- Hardcover: 371 pages
- Publisher: Headline Book Publishing; 1st edition (18 Jun 2004)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0747271186
- ISBN-13: 978-0747271185
- Product Dimensions: 23.6 x 16.2 x 3.8 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars See all reviews (35 customer reviews)
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- #4 in Books > Sports, Hobbies & Games > Football > British > Football Clubs > Newcastle United
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Birmingham Post
'A sad, reflective, often very funny tale'
Tom Watt, Mail on Sunday
'Gascoigne the player deserves to be remembered. And Gazza the book deserves to be read'
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15 of 15 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
In this book Paul Gascoigne tells a harrowing tale of never growing up and being taken advantage of. Fron his humble upbringing through football, drugs, alcohol, scandal and humiliation he has maintained his love for football. A well told life story with what seems to be little sensationalisation by the writer Hunter Davies.
A cracking read.
10 of 10 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
Being a big football fan I couldn't wait to read this account of the life (so far) of the most talented player of my generation. The book starts with stories of humble beginnings and stories of rucks and scrapes in a childhood that was soon overtaken with tragedy. Tragic though some of the incidents are, you can't help feeling that he's pushing these accounts through as some sort of excuse for his behaviour later in life. Once we're into the career at Spurs and England the pace livens up and we get some honest accounts of some 'infamous' Gazza moments, some of it quite funny others again quite sad in a tragic sense of the word. By the end of the book it's difficult to decide how you view him on the one hand the most talented player of his generation with a tragic background, on the other the man who had it all and blew it.
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
Being 32, I never got the chance to see what George Best could do on the football pitch. However, I grew up in the Gazza era and, to me, he is an undisputed talent and perhaps the most natural footballer I've ever seen play.
This book is a no-holds-barred account of his life. Some of the stories are incredibly funny to the point of making you hysterical; other stories are tragic and so sad that the book almosts reduces you to tears. But that basically sums up Gazza's life perfectly - he didn't do things by halves and was always a player who split opinion.
The book itself is no literary masterpiece but, then again, it doesn't pretent to be. It's an easy read, extremely interesting and delightfully honest. And despite all the stupid things he's done, you can't help loving the man himself even more after having read it.
Criticisms? Well the last couple of years of his life are given fairly light coverage and the book definitely falls away a bit towards the end, but overall it's good stuff and a compelling read. All the best Gazza!!
Most Recent Customer Reviews
Wow!
One of the greatest footballers to have ever stepped foot onto a pitch. A story of the many highs and lows of Pauls life. Read more
Published 19 months ago by D Gibson
Gazza's Book
Great book, funny, sad, honest and interesting. I haven't read any of the current footballers' autobiographies, neither would I want to. Read more
Published 22 months ago by Jonny Amwatch
Maybe now we can understand the man
Not usually a fan of autobiographies, but I was given this as a present. I love my football, and as Gazza was anything but boring thought this could be interesting. Read more
Published on 22 Oct 2008 by chuckles
Flawed Genius
A revealing account of a footballer with as many stories to tell from his off field activities as for how he fared on the pitch. Read more
Published on 15 Dec 2006 by S. Knight
Best Autobiography Ive read!!!
This is the best autobiography Ive ever read. He is so honest, not leaving out one thing because it might embarress him, or get him in trouble. Read more
Published on 7 Sep 2006 by S. Langworthy
Interesting
At what point in this book are we to feel sorry for the multi talented,multi millionaire (obviously at some time) debauched Kid who had it all. Read more
Published on 7 Jun 2006 by Mr. D. J. Hall
Demons
Brutally frank and honest, tormented by many demons.
But what a great laugh, should get his bus drivers license ????
But what a great laugh, should get his bus drivers license ????
Published on 14 April 2006 by Dk Roche
direct and honestly
Actually when i first saw him in Italia 90, but as a clear object in Euro 96. He was excllent skill if he managed to score extras in semi he would be national hero because England... Read more
Published on 27 Jan 2006 by ciko the kid
A Waste
An extremely honest book about a man with an incredible talent and genuine soul, only problem is he is also cursed with zero intellect. Read more
Published on 13 Dec 2005 by J. S. Meins
fantastic person
This book made my holiday,paul gasgoine is one fantastic person who has gone through it all and back again. Read more
Published on 1 Sep 2005 by jackie
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