There is only one David Beckham -- and it's not always the one you read about in the newspapers and
magazines or see in the movies. From humble East End London beginnings, the boy with prodigious
soccer skills grew up to be one of the most gifted athletes of his generation as well as a sex
symbol and fashion icon.
As a card-carrying member of the Society of Young Publishers and a certified football spod, I'm
always on the lookout for ways to bring two of my major interests together. Happy was the Christmas
Day I spent with David Goldblatt's 911-page whopper The Ball is Round in one hand and an isosceles
turkey sandwich in the other.
