Managing My Life: My Autobiography - Hardcover

Ferguson, Alex

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0340728558 ISBN 13: 9780340728550

Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton, 1999

Synopsis

Alex Ferguson is an unusually intelligent man with a compelling life story. He runs the Manchester United Football players with a rod of iron, but is universally respected for his managerial style and for the way he cares for the welfare of his players. Here he talks about his tough upbringing in Govan, his strong political convictions, his own playing days and then the shift to management which has resulted in his becoming a legend in his lifetime. He also talks of his constant battle to relieve the pressure suffered by his young players as they become showbiz personalities. Manchester United have a massive network of fans throughout the world - this book is sure to be in great demand.

About this title

About the Author:

Born in Glasgow in 1941, Alex Ferguson was playing football at an international level as a school boy. He began his professional playing career in 1958 with Queen's Park. Four times winner of manager of the year, he has been the manager of Manchester United for twelve years during a time when they have become the most successful and richest club in the world.

Review:

Danielle Steele meets Geoffrey Archer, with a Booker Prize quality injected by Hugh McIlvanney―Independent on Sunday

The richest and most enthralling story in post-war British sport―Independent

The best football autobiography I have ever read―The Sunday Times

Provocative, stimulating, emotional and honest―The Herald

A treat―Sunday Express

Ferguson emerges from this account as a genuine national hero, one of the great Scots of the 20th century―Mail on Sunday

About this edition

• Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton
• Publication date: 1999
• ISBN 10: 0340728558
• ISBN 13: 9780340728550
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 496