Biography that you read

dennisn

What person, or persons, seemed interesting enough to you that you read a biography on them? Doesn't have to be a cyclist.

Hank Williams Sr. for me. A short and kinda wild and tough life.

Ands

Anthony Kiedis (Red Hot Chili Peppers) - Scar Tissue. Awesome, awesome, awesome.

redddraggon

The only autobiographies I've read are:

Martin Johnson
Clive Woodward
Jonny Wilkinson
Gavin Hension
Brian O'Driscoll

Can anyone see a pattern?

oscarbudgie

Hitler?

dennisn

redddraggon wrote:

The only autobiographies I've read are:

Martin Johnson
Clive Woodward
Jonny Wilkinson
Gavin Hension
Brian O'Driscoll

Can anyone see a pattern?

I couldn't see one until I found out who they were(stateside you know).
Now all is clear.

fast as fupp

redddraggon wrote:

The only autobiographies I've read are:

Martin Johnson
Clive Woodward
Jonny Wilkinson
Gavin Hension
Brian O'Driscoll

Can anyone see a pattern?

steroid abuse?

Aggieboy

dennisn wrote:

What person, or persons, seemed interesting enough to you that you read a biography on them? Doesn't have to be a cyclist.

Hank Williams Sr. for me. A short and kinda wild and tough life.

Cycling aside then,

Sir Steven Redgrave
Bobby Moore (West Ham and England's World Cup winning Football Captain, for your info Dennis )

Neil Young
Peter Green

Van Gogh
Sir Kyffin Williams
Giorgio Morandi

fast as fupp

william ralph dean

julian cope

Crankmeister

Bin Laden

JLM74

Things The Grandchildren Should Know by Mark Everett (lead singer/creative force behind the band Eels) is probably the best autobiography I've read.

Christopher Lee's autobiography, Lord of Misrule, is pretty good too.

frazerbrown

Colin Jackson
Paula Radcliffe
Nelson Mandela
Nelson
Churchill

No footballers, and definitely no teenage racing drivers!

shockedsoshocked

fast as fupp wrote:

redddraggon wrote:

The only autobiographies I've read are:

Martin Johnson
Clive Woodward
Jonny Wilkinson
Gavin Hension
Brian O'Driscoll

Can anyone see a pattern?

steroid abuse?

wiffachip

joe strummer

prawny

Kurt Cobain

Frank Skinner

I've got a Bruce Forsythe one that will be good, I was going to save it until he died but I think he may be a robot.

Splottboy

Read a few, Ron Hill the runner and Lance's stand out.

Lazarus

redddraggon wrote:

The only autobiographies I've read are:

Martin Johnson
Clive Woodward
Jonny Wilkinson
Gavin Hension
Brian O'Driscoll

Can anyone see a pattern?

They have all slept with Charlotte Church ? :twisted:

whyamihere

JLM74 wrote:

Things The Grandchildren Should Know by Mark Everett (lead singer/creative force behind the band Eels) is probably the best autobiography I've read.

That's a fantastic book. Probably my favourite non-fiction book ever.

trekhead

Have read quite a few, but one of the most interesting was of a guy (forget his name :oops: ) who was the executioner at the notorious Bankok Hilton prison.

Smashing chap, very religious, played in a blues band and did Elvis impressions - oh yeah, he shoots people for a living :roll:

shockedsoshocked

trekhead wrote:

Have read quite a few, but one of the most interesting was of a guy (forget his name :oops: ) who was the executioner at the notorious Bankok Hilton prison.

Smashing chap, very religious, played in a blues band and did Elvis impressions - oh yeah, he shoots people for a living :roll:

Guys gotta make a living!

sampras38

I've read all sorts over the years but most recently the Agassi Biography, Open. Can recommend it, even if you're not into tennis.

David Niven's was pretty good too.

blackhands

dennisn wrote:

What person, or persons, seemed interesting enough to you that you read a biography on them? Doesn't have to be a cyclist.

Hank Williams Sr. for me. A short and kinda wild and tough life.

"Goodbye Hank Williams my friend, I didn't know you, but I've been the places you've been".

Ands

trekhead wrote:

Have read quite a few, but one of the most interesting was of a guy (forget his name :oops: ) who was the executioner at the notorious Bankok Hilton prison.

I have recently read a book - 'The Damage Done' - written by a former prisoner who spent 12 years in the Bankok Hilton. A truly terrifying read, one which I couldn't put down. If you get a chance, please could you post up details of your book.

trekhead

Yeah I will find out the details for you. It`s a great read.
Problem is, the book is at my place in Bulgaria. I buy a book at the airport eveytime I go out there and then just leave them over there.
But I`ll get someone to pop in and get me the guys name

-spider-

Nelson Mandela
Jock Stein
Chris Patten (The Last Governor)
Eric Lomax (The Railway Man)
Richard Branson
Graham Obree
Ian Botham
Salvador Dali
Billy Connolly
David Hempleman-Adams
Sir Alex Ferguson
Muhammad Ali
David Sole
Steven Gerrard

A few others - (I like Biographys). Theones at the top are definitely recommended - the ones at the bottom less so.

ddraver

I agree with Anthony Keidis!

I thought James Frey's 'A Million Little Pieces" was brilliant too despite the somewhat dubious veracity,

I like alot of Climbing books, Ran Feinnes, Chris Bonnington and especially Joe Simpson (Touching The Void is a Fantastic book!)

-spider-

ddraver wrote:

I agree with Anthony Keidis!

I thought James Frey's 'A Million Little Pieces" was brilliant too despite the somewhat dubious veracity,

I like alot of Climbing books, Ran Feinnes, Chris Bonnington and especially Joe Simpson (Touching The Void is a Fantastic book!)

Agree about Touching the Void but even better (although not a biography) is his 'Dark Shadows Falling'.

northernneil

redddraggon wrote:

The only autobiographies I've read are:

Martin Johnson
Clive Woodward
Jonny Wilkinson
Gavin Hension
Brian O'Driscoll

Can anyone see a pattern?

you clearly are a passionate England supporter ?

northernneil

And no-one has yet mentioned John Daly's.

4 marriages and divorces,
drink, drugs and winning golf tournaments after sleeping off hangovers in the back of his car

Wheelspinner

trekhead wrote:

Have read quite a few, but one of the most interesting was of a guy (forget his name :oops: ) who was the executioner at the notorious Bankok Hilton prison.

Smashing chap, very religious, played in a blues band and did Elvis impressions - oh yeah, he shoots people for a living :roll:

Oh my. Worked in Bangkok for a while and suffered through the Elvis impersonator bands all over the damned place. Some were almost passable, but most were simply tragic..

Wonder if I watched the executioner... might explain the look on the faces of teh backing bands...

APIII

Sir Isaac Newton. Good stuff.

Slow Downcp

trekhead wrote:

Yeah I will find out the details for you. It`s a great read.
Problem is, the book is at my place in Bulgaria. I buy a book at the airport eveytime I go out there and then just leave them over there.
But I`ll get someone to pop in and get me the guys name

Is this it?

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Last-Executione ... 1905379269