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A talented yet ferocious player, and one of the acknowledged
'bad-boys' of rugby, Mark Jones' on-field brutality was a direct
consequence of the off-field torment he suffered with a
debilitating stammer. In Fighting to Speak, his revealing and
uplifting autobiography, Jones explains how his frustration with
his stutter led to a self-loathing and the internalising of an
explosive hate that only playing rugby could release - with his
unfortunate opponents often on the receiving end of his rage. Sent
off six times and banned for over 33 weeks for violent conduct
during his career, the dual-code Wales international and Great
Britain RL forward was desperately unhappy and detested the
thuggish reputation he'd created. After one exceptionally ugly
incident, when he broke another player's eye socket, Jones realised
that in order to defeat his demons and control his bad behaviour he
needed help to conquer his stammer. Mark Jones fought and won the
hardest battle of his life with a steely determination and has now
found the inner peace and dignity he'd longed for as a young man.
He has decided to tell his story in order to seek redemption for
his violent past on the rugby field, and to help others overcome
their stammers.
One of the most colourful and controversial characters in Welsh
rugby history, Mike 'Spikey' Watkins remains the only player since
1882 to captain Wales on his debut, and win. Discarded by Cardiff
RFC and banned by the WRU after the infamous 'Hookers Night Out'
incident in November 1978, Spikey, who had regularly played for the
Wales B team and was understudy to Bobby Windsor, thought his
chance of a prized Welsh cap has disappeared. In this brutally
frank and hard-hitting autobiography, 'Spikey' Watkins, the
loveable rogue of Welsh rugby, lifts the lid on his roller-coaster
playing career and explains how he fought back against the
'blazer-brigade' he despised, returned to captain a hugely
successful Newport team and finally got the call from the WRU, due
to public pressure from the supporters who adored him, to captain
his country to victory against Ireland in 1984.
Known to thousands of rugby fans as a knowledgeable, passionate and
witty broadcaster, and as an entertaining and popular after-dinner
speaker, Phil Steele's confident demeanour and humorous disposition
mask a life-long battle against depression and anxiety heightened
by heartbreak and tragedy in his personal life. Nerves of Steele is
a remarkable story and reveals the real Phil Steele, a man known
only by his very closest friends and family.The Cardiff-born 'Ely
Boy', who dreamed of playing for Wales, suffered his first bout of
debilitating clinical depression when he saw his promising rugby
career with Newport RFC wrecked by injury at only 23, just as his
eye-catching performances had earned him a call up to the Wales B
squad.The curse of mental illness and its malevolent twin, chronic
anxiety, hung over Phil for years, who describes his suffering as
'like living under a cloak of constant unease' and at times even
sapped his will to go on living. His vulnerability was repeatedly
tested by losing both patents whilst still in his twenties, his
younger sister to alcoholism and his beloved wife Liz who died from
a brain tumour aged 48, only a month after being diagnosed.Nerves
of Steele is, however, an uplifting story of how, despite all the
mental anguish and personal tragedy, Phil's determination, strength
of character and infectious personality has enabled him to conquer
his condition and live a full and rewarding personal and
professional life. With mental illness believed to affect one in
every four people, Nerves of Steele will resonate with those that
have experienced it themselves as well as their loved ones who've
also been affected by it - and offer them all real hope for the
future.
A biography of the Golden Globe-winning actor behind Dr. Gregory
House From "Blackadder" to "A Bit of Fry""and Laurie," "Jeeves and
Wooster" to "House," Hugh Laurie has entertained millions in a
career spanning three decades, and here is his story. This
biography covers his early years--born in Oxford, where his father,
WGRM "Ran" Laurie, was a doctor who won a gold medal in the coxless
pairs at the 1948 Olympics. Hugh followed in his father's footsteps
as a rower at Cambridge, but when he was forced to hang up his oars
he joined the famous Cambridge Footlights and there began a career
in comedy. The book covers his years at university when he met
Stephen Fry, and the pair forged a hilarious partnership that
continued through the 1980s and 1990s. It also discusses his great
success on the big screen; starring in "Sense and Sensibility,"
"101 Dalmatians," "Monsters vs Aliens," and the three "Stuart
Little" films. It also discusses the character of irascible doctor
Gregory House in the drama "House--"the role""that has brought
global fame, two Golden Globes, a prestigious Emmy nomination in
2005, and critical acclaim.
Hugh Jackman is a true Hollywood juggernaut. The magnetic
Australian has joined countrymen Mel Gibson and Russell Crowe as an
international superstar thanks to his role as Wolverine in the
X-Men series, and is loved by fans worldwide thanks to his
extremely varied career in film and theatre. When a young Jackman
turned down a role in Neighbours to study at the prestigious WAAPA
in Perth, his gamble would pay off handsomely. After a string of
successful Australian musicals, Jackman's Hollywood break came as
he was cast as Wolverine in 2000, catapulting him to heavyweight
stardom. He has since reprised the role in box office hits The Last
Stand, Origins and The Wolverine. Premium offers including 2006
animation Happy Feet, Baz Lurhmann's epic Australia - and even a
rumoured shortlist spot for James Bond - soon followed. With a 2013
Academy Award nomination for his tour de force performance as Jean
Valjean in the epic Les Miserables, and a star turn as Wolverine in
X-Men: Days of Future Past on the horizon, Hugh is set to dominate
the silver screen for the foreseeable future.
When news filtered through the media that Stuart Cable, the drummer
with a larger than life personality - and an even larger head of
curly hair - had been unceremoniously sacked from one of the
biggest rock bands in the UK, the music world was stunned. Stuart
Cable has been a fun-loving rocker since he was a young lad, and
growing up in the same village in south Wales as his Stereophonics
bandmates, Kelly and Richard, it was never going to be long before
he began jamming for real. By his early twenties they were
performing in local working men's clubs and by the mid-1990s they
were signed up by Richard Branson. The rest, as they say, is
history, and in this laugj-out-loud autobiography Stuart spills the
truth on the unbelievable journey he had with one of the greatest
British rock bands of all times. Life hasn't all been a party,
though - there were dark and difficult times for Stuart. But now he
is launching his quest for superstardom once again, drumming for
another band, Killing for Company, and hosting his own radio show.
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