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Red Card Roy - Roy McDonough autobiography. Quite a good read

As far as fiction goes I’d read Memoirs of a Geisha - an unbelievable read. Thoroughly recommend

 

Yep, Kindle.

 

Fred West autobiography- I Never Promised You A Rose Garden

 

Scar Tissue by Anthony Kiedis is really good. Gives you an insight into what addiction must feel like.

Diego Maradona's autobiography is funny- not meant to be, more that he paints his life as though everyone else was at fault! Quite amusing read.

 

Just read 'The Women Flew for Hitler' by Claire Mulley - well researched and written. Best crime writer is Val McDermid. (The author I can't read is Hilary Mantel - too intense.)
'A Natural' by Ross Raisin tells the story of a gay footballer.
Any book by Patrick Gayle.

Was once told that the best way to find if you're going to like a book or not is to read page 70 and if that page 'grabs' you your on to a winner.

 

Been out a while, but the best book on sport I've read is "The Secret Race" by Dan Coyle & Tyler Hamilton, detailing the systematic doping regime behind Lance Armstrong etc.

Close second is "And the Sun Shines Now" by Adrian Tempany, its a look at the impact of Hillsborough and the Premier League on football and wider society.

David Conn's "The Fall of the House of Fifa" not a bad read too, today's football authorities could do with reading it.

Hope your recuperation goes well mate.

 

Dennis skinners autobiography.

 

And The Sun Shines Now, by Adrian Tempany. About Hillsborough, the enquiry, Thatcher, and how it led to the founding of the Prem, and how football has changed since. It's brilliant.

 

Joey Barton
My perfect life.....

 

The Program by David Walsh and The Secret Race by Tyler Hamilton and Patrick Coyle. Both books are about doping in cycling ie Lance Armstrong era. Walsh was one of the journalists who exposed him and Hamilton was a team mate who explains how it was all done.

 

diary of a legonaire by simon murray , soldier I by soldier I, both biographys and cracking reads

 

Harry's Last Stand by Harry Leslie Smith. As you've just been in a NHS hospital I would say it's very relevant to you. Google him. Barnsley born.

 

I rarely read non-fiction, but I can recommend anything by Bill Bryson. Whether it's his travel writings, his science stuff, or his take on history, I find his style very accessible, entertaining, and humorous. I particularly enjoyed "A Short History Of Nearly Everything" and "The Lost Continent: Travels In Small Town America".

 

This might sound a bit morbid but try “Smoke Gets In Your Eyes” by Caitlin Doughty.

It’s the autobiography of a woman who worked as mortician, cematorium technician and funeral director.

It’s a really good read: beautifully written and fascinating!

 

Also “This is Going to Hurt: Secret Diaries of a Junior Doctor”.

Although maybe not if you’re squeamish...

 

The History Of Glue is a great read.


So much so that I just cannot put it down.

 

The World According to G by Geraint Thomas is good if you're interested in cycling.

For fiction, the Sharpe series by Bernard Cornwell are enjoyable.

 

Lars leeses book is a cracking read...

 

Not sure who recommended Kiriakos to me - but was definately someone on here. I've bought this book twice having read it more times than a few and given the first copy away on a plane to spread the word.. All of it seems too surreal to be true. couldn't put it down - this bloke should have a film made about him.

Also just finished reading ' Pimp - Iceberg Slim - the autobiography of the guy who inspired the character of Huggy Bear from starsky and hutch. Traumatic reading at times but - well - makes you think.

Also - there's a book about a 3rd division club in italy that rose to serie A - before going bankrupt. The were followed by an American journalist. They dont' exist anymore. Tremendous book it is - someone on here will know what it is as more than a few have recommended it before.. Can't remember the name myself. just googled it - Miracle of Castle di Sangro

Pointless - the story of East Stirling's season when they didn't win a game 15 years go - the same season when Arsenal's invincibles didnt' loose - . Great book - easy reading.

 

Given you like rock biogs and also enjoyed Jon Parkin's, I'm going to nominate Renegade- Mark E Smith of the Fall's autobiography which is somewhere between those two. I'm a fan of the Fall, but I'm pretty sure that you wouldn't have to be to enjoy it: it's one of the funniest books I've ever read.