Author:Eddie 'The Beast' Hall
Eddie ‘The Beast’ Hall is the first Brit in 24 years to win the World’s Strongest Man competition, beating The Mountain from Game of Thrones.
Everything about Eddie is huge. Standing at 6’3 he weighs almost 30 stone, and to make it through his hellish four-hour gym sessions he needs to eat a minimum of 10,000 calories a day. He eats a raw steak during weight sessions. His right eyeball once burst out of its socket under the strain. He put it back in.
In his remarkable autobiography, Eddie takes you inside the world of the professional strongman – the nutrition, the training and competitions themselves. This is a visceral story of sporting achievement, an athlete pushing himself to the limits, and the personal journey of a man on the path to becoming being the best of the best.
Contains strong language.
Sagan is not only one of the greatest riders of all time, he’s probably one of the most entertaining as well. His autobiography offers a glimpse behind the scenes and into his world of mischief
—— Mildred Locke , Bike Radar, *Books of the Year*Maconie’s book is not only a heartfelt tribute to Wilkinson and the marchers, but a reaffirmation of the role of the personal within the political, and a rallying call for anyone stirred by the story of Jarrow
—— The ObserverWith yet another conservative government refusing to budge it is hard to avoid Maconie’s conclusion that persuading the uncommitted is as vital as ever
—— New StatesmanThe result is this rich, evocative book. Part travelogue, part history, part examination of a nation in flux. It is all a delight ****
—— Mail on Sunday, EVENT MagazineFootsore in spacetime, hiking simultaneously through memory and landscape, in Long Road from Jarrow Stuart Maconie shadows the defiant, desperate and dignified crusade of 1936 through a modern world where everything has changed except for the austerity, the poverty, the national and global instability, the worrying ascendancy of fascism, and the resilient decency of ordinary people. This is a necessary book; a necessary journey through English identity, and one which you’ll be glad that you embarked on. Now, yes, now is the hour.
—— Alan MooreAn insightful impassioned and witty voyage through Brexit Britain that serves as both travelogue and social commentary
—— Waitrose WeekendRevelatory ... Unflinchingly charts his personal evolution ... He is not at all easy on himself
—— Keith Duggan , Irish TimesIt is pure O'Connell ... Players and coaches from all sports will have the pencil out, finding nuggets
—— Kieran Shannon , Irish ExaminerAbsorbing and compelling ... The O'Connell who dominates this book is the one who becomes fixated on the mentality of champions
—— Diarmaid Ferriter , Irish TimesO'Connell has emptied the tank here. ... What has come out ... is a psychological profile that is almost shocking at times in what it reveals about the bloody single-mindedness of the competitive gene
—— Irish IndependentA fantastic book
—— Sean O'Rourke , RTE Radio OneHe is a standard-bearer for the country and someone whose principles, moral compass, ideals and heroic virtue make us wish our children would aspire to be someone like him
—— Neil Francis , Sunday IndependentAn exceptional book ... tremendously honest
—— Matt Cooper , Today FMEngaging, honest and insightful. Terrific
—— Ryle NugentHonest, fair and devoid of self-pity ... reflects on his life without a shred of hypocrisy or recrimination
—— Paul Rees , ObserverA stunning achievement
—— Irish Mail on Sundayp.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 15.0px Calibri; -webkit-text-stroke: #000000} span.s1 {font-kerning: none} Provides many revealing insights into the mind of a born winner
—— Sunday Business PostBrilliant, bruising
—— Donal Ryan , Sunday Independent
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