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Buy this book on-line MERSON,PAUL with HARRIS,HARRY: : ROCK BOTTOM.[Author SIGNED copy.]LONDON.BLOOMSBURY,1995. ISBN 0747523681.
UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,SIGNED,1st edn.[Complete number line 10 - 1 descending.] FINE/FINE.No owner inscrptn but subject/co-author's trademark,bold,expansive black felt-tip ink pen inscrptn to ffe 'To Brian Best Wishes Paul Merson' and no price-clip to dw/dj.Bright,crisp,
clean,glossy laminated,contemporary
autobiographical colour photographic illustrated dw/dj with white+grey lettering to front,white
letters to spine and red letters to rear; with negligible shelf-wear or creasing to edges and corners - no nicks or tears present.Top+fore-edges though ubiquitously aged/ tanned are generally bright and clean and free of foxing/spotting; contents bright,tight,clean,solid and sound - pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners,appears unread - apart from my own collation.Bright,crisp, clean,sharp-cornered,publisher's original plain black cloth bds with bright,crisp,stamped gilt letters to spine/backstrip and immaculate plain white eps.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,
SIGNED,1st edn,1-186pp [paginated] includes a foreword and afterword by Stephen Stephens (Merson's counsellor at Priory Hospital,
Southampton),8 chapters,an extra chapter by Lorraine Merson,16pp contemporary b/w+colour auto+
biographical photographs in 2 blocks of 8pp apiece,between pp58/9 and pp122/3 respectively,plus [unpaginated] title page and contents list/table.
See also,my book ID rja593016 for another biography/title by Paul Merson. 'Rock Bottom' is more than the autobiography of a footballer.While it describes Paul Merson's childhood,his early talent for football and his rise to the top of his profession,it focuses on what singles Merson out: his addictive personality.For many years Merson lived a double life,managing to combine the life of an addict with that of a star goalscorer for England and Arsenal.His life was a see-saw of exhilarating highs and deblitating lows,until in Autumn, 1994 he hit rock bottom and knew that he could pretend no more,that he needed help.
In 'Rock Bottom' Paul Merson laays himself bare as few have done before.Writing from the perspective of a recovering addict and using extracts from the diaries he kept during his rehabilitation,Merson delivers a searingly candid self-portrait,which will strike a chord with all addicts and enlighten those associated with them.Merson's wife Lorraine contributes an uninhibited and strident chapter of her own in which she pulls no punches. 'Rock Bottom' is a brave book which
will both increase understanding and
serve as a warning to young people.
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