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Guy Martin: Worms to Catch Hardcover – 20 Oct. 2016
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In August 2015 Guy Martin crashed out of the lead of an Ulster Grand Prix superbike race held on the world’s fastest racetrack. He had invasive surgery to bolt his broken spine and hand back together, and within days he decided he needed some time away from road racing. But he wasn’t about to take it easy …
In his brand new book, discover how Britain’s favourite daredevil fills his time when road racing is taken out of the equation.
He set about breaking records on the world’s biggest Wall of Death, cycling 2,745 miles across the length of the United States (while sleeping rough), attempting to be the fastest person ever on two wheels and travelling to Latvia to investigate his family’s roots.
There’s some thrilling racing too, including wild Harley choppers on dirt and turbo-charged Transit vans through the Nevada desert. And there’s the day job to get back to in North Lincolnshire – the truck yard and the butty van.
- Print length320 pages
- LanguageEnglish
- PublisherVirgin Books
- Publication date20 Oct. 2016
- Dimensions15.88 x 3.05 x 24.13 cm
- ISBN-100753545306
- ISBN-13978-0753545300
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- Publisher : Virgin Books; First Edition (20 Oct. 2016)
- Language : English
- Hardcover : 320 pages
- ISBN-10 : 0753545306
- ISBN-13 : 978-0753545300
- Dimensions : 15.88 x 3.05 x 24.13 cm
- Best Sellers Rank: 330,691 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Customers find the book a great read with interesting content that's down to earth and provides good insight into guys' lives. They also appreciate the writing style and characters, describing them as interesting and insightful. Readers also mention the book as a good gift.
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"...It's a cracking read - I read through it all in three sittings - and within a few chapters I was back online ordering his first two books." Read more
"...into Road racing or bikes there is so much more to guy and it's well worth a read. Can't wait to get my copy of his new book." Read more
"Good book, engaging, keeps you reading. Would like more about Motorbike’s, but not much during this phase of Guys life." Read more
"...He is a very interesting bloke and a real dare devil. His books are always a joy to read just like the programmes he makes for TV...." Read more
Customers find the book very interesting, well written, and full of behind the scenes info from Guy Martin's TV stuff. They also say it has amusing moments and is appealing to Guy Martin fans.
"Fascinating insight into recent events in the life of lorry mechanic/bike racer/reluctant TV star...." Read more
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"Good book, engaging, keeps you reading. Would like more about Motorbike’s, but not much during this phase of Guys life." Read more
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This book is Guy's third autobiography (but the first one I read) and picks up after his horrific crash racing in the Ulster GP in 2015 which left him with a broken back amongst other injuries. This book tells of how we was back and work fixing lorries within two weeks and was soon back in the swing of more extreme physical and engineering challenges such as the fastest wall of death ride (live on TV) and the fastest ever motorbike in the salt flats of the USA. These feats will be well known to fans of his TV show but the book gives more insight into what wasn't evident on screen including run-ins with the TV company and some of the experts advising him.
A large part of this book focuses on a challenge that he deliberately didn't film - a gruelling cycle race from Canada to Mexico along the "Great Divide" (the point at which water to the west flows to the Pacific and water to the east flows to the Atlantic) - rough sleeping and with no support or contact with friends.
Guy won't win any awards for his literary prowess but the book is written in an easy going and plain speaking style and gives a different angle on his personality and motivations that doesn't necessarily come across on TV.
It's a cracking read - I read through it all in three sittings - and within a few chapters I was back online ordering his first two books.
He is an amazing man showing humility and a brave drive to be the best he can, whilst doing some amazingly dangerous things and above all punishing his body to achieve it.
Can’t wait for his next book and tv program to come out.
Wishing him all the best with his endeavours.