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Advantages: Very well written, detailed, gripping, provides a unique insight into many areas of football
Disadvantages: None

When you pick up an autobiography, chances are you're going to be at least a bit interested in the person on the cover. So, it will be primarily football fans who read Gerrard's book; certainly, as a lifelong Liverpool fan, I was extremely interested in what the hero of many had to say. I was blown away by the quality of this gripping book, which kept me glued from start to finish. It is interesting, honest, and provides an insight into one of the ...
...the actual content, but there is never a dull moment. There is a wealth of content of Steven's childhood, always the most interesting part of an autobiography, which reveals the inspirations and deep relationship with football that he forged from birth. Particuarly for Liverpool fans, the book provides a wonderful insight into the workings of the club. Other readers will also be interested in the goings on of the Premier League, and the wonderfully ... Read review

Advantages: A great read
Disadvantages: A bit to graphic

I was recently given this book to read by a family member, and to be honest when I asked her what the story was about I was quite dubious as to whether I wanted to read it or not as this is not the type of story I would personally go for myself. I must say though that once I started reading I could not put it down and had completed it in two days. This book has twenty chapters, an acknowledements page and an Introduction which goes : " There are ...
...abuse on a daily basis. You can turn a blind eye and consider this too nasty to read about, or you can take a courageous step forward and share a few moments from my world. We can only bring about change by doing something postitve and being prepared to listen. This is my story." The book as a whole, is a mans biography of how he spent his childhood being abused both mentally and sexually by his step father. All he wants is for his father to love ... Read review

Advantages: a personal story of a mothers in turmoil
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...sadly murdered by Roy Whiting a known sex offender.. The book follows Sara & Michael's story from before Sarah's birth taking you through their feelings of having a girl after already having two sons on a low income, all through Sarah's early childhood... you get a sence of knowing the family quite well through the early chapters... The book then turns to that dreadfull day in July (july 1st, 2000) from the children playing happily on the beach in ...
...that Sarah's body was found... a very very traumatising day for the family, through this book Sara talks of her pain anger and frustrations following Sarah's abduction.. you learn of the marriage troubles depression and terrible times they all went through all whilst in the public eye. Sara tells of her quest to get Sarah's Law passed in government and the problems that arose during this.. Also we are taken upto and passed the trial of Roy Whiting. ... Read review

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...its not here now as I have taken it and put it into my private stash somewhere else. It may well appear somewhere else online and if it does it will have my name on it. Thank you to everyone, to all the people in my COT over the years who have stuck by me and who have been great influences over the reviews I have written. It is indeed a sad case that reviewers have to come to this, to put a review on which makes no sense at all when the original ... Read review

Advantages: Just a thought provoking read that few books achieve
Disadvantages: Not everyone will agree and its issues might cause arguments and emotional conflict.

Stolen Time by Sunny Jacobs. ~ About Sunny Jacobs ~ Sunny Jacobs now live on the West Coast of Ireland, but is originally from the United States. She now teaches yoga, campaigns against the death penalty, and has appeared in a play dedicated to this book. This book is an autobiographical account of her 17-year incarceration having been wrongfully committed to the death sentence and later life in prison for the murder of two state troopers in Florida. ...
...this is an autobiographical account of the murder of two state troopers in Florida in 1972, with Sunny and her partner Jesse Tafero involvement in the incident. It chronicles their subsequent trial, sentencing and the botched execution of Jesse Tafero as well as other incidents that occurred to her during this time. Most of the book is taken from Sunny's memories, but also from scraps she wrote while in prison, sometimes using what little paper she ... Read review