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It's Not What You Think [Kindle Edition]

Chris Evans
4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (140 customer reviews)

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‘An eye-opening read’, OK Magazine

‘It is as an autobiographer that Chris Evans finally seems to have grown up’, The Observer

‘Full to the brim with fantastic anecdotes’, Heat

‘A critic confounding mea culpa of a memoir’, The Guardian

‘The guy can spin a yarn as long as long as the M1 and as colourful as his hair’, Now Magazine

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The story of how one council estate lad made good, really very good, and survived – just about – to tell the tale…

Chris Evans’s extraordinary career has seen him become one of the country’s most successful broadcasters and producers. From The Big Breakfast to Don’t Forget Your Toothbrush and TFI Friday, Chris changed the TV landscape during the ‘90s; and on Manchester’s Piccadilly Radio, BBC Radio 1’s Breakfast show and as owner of Virgin Radio he ushered in the age of the celebrity DJ.

But this is only part of the Chris Evans story. In this witty and energetically written autobiography, Chris describes the experiences that shaped the boy and created the man who would go on to carve out such a dazzlingly brilliant career. Born on a dreary council estate in Warrington and determined to escape, Chris started out as the best newspaper boy on the block, armed with no more than a little silver Binatone radio that he would take to the newsagents each day and through which he would develop a life-long and passionate love affair with the music and voices that emerged.

From paperboy to media mogul, It’s Not What You Think isn’t what you think - it’s the real story beyond the glare of the media spotlight from one of this country’s brightest and boldest personalities.


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21 of 21 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Honest & Compelling 23 Sep 2010
Format:Paperback
This is a very compelling read as Chris Evans gives a very honest insight into the story behind his rise to fame. Some great childhood anecdotes (I could empathise with the schooldays, being of a similar age) and it was very interesting to hear how Chris was fascinated by the allure of the radio and set about learning his craft (with an unexpected early mentor). In the end power did go to his head and frivolous ideas, such as not turning up for work at Radio 1 after a Xmas party, really did backfire. It is a rise and fall tale but Chris is now back up there and I look forward to the next instalment.
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28 of 29 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Book is great but NO PHOTOS ON KINDLE VERSION 6 Oct 2010
Format:Kindle Edition
I consider photos to be an essential part of a biography (or autobiography in this case). I was disappointed to find that they were not present in the Kindle version. I have obtained a refund from Amazon and have orderd the traditional book instead.

5 stars for the book, 5 for Amazon's customer services but 0 stars for Harper Collins who somehow think it's OK to issue a sub-standard product.

I came across a section where Chris was talking about his brother and he wrote something along the lines of "And here is a picture of him" and there was no picture. What??? Cheated. May seem petty to some but having recently purchased a Kindle (not cheap) I did not expect to find such shoddy work when the Kindle is perfectly able to display the photos.

Sort yourself out Harper Collins...
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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful
By Hodderz
Format:Hardcover
I have long suspected that Chris Evans is a sharper cookie than his public carefree personna appears to be. Detailed accounts of how he personally negotiated one-on-one with Richard Branson confirm this. There is no suspicion of a ghost writer; this has clearly been written by Chris himself.
Some of the Top 10 summaries that introduce each chapter are rather trivial, but many are very revealing and a few represent as good business advice as you'll read anywhere else.
All this is in addition to a refreshing, engaging, clear writing style, amusing and touching throughout.
I bought this hardback half price but it's well worth the full RRP - this one will stay on my bookshelf until I next re-read it.
Only thing I can't quite get is how he pulled so many attractive women!!? charm and money I guess, probably the former rather than the latter.
The title sums up the book beautifully.
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Most Recent Customer Reviews
5.0 out of 5 stars humourous and sweet!
What a nice bloke. I love his radio programme and this book is brilliant! Can't wait for the next one!
Published 12 days ago by Murrae Ross-Eskell
4.0 out of 5 stars good
I am enjoying this book of his. As yet I haven't finished reading it. I didn't realise that he could amusing with regard to writing
Published 1 month ago by Mrs Karen McKenzie
4.0 out of 5 stars Have i read before
Whilst I enjoyed the read, I did think that I had read this previously, then realised I had read the previous book.All very similar
Published 1 month ago by Cathy Bleathman
5.0 out of 5 stars A great book!
Inspiring, if you want something out of life then chase it!! Dreams can come true as Chris Evans clearly demonstrates
Published 1 month ago by Carol Matthews
5.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant entertaining read
Loved this book. I always look at the 1 star reviews before the 5 star, and I usually get put off. After reading a couple of pages from the sample version I knew this was a book... Read more
Published 2 months ago by Welshmamma
4.0 out of 5 stars A good, entertaining read
Seen a different side to Chris Evans now - eye-opening, thought-provoking and funny - a good, entertaining read which I actually finished - not normally something I do, having the... Read more
Published 2 months ago by Julie Brightwell
4.0 out of 5 stars Good easy read
Read this mainly through curiosity. A good, easy, interesting read of the Radio 2 DJ's earlier part of his life. Humorous in places and quite honest.
Published 2 months ago by Alan S
5.0 out of 5 stars I wish I had read this earlier
I loved the book. Entertaining and hard to put down. I could empathise with the emotions and reality checks. i cant wait for the third book.
Published 2 months ago by Sarah.U.
5.0 out of 5 stars Couldnt put it down
Amazing to read about the rise and fall and rise of Chris Evans, got fed up with him few years ago but now hes on Radio Two early mornings love to hear him chat and play great... Read more
Published 3 months ago by Mrs. Sandra R. Smith
5.0 out of 5 stars Not disappointed
Bloody brilliant what a great guy. Have already read the other book, where next??? If only we could all be this positive about life.
Published 3 months ago by Miss Lisa A Banks
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