See buying choices for this item to see if it's one of the millions that are eligible for Amazon Prime.

6 used & new from £6.00
See All Buying Options
Have one to sell? Sell yours here
 
   
43 Years with the Same Bird: A Liverpudlian Love Affair
 
See larger image 
Share your own customer images
Publisher: learn how customers can search inside this book.

43 Years with the Same Bird: A Liverpudlian Love Affair (Hardcover)

by Brian Reade (Author)
4.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (8 customer reviews)

Available from these sellers.


3 new from £7.99 3 used from £6.00

Customers Who Bought This Item Also Bought

Carra: My Autobiography

Carra: My Autobiography

by Jamie Carragher
4.4 out of 5 stars (17)  £11.67
Dynasty: Fifty Years of Shankly's Liverpool

Dynasty: Fifty Years of Shankly's Liverpool

by Paul Tomkins
4.9 out of 5 stars (16)  £6.99
Here We Go Gathering Cups In May: Liverpool In Europe, The Fans' Story

Here We Go Gathering Cups In May: Liverpool In Europe, The Fans' Story

by Nicky Allt
5.0 out of 5 stars (6)  £6.99
Anfield of Dreams: A Kopite's Odyssey

Anfield of Dreams: A Kopite's Odyssey

by Neil Dunkin
5.0 out of 5 stars (6)  £6.99
Rush: The Autobiography

Rush: The Autobiography

by Ian Rush
2.4 out of 5 stars (5)  £4.37
› Explore similar items

Product details

  • Hardcover: 256 pages
  • Publisher: Macmillan; First Edition edition (4 Jul 2008)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0230709680
  • ISBN-13: 978-0230709683
  • Product Dimensions: 21.8 x 14.2 x 3.2 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 92,499 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

    Popular in this category:

    #68 in  Books > Sports, Hobbies & Games > Football > Reference

    •  Would you like to update product info or give feedback on images?

Product Description

The Mirror
'This is one man's brilliantly incisive and profoundly entertaining analysis of exactly what being a Liverpool FC fan means...'

The Kop
'two things you'll feel more than anything though when you read 43 Years with the Same Bird - proud and privileged.'

See all Product Description

Tags Customers Associate with This Product

 (What's this?)
Click on a tag to find related items, discussions, and people.
Check the boxes next to the tags you consider relevant or enter your own tags in the field below
(2)
(1)
(1)
See all 6 tags...

Your tags: Add your first tag
 
See most popular tags

What Do Customers Ultimately Buy After Viewing This Item?

43 Years with the Same Bird: A Liverpudlian Love Affair
57% buy the item featured on this page:
43 Years with the Same Bird: A Liverpudlian Love Affair 4.6 out of 5 stars (8)
44 Years with the Same Bird: A Liverpudlian Love Affair
17% buy
44 Years with the Same Bird: A Liverpudlian Love Affair 5.0 out of 5 stars (3)
£3.99
Dynasty: Fifty Years of Shankly's Liverpool
11% buy
Dynasty: Fifty Years of Shankly's Liverpool 4.9 out of 5 stars (16)
£6.99
Carra: My Autobiography
8% buy
Carra: My Autobiography 4.4 out of 5 stars (17)
£11.67
Explore similar items
 

Customer Reviews

8 Reviews
5 star:
 (5)
4 star:
 (3)
3 star:    (0)
2 star:    (0)
1 star:    (0)
 
 
 
 
 
Average Customer Review
4.6 out of 5 stars (8 customer reviews)
 
 
 
 
Share your thoughts with other customers:
Most Helpful Customer Reviews

 
39 of 42 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Great title, Great book !!, 15 Jul 2008
By Red (Liverpool) - See all my reviews
  
The book is written by journalist and football fan, not in any particular order, with a history of working with the Liverpool Post, and sometimes upsetting people with a biast view!!
True Liverpool fans will remember the inspirational words that often came from Shankly`s lips (god rest his soul),` how if he were a bin man he would be the best bin man ever, and the streets of Liverpool would be the cleanest in the world`. This book talks from the same page as that. Its both a cronicle of the rollercoaster that is football and an inspiational read at the same time, some of the memories will lift you, and some will break your heart, but one thing is for sure, you will be touched by the Authors writing.
Some of the strongest chapters follow the darker moments in our glorious history and the are truly heart wrenching. He writes with bitterness about the years of Souness as manager, and who can blame him for that!!
As a long term Kopite I eat and sleep football, and read it when I`m not doing one of the other. There have been some great books about Liverpool over the years and this is among them. I read this on holiday with another book set at Anfield. Soft Target by Conrad Jones, is a fictional thriller set in Liverpool, terrorism and football combined it was shocking....but great reading. The new bio by the great god `Rush` is another excellent read, as is `Gangs of Liverpool ` by Maca.
Give this `43 years with the same bird.Liverpudlian Love Affair a read...you wont be dissapointed
Comment Comment | Permalink | Was this review helpful to you? Yes No (Report this)



 
25 of 28 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars There is more to supporting a football team than football, 13 Aug 2008
By Bantam Dave (Bradford, UK) - See all my reviews
(TOP 1000 REVIEWER)      
Starting from the day in 1965 when his father took him to see Liverpool play at Bolton, Brian Reade has been a Liverpool supporter. In the 43 years since then although he as witnessed many highs - 47 trophies, which supporters of most other clubs can only dream about - but also extreme lows in the 80's with the tragedies at Heysel and Hillsborough.

