About Biographies - Diego Maradona

In Spain it is quite common to read and see the works translated. A film is often called. This is what I'm thinking while reading this book.

It 'hard to write this book, the biographer, politics and football supporters. In particular, about the soccer game: you are for or against. Barcelona or Madrid, Manchester or Liverpool, or in this case, Argentina or England.

This is what I think of this book, it says to those who are in favorArgentina and Maradona, and those against him and they are.

This is a book of political, social and religious. The first chapter is called "resurrection". It 'also on politics, the Falklands War in 1982 and this is football. So the image of Diego Maradona is outlined.

In the introduction to this biography the author writes about the time that slips into a depression, in parallel with what happened with Maradona at that time. The importance of thisThe revelation is more important than I initially thought. I keep wondering why they feel depressed at the end of this biography. He realized what he did? And 'I wonder?

The biography was never approved by Maradona, but that happens a lot. However, the products can be very interesting. This work has been prepared with care, but it is clear from those who would wonder, digested, "Who is the author of this work, Jimmy Burns. WhatPart is? "

He turns out to be English and Spanish roots, and that the first problem. This is the second problem is that the link was too much in a single work: politics, social life and religion.

The Argentine fan does not accept the result, and Burns is quite open about it in his introduction.

"In England," he writes, "people would love it if a foreigner writing about Charles and Diana." But Argentina has not seen it. I thinkfeel betrayed.

The conflict starts from the beginning, with the subtitle: the hand of God? Or is the title itself. And "The Life of Diego Maradona," the subtitle? The author has forgotten his past when he did this in Mexico, when Argentina played against England?

The fact that Burns has Spanish roots (he was born in Madrid) does not change the fact that the biography is not accepted in South America. Spain is as much a rival as the UK isArgentina.

The religious center makes it less credible. Football and religion form a stable couple, but also an explosive couple. Why is the book with religious themes, like "Resurrection" structured ", gave birth to a child", and "the temple", is what I wonder. The hand of God from the first phrase you learn the basic premise: This is the story of a player who thought he was God and suffered as a result. "

The explicit message makes you wonder. How he was able tosafe? Or let me rephrase this, it might be suffered for other reasons. Or if he is God, if he wants to start thinking about that?

But this and many other issues no longer count, the sentence had been sentenced ...

The point of social, political and religious views, the work more challenging and less universal. Either you like the idea or not. They are both on the British side of the Falklands War or the Falklands war the Argentine side of the same. Youbelieve what he writes about the Argentine culture, about their "hero" Martin Fierro about their language and the role of "deception" or think that everything is fiction and the so-called "Fair Play" laughed the United Kingdom.
In line with this, it is possible that the actual content of calcium and the person is not given by Maradona. There are enough interesting content to Pele and Cruyff and Burns' his opinion on the technical qualities of Maradona.

But

And this is myReview. When it comes to the life of Maradona, I prefer not "film" subtitle, but the real thing, reading from the field and not by a foreign journalist. To read from a native speaker, or worse, someone from Uruguay, was an Argentine citizen. This is why I prefer "I am Diego" by Daniel Arcucci and Ernesto Cherquis Biala. With the risk that more than a biography autobiography, but the conclusion would be the same? As a judge, I would like most people, theBenefit of the doubt.

Not God, only Diego.

HJB

Book Review - Surviving Hell by Leo Thorsness

Roy Thompson of the British press lord once said: "What makes a hero truly great is that they never despair." Such a man Leo Thorsness, a former Air Force fighter pilot, the six long years of constant torture and mind numbing boredom with unwavering courage and determination to resist is gritty. The experience of this extraordinary man recorded in his recently published book, Hell survived a POW's Journey. On April 19, 1967, Thorsness saved a place in Air Force history when he andhis car back, Harry Johnson came to the rescue of a fellow F-105 crew, since the pitch after a MIG and were surrounded by four or five more hanging in the RPI as their parachutes. In the ensuing battle, Thorsness shot down two MIG and then in a brave act of pure bluff, drove away the rest, although it was ammunition. Years later, he was awarded the Medal of Honor for his actions. Meanwhile, Johnson needs to reach and only twelve more missions to the magic numberhundred, which would allow them to return home. But it should be. Less than two weeks later, Thorsness and Johnson attacking a SAM site in North Vietnam and were then shot in captivity.

How many American aircraft was shot down, badly Thorsness during ejection at high velocity injuries. serious damage to both knees and back injuries made it almost impossible to walk when he was captured. But that seemed too little to her captors, who beat to kick the field, andShe half dragged him through the long trip to Hoa Lo prison, otherwise known as the Hanoi Hilton. It was there that his journey through hell really begins. Many of the details of his life in prison that I had read in other books. I knew that the tap code, so the prisoners communicate with each other without speaking, and had different descriptions of dirt, disease, read the inhuman living conditions, and, of course, the brutal torture of North Vietnam subjected their prisoners each day of theirLife.

What struck me about this book, however, as simple and elegant Thorsness told his story. Surviving Hell is a sparse 127 pages, but it fails to describe his experiences in great detail, naming names, if necessary, to define unfamiliar terms when needed and offers vivid descriptions of what he has seen and done as a prisoner of war. At the same time, he did not dwell on the details of his torture yet he was guest of his fellow prisoners. Instead, his attention seemsbe explained how he managed to maintain his dignity and his mind during his torture, especially by prolonged isolation.

