Provided You Dont Kiss Me: 20 Years with Brian Clough by Duncan Hamilton (Englis

Description: Provided You Dont Kiss Me by Duncan Hamilton One day youll write a book about this club. Or, more to the point, about me. So you may as well know what Im thinking and save it up for later when it wont do any harm to anyone. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description "Look Duncan, youre a journalist. One day youll write a book about this club. Or, more to the point, about me. So you may as well know what Im thinking and save it up for later when it wont do any harm to anyone." Duncan Hamilton was there through all the madness, the success, the failures, the fall-outs, the drink, and the crumbling of Brian Cloughs heady twenty years as manager of Nottingham Forest. He saw it all. From his first day on the job sitting in Cloughs office, a nervous, green sixteen year-old sat opposite one of the self-proclaimed giants of the English game, politely refusing a morning whiskey, he would become an integral part of Cloughs empire, and eventually one of his most trusted confidants.From the breakdown of Cloughs testy relationship with Peter Taylor, his co-manager and joint founder of Forests success, through the unrepeatable double European cup triumph, and on into the wilderness of the mid-eighties through which Cloughs alcoholism would play an evermore damaging role, Hamilton had access to every aspect of the club, and more remarkably, the man in charge. Here, he paints a vivid portrait of a huge personality, a man with a God-given gift for management and the watertight confidence and ego to stare down his detractors in the media, boardroom and beyond. A man who grabbed life, and most of his players, by the balls and wouldnt let go until he got his way.This is a strikingly intimate portrait, at times sad, at others joyous, in which one of the unforgettable characters of English football is laid bare. But it is also the story of a mans education in the bizarre happenings of the football world, appreciatively guided by the most wonderful, loud-mouthed, big-headed and cocksure teacher of all. Notes Duncan Hamilton was there through all the madness, the success, the failures, the fall-outs, the drink and the crumbling of Brian Cloughs heady 20 years as manager of Nottingham Forest. A journalist at the Nottingham Evening Post, he became one of Cloughs most trusted confidants. This is a strikingly intimate portrait, at times sad, at others joyous, in which one of the unforgettable characters of English football is laid bare. It sold over 9000 copies in hardback. A unique insight... a captivating memoir. News Of The World Author Biography Duncan Hamilton was a journalist at the Nottingham Evening Post for over twenty years. He now works and lives in Leeds. Review A unique insight!a captivating memoir. News of the World He drank on duty, punched employees, called journalists "shithouses", produced classic one-liners and was rumoured to like a bung -- but he got results. No, not Gene Hunt from "Life on Mars", but another Seventies icon, Brian Clough. Playing the Sam Tyler role here is Duncan Hamilton, a teenage reporter on the Nottingham Evening Post. Readers of David Peaces novel "The Damned Utd", set in 1974, will be familiar with Cloughs boozy, brilliant, bombastic world. Hamiltons reality is just as entertaining. Pete May, Independent "Provided You Dont Kiss Me" is a case of great title, great book. Sunday Express Exhibiting a refreshing turn of phrase, Hamilton explains why the mercurial Clough would not survive in todays game. Arena This gem of a book successfully casts fresh light on numerous facets of Cloughs complex personality and managerial style. A brilliantly insightful, superbly crafted book and essential reading for anyone who wonders what made the great Brian Clough tick. Jon Spurling, FourFourTwo***** Best Book The best sports book youll read all year!Duncan Hamiltons biography is that rare thing -- a work of sporting non-fiction that has genuine literary resonance!I recommend you buy a copy. Independent Magazine This memoir superbly captures the force of Cloughs defiance and the weakness that made him, ultimately, a tragic figure. FT Hamilton has unusual gifts of empathy, and he brings us the real, visceral Clough, a driven and driving man. The Times He deftly recalls the beautiful game! a tender depiction of Clough. The Independent A Refreshing biography!a book that celebrates the north. The Guardian An intensely personal memoir!fascinating. Scotland on Sunday Hamiltons willingness to reveal Cloughs lust for money and the drinking problems, but also to revel in his naked talent and genius, make this a supreme biography. Herald Compelling anecdotal detail. This is an intimate portrait of the man in full rather than the bombastic media image Clough helped so much to create. Alan Chadwick, Metro This is a strikingly intimate