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Advantages: In depth life account. Pick up knowledge of sport. Will want to watch him.
Disadvantages: If you have zero knowledge of him or the sport then not recommended.

...account of his life upto the starting events of the Hatton - Mayweather fight. For all those people who have watched Ricky Hatton I would advise you to start reading the book. He goes int ogreat detail about all his fights, his training regimes, his relationships, the problems he gets with Frank Warren, and also dabbles a bit in his love for football. I didnt watch boxing before I purchased this book. I bought it out of curiosity, and I can definitely ...
...had a good understanding of the sport, this is a must read because what these professionals must go through is audacious, especially the gruelling training and workouts. Ricky Hatton delivers his story with humour while exploring his journey to become the best 10 stone fighter pound for pound. From medals to belts I am pretty certain he has not left anything out. A good read from a hard working well respected athlete. It will make you love the sport. ... Read review

Advantages: Interesting subject
Disadvantages: Unbalanced and rambling

Roger Lewis biography of the late Peter Sellers, another ex-Goon but better known for his many successful films with the Pink Panther series probably being the most popular, was first published in 1994. However this book became the basis for the eponymous film "The Life and Death of Peter Sellers", starring Geoffrey Rush, and has thus acquired a new lease of life. I prefer to leave the conclusions to my reviews until the end, sadly Lewis does not ...
...i.e. "the biographer". I use the inverted commas advisedly as this is the most vile piece of character assassination I have ever come across. Sellers had a chequered life and career. He came from humble beginnings and there was a music-hall background through his grandparents. During the war he perfected his amazing facility for vocal impersonations - he would, for example, stroll into an officers mess and enjoy the facilities by pretending to be ... Read review

Advantages: Insightful, honest, riviting
Disadvantages: nothing - unless you are easily offended

...S Thompson's work has taken the opportunity to write a book about the man himself following his (suicidal) death in early 2006. Stedman himself has admitted this was started as a form of therapy that allowed him to make sense of the hole this crazy man left when he put a gun to his head and left us forever. Very few people are as well placed as Stedman to tell us about the man who was Thompson but Stedman not only worked with him for 35 years but ...
...trip down memory lane that the reader is invited to join. The book starts where the legend of Gonzo began, in 1970 when Stedman was assigned to illustrate an article Thompson was doing on the Kentucky Derby. From the onset the relationship appears doomed after Stedman manages to offend both family and friends of Thompson's with his lewd and unflattering portraits. However, Thompson obviously recognized a man who against all odds, got him and matched ... Read review

Advantages: a very very good read
Disadvantages: cant think of any!

A scintilating account of the dashing Manchester United winger loved by fans worldwide for his silky skills fast pace,oh if only he was English thousands have said! (me included),although he played for England schoolboys he couldnt play for England at a higher level because he was brought up in Wales till the age of 7 thus making him ineligible for further England honours.Surprisingly for Giggsy`s talent he has only won 52 caps not because of his ...
...player at Old Trafford since the start of the 1990`s making his home debut against Everton at Old Trafford. In his first Manchester derby he scored the winner in a 1-0 win.Ryan has shown loyalty to Manchester United in a era of the game when the word "loyalty" is very few and far between.This book gives his version of his memorable sucesses on the pitch through the robson and cantona times to THAT goal in the F.A Cup semi final against Arsenal which ... Read review

Advantages: a Great read
Disadvantages: The ending.

...died in a plane crash, the second one. his first on is accounted in this book. The book recounts Richard's experiences as a fighter pilot in the second world war, in which he was shot down and spent months in hospital, undergoing painful and protracted plastic surgery. This book has been called ' One of the Classic works of world War Two' and it is. He was only 23 when he died and had studied at Trinity College, Oxford. He was called to duty during ... Read review