city books

[salfordpaul]

i've recently read
the strikers fear of an open goal
andy morrisons book
lakeys book and am currently on once in a bluemoon, life love and manchester city.

has anyone got any other recommends please

 

[Danamy]

i've recently read
the strikers fear of an open goal
andy morrisons book
lakeys book and am currently on once in a bluemoon, life love and manchester city.

has anyone got any other recommends please

Which one did you enjoy the most?

 

[salfordpaul]

once in a bluemmon has started really really well, but tbh i could read about city all day from an average writer and i would still be glued. so all in all the current read pips the others at the moment. lakeys and morrisons i found sad at certain times.

 

[bluekeith]

You should buy cups for cock ups it will remind you of the olden days lakeys book neil young or my dear watson . I would stay away from ricky holdens book he comes over as a right nob

 

[Danamy]

I've not had time to read Lakey's book yet but i might download it for a holiday read.

 

[BlueMooney]

i've recently read
the strikers fear of an open goal
andy morrisons book
lakeys book and am currently on once in a bluemoon, life love and manchester city.

has anyone got any other recommends please

Bit of shameless, self-promotion, but I've got one coming out in paperback early next month about the last four years at City. Ebook's already out now - both available here: <a class="postlink" href="http://www.davemooney.co.uk/writing/books/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;">http://www.davemooney.co.uk/writing/books/</a>

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[T_Bone]

That 'Blue Moon: Down Among the Dead Men With Manchester City' book is possibly the best book I have ever read about our club. Mark Hodkinson wrote it. Worth a read.

 

[Danamy]

i've recently read
the strikers fear of an open goal
andy morrisons book
lakeys book and am currently on once in a bluemoon, life love and manchester city.

has anyone got any other recommends please

Bit of shameless, self-promotion, but I've got one coming out in paperback early next month about the last four years at City. Ebook's already out now - both available here: <a class="postlink" href="http://www.davemooney.co.uk/writing/books/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;">http://www.davemooney.co.uk/writing/books/</a>

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Fair Play!

If you've got it flaunt it...............

 

[Hollywood Blue]

That 'Blue Moon: Down Among the Dead Men With Manchester City' book is possibly the best book I have ever read about our club. Mark Hodkinson wrote it. Worth a read.

Agreed.

 

[Didsbury Dave]

That 'Blue Moon: Down Among the Dead Men With Manchester City' book is possibly the best book I have ever read about our club. Mark Hodkinson wrote it. Worth a read.

For beautiful, evocative writing, and to gain an insight into one of the most iconic seasons in city's history, then buy this. In fact I'd say it's the best book ever written about city. For detail, history, facts and comprehensiveness, anything by Gary James, particularly his new one. Garys books are always faultlessly designed and packaged and he has a great eye for a photo or artifact.

Most of the aurobiographies are decent without being earth-shattering and I'd recommend lake's, summerbee's and book's.

If I'm honest the books written by fans are usually rubbish. 'cups for cockups' was quite insightful, written by a united fan. The one written by Andy Buckley and Richard burgess 'blue moon rising' is ok and has a little insider stuff. But it suffers from a rushed end- a diary of the 99-00 season.

If I had to choose a top 3 it would be:

1)Mark hodkinson's 'blue moon'
2)Gary James's 'Manchester the greatest city' which has just been updated and released with a new title
3)Gary James 'Farewell to Maine
Road'