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Book Description
Gripping account by Richard Hammond of life before and after his terrifying high-speed car crash.

Synopsis
Richard Hammond is one of our most in-demand and best-loved television presenters. On September 20, 2006, he suffered a serious brain injury following a high-speed car crash, and the nation held its breath. On the Edge is his compelling account of life before and after the accident and an honest description of his year of recovery, full of drama and incident. It is also, perhaps, his explanation of why, as a married man and father of two young daughters, he was prepared to risk all by strapping himself to the front of a jet engine with the power of eleven Formula One cars. A daredevil and a petrolhead long before his association with Top Gear, Richard tells the story of his life as an adrenalin junkie, from the small boy showing off with ridiculous stunts on his bicycle to the adolescent with a near-obsessive attraction to speed and the smell of petrol. After a series of jobs in local radio, he graduated to television and eventually to Top Gear, one of the world's most popular shows, upgrading his car with each step up the ladder. His insights into the personalities, the camaraderie and, of course, the stunts for which Top Gear has become famous make compulsive reading.It was whilst filming for Top Gear, driving a jet-powered dragster at speeds over 300mph, that a tyre burst and the car left the track and rolled over, burying him in the earth.

He was airlifted to hospital and hovered near death for several days. His wife Mindy tells the story of the anxious hours and days of watching and waiting until he finally emerged from his coma. In an extraordinarily powerful piece of writing, she and Richard then piece together the stages of his recovery as his shattered mind slowly reformed, leaving him sometimes lucid and plausible, sometimes confused and angry, and often exhausted. The final chapter recounts his return home and his triumphant reappearance in front of the cameras.

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Most Helpful Customer Reviews   90 of 98 people found the following review helpful: Stop it, 30 Oct 2007 By  Ms. G. Somerville "Gail" (Scotland) - See all my reviews    As someone who works with people with brain injury everday of my working life i was concerned about the portrayal of Richard Hammond as having made a full recovery in the media. This book has allowed us all to read about the true devastating effect that brain injury has, not just on the survivor but also on the family and friends around them. The book is a real life story of the impact that this type of injury can have, and truly shows us that even where there are the best of technology, safety precautions etc brain injury is still a major risk. It shows it can happen to anyone! Those people who have ranted in their reviews about having no sympathy for those that have crashes as they happen everyday, please hope that you never have to live through this yourself or with a member of your family. Richard and his wife have shown real love and devotion to each other. Yes, they are making money but i have survivors who have read this book and they have identified with every word of the details about his recovery. This book allows 'Joe Bloggs' with a brain injury to realise that they are not alone in their struggles. This is what makes the book so important! Stop knocking the guy for telling his story, it has actually helped raise awareness of brain injury amongst people who have no experience of it and gives them the ability to have compassion for those that have. Just stop and think what the book is about rather than concentrating on the money.  Comment (1) | Permalink | Was this review helpful to you? (Report this)   44 of 48 people found the following review helpful: Compulsive Reading, I couldnt put it down!!, 24 Sep 2007 By  EJay - See all my reviews This book was absolutley amazing, i bought it on Saturday and had finished it by Sunday. I was expecting a long story about Richards childhood and his life then a couple chapters on the crash and the after effects...how wrong was i. The beginning is an introduction to Richard, what made him the man he is today then about three quarters of the book is about the crash and the sturggle he and his family faced in his recovery. The absolute hero of the piece in my eyes is Mindy. Her side of the story is amazing, the struggle she had juggling her children and her husbands recovery is an amazing read. I would very strongly recommend this book to anyone and everyone.  Comment | Permalink | Was this review helpful to you?