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Barry Sheene: The Official Photographic Celebration of the Legendary Motorcycle Champion
Rick Broadbent
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Description for Barry Sheene: The Official Photographic Celebration of the Legendary Motorcycle Champion
Hardcover. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: BGS; WSPM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 255 x 255. .
Barry Sheene is arguably the greatest British motorcycle racing rider of all time. A chancer, lovable rogue and the leading sports star of his era, adored by the public and press alike, he won two world motorcycle championships - in 1976 and 1977. He achieved iconic status by being involved in some horrifc crashes and was dubbed `the bionic man' on account of the amount of metal used to reconstruct his legs after a particularly bad accident. He emigrated to Australia in 1987 where he became a celebrated motorsport commentator. His premature passing in 2003 robbed motorsport of one of ... Read more
Barry Sheene is arguably the greatest British motorcycle racing rider of all time. A chancer, lovable rogue and the leading sports star of his era, adored by the public and press alike, he won two world motorcycle championships - in 1976 and 1977. He achieved iconic status by being involved in some horrifc crashes and was dubbed `the bionic man' on account of the amount of metal used to reconstruct his legs after a particularly bad accident. He emigrated to Australia in 1987 where he became a celebrated motorsport commentator. His premature passing in 2003 robbed motorsport of one of ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
Number of Pages
224
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781472944580
SKU
V9781472944580
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Ref
99-5
About Rick Broadbent
Rick Broadbent is an award-winning journalist and author. He has worked at The Times for 10 years and has written nine books. His previous titles on motorcycle racing include That Near-Death Thing, winner at the British Sports Book Awards 2013 and shortlisted for the William Hill prize, and Ring of Fire, also shortlisted for the William Hill Prize. He was ... Read more
Reviews for Barry Sheene: The Official Photographic Celebration of the Legendary Motorcycle Champion
Rick Broadbent guides you through the delights of the much-missed maverick...
GQ
Extraordinary
MCN.com
The bone-breaking, Brut-splashing tale of the nation's loveable rogue, Barry Sheene
Mail on Sunday
In this lavish coffee table work you see the real Barry Sheene ... It is certainly worth every penny of the cover price... a quality hardback ... Read more
GQ
Extraordinary
MCN.com
The bone-breaking, Brut-splashing tale of the nation's loveable rogue, Barry Sheene
Mail on Sunday
In this lavish coffee table work you see the real Barry Sheene ... It is certainly worth every penny of the cover price... a quality hardback ... Read more