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Author: V. bennett Publisher: ISBN: Category : Languages : en Pages : 188
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Diagnosed with brain damage, in America, he kept quiet and continued to box until he could not remember where he as and was forced to hang up his gloves. He went on, after speech lessons, to become an actor in films and TV. Family connections to the Krays and Chicago Mafia. Profoundly deaf when diagnosed with Parkinson's and could not remember his lines he took singing lessons and became a singer and compere. His mantra is; you win some you lose some but you never walk away.
Author: V. bennett Publisher: ISBN: Category : Languages : en Pages : 188
Book Description
Diagnosed with brain damage, in America, he kept quiet and continued to box until he could not remember where he as and was forced to hang up his gloves. He went on, after speech lessons, to become an actor in films and TV. Family connections to the Krays and Chicago Mafia. Profoundly deaf when diagnosed with Parkinson's and could not remember his lines he took singing lessons and became a singer and compere. His mantra is; you win some you lose some but you never walk away.
Author: Jilly Cooper Publisher: Random House ISBN: 1409032280 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 256
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Fall in love with Jilly Cooper, one of Britain's most popular authors, in this fabulously frothy rom-com. Fans of Jojo Moyes, Marian Keyes, Dolly Alderton and Jane Fallon will love this witty and whimsical read - the perfect dose of laugh-out-loud escapism! 'Unputdownable' -- Marian Keyes 'Joyful and mischievous' -- Jojo Moyes 'The funniest and sharpest writer there is' -- Jenny Colgan 'Flawlessly entertaining' -- Helen Fielding 'An absolute delight to read' -- ***** Reader review 'The pages just whizzed by and I'm gutted to have finished it' -- ***** Reader review 'Frothy, light, humorous.....loving it' -- ***** Reader review 'Couldn't put it down' -- ***** Reader review 'Wonderful writing from Jilly, she really grabs you and pulls in you the book' -- ***** Reader review **************************************************************************************** The trouble with the Mulholland family, Prudence decided, was that they were all in love with the wrong people. She'd been overjoyed when Pendle, her super-cool barrister boyfriend, invited her home for the weekend to meet his family. But home turned out to be a decaying mansion in the Lake District, and family were his glamorous, scatty mother who forgot the mounting bills by throwing wild parties, and brothers, Ace, dark and forbidding, and Jack, handsome, married and only too ready to take over with Pru if Pendle didn't get a move on. It was only when she noticed the way Pendle looked at Jack's wife Maggie that it began to dawn on Pru that there was more to this weekend than met the eye. It looked like a non-stop game of changing partners . . .
Author: James Lawton Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing ISBN: 1472945654 Category : Sports & Recreation Languages : en Pages : 305
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For three decades at the end of the twentieth century – throughout boxing's most engrossing era – James Lawton was ringside, covering every significant bout, spending time with the likes of Muhammad Ali, Sugar Ray Leonard, Marvelous Marvin Hagler, Tommy Hitman Hearns, Roberto Duran, Mike Tyson, Lennox Lewis, Evander Holyfield and many other great fighters. Lawton found himself captivated by the sport as he followed it around the world. From a big fight's initial announcement, through the fighters' punishing training regimes, the overblown press conferences and dramatic weigh-ins, up to the bout itself and its savage fall-out – Lawton observed and absorbed it all, grateful for the remarkable access he was afforded. He witnessed Ali screaming in pain for his dressing-room lights to be turned out after a fight; he was there to meet Tyson at the prison gates on his release in 1992; he listened as former champions wept while struggling to find their new place in the world. As part of a small, tight-knit group of sportswriters with the privilege of covering each fight in such intimate detail, Lawton formed lifelong friendships and found himself forever altered by being caught up in the whirlwind of a sport at its most spellbinding. A Ringside Affair brings that brilliant epoch back to life – and puts it in the perspective it deserves. It salutes the epic quality of boxing's last years of glory, retraces arguably the richest inheritance bequeathed to any sport, and speculates on the possibility that we will never see such fighting again. It is part celebration, part lament, but perhaps most of all it is a personal record of some of most enthralling and challenging days produced by the world's oldest sport.
Author: Damian Hughes Publisher: eBook Partnership ISBN: 1909626163 Category : Sports & Recreation Languages : en Pages : 273
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The extraordinary career of a true sports iconMarvelous Marvin Hagler is a sporting legend. Often called the greatest middleweight boxer of all time, he held the world title for 12 defenses, including bouts with Sugar Ray Leonard, Thomas Hearns, and Roberto Duran which entered fistic folklore. This biography tells the story of Hagler's extraordinary life for the first time, separating truth from myth to get right to the heart of a complex and charismatic man. From his wild early fights in the boxing wilderness of Brockton, Massachusetts, the book follows the blazing trail of Hagler's career: the controversial defeats subsequently avenged, a riot-scarred title win in London, and his unification of the middleweight crown. It also cover the Ring magazine's "e;greatest round of all time"e; against Hearns, his ferocious battle with Duran, and the still-controversial loss to his nemesis Leonard.
