Advantages: Fabulous read Disadvantages: He stole Steffi from me
According to the revelations in this extraordinarily good autobiography yours truly and Andre Agassi have a lot in common. He hates tennis, Yup! He fell in love with Steffi Graff, a big yup, and he likes cheesy soft rock, red face yes. Thankfully we don't ...
Andre Agassi has exploded the Agassi myth himself, a sports person who became a cult figure. Except Bjorn Borg no body enjoyed such rapturous fan-following. A doe-eyed global seducer. Blowing flying kisses and becoming folded hand to woo his followers. Al ...
Advantages: Lots to learn from this, but it is still very accessible Disadvantages: Still in hardback at the moment so a bit expensive
...This book is a collection of autobiographical essays by Nigerian writer Chinua Achebe, whose best known work is the novel Things Fall Apart, published in 1958. Topics covered include Nigerian, Biafran and Igbo history and culture, African literature and t ...
Advantages: Learn about Alan Alda's life Disadvantages: You may end up irritated by Mr Alda's smugness
...There was one thing that I never knew about Alan Alda until I started reading his autobiography: I don't really like him! I don't hate him, but he has never ranked among my favourite actors or made me want to watch anything just because he was among the c ...
Advantages: Lovely stories about demons and possesions and the paranormal Disadvantages: Nothing at all
...to read all about spirits and the paranormal and things that go bang in the night. I bought myself a copy of a book by my favourite medium, Derek Acorah. My daughter took me to see him in concert two years ago and I thoroughly enjoyed myself a ...