A semi-serious treatise offering an alternative to an ordinary college education. The book makes an amusing argument that college is more expensive than travel to Europe and suggests that an extended stay abroad could be more enlightening than traditional higher education. ...

As a child, growing up Dublin, Jimmy Holmes dreamed of becoming a professional footballer. Spotted in the local youth team by the great Matt Busby and invited to go to Manchester United, he was persuaded, instead, to sign for Coventry City, heralding the start of a glittering career in football....