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

Product Description

Barry Hearn: My Life: Knockouts, Snookers, Bullseyes, Tight Lines and Sweet Deals Paperback – 25 May 2023

Specifications

Publisher ‏ : ‎ Hodder & Stoughton
Publication date ‏ : ‎ 25 May 2023
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Print length ‏ : ‎ 352 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1529393345
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1529393347
Item weight ‏ : ‎ 1.05 kg
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 12.95 x 2.29 x 19.56 cm

Sample

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.