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| On The Edge: My Story | 
 enlarge | Author: Richard Hammond
Publisher: Phoenix
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  94 reviews
Sales Rank: 1682
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 368
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Dimensions (in): 7.7 x 5 x 1.2
ISBN: 0753824043
Dewey Decimal Number: 791.45092
EAN: 9780753824047
ASIN: 0753824043
Publication Date: May 29, 2008
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 A wonderful read October 13, 2008
This book was truly moving. Although I had read all about the accident in the papers, to read it both from Richard's view and his wife's brought a lump to my throat.
It was well written and a captivating read. I would recommend it to anyone.
 Speed Kills! - Nearly October 3, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
A pleasant book, charting Richard's career rise to Top Gear.Then doing wacky stunts. Richard is quite a nutter,which almost polished him off,in a near fatal crash.
It's not the most riveting book I have ever read.That said,the enduring love between Richard,his wife Mindy and their children, really shines through. If ever their was a book upholding family values,this must surely be the one. For that reason alone it is worth the read.
Motto of the story, don't drive too fast, don't use remoulds, don't tell J C, don't forget to tell your Missus you love her, especially if you want clean laundry bringing to hospital! Glad he made it through ok.
Fascinating and well written. September 8, 2008
I've just finished reading this book and found it thoroughly interesting and moving. I've only watched Top Gear a few times (one time happened to be Richard Hammond's return after the accident), and I'm not very interested in cars and bikes - but there's something about this guy that I like and so I wanted to read his book. It's well written - not the sort of autobiography that trails through hundreds of anecdotes before you get to the 'main bit', which is - in this case - Richard's terrible accident and all that was involved in his recovery. From the accident onwards the writing is shared with his wife, Mindy, and I thought her contribution perhaps the most moving, as I am a wife with young kids; I found myself thinking 'how would I cope in her situation?...'. Having said that, Richard's part is moving too in he gives us a rare insight into what it felt like to go through an experience like that - the struggle, the frustration. It's all written in a very 'normal' sort of way, very honest and down to earth. When I finished reading it I felt a bit like I'd sat and chatted to some very nice ordinary people (apologies for using the word 'nice' - it seems a bit bland really) who'd had something extraordinarily horrible happen to them but were relieved to be coming through the other side of it. I very much admire this family's strength and courage. I would imagine that this book would be a great help to anyone (or the family of anyone) recovering from a similar injury. However, I too found it very inspiring and uplifting just to see how this family pulled through this dreadful situation (one that was certainly much worse than anything I've ever experienced). Yes, he's a TV presenter - but this isn't a 'famous person' book, it's a book about strength, willpower, love and devotion.
 undemanding read, nice touches, August 21, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Language wise this is an undemanding, non-technical book, by which I mean you wont learn to be a brain surgeon or rocket car scientist by reading it.
You will learn how one couple coped with and travelled through a terrible thing happening to one of them.
That the 'physically injured party' is well known make this a little like watching a film where you know the ending (think Apollo 13) but are interested to know how you get there - and when you do get to the end you realise you didn't know more than the basic, I don't think I'm spoiling anything to say 'he lived & went back to work' but it is good to know how he feels about that.
It's also good to read Mindy Hammonds' point of view - I particularly liked touches where they remembered things differently, he remembers a green car outside, she a blue one...I enjoyed that side of things very much.
The only thing is I would have liked two things, a bit more detail about the type of brain injury Richard suffered and also a bit more of the going back to work, getting into life again stuff. The end was a little rushed.
Enjoy.
Fantastic. A riveting read for all ages August 21, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Now I'm 12 years old, but no, I'm not writing a review for the authored..kids..adapted thing. I'm sure you've gathered I prefer the real deal. This book truly is magnificently written. From cover to cover I was 'on the edge' (I wonder if this is where the book got it's name?) of my seat. I know many people say this, but this time it's literal. I couldn't put it down for the life of me.
I was reading this in the garden. I spent 15 or so minutes reading it when a wasp starting buzzing around my head, and yes I'm sure all of you reading this will know how unutterably irritating this is.
So I stood up and started hitting it with a tea-towel, but by the time I could get anywhere near it it had already flown away. And all the time I was doing this, I was still reading the book, so no wonder.
And then I spent 15 minutes standing up reading it, because I had absolutely no idea what I was doing or what was going on around me, so I couldn't sit down........I was inside the book. Weird?! Spooky?! Yeah, I think so too.
When you're reading this book you get a feeling you're there. Especially the parts that Richard's wife, Mindy, wrote.
In the part where she was driving to the hospital where Richard was, I felt like I was there. In the car with her.
This book is a compilation, really, of everything that happened to the Hammonds as a family. As a whole. Everything you could possibly want to know is included in On The Edge.
It's the story of how the family adapted to knowing one of their members had brain damage. What you would tell the kids. As Richard said in his book promo, how he risked his life just to strap himself to the front of a jet-engine for kicks. It's the story of how he crashed a jet powered dragster at 288 miles-per-hour.
If you're looking to read a book in the near future, or have just finished a book (probably one you've just bought from ASDA in a 3 for 2 offer with a "Richard & Judy's Summer Read" sticker on the front cover, let's not deny it), and want a truly riveting read that could keep you entertained, on the edge of your seat for hours on end, then look no further. Richard Hammond: On The Edge is one of the most fantastic accounts I've ever read.
Fan of the Hamster or not, this is unmissable.
5 STAR *****
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