I enjoy cricket and have suffered depression and anxiety so both aspects of this book interested me and I found both really well dealt with. There was a good insight into the career of a successful cricketer and its incessant lifestyle living away from home and in hotels. It is a wonder that more of them don't shout Enough and go home.
Marcus' story of his depression and anxiety was...
Like so many people in the country I was blown away by the success of the recent Olympics in Beijing, but especially by the amazing performances of the GB cycling team. So when i noticed "Heroes, Villains & Velodromes" on the shelf of my local book shop I thought I'd give it a try. I wasn't sure what to expect really but what i got was a lively, entertaining and extremely well written read about the...
I've read quite a few autobiographries from players who are still playing, and always found them to be a little restrained, and with little to say. Carragher's book is entertaining, a little controversial (considering he criticizes some of the people who still pay his wages), but more than anything else a well-informed, intelligent and, as a result, fascinating read. I already had bucket-loads of...
An excellent and personal view of one man,s motor racing career.Do not expect a race by race account but instead get the inside story of a meteoric rise to success and an even quicker fall from the spotlight in the competitive world of British and then European racing.
To say he got screwed by McLaren would be an understatement!
There are,however,some hilarious accounts of racing in the...
I don't even run but I loved this book. Murakami is a truly gifted writer who manages to draw his reader into his work and keep them entertained, interested and challenged by his writing. This little gem of a book gives us a small insight into the man himself and how a little part of his psyche works. For the runner or the non-runner like me, well worth a read.
A year after the publication of Bobby Charlton's outstanding `My Manchester United Years' comes volume two - concerning his England career, which spanned 106 caps and an unprecedented four World Cup Finals.
No living player is better qualified to write about their experiences with England than Charlton, whose time in an England shirt spanned from the monochrome era of Tom Finney to that...
What a Waste, to quote the man himself.Lamenting the passage of time he allowed to snub his one time friend Mr.Taylor. The Partnership they both enjoyed went the way so many do as one takes the other for granted or rifts occur and eventually parts them. Humble beginnings saw them reach for the sky shooting for the top with unerring accuracy.
It's ironic that his short time at Leeds was...
People around the world have found inspiration in the story of Lance Armstrong--a world-class athlete nearly struck down by cancer, only to recover and win the Tour de France, the multiday bicycle race famous for its gruelling intensity. Armstrong is a thoroughgoing Texan jock, and the changes brought to his life by his illness are startling and powerful, but he's just not interested in wearing a hero...
One of my better presents this Christmas - I read Mick Fitzgerald's informative, well written book at a single sitting. In Donn Maclean Mick Fitzgerald has a fine co-author who has helped him to tell his story in a way that never loses one's interest. As a racing presenter, Mick comes across as well informed, thoughtful and articulate, and all of these qualities are echoed in the pages of this book....