Author: V. Bennett Publisher: ISBN: 9781791977870 Category : Languages : en Pages : 307
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Jimmy Batten former middleweight boxing champion lifts the lid on the 70s boxing circuit and reveals his connections with gangsters in Chicago and the Krays in East London. The life of an extra on major films and TV parts in EastEnders. Jimmy faced challenges from the start of his life but what ever the problem or person he stood his ground he said 'you win some you lose some ' but you never ever back down. With a forward from Frank Bruno MBE the book is a must for boxing fans and those that want to peep in the violent world that is boxing and crime.
Author: Charlie Magri Publisher: Kings Road Publishing ISBN: 1857828143 Category : Biography & Autobiography Languages : en Pages : 288
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Charlie Magri is one of the most popular boxers ever to have stepped into the ring. The exuberance and energy of the former WBC Flyweight Champion earned him a core of dedicated fans and, throughout his career, his determination and his ability to overcome adversity inspired all those who watched him. At last, one of boxing's most deserving legends has decided to tell all about his amazing life in this, his own true story. As a young boy Magri's exceptional promise as a boxer became apparent when he fought for Stepney's Arbour Youth Club. His impressive start as a Junior ABA Champion earned Charlie a reputation and, when he became a fully fledged senior fighter, he experienced what he describes as the best two years of his life. In 1974, he was unbeaten domestically, he won the ABA and then he took home the silver medal in the European Under-21 Championships. These victories cemented his determination to remain a winner. It was only a matter of time before Magri turned professional and, with legendary manager Terry Lawless as his mentor, he went on to become the British Flyweight Champion. Having secured the European crown, Magri set his sights on conquering the world. In March 1983, he entered the ring at Wembley and defeated Eleoncio Mercedes inside seven rounds to become the WBC World Flyweight Champion...and the legend of 'Champagne Charlie' was born. In this exciting and revealing autobiography, Charlie Magri tells of his childhood, growing up on a tough estate in the East End of London. He describes how his height and his name made him stand out from the crowd at school and how, from an early age, he learned to defend himself with his fists. He tells of the early days of his career and how his passion for boxing kept him off the street and out of the local gangs. He speaks of his amazing triumphs and, conversley, his heart-breaking defeats and how he has struggled to come to terms with life after boxing. What shines through his whole story is Charlie's enthusiasm for life, sense of humour nad genuine concern for others. This heart-warming tale of a man's passion for his sport and desire to win is a must read for any boxing fan and will make you laugh and cry in equal measure.
Author: Martin W. Bowman Publisher: Pen and Sword ISBN: 1473852129 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 432
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This is a brand-new, updated history of the Nuremburg Raid, taking advantage of new stores of information that have come to light in recent years. In his usual, highly-praised style, Martin Bowman's historical narrative is supplemented throughout by first-hand snippets of pilot testimony, offering an authentic sense of events as they played out. Having access to extensive archives of images ensures that this is a visually pleasing and comprehensive account of one of the most iconic raids of the Second World War.
Author: Martin W. Bowman Publisher: Pen and Sword ISBN: 1473822289 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 273
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This, the fourth volume of a five part work that provides a comprehensive insight into all aspects of RAF Bomber Command in World War Two, begins in the spring of 1944 with a completely new insight on the catastrophic raid on Nuremburg on the night of 30/31 March and follows with the disastrous attack on Mailly-le-Camp in May. Gradually, the Allied Bomber Offensive began to bear fruit and in June 1944 the invasion of Normandy took place under an umbrella of almost total Allied air superiority. RAF Bomber Command was to play a huge part in what proved to be the final steps to ultimate victory, returning to the mass raids on German cities by night and even mounting raids on the Reich by day. The authors well-tried formula of using background information interspersed with the crews personal narrative takes you raid by raid through each tour of ops while carrying full bomb loads in sub-zero temperatures, blighted by atrocious weather conditions and dogged by fear of fire, death or serious injury or having to endure months if not years of miserable existence and near starvation behind the wire in notorious PoW camps. The path to peace was paved with the unmitigated slow ebbing of courage with an ever-present possibility of death unannounced from a prowling night fighter, nondescript and unseen, as night after incessant night, shattered and ailing bombers could run out of luck to crash in some foreign field while other crews, almost home almost empty - ran out of fuel and died horrible tortuous deaths in twisted and tangled wreckage. Not for them the glory that was accorded The Few but as Winston Churchill said: Fighters are our salvation, but the bombers alone provide the means of victory.
Author: V. bennett
Author: V. bennett
Author: Jilly Cooper
Author: Jeff Jones
Author: James Lawton
Author: Damian Hughes
Author: Christian Giudice
Author: V. Bennett
Author: Charlie Magri
Author: Martin W. Bowman
Author: Martin W. Bowman