The books strongest chapters are regarding these two events and their aftermath. Reade passionately describes the guilt and shame felt by Liverpool supporters after Heysel in 1985 and also the anger felt by these same people after the authorities attempted to make them the scapegoats for the disaster at Hillsborough four years later.

When it comes to football, Brian Reade writes as a Liverpool fan and his views are therefore very biased and unobjective. Whilst this makes some of his recollections entertaining, there were too many times when I, as a Bradford City fan, found it a bit annoying when he moans about 'a bad season' after Liverpool had only finished third or fourth in the league! We should be so lucky.

Making up for this though are the excellent chapters about Reades meeting the charismatic Bill Shankly and a very poignant one where he interviews Bob Paisley just as Alzheimers was starting to take a hold. Also worth reading are the bile filled chapters about ex-Chairman Noel White and Graeme Souness, who Reade concedes was a brilliant player for Liverpool but a lousy manager.

Although I suspect that to obtain maximum enjoyment from this book the reader would have to be a Liverpool supporter but anybody that has followed a football team through good times and bad will be able to empathise with much of it and therefore enjoy it. All except Everton and Manchester United fans, that is.
Comment Comment | Permalink | Was this review helpful to you? Yes No (Report this)



 
7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars GREAT READ!!!!, 12 Nov 2008
this book,written by a die hard liverpool fan and now media writer for the daily mirror is a truly great read...despite being "in the media" the fact he talks about being just a down to earth liverpool fan is very refreshing..no airs and graces,and just like every liverpool fan (myself included!!) hes a ordinary bloke telling his story of following THEE greatest team on earth....from his 1st game at bolton,his mothers death,his son supporting everton!! (to begin with until he saw the light!!) the great games and the fact that he fell foul of graeme souness i couldnt leave this book down...truly great read!!!!
Comment Comment | Permalink | Was this review helpful to you? Yes No (Report this)


Share your thoughts with other customers: Create your own review
 
 
 
Most Recent Customer Reviews

5.0 out of 5 stars An Abolute Must Read
43 years with the Same Bird. This is a brilliantly written book - The trials and tribulations of an ardent football fan - something that I can fully appreciate and understand... Read more
Published 2 months ago by F. A. Fulcher

4.0 out of 5 stars great liverpool supporters book
a great read interesting funny and touching brings back a host of memories of the great liverpool teams and managers
Published 4 months ago by Ms. E. Leigh

5.0 out of 5 stars Book
Good product would reccomend to any one.

Well packed,good delivery.

Price reasonable.
Published 5 months ago by gads scouse 2u

4.0 out of 5 stars This is what being a Kopite is all about!
Want to understand what being Kopite since the Shankly revolution is all about? Then this is the book for you. Read more
Published 6 months ago by SiCo

5.0 out of 5 stars a great book written by a fan for fans
After having received this book as a Christmas present amongst the usual Christmas fayre that an exiled scouser usually gets (Liverpool FC , The Beatles stuff) I decided to read... Read more
Published 6 months ago by Albert Tatlock

Only search this product's reviews


Customer Discussions

 Beta (What's this?)
This product's forum (0 discussions)
  Discussion Replies Latest Post
  No discussions yet

Ask questions, Share opinions, Gain insight
Start a new discussion
Topic:
First post:
Prompts for sign-in
  [Cancel]


Active discussions in related forums
   
Related forums

Listmania!

Create a Listmania! list

Look for similar items by category

Feedback

Fun for Everyone

Christmas Gifts
Achieve over 15,000 RPM with our great range of Powerballs.

›Shop the Powerball store

  

Let Olay Amaze You

Olay Total Effects Day Moisturiser SPF15 50ml
Amazon.co.uk sells all your favourite ranges from Olay, including Regenerist and Total Effects.

›Discover Olay at Amazon.co.uk

  

Up to 50% off Dental Care

Braun Oral-B Professional Care 6000 Rechargeable Toothbrush - Pack of 2
Put a sparkle in your smile with up to 50% off selected Oral-B and Philips rechargeable toothbrushes.

›Up to 50% off power toothbrushes

  

Treat Someone

Amazon.co.uk Gift Certificates--available in any amount from £5 to £500 With an Amazon.co.uk Gift Certificate, you can get them what they want (even if you don't know what that is).

›Learn more about Gift Certificates

  
Ad

Where's My Stuff?

Delivery and Returns

Need Help?

Your Recent History

  (What's this?)
You have no recently viewed items or searches.

After viewing product detail pages or search results, look here to find an easy way to navigate back to pages you are interested in.

Look to the right column to find helpful suggestions for your shopping session.
Continue Shopping: Top Sellers

amazon.co.uk Amazon Home
International Sites:  United States  |  Germany  |  France  |  Japan  |  Canada  |  China
Business Programs: Sell on Amazon  |  Fulfilment by Amazon  |  Join Associates  |  Join Advantage
Customer Service  |  Help  |  View Basket  |  Your Account
About Amazon.co.uk  |  Careers at Amazon
Conditions of Use & Sale |  Privacy Notice  © 1996-2009, Amazon.com, Inc. and its affiliates