Binding: Hardcover
Dewey Decimal Number: 791.092
EAN: 9780340961667
ISBN: 034096166X
Label: Hodder & Stoughton
Manufacturer: Hodder & Stoughton
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 412
Publication Date: October 02, 2008
Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton
Release Date: October 02, 2008
Studio: Hodder & Stoughton

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Rating: - Could have been so much more interesting
Even as a non-Englishman (I'm Dutch) I was well-acquainted with the talk show Parkinson. I watched it whenever I had a chance to catch it and I admired the way Michael Parkinson was able to get interesting stories out of (almost) every one of his guests. That, combined with positive reviews of this book convinced me to buy it. Boy, was I wrong...
Unlike one of the other reviewers I was not hoping for gossip, but I would have liked some more details about the assorted guests on the show, especially ... Read More

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Rating: - this book is so so
Parky is familiar to almost everybody, and especially on X Factor you can see him a lot, but his this book: My Autobiography, is not so interesting. I couldnt wait to grab one from the book shelf, but once I've read it for some pages, I found it disappoiting, coz it didnt tell much about himself and his story on television, which could interest people more, especially women.

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Rating: - Parky the Master
I have been a fan of Parky for over 30 years. I had the privelege of hearing him being interviewed at the Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, in conjunction with promoting his book. He held the audience enthralled as he regaled us with tales from his most varied and interesting life and career.
I could not wait to read my signed copy; It is a good read, however, was practically verbatim with his interview. I then watched him being interviewed by Mark Lawson on television, again, same old same old. I ... Read More

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Rating: - Disappointed and upset
I couldn't wait to grab this book from the shelf because I have always loved Parky and have grown up watching him on the telly for the past 30 years.

However, I was disappointed with this autobiography because he wrote far too much about cricket and football which, as a woman, doesn't interest me at all. Also, his chat show 'revelations' were nothing of the sort - we've heard it all before!

Above all, there was a very distressing event which he, graphically, describes as having had ... Read More

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Rating: - sweetly timed shot to the boundary - excellent
To Parky I say, thanks for this timely autobiography, and many 'thanks for the memories' from the last 30 years. I enjoyed the book very much. It came across as very honest and entertaining.

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