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Alex Ferguson Books |
He's a living
legend at Old Trafford. Alex Ferguson took over Ron Atkinson
as manager in 1986, leaving Aberdeen, where he had already
changed Scottish football by beating Celtic and Rangers to
the title. After rebuilding United from scratch, in 1990,
Fergie lead United to FA Cup victory against Crystal Palace
(some say, it saved his job). However, the ultimate goal was
the league title, and finally in 1992, United won the Premiership.
Over the following years, United went on to win many titles,
FA Cups, League Cups, the European Cup Winners Cup, the Super
Cup, and of course the European Cup in the treble year. Alex
became a Sir in 1999 for his achievements in the game. |
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This Is The One: Sir Alex Ferguson Uncut |
By
Unknown |
Publishers
Aurum Press Ltd |
2007 |
Written
over the course of two hugely eventful, diverse and controversial
seasons, "This Is The One" offers a unique, warts-and-all
portrait of Sir Alex Ferguson from a privileged position behind
the scenes at Manchester United; from the flint-faced authoritarian
to the softer, humane side of one of the most controversial
and talked-about figures in sport. Entertaining, revelatory,
sometimes shocking but always affectionate, this is the close-up
look of the most successful manager in the business, a man
who infuriates as much as he inspires, but whose heart is
as big as the Old Trafford trophy room, and who may yet choose
this season to hang up his hairdryer and retire in glory.
Released July 25th 2007. |
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The Boss - The Many Sides Of Alex Ferguson |
By
Michael Crick |
Publishers
Pocket books |
2007 |
A
re-release of Michael Crick's book. Released May 8th 2007. |
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Sir Alex - The Story of 20 Remarkable Years At United |
By
David Meek & Tom Tyrrell |
Publishers
Orion |
2006 |
When
Alex Ferguson joined United in November 1986, he had already
developed a great reputation after driving Aberdeen to numerous
trophies and breaking the traditional Old Firm stranglehold
on Scottish football. Now he had taken on the biggest job
in football, with a brief to bring back the glory days of
Matt Busby and re-establish United as not just the biggest
club in the land, but the best. At first, things didn't go
smoothly and by 1990 there were press stories that his job
was on the line. But Ferguson led his team to FA Cup success
that year, and the groundwork he'd been laying was beginning
to bear fruit as a new generation of young stars was about
to emerge, starting with Ryan Giggs. That trophy marked the
start of United's dominance throughout the 1990s, capped by
the unique Treble of 1999 when the Reds won the Champions
League, Premiership and FA Cup. This book tells not just the
story of how Sir Alex did it, but features interviews with
players, rival managers, colleagues and fans that provide
a real insight into why he has been so incredibly successful.
Released November 2006. |
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If You're Second You Are Nothing - Ferguson and Shankly |
By
Oliver Holt |
Publishers
Macmillan |
2006 |
Bill
Shankly was one of ten children from an Ayrshire mining village.
Alex Ferguson was a shipyard worker's son who went on to become
a toolmaker's shop steward. Both of them enjoyed distinguished
but not outstanding playing careers. Both of them raged against
the might of the rich in their early managerial days, and
both of course will be remembered as two of the mightiest
figures in the history of the English game. There is a rich
seam that links the epic lives of Shankly and Ferguson, running
between their enemy football strongholds in Liverpool and
Manchester. It goes deeper than the myriad achievements of
both men - three league titles for Shankly, eight championships
and a European Cup for Ferguson. What binds them is their
long love affairs with football, which were so consuming that
a tragic form of rejection was almost inevitable. Shankly
felt betrayed by the club he had built from the ground up
in the 1960s, and when he died from a heart attack in 1981
the deep rift between him and Liverpool had not been healed.
