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LYNAGH,MICHAEL with EGLINTON,MARK: : BLINDSIDED.[Author SIGNED copy.]

LONDON.HarperSport/HarperCollinsPublishers,2015.

ISBN 9780007568741.

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,SIGNED,1st edn.[Complete number line 10 - 1 descending.Simultaneous issue with as Australian 8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.] FINE+/FINE. No owner inscrptn but subject/co-author's handwritten black ink signature - without dedication - to title page and no price-clip to dw/dj.Bright,crisp,clean,matt,colour photographic illustrated dw/dj,with black+gilt lettering; with negligible shelf-wear or creasing to edges and corners - no major nicks or tears present.Top,front corner minisculely rubbed/chipped with the tiniest of closed nick.Top+fore-edges bright and clean; contents bright,tight, clean,solid and sound - pristine - no dog- ear reading creases to any pages' corners, would appear unread - apart from my own collation.Publisher's bright,crisp,clean,sharp-cornered,original plain black cloth boards with bright,crisp,blocked silver gilt letters to spine/backstrip and immaculate plain pale grey endpapers.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,SIGNED,1st edn,vii-xivpp+1-288pp [paginated] includes foreword by Alan Jones (broadcaster and former Australian Rugby Union coach),a note from the co-author,22 chapters,8pp contemporary b/w +colour auto+ biographical photographs in 1 block,between pp128/9,acknowledgements, plus [unpaginated] subject's potted biography,subject SIGNED title page, contents list/table,and to the rear,before the acknowledgements,3pp on the medical condition of a stroke i.e. what it is, signs+ symptons,lowering risk factors and contact information on related associations and foundations. Michael Lynagh,key member of the Australian Rugby World Cup winning side of 1991,was a giant of the game who bestrode both the amateur and professional eras, playing club and Test rugby in countries as far apart as England,Italy,South Africa,Argentina and New Zealand. Lynagh was a hugely admired figure in the sport,on and off the pitch,with a burgeoning new career ahead of him and in the prime of life. . . Until that day in April 2012 when he was forced to re-evaluate every aspect of his existence.The day his body was paralysed with morphine,the unrelenting pain and cold so unbearable; and the moment when he faced a choice far tougher than kicking a crucial penalty in a World Cup final.His was a choice of whether to go on living. Lying partially blinded in intensive care, his life hanging by a thread following a catastrophic stroke,Lynagh recalls with searing emotion that harrowing period,when all that went before in his world seemed to vanish into insignificance. Much more than a book about sport, 'Blindsided' explores the fragility and meaning of life: the triumphs and the battles,recovering and rebuilding. Michael Lynagh,born in Brisbane in 1963, is Australia's record rugby union points scorer and winner of 72 international caps.An inspirational playmaker at fly-half and centre,Lynagh made his Test debut in 1984 and was part of Australia's World Cup winning side in 1991.After captaining the Wallabies in the 1995 World Cup,he retired from international rugby to play for British club side Saracens.He is currently recognised as one of the most accomplished analysts in the world game, having worked with SKY and on ITV's coverage of the 2015 World Cup. Please contact seller,because of the weight/ value of this item for correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! N.B. ALL buyers please note,stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded,after order's receipt and before the order's despatch,especially if the item(s) are offered either P+p included/FREE. ** N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: Standard AIRMAIL postage from UK to these destinations can now cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence,then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. anything from a 1/3rd to 1/2 of the standard US AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always. **

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj, SIGNED,1st edn.
Author SIGNED - without dedication.

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