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Advantages: Openness about Keating's contribution, has Gooch's authentic voice...
Disadvantages: ...the trouble is that Gooch's authentic voice is a bit of a drone!

Background Graham Gooch was one of the England cricket team's longest-serving players, making his Test debut against Australia back in 1975 (and scoring nought in both innings!) and bowing out in a crushing defeat in Australia very nearly two dec ...

davidbuttery 04.04.2011 · Read full review
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Review of Gooch: My Autobiography - Graham Gooch, Frank Keating

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Malcolm in the Middle

Advantages: Honest read
Disadvantages: For cricket fans

Devon Malcolm was the Monty Panasar of the 1990s, as simple as. He was the ethnic comic relief that, unlike Monty, didn't really grasp the fact that the only way to be accepted by the British sporting public is to play the role forced upon them and be sub ...

thedevilinme 13.10.2010 · Read full review
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Review of You Guys Are History! - Pat Murphy; Devon Malcolm

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The Stones - The Acclaimed Biography

Advantages: Huge Amount Of Info, Great Coverage Of The Rolling Stones History
Disadvantages: Too Heavy Going In Places, Far To Many Names And Dates In Small Sections.

With the Rolling Stones always being a band I have liked but not knowing much of the history behind them, how they started how they got to be such a huge supergroup etc, when I noticed this book for sale for just £3 in my local book shop I couldn't help b ...

MrGump 07.10.2010 · Read full review
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Review of The Stones: The Acclaimed Biography - Philip Norman

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** Just Another Kid **

Advantages: An insight into the world of Special Need's teaching, Sensitively written
Disadvantages: Focuses on some harrowing subjects

A Biography of one woman’s quest to help emotionally disturbed children whom no-one has been able to reach before. Torey Hayden has taken up a new post as a Special Education teacher in a class for six disturbed children of varying ages who all have ...

just.bcoz 02.07.2010 · Read full review
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Review of Just Another Kid - Torey Hayden

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Brian Lara book that falls short of a good innings.

Advantages: Excellent quotes taken from respected figures in the game
Disadvantages: Short, short, short!

Brian Scovell is an experienced sportswriter and has written numerous biographies. Indeed, his book about Jim Laker ('Jim Laker: 19-90') was listed for the British Sports Book Awards. This book - published by Tempus - is his take on one of the most f ...

Maylie 06.10.2010 · Read full review
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Review of Brian Lara: Cricket's Troubled Genius - Brian Scovell

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