Equally, with Malcolm Glazer's takeover, Ferguson looks more
and more like a man out of his time, a man whose once absolute
authority over his players may be slipping. In this riveting
dual biography Oliver Holt takes two of football's undisputed
greats and shows what made both men tick. In part a celebration
of two driven, charismatic and hard-nosed characters, "If
You're Second You Are Nothing" is also a poignant evocation
of men not knowing how to let go of the game to which they
have given so much. Released September 2006. |
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Beckham and Ferguson: Divided They Stand |
By
Jason Thomas |
Publishers
Sutton |
2003 |
On
17 June 2003 it was finally over: England's superstar footballer
was leaving Manchester United for Real Madrid. The Becks and
Fergie era was at an end. This is the story behind one of
the greatest bust-ups in sport. After more than a decade together
David Beckham and Alex Ferguson went their separate ways,
but how and why did football's most famous relationship fall
apart? From before his 14th birthday David Beckham was destined
to play for the club he idolised. Alex Ferguson was the man
who recognized what his talent meant for United, gave Beckham
the opportunity to develop, put him in the first team and
backed him after the notorious sending off against Argentina.
The old man and the new man seemed made for each other. But
by the time the notorious boot went flying across the Man
Utd dressing-room, everything had changed. Jason Tomas looks
behind the headlines at the relationship between Ferguson
and Beckham, what brought them close together and what pulled
them apart. And as fans across the world swap red shirts for
white, he asks how they will get on without each other. |
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The Boss - The Many Sides Of Alex Ferguson |
By
Michael Crick |
Publishers
Simon & Schuster |
2002 |
An
in-depth biography of Sir Alex. No punches pulled, mixes acclaim
with criticism. Definitive! The paperback was released in
2003. |
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Sir Alex, United and Me |
By
Andy Pacino |
Publishers
Empire |
2002 |
Manchester
United fans have a fickle reputation. Players are often singled
out for criticism while others can get away with murder. This
was never truer than in the late 1980s when Ferguson, following
a stuttering start to his Old Trafford career, was scapegoated
by supporters. Here the author, one of the few to have actively
supported United's manager during this bleak period, details
his remarkable relationship with United's legendary manager.
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Livewire Real Lives - Alex Ferguson |
By
Mike Wilson |
Publishers
Hodder Murray |
2001 |
"Livewire"
is a range of reading material with a teenage/adult interest
level for those with reading ages below 10, or for adult students
learning English as a second or foreign language. All "Livewire"
titles have been written by experienced special needs teachers,
and have been fully assessed by The Basic Skills Agency to
ensure accessibility in both layout and content. They are
subtly colour-coded for the appropriate "reading age".
This biography of Adolf Hitler is part of the "Livewire:
Real Lives" series, which features personalities from
sport, film and music, politics and history. Obviously this
Livewire book focuses on Sir Alex. |
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The Unique Treble: Achieving Our Goals |
By
Sir Alex Ferguson |
Publishers
Hodder & Stoughton |
2000 |
In
1999 Manchester United achieved the unthinkable - they won
the FA Carling Premiership, the FA Cup and the European Champions
League. The excitement generated was heightened by the intensity
and drama of matches such as their 4-2 comeback over Juventus
and their last-minute victory over Bayern Munich in the Champion's
League final. Here, the man who masterminded this remarkable
feat presents an illustrated, match-by-match account of how
his team planned and scored the goals during that incredible
year. Alex Ferguson provides insights with his managers reports,
capturing each match of the season in detail. The paperback
was released in 2002 by Coronet Publishers. |
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The Ferguson Effect |
By
Harry Harris |
Publishers
Orion |
2000 |
From
his early career as a manager for Aberdeen to taking the helm
at Manchester United and guiding the club to its most glorious
period for 30 years, Alex Ferguson has become the most influential
and succesful figure in English soccer in the 1990s, perhaps
ever. In this tribute, fellow managers and international stars
of the game provide personal insights into one of soccer's
most successful managers anywhere in the world. |
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Alex Ferguson - Managing My Life |
By
Alex Ferguson & Hugh McIlvanney |
Publishers
Hodder & Stoughton |
2000 |
An
updated paperback version of Alex Ferguson's autobiography. |
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Alex Ferguson - Managing My Life |
By
Alex Ferguson & Hugh McIlvanney |
Publishers
Hodder & Stoughton |
1999 |
A
storming book! Much more comprehensive than his previous efforts
and its' publication ruffled quite a few feathers. A must
for any true Red! Also released as an audiobook, read by the
man himself. |
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The Ferguson Effect |
By
Harry Harris |
Publishers
Orion |
1999 |
Fifty
of the biggest names in football give their own unique insights
into the astounding character and career of Alex Ferguson.
