Bruce Yardley (1) (1947–2019)
Autor von Roo's Book
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Werke von Bruce Yardley
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Wissenswertes
- Geburtstag
- 1947-09-05
- Todestag
- 2019-03-27
- Geschlecht
- male
- Nationalität
- Australia
- Geburtsort
- Midland, Western Australia, Australia
- Sterbeort
- Kununurra, Western Australia, Australia
- Berufe
- cricket player
memoirist
Mitglieder
Rezensionen
Statistikseite
- Werke
- 1
- Mitglieder
- 3
- Beliebtheit
- #1,791,150
- Bewertung
- 3.5
- Rezensionen
- 1
- ISBNs
- 7
Cricket-wise, "Roo's Book" has it covered; we read of Yardley's upbringing and introduction to cricket, through his international career and his post-retirement coaching and commentating career. In many cases the self-publication is an asset as you're obviously getting Yardley's true voice come through, as opposed to the highly edited versions we get in other cricketing memoirs. The section on Yardley's friendship with some Indian beggars is very heartfelt and one feels something would have been lost if this was published by a mainstream publisher. However, the book gets minus points for its spelling mistakes (including the names of team mates) and its cavalier attitude to grammar and sentence structure.… (mehr)