Barry Hearn: My Life: Knockouts, Snookers, Bullseyes, Tight Lines and Sweet Deals Hodder & Stoughton

Out now: the autobiography of the legendary sports promoter, Barry Hearn.THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER \'I am the largest sports promoter in the world. I promote 11 sports to a global audience of billions of people every day of my life\'__________A larger than life working class hero, Romford born and bred - always ready with the perfect soundbite - Barry Hearn was famously described as \'roguish but never a rogue\'. Hearn is credited with turning snooker into one of the biggest sports in Britain. He essentially turned a sport in which competitors wear bowties into a massive, globally televised event. Away from the table, his promotions empire casts its net over a dozen sports - from professional boxing to darts, fishing to ten-pin bowling - and his career spans four decades. He also previously owned Leyton Orient football club. Packed with hilarious anecdotes from the golden age of snooker, and behind-the-scenes insight into boxing negotiations and darts bust-ups, Hearn\'s book is a joy to read from start to finish. Σελίδες: 336, Έτος Έκδοσης: 0428, Διαστάσεις: 16.2x16.2cm