![](https://image.librarything.com/pics/fugue21/magnifier-left.png)
![](https://pics.cdn.librarything.com/picsizes/d2/ae/d2ae7155b57c24359324c385a41433041414141_v5.jpg)
Klik på en miniature for at gå til Google Books
Indlæser... Playing God: The Rise and Fall of Gary Ablettaf Garry Linnell
Ingen Der er ingen diskussionstråde på Snak om denne bog. ![]() Part biography, but more an examination of Ablett’s path from wayward but talented country recruit, to an enigmatic football superstar who was eventually swallowed up by fame. Linnell traces the development of Ablett's career and describes some of his playing achievements in gripping, vivid prose, and contrasts these achievements with the difficulties Ablett has encountered in his personal life. Linnell's skills as an award winning investigative journalist are used to great effect, basing his story of Ablett on hundreds of interviews and in-depth research to explore the country background and character of the champion’s home town, his family and networks of team mates, friends, acquaintances, business associates and fans. The book was written without Ablett's approval or co-operation. Includes an index and list of sources. ingen anmeldelser | tilføj en anmeldelse
there had been many demons in Gary Ablett's life but none had haunted him to the point of depression more than fame. He was the man who fell to earth. Gary Ablett's freakish skills and ability to soar higher than anyone else turned him into the biggest name in Australian sport. But his meteoric rise was followed by a descent to rock bottom. Playing God is a modern-day morality tale about fame and Australia's obsession with its sporting heroes. It traces Ablett's rise and fall - from superstar athlete, worshipped by thousands of loyal fans, to disgrace and humiliation following drug convictions and the death in his presence of a young woman. Along the way it provides an unprecedented glimpse into the hidden world of professional sport: the agents, the fans and the men who protected Ablett from the realities of life - and from himself. Ingen biblioteksbeskrivelser fundet. |
Aktuelle diskussionerIngen
![]() GenrerMelvil Decimal System (DDC)796.336092The arts Recreational and performing arts Athletic and outdoor sports and games Ball sports Inflated ball driven by the foot Australian Rules football Biography And HistoryLC-klassificeringVurderingGennemsnit:![]()
Er det dig?Bliv LibraryThing-forfatter. |