portrait!read this book, for we will never know genius like this again. Irish Examiner The story in between -- the memoirs of nearly two decades serving as Cloughs mouthpiece in the Nottingham Evening Post -- blows away anything "The Damned Utd" came up with. I wouldnt say that this was the best book about Brian Clough ever written -- but for now its in the top one. Al Needham, When Saturday Comes The local footballer is in a unique position. He is part of the clubs fabric: friend, agony aunt and punch bag for players and manager alike. But when he went to Nottingham Forest, Hamilton was gifted with a tale with resonance well beyond the provincial. Clough was a huge figure, his face and mannerisms known outside the confines of football. On virtually every page of this book is evidence of an unsurpassed talent for motivation. Daily Telegraph An affectionate and funny portrait of this often eccentric football legend. Big Issue A vivid, often painful memoir of Brian Cloughs triumphs and subsequent decline into the dark pit of alcoholism. By September 2004, Duncan Hamilton was deputy editor of the Yorkshire Post. A decade earlier, he had decided to give up writing about football. Or even watching it. He was sick of the game. Now he learned of Brian Cloughs death. A million images came swimming back. Eventually, he cried. And then, thank goodness, he wrote this book. Derby Evening Telegraph His account of those extraordinary days adds to the mountain of anecdotes surrounding his subject. Sunday Times Anyone who remembers Clough should read this book, and one can only hope the younger generation of fans will seek out the tale of one of the true characters of the game that existed before Sky TV. While accepting the enigma of Clough will endure, Hamilton has probably come closer than anyone ever will to distilling a remarkable football coach and unforgettable man. Sean OConnor Prizes Short-listed for British Sports Book Awards: Biography 2008 Short-listed for British Sports Book Awards: Best Football Book 2008 Short-listed for William Hill Sports Book of the Year 2007 Long Description One day youll write a book about this club. Or, more to the point, about me. So you may as well know what Im thinking and save it up for later when it wont do any harm to anyone. Brian Cloughs twenty years as Nottingham Forest manager were an unpredictable mixture of success, failure, fall-outs and alcoholism. Duncan Hamilton, initiated as a young journalist into the Brian Clough empire, was there to see it all. In this strikingly intimate biography - William Hill Sports Book of the Year 2007 - Hamilton paints a vivid portrait of one of footballs greatest managers: from Nottingham Forests double European Cup triumph to the torturous breakdown of relations at the club and Cloughs descent into alcoholism. Sad, joyous and personal, Hamiltons account of life with Brian Clough is a touching tribute to a brilliant man. Review Quote A unique insight…a captivating memoir. News of the World He drank on duty, punched employees, called journalists "shithouses", produced classic one-liners and was rumoured to like a bung but he got results. No, not Gene Hunt from "Life on Mars", but another Seventies icon, Brian Clough. Playing the Sam Tyler role here is Duncan Hamilton, a teenage reporter on the Nottingham Evening Post. Readers of David Peaces novel "The Damned Utd", set in 1974, will be familiar with Cloughs boozy, brilliant, bombastic world. Hamiltons reality is just as entertaining. Pete May, Independent "Provided You Dont Kiss Me" is a case of great title, great book. Sunday Express Exhibiting a refreshing turn of phrase, Hamilton explains why the mercurial Clough would not survive in todays game. Arena This gem of a book successfully casts fresh light on numerous facets of Cloughs complex personality and managerial style. A brilliantly insightful, superbly crafted book and essential reading for anyone who wonders what made the great Brian Clough tick. Jon Spurling, FourFourTwo***** Best Book Compelling anecdotal detail. This is an intimate portrait of the man in full rather than the bombastic media image Clough helped so much to create. Alan Chadwick, Metro This is a strikingly intimate portrait…read this book, for we will never know genius like this again. Irish Examiner The story in between the memoirs of nearly two decades serving as Cloughs mouthpiece in the Nottingham Evening Post blows away anything "The Damned Utd" came up with. I wouldnt say that this was the best book about Brian Clough ever written but for now its in the top one. Al Needham, When Saturday Comes The local footballer is in a unique position. He is part of the clubs fabric: friend, agony aunt and punch bag for players and manager alike. But when he went to Nottingham Forest, Hamilton was gifted with a tale with resonance well beyond the provincial. Clough was a huge figure, his face and mannerisms known