George Best: A Memoir: A unique biography of a football icon perfect for self-isolation by Michael Parkinson (Hardcover, 2018)

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Michael Parkinson and George Best faced one another countless times in interviews. Their conversations were mutually respectful, even intimate, yet always brimming with searching questions and revealing answers. The great Manchester United and Northern Ireland attacker - one of the few sports personalities to merit the term 'iconic' - was almost always candid, lucid and self-effacing. Alcoholism had him in its grip from an early age, affecting the love affairs that fed the tabloid headlines, but there was far more to Best than booze and birds. In George Best: A Memoir, Michael Parkinson draws upon decades of award-winning journalistic experience to re-evaluate a remarkable footballer and a damaged friend. The book weaves together recollections of when the 'the fifth Beatle' ensured it was Manchester, not London or Liverpool, which made the Sixties swing; of Best enjoying a carefree kickabout with the Parkinsons' children in the family garden; and selected transcripts from their endlessly fascinating interviews. 'Where did it all go wrong?' is the punchline to a famous Best story. George Best: A Memoir provides Michael Parkinson's considered response to the question while bringing fresh insight into the footballing genius that made Best one of the immortals and the self-destructive side of his character.

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PublisherHodder & Stoughton
ISBN-139781473675735
eBay Product ID (ePID)4046706145

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Book TitleGeorge Best: a Memoir: a Unique Biography of a Football Icon Perfect for Self-Isolation
AuthorMichael Parkinson
FormatHardcover
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2018
GenreBiographies & True Stories, Sports
Number of Pages224 Pages

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Item Height236mm
Item Width160mm
Item Weight440g

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Title_AuthorMichael Parkinson
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited Kingdom

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    great history of one of the greatest football players ever

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    Nice clear read very relaxing. Would recommend it to anyone who likes the autobiography’s excellent

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