The paperback was released in 2000. |
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Alex Ferguson - A Will To Win - The Manager's Diary |
By
David Meek |
Publishers
Andre Deutch |
1998 |
An
updated paperback version of Alex Ferguson's diary of the
1996-7 season. Inlcudes new chapters on the 1997-98 season.
Orginally in hardback released in 1997 (The story of the 1996-7
season in the form of a daily diary kept by the Boss. Good
insight). |
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Fergie: The Biography of Alex Ferguson |
By
Stephen F Kelly |
Publishers
Headline |
1998 |
In
this biography, Steve Kelly assesses the development of Fergie's
Fledglings and how he has prepared United for the next millennium.
This edition brings the reader up to the end of the 1997/98
season, including United's bid for both Championship and European
glory, and life after Cantona. |
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Fergie: The Biography of Alex Ferguson |
By
Stephen F Kelly |
Publishers
Headline |
1997 |
In
this biography, Kelly assesses what has made Alex Ferguson
the greatest manager of his generation, looks at Ferguson's
relationship with Cantona, examines the development of Fergie's
Fledglings and how the manager has prepared Manchester United
for the next millennium. |
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Alex Ferguson - 10 Glorious Years |
By
Jim Drewitt & Alex Leith |
Publishers
Andre Deutch |
1996 |
An
account of Alex Ferguson's ten years as manager of Manchester
United, recounting the triumphs and tragedies, the glorious
wins and the occasional losses. Also discussed are the big
transfer deals and the development of the young players. |
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A Year In The Life: The Manager's Diary |
By
Alex Ferguson |
Publishers
Virgin |
1995 |
This
is the personal and revealing football diary of the 1994-1995
season of Manchester United's manager, Alex Ferguson. This
book offers a behind-the-scenes account of what Ferguson goes
through everyday in the football season, what he thinks, eats,
breathes and does. As the game lurched from one crisis to
another during the 1994-1995 season, Ferguson had his own
problems to deal with. The diary reveals the reasoning, thoughts
and decisions of United's manager as he and his team battled
their way through the Premier League, European Champions League
and FA Cup. This book is endorsed by Manchester United. |
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Just Champion! |
By
Alex Ferguson & Peter Fitton |
Publishers
Manchester United FC |
1993 |
A
record of the drama and tension of Manchester United's last
remarkable season by the manager who took them to the top,
Alex Ferguson. |
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Alex Ferguson: Six Years At United |
By
Alex Ferguson & David Meek |
Publishers
Mainstream |
1992 |
A
biography of the football manager Alex Ferguson, concentrating
on the six years he has spent in charge of Manchester United.
Beginning his time there in the shadow of Sir Matt Busby,
he led them to success in the 1990 FA Cup and the European
Cup Winners' Cup. This book records his progress. |
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Light
In The North: Seven Years With Aberdeen |
By
Alex Ferguson |
Publishers
Mainstream |
1985 |
Alex's
first biography, tells his story up to his successful days
at Pittodrie. The book is very readable and is written in
a less harsh manner than some of his later works. If you want
an insight into Ferguson's early managerial career, or are
interested in what was happening in Scottish football during
the 1980s, then this book is well worth a read. |
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