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On Form

On sale

31st May 2018

Price: £12.99

Cricket Society and MCC Book of the Year Awards, 2018

Selected:  Paperback / ISBN-13: 9781472121806

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THE TIMES BOOK OF THE YEAR

DAILY TELEGRAPH SPORTS BOOKS OF THE YEAR

LONGLISTED FOR THE WILLIAM HILL SPORTS BOOK OF THE YEAR 2017

What is being on form? How does it relate to feeling ‘in the zone’? Are these states in the lap of the gods, a matter of which side of the bed we got out of that morning? Or is there anything we can do to make their arrival more likely?

In this fascinating book, former England cricket captain and psychoanalyst Mike Brearley draws on his own experiences, both on and off the field, and examines many of the elements of being in and out of form across a number of different disciplines – not only in cricket and psychoanalysis but also in finance, music, philosophy, medicine, teaching, tree surgery and drama.

Perceptive and engaging, On Form is an exploration of the benefits and risks of being on form and can help us all reflect on the range of conditions that block or liberate us.

Reviews

All Out Cricket
This is a book that offers insight not just into cricket, but into every walk of life; not just into the state of being on form itself, but into everything that surrounds it; and not just into the reader, but into the author himself
New Statesman
Interesting
William Joll, The Oldie
Accessible
Ivo Tennant, The Cricketer
Fascinating
Choice
Fascinating
Martin Chilton, Daily Telegraph
Engaging
Dominic Lawson, Sunday Times
Epic journey of a book
The Times
Endlessly curious and unapologetically intellectual