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Anthony Quinn’s Keegan: The Man Who Was King isn’t your standard football biography.
Most of the members of Bill Shankly’s first great Liverpool team had autobiographies or biographies published about their professional careers during their playing days or shortly afterwards.
Old Liverpool By George Chilvers and Mark Platt.
A unique new book is out!
You can’t achieve great success without having a great leader.
Let’s talk about 28, baby!
Admit it, if you had to become one person from the entire world of football, you’d like to be Jürgen Klopp.
We can only be thankful that the “Lost Shankly Boy” was eventually found and encouraged to tell us all about his amazing journey.
Anthony Stanley’s account of how Liverpool fell from their perch in the 90s is truly excellent.
Historic Newspapers is a back-issue newspaper company that holds the world’s largest archive of original newspapers.
The question is what Ian Herbert, who is the Independent's chief sportswriter and former deputy editor of the Liverpool Daily Post, can add to Bob Paisley's legacy.
A review of Terry McDermott's autobiography.
As soon as I got word that Mark Donaldson at ESPN was writing his colleague’s memoir named appropriately "5 league titles and a packet of crisps," I was very excited to see the finished product,
The story of THE HERO of Istanbul.
Simon Hughes' latest publication in his trilogy of the modern history of Liverpool Football Club.
Many might perceive this to be “just another Hillsborough book”. But it is more than that. Much more
Ghost writer Donald McRae and Steven Gerrard had 15 weeks to assemble this publication which is simply ridiculous.
‘The very word ‘Anfield’ means more to me than I can describe.’ - Bill Shankly.
The review of Supersub, the story of local hero David Fairclough who is still remembered for his achievements in a red shirt.
Paul Walsh has just released his autobiography that is in turn entertaining and shocking.
Artists usually try to follow up initial success with something similar or something better.
Chris Wood reviews Liverpool Cult Heroes
Chris Wood reviews Got, Not Got : The Lost World of Liverpool
Chris Wood reviews The Official Liverpool FC Illustrated History
Chris Wood reviews Luis Suarez The Biography of the World’s most Controversial Footballer
Chris Wood reviews Hard Case: The Autobiography of Jimmy Case
Chris Wood reviews Places I Remember - Liverpool F.C. European Adventures as told by the Fans
Chris Wood reviews James Corbett's new book.
Chris Wood reviews Make Us Dream: The Story of Liverpool's 2013/14 Season
Our very own, Chris Wood, reviews Dave Usher's new book
Our very own, Chris Wood, reviews Tony Evans' new book.
Chris Wood approached The Anatomy of Liverpool with a certain amount of trepidation, despite knowing that Mister Wilson is recognised as being one of the finest sports-writers of our time.
Our very own, Chris Wood, reviews a recently updated book, "The Official Treasures of Liverpool FC".
Our very own, Chris Wood, reviews Steve Horton's new book, "Red All Over The World: Liverpool FC on Tour."
Our very own, Chris Wood, reviews Simon Hughes' new book, "Red Machine: Liverpool FC in the 1980s".
Chris Wood shares his opinion on the new book by Steven Speed.
Chris Wood shares his opinion on the new book by Paul Tomkins (and various authors)
Chris Wood shares his opinion on the latest Shankly book by David Peace
Chris Wood shares his opinion on Dave Usher's new book.
Chris Wood shares his opinion on the new Craig Bellamy book
Chris Wood shares his opinion on the new Shankly book.
Chris Wood shares his opinion on Liverpool FC Match By Match
Chris Wood shares his opinion on Rob Jones' autobiography.
Chris Wood's review of "Steven Gerrard : My Liverpool Story".
Chris Wood's review of "Champions League Dreams : Rafa Benitez" written in conjunction with Rory Smith.
Chris Wood's review of Steve Horton's book about Liverpool's 1972-73 First Division Championship and UEFA Cup triumph.
Chris Wood's review of "The King’s Last Stand: The Final March With Kenny’s Army" by David Usher.
In essence this is a happy story because Gary Ablett was able to play football at a high level for many years. But it is not a story with a happy ending.
Matteo's story is an interesting one where he has opened his heart and spoken very honestly about what he has achieved and, just as importantly, what he learnt from battling with the negative influences that surround the game.
This book will make you laugh and occasionally cry (apart from crying with laughter, that is!) but above everything else it will make you glad that you read it as it's filled with warmth and happiness.
Co-author Gary Shaw co-wrote “At The End Of The Storm”, which told the story of Liverpool winning the first championship after WWII. So he knew exactly how to approach a project like this.
Alan Wilson’s “Team Of All The Macs” concentrates on the deliberate recruitment of Scottish players as the fledging Liverpool Football Club attempted to make an immediate impact.
A ‘good’ footballer might have an autobiography published after his career is over; a ‘great’ like Gerrard can get away with it while they are still playing and Royalty like Kenny Dalglish can publish a book any time they please. We can comfortably put José Manuel Reina into the second category.
A review of “All On Red” (10 Years At Anfield : A Liverpool Fan’s Dream Job) by Frank Gamble.
New book on Joe Fagan relies on the meticulous notes Joe maintained and the painstaking way his grandson Andrew and respected LFC author Mark Platt have pieced together the jigsaw of his remarkable life.
A book review of Neil Dunkin's "Anfield of Dreams" was nominated for the Best New Writer award at last year's British Sports Book awards.
Wark On30 November 2009
John Wark's name, reputation and career command respect. This book is a fascinating summary of an outstanding club career with Ipswich Town, Liverpool and Middlesbrough.
Norwegian Kjell Hanssen has meticulously gone through old newspaper archives and come up with a fascinating diary of the first five years of Liverpool Football Club's existence.
The Irish Kop is a tribute from the heart of Anfield to those amazing fans who go to incredible lengths to follow Liverpool FC.
For any Liverpool supporter with an interest in the club's rich history, this is one of those "must-read" books!
