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Head On - Ian Botham: The Autobiography
by: Ian Botham

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Availability: Usually dispatched within 24 hours Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 796.358092
EAN: 9780091921491
ISBN: 009192149X
Label: Ebury Press
Manufacturer: Ebury Press
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 384
Publication Date: June 05, 2008
Publisher: Ebury Press
Studio: Ebury Press
Sales Rank: 19498

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Customer Reviews

Average Rating: out of 5 stars

Rating:

- A beefy tale from Sir Ian
The updated tale of Sir Ian Botham OBE, England's beefiest ever cricketer, is a good read - an open, revealing and well written "autobiography". Unlike Botham's previous foray into the genre, "Don't tell Kath", no ghost is credited - the publishers say only that Botham had "editorial assistance"- but it is difficult to believe that there was one skilled writer who had a firmly guiding hand on the text. Whoever that was has done an excellent job.

In 1983 Botham was having a lean spell and some in the media were calling for him to be dropped. At a press conference England captain Bob Willis responded to these calls by asking "Which two players do you gentlemen suggest we should bring in to replace him?" This sums up the unique feature ... Read More:

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- A man more sinned against tham sinning?
Graham Gooch apparently once asked Ian Botham who wrote his scripts and that was a question I was not able to shake off throughout this book. The style is so accomplished and measured that it is difficult to believe that the authorial voice is echt Botham.

That caveat aside, this is an always interesting and perceptive insight into the man's life and times; I don't think there is a great deal here which is not already known, but the tone adds a sense of authenticity, suggesting this is the real story.

Like the best heroes, Botham had feet of clay and there are times when he descends into sentimental self-pity; generally, however, the book is positive and forward-looking. As another reviewer has said, there are passages where ... Read More:

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- Where's the detail?
A very good Autobiography but only receives 3 stars. Why? It's simple really, for someone who has led such a full life as Botham admits, the book at under 300 pages is actually quite a light (if not enjoyable) read.

Very little is covered in detail and indeed for much of the book, you start reading about an event in his life and before you know it, you are on to the next bit.

Overall, the book resembles much of Botham's life: unable to sit still and everything done in a hurry! A real shame as he is a top man and boy, what he has done for charity...

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