Barry Hearn: My Life - Knockouts, Snookers, Bullseyes, Tight Lines and Sweet Deals

THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER *REVISED AND UPDATED* ''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. __________

Product details

• Authors: Barry Hearn, Hearn Barry
• Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 25.05.2023
• EAN: 9781529393347
• ISBN: 978-1-5293-9334-7
• No. of pages: 352
• Dimensions: 130 mm x 196 mm x 32 mm
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature > Letters, diaries; Guides > Sport > Martial arts, self-defence; BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Personal Memoirs, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Sports, Memoirs, Autobiography: sport, Boxing, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Memoirs