Biography Books > Andy McNab Biography Books

Advantages: Epic Story
Disadvantages: How Much Is True?

...plan. The members of Bravo Two Zero were Andy McNab, Dinger, Chris, Stan, Mark, Vince Phillips, Bob Consiglio, and Legs Lane. On January 22 McNab and his men were taken by helicopter from a base in Saudi Arabia and dropped into enemy territory in Iraq, and encountered problems from the start. The patrol was dropped into the middle of open desert and had to cross 20km with all their kit before finding a dry riverbed (wadi) to hide out in during ...
...equipment as they were given the wrong frequencies to use, so the entire mission was a virtual write-off before it had even started. The true ordeal began after the group was spotted by a young goat herder as they hid in the wadi, and knowing their position had been compromised they were forced to dump most of their kit and leave. They were soon confronted by what McNab describes as an enemy force of 200 to 250 enemy soldiers and an armoured personnel ... Read review

Advantages: Funny at Times, Very Dramatic and Suprising
Disadvantages: Chapter Length

...on any event in particular, Immediate Action portrays his life in the Regiment, from when he first went into selection, all the way through to the various missions he endured in his time there. Each chapter is fairly lengthy, with a lot of detail in it, helping you to understand how the task at hand was for those who had to do it. Some of them are quite shocking. The book follows on from where Bravo Two Zero left off really. While McNab's previous ...
...and his team in Iraq, Immediate Action focuses more on his life as a solider, but does brush briefly past what happened in Bravo Two Zero. The book itself is extremely well written, with a lot of technical terms used for the weaponary and equipment they used. It is also quite informative, describing how the SAS go through selection in the Breken Beacons and their various tactics and strategies. It's incredibly interesting. Immediate Action features ... Read review

Advantages: Gripping, informative
Disadvantages: May be found quite hard going

Carla Van Raay's autobiography "Gods Callgirl" details the life of a naive, immature girl, then woman who is devoted to God but goes from obedient convent girl to sexual prostitute over the course of her life, but remains as naive as ever. This life story is divided into three parts and develops the tale of this Dutch girl's life over the course of the book. Part one examines the life of a child abused by her father, yet finding she felt abandoned ...
...God from a very young age. As a school girl she idolising the convent and her sole ambition in life is to serve God as a nun in one of Australia's many convents. As an early teenager feeling unloved at home by her family yet supporting her mother in everyday chores and childcare of her brothers and sister she found herself believing she was a product of the devil. A problem no confession could speak of, and no action could heal. Part two follows ... Read review

Advantages: Neil Warnock
Disadvantages: Neil Warnock

There are individuals in sports that only come around so often. People that get everyone talking whether it be how much they admire them or how much they dislike them; Neil Warnock fits this category perfectly. Controversy follows him everywhere, so it is fitting that he should produce an autobiography that i'm sure even those that hate him so much would be just a little intrigued to read. This is the story of one of english domestic football's ...
...humble beginnings in Sheffield through an unglamorous but respectable playing career to a managerial career littered with controversy, success and disappointment. The dream of the Sheffield born man and Blades fan was always to manage his beloved Sheffield United and this dream was realised. He was hated by sections of his own teams support often but his team battled adversity to reach the promised land of the premiership - only to be denied by ... Read review

Advantages: Expertly written
Disadvantages: No chapters/sections to 'break up' the reading

I'm a student and had to read this book for an exam. I read it in 2 days and felt quite tired by the end of it. The main reason being that there are no chapters or sections, so it is basically one long detailed insight into what life was like during the Plague. However, it is very well written and there are times where the reader's emotions are 'pulled at'. The detailed descriptions of both people and places allow the reader to feel part of the drama. ...
...would not recommend this book to anyone who does not appreciate good literature as you will get easily bored and find it difficult to continue reading. However, if you like pre-18th Century Literature and enjoy a good piece of writing, i would highly recommend this old yet insightful masterpiece. ... Read review