- Paperback: 224 pages
- Publisher: Pan Books; 3rd Revised edition edition (Feb 12 1982)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0330266853
- ISBN-13: 978-0330266857
- Product Dimensions: 17.3 x 11.2 x 1.3 cm
- Shipping Weight: 113 g
- Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #395,660 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Product Description
Book Description
This book tells how Dick Francis became one of Britain's leading National Hunt jockeys and champion stee plechaser, riding into racing history as jockey to the Queen Mother. His memoir traces life in the saddle to the world of an acclaimed bestseller.
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About the Author
Dick Francis has written forty-one international bestsellers and is widely acclaimed as one of the world's finest thriller writers. His awards include the Crime Writer's Association's Cartier Diamond Dagger for his outstanding contribution to the crime genre, and an honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters from Tufts University of Boston. In 1996 Dick Francis was made a Mystery Writers of America Grand Master for a lifetime's achievement and in 2000 he recieved a CBE in the Queen's Birthday Honours list.
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4.0 out of 5 stars
Get to know the man behind the mysteries.,
By A Customer
This review is from: Sport Of Queens (Paperback)
Found this book in our library and was excited about learning more of Dick Francis. I did get lost at times when he wrote about the race courses, but it was a thrill to get to know him. It is not a mystery, but there are some questions he still does not know the answer to. He writes a book a year, and I could read 4 or 5 of his books a year if he could write them that fast! Nice read.
5.0 out of 5 stars
True insight into the man behind the works,
By A Customer
This review is from: Sport Of Queens (Paperback)
My passion for horses and horse racing was apparent even when I was a child. Dick Francis' books allowed me the experiences I dreamed of through his words. I learned more through his books than I could have anywhere else in the United States. It is said that truth is stranger than fiction, and Mr. Francis' autobiography is testimony to that! I now own a 5 year old (retired) Thoroughbred, and Mr. Francis' adventures are in my thoughts!
5.0 out of 5 stars
very informative on the sport,
By A Customer
This review is from: Sport Of Queens (Paperback)
This book is a must have for any Dick Francis or horse racing fan. This was the first book of his that i have read and now i have all of his so far. What i was looking for was a book to tell me about this little known sport. Now i know a great deal about it. I'm hoping for a newer version to tell about what has happened since the book waas written. I read the older 1950's or 1960's print with the pictures of Devon Loch in the Grand National. That was what most intrigued me about the story and what made him fall like that. Like i said this is an excellent book and very informative!
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