On The Edge: My Story
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- Synopsis
- An adrenalin junkie long before his association with Top Gear, Richard tells the story of his life, from the small boy showing off with ridiculous stunts on his bicycle to the adolescent with a near-obsessive attraction to speed and the smell of petrol.After a series of jobs in local radio, he graduated to television and eventually to Top Gear. His insights into the personalities, the camaraderie and the stunts for which Top Gear has become famous, make compulsive reading.It was whilst filming for Top Gear that Richard was involved in a high speed crash, driving a jet-powered dragster. His wife Mindy tells the story of the anxious hours and days of watching and waiting until he finally emerged from his coma. In an extraordinarily powerful piece of writing, she and Richard then piece together the stages of his recovery as his shattered mind slowly reformed.Read by Richard and Mindy Hammond(p) 2007 Orion Publishing Group
- Copyright:
- 2007
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Publisher Quality
- ISBN-13:
- 9780752898520
- Related ISBNs:
- 9780753824047
- Publisher:
- Orion
- Date of Addition:
- 03/24/22
- Copyrighted By:
- Richard Hammond
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Narrated By:
- Mindy Hammond
- Categories:
- Entertainment, Nonfiction, Biographies and Memoirs
- Submitted By:
- Bookshare Staff
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.