Surviving Hell was released in December 2008. Ironically, this is the same month, Jane Fonda, the actress anti-war protesters who once famously declared that American POWs were treated humanely shot was taken in the Museum's California Hall of Fame. The reader will no doubt draw their own conclusions about this incident.Surviving Hell is published by Encounter Books and is available from most good bookshops or online booksellers like Amazon and books meeting barnesandnoble for $ 25.95.

Gladiator - A True Story of 'roids, rage and redemption of Dan Clark, aka Nitro

'In these days when I hear someone say: "Big Boys Do not Cry", I hear a voice within me answer him: "I know. But people do. '"This is a lesson, took Dan Clark discovered many years of research, and the last words of the last chapter of this compelling and honest story of his life, career and steroid dependence.

Gladiator: A True Story of 'roids, anger and redemption "Dan Clark, aka Nitro, star of' original" American Gladiators "television phenomena is a fascinating historyClark's journey in glitter and glamor, fame and the depths of hell for self-torment over the death of his brother, he was a child and dependence and abuse of steroids, his life for over twenty years has been consumed . The book takes an action such as Clark's high with stories of glory, power, sex and money, along with stories about the dark days of pain, vomiting, fighting, and depression.

Like millions applauded the famous "American Gladiators had" star, games and toysmodeled after him, know little about the nights of pissing blood needle sticks, fists more expensive than pills, arrested, growing breasts and bloody battles with friends and others who left, both emotional and physical scars.

Clark pulls no strikes with high or low. Candid comments like: "Everyone thinks it would be nice to have sex with a door of stars. Well, let me tell you something ...." And low, as his son said when they captured the injectionSteroids and asked if dad is sick, "Yes dad is sick .... Go to bed so he can take his medicine. I'm sick. ... I need help I see in the mirror. Haggard. Tired .. Shame a few paragraphs later, he continues, "I hope that after this, my son still love me. ... I hope it is forgotten."

I enjoyed reading the story of Clark. It is well written and keeps you interested from beginning to end. I could not help but think of the interview I conducted several years ago with the latelegendary bodybuilder and actor Steve Reeves. Reeves was vehemently against the use of steroids, and one of the influences that try to tell me when getting younger, although I have seen another increase in its size and strength faster than me with their use. Reading "The Gladiator" has just received that I never went down the road, I knew I could easily have some of the same circles negative drift is found in Clark I hope this book helps other lost from the bottom, whichPath.

I also found refreshing Clark assumes full responsibility for everything that has happened. Too many want to blame the system. Blame the environment. Too many want no one and nothing to blame but themselves. Clark admits, "Whenever I have a steroid, it was my decision. My fault. No one to blame but myself." He continues: "I'm glad I made the mistake. So too, perhaps others have not."

In the epilogue, is the attempt to present a positive message against drugsbased on his personal nightmare. Want to see more tests, punishing the guilty and training the next generation of possible steroid users of crimes and potential harmful side effects of steroid dependence. He knows it will be difficult, because nobody wants to hear the truth, as it does not, as of them. I applaud Clark for his story and tries to use his tragic experiences to help others. This book is very good, and I sincerely hope that worksothers, having to leave this path. Clark's last words in the epilogue to say that all, "Do not let your history or the history of your child."

Bringing Home the Birkin

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An insider's hilarious, whirlwind account of his years spent globe-trotting in search of the holy grail of handbags: the Birkin

For more than twenty years, the Hermès Birkin bag has been the iconic symbol of fashion, luxury, and wealth. Though the bag is often seen dangling from the arms of celebrities, there is a fabled waiting list of more than two years to buy one from Hermès, and the average fashionista has a better chance of climbing Mount Everest in Prada pumps than of possessing one of these coveted carryalls. Unless, of course, she happens to know Michael Tonello . . .

Michael's newfound career started with an impulsive move to Barcelona, a vanished job assignment, no work visa, and an Hermès scarf sold on eBay to generate some quick cash. But soon the resourceful Michael discovered the truth about the waiting list and figured out the secret to getting Hermès to part with one of these precious bags. Millions of dollars worth of Birkins later, Michael had become one of eBay's most successful entrepreneurs—and a Robin Hood to thousands of desperate rich women.

With down-to-earth wit, Michael chronicles the unusual ventures that took him to nearly every continent, from eBay to Paris auction house and into the lives of celebrities and poseurs. Flirting with danger, Michael recounts the heady rush of hand delivering his first big score to famed songwriter Carole Bayer Sager in Paris; how he had to hire thugs to rescue a bag that one of his "shoppers" held for ransom; and the story of the Oscar-worthy performances that allowed him to snag "reserved" bags from other, less dogged Birkin seekers.

Whether he's relating his wining and dining, buying and selling, dodging and weaving, laughing and crying, or schmoozing and stammering, Michael is a master raconteur who weaves together tales of hunting Birkins in the world's most posh locales, memories of meals that would make any gastronome salivate, anecdotes of obsessed collectors with insatiable desires, and sweetly intimate stories about his family, friends, and finding true love. The result is a memoir that is distinctive, fun, page-turning, and as addictive as its namesake.

Customer Reviews ::

Wonderful book - Public Librarian - Baltimore
I thoroughly enjoyed this book. The author was funny, honest and quite a businessman. I never even heard of a Birkin and will probably never own one but it was interesting learning about them. If you're in the mood for a biography that's easy to read and humorous, try this. I would love to meet the author one day -- he seems very genuine and I'm sure he would keep me laughing.