Playing God
the rise & fall of gary ablett
$28.80
- Paperback
364 pages
- Release Date
29 June 2004
Summary
Playing God: The Gary Ablett Story
There had been many demons in Gary Ablett’s life but none had haunted him to the point of depression more than fame. He was the man who fell to earth. Gary Ablett’s freakish skills and ability to soar higher than anyone else turned him into the biggest name in Australian sport. But his meteoric rise was followed by a descent to rock bottom.
Playing God is a modern-day morality tale about fame and Australia’s obsession with its sporting hero…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780732274498 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0732274494 |
| Author: | Garry Linnell |
| Publisher: | HarperCollins Publishers (Australia) Pty Ltd |
| Imprint: | HarperCollins Publishers (Australia) Pty Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 364 |
| Release Date: | 29 June 2004 |
| Weight: | 420g |
| Dimensions: | 200mm x 130mm x 20mm |
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About The Author
Garry Linnell
Garry Linnell is one of Australia’s best and most respected journalists. He spent more than a decade as a football reporter and sports editor with The Age and Sunday Age in Melbourne during the height of Gary Ablett’s career. A Walkley Award winner for feature writing in 1998, he has written widely for magazines and newspapers, and his work has appeared in several anthologies. He is the co-author of Raelene Boyle’s biography and is currently Editor in Chief of The Bulletin. He lives in Pymble, NSW.
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