outside the confines of football. On virtually every page of this book is evidence of an unsurpassed talent for motivation. Daily Telegraph An affectionate and funny portrait of this often eccentric football legend. Big Issue A vivid, often painful memoir of Brian Cloughs triumphs and subsequent decline into the dark pit of alcoholism. By September 2004, Duncan Hamilton was deputy editor of the Yorkshire Post. A decade earlier, he had decided to give up writing about football. Or even watching it. He was sick of the game. Now he learned of Brian Cloughs death. A million images came swimming back. Eventually, he cried. And then, thank goodness, he wrote this book. Derby Evening Telegraph His account of those extraordinary days adds to the mountain of anecdotes surrounding his subject. Sunday Times Anyone who remembers Clough should read this book, and one can only hope the younger generation of fans will seek out the tale of one of the true characters of the game that existed before Sky TV. While accepting the enigma of Clough will endure, Hamilton has probably come closer than anyone ever will to distilling a remarkable football coach and unforgettable man. Sean OConnor Feature prov title Includes PS Section 16 col plates (16pp) * Told by one of his most trusted confidants - Provided You Dont Kiss Me is a revealing and intimate account of the rise and fall of football managerial genius Brian Clough. * Duncan Hamilton witnessed it all - from Nottingham Forests unrepeatable double European cup triumph to Cloughs damaging battle with alcoholism and the breakdown of his relationship with co-manager Peter Taylor. * Provided You Dont Kiss Me has received rave reviews in hardback and has sold over 50,000 copies since publication. Competition: David Peace, Paul Kimmage Description for Sales People "Look Duncan, youre a journalist. One day youll write a book about this club. Or, more to the point, about me. So you may as well know what Im thinking and save it up for later when it wont do any harm to anyone." Duncan Hamilton was there through all the madness, the success, the failures, the fall-outs, the drink, and the crumbling of Brian Cloughs heady twenty years as manager of Nottingham Forest. He saw it all. From his first day on the job sitting in Cloughs office, a nervous, green sixteen year-old sat opposite one of the self-proclaimed giants of the English game, politely refusing a morning whiskey, he would become an integral part of Cloughs empire, and eventually one of his most trusted confidants. From the breakdown of Cloughs testy relationship with Peter Taylor, his co-manager and joint founder of Forests success, through the unrepeatable double European cup triumph, and on into the wilderness of the mid-eighties through which Cloughs alcoholism would play an evermore damaging role, Hamilton had access to every aspect of the club, and more remarkably, the man in charge. Here, he paints a vivid portrait of a huge personality, a man with a God-given gift for management and the watertight confidence and ego to stare down his detractors in the media, boardroom and beyond. A man who grabbed life, and most of his players, by the balls and wouldnt let go until he got his way. This is a strikingly intimate portrait, at times sad, at others joyous, in which one of the unforgettable characters of English football is laid bare. But it is also the story of a mans education in the bizarre happenings of the football world, appreciatively guided by the most wonderful, loud-mouthed, big-headed and cocksure teacher of all. Key title Includes PS Section * Told by one of his most trusted confidants - Provided You Dont Kiss Me is a revealing and intimate account of the rise and fall of football managerial genius Brian Clough. * Duncan Hamilton witnessed it all - from Nottingham Forests unrepeatable double European cup triumph to Cloughs damaging battle with alcoholism and the breakdown of his relationship with co-manager Peter Taylor. * Provided You Dont Kiss Me has received rave reviews in hardback and has sold over 50,000 copies since publication. Competition: David Peace, Paul Kimmage Details ISBN0007247117 Author Duncan Hamilton Publisher HarperCollins Publishers Year 2008 ISBN-10 0007247117 ISBN-13 9780007247110 Format Paperback Imprint HarperPerennial Subtitle 20 Years with Brian Clough Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom DEWEY 796.334092 Media Book Pages 256 Language English Publication Date 2008-05-05 Short Title Provided You Dont Kiss Me UK Release Date 2008-05-05 Illustrations 16 col plates (16pp) Illustrator Shoo Rayner Birth 1949 Affiliation San Diego State University Position Professor of English Qualifications M.D. Alternative 9780007283033 Audience General AU Release Date 2008-07-07 NZ Release Date 2008-07-13 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:160756386;

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