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George Best: True Genius
- Author
- Wayne Barton
- Narrator
- Drew Dillon
- Publisher
- QUEST from W. F. Howes Ltd
- Publish Date
- 12 August 2021
- Run Time
- 12 hours 51 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
- Genre
- Biography: sport
What to expect
Written by celebrated Manchester United author Wayne Barton, this biography goes into unparalleled depth to tell the complete story for the first time of how the lad from Cregagh, Northern Ireland, became the game's first superstar. Barton has trawled the archives and spoken to a host of former team-mates, managers, friends and close family to tell his story.
While there have been many audiobooks on George Best, with a foreword by the Best family and supplemented with rare images from the Daily Mirror archives this is the ultimate portrait of a pure football genius.
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Details
- Author
- Wayne Barton
- Narrator
- Drew Dillon
- Duration
- 12 hours 51 minutes
- Release Date
- 12 August 2021
- ISBN
- 9781004054961
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- QUEST from W. F. Howes Ltd
- Genre
- Biography: sport
Synopsis
True Genius is the definitive family-backed account of his remarkable career published to coincide with what would have been his 75th birthday. The games, the goals, the glory. This is the untold story.Written by celebrated Manchester United author Wayne Barton, this biography goes into unparalleled depth to tell the complete story for the first time of how the lad from Cregagh, Northern Ireland, became the game's first superstar. Barton has trawled the archives and spoken to a host of former team-mates, managers, friends and close family to tell his story. While there have been many audiobooks on George Best, with a foreword by the Best family and supplemented with rare images from the Daily Mirror archives this is the ultimate portrait of a pure football genius.
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