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John Ray Grisham born in Arkansas in 1955, son of a cotton farmer. During 90s his books sold more than 60 million copies worldwide. The Firm was first widely recognised, published Feb 1, 1991. Read John Grisham Books
Jeff Stelling
Jeff Stelling is a lifelong supporter of his hometown side, Hartlepool United. After an apprenticeship on the local newspaper Jeff became a sports presenter on London's LBC Radio Sportswatch programme in the early 1980s before moving to BBC Radio 2's Sport On 2. He later spent time as a sports newsreader at TV-AM, Channel 4, Eurosport and British Satellite Broadcasting before moving to Sky in 1992 to present coverage of horse racing, snooker and darts. In 1995 Stelling became presenter of what is now called Soccer Saturday. In November 2007 he was awarded an honorary degree by the University of Teesside, and in 2009 he was voted the Sports Journalists' Association's Broadcast Journalist of the Year for the fourth year running. He also presents Channel 4's iconic Countdown.
Featured Books, with extracts, by Jeff Stelling
Jelleyman's Thrown a Wobbly - Saturday Afternoons in Front of the Telly Jeff Stelling
A must for all football fans as the Sky Sports presenter shares
anecdotes and stories about his time covering the football, his own
highs and lows and his sharing of the pleasure and pain with all the
other football fanatics out there. Format: Paperback - Released: 04/03/2010
Jelleyman's Thrown a Wobbly Jeff Stelling
A must for all football fans as the Sky Sports presenter shares anecdotes and stories about his time covering the football, his own highs and lows and his sharing of the pleasure and pain with all the other football fanatics... Format: Hardback - Released: 02/04/2009