but I figured writing for the Herbert Hoover High Homepage would be a pretty sweet gig. Pad the resume for college applications, get a first look at the gossip column, spend some time ogling the paper's brooding bad-boy editor, Chase Erikson. But on my first big story, things went… a little south. What should have been a normal interview with Sydney Sanders turned into me discovering the homecoming queen-hopeful dead in her pool. Electrocuted while Tweeting. Now, in addition to developing a reputation as HHH's resident body finder, I'm stuck trying to prove that Sydney's death wasn't suicide. I'm starting to long for the days when my biggest worry was whether the cafeteria was serving pizza sticks or Tuesday Tacos…

Es la disección novelada de una ciudad, Valencia, donde un elenco de personajes ha convertido la traición, la inquina y la intriga pérfida en el modelo de conducta cotidiana. Julia Aleixandre, además de ostentar un importante cargo público, es una experta manipuladora de marionetas humanas de todos los colores y tamaños. Francesc Petit, Secretario General de un partido político sin representación parlamentaria, quiere escapar del ostracismo humillante a cualquier precio. Juan Lloris, otrora exitoso empresario de la construcción, ha caído en desgracia ante las autoridades y mendiga rastreramente una presidencia, una secretaría o al menos una vocalía. Y entre todos ellos y sus respectivas trifulcas, un periodista sin futuro aparente encontrará la manera de purgar sus abundantes culpas, cómo no, a costa de los demás. Sociedad Limitada es una instantánea irónica y mordaz que se adentra en la corrupción política, la especulación inmobiliaria, la miseria cotidiana de los inmigrantes, la destrucción sistemática del medio ambiente… y, en definitiva, las infames maniobras que ejerce el poder desde la sombra para conseguir perpetuarse