23%OFF
Stock image for illustration purposes only - book cover, edition or condition may vary.
Parky: My Autobiography: A Full and Funny Life
Michael Parkinson
€ 14.99
€ 11.48
FREE Delivery in Ireland
Description for Parky: My Autobiography: A Full and Funny Life
Paperback. The bestselling and long-awaited autobiography of a national icon. Num Pages: 400 pages, 4 x Colour Plate Sections. BIC Classification: APT; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 144 x 28. Weight in Grams: 302.
The Sunday Times Bestseller
All Michael Parkinson really wanted to do was play cricket for Yorkshire and England. However, he soon realised that to be paid to watch films, football and cricket would be the best way to spend life, and he became a journalist.
Television beckoned and for three decades Parkinson interviewed the movers and shakers of the late twentieth century, making his television programme the must-see event of the week. In singing with Bing Crosby, dancing with Billy Connolly, flirting with Miss Piggy and sparring with Muhammad Ali, Parkinson proved himself one of the ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton
Condition
New
Number of Pages
400
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780340961674
SKU
V9780340961674
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-98
About Michael Parkinson
Born in Yorkshire, Michael Parkinson left school at sixteen with the ambition to play cricket for Yorkshire and England and to write about cricket for the Manchester Guardian. Although he didn't manage to fulfil the first half of his ambition, he has since become one of the most successful journalists of his generation. He wrote a sports column for The ... Read more
Reviews for Parky: My Autobiography: A Full and Funny Life
I recommend it heavily. It's a wonderful book
Melvyn Bragg
Wonderfully readable... packed with revelations and insight, and offer an unrivalled glimpse into the lives of practically every giant personality of the past three decades
Daily Mail
Nothing less than riveting
Mirror
Parky's book is a joyous, breezy read, as much for the improbability ... Read more
Melvyn Bragg
Wonderfully readable... packed with revelations and insight, and offer an unrivalled glimpse into the lives of practically every giant personality of the past three decades
Daily Mail
Nothing less than riveting
Mirror
Parky's book is a joyous, breezy read, as much for the improbability ... Read more