Michael J Agovino: 2 books
The Soccer Diaries
An American's Thirty-Year Pursuit of the International Game
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2014
Although soccer had long been the world’s game when Michael J. Agovino first encountered it in 1982, here it was just a poor cousin to American football, to be found on obscure UHF channels and in foreign magazines. But as Agovino himself passionately pursued soccer, Americans got wise and turned...
The Bookmaker
A Memoir of Money, Luck, and Family from the Utopian Outskirts of New York City
Language: English
Release Date: October 6, 2009
Marking the debut of a gifted new writer, The Bookmaker teems with humanity, empathy, humor, and insight.
At the heart of Michael J. Agovino's powerful, layered memoir is his family's struggle for success in 1970s, '80s, and '90s New York City—and his father's gambling, which brought them...