Time Added On: The Autobiography

by George Hook

In Time Added On George Hook tells the surprising - and sometimes shocking - story of the man behind the irrepressible image. He describes his complicated childhood in a poor area of Cork city, his disastrous business career, a career that led to financial and marital ruin and brought him to the brink of suicide, his salvation in rugby, and his emergence as a controversial pundit and one of Ireland's leading broadcasters.
Time Added On is the inspiring, provocative and unputdownable story of a man who believed he had failed as a son, a father, a husband and a businessman - but who saved his marriage and put his life right at an age when many would have decided it was too late for second chances.

Genres: Biography, Nonfiction

256 pages, Paperback

First published June 1, 2006

Reviews

[Ronan O'Sullivan]

It took courage writing a book this honest.

[Dearbhla]

Around a month ago I read an entry on Omaniblog about this book, up until then I hadn’t even known that George Hook had a book out. But that post caught my attention. George Hook is probably best known in Ireland for his rugby punditry. Together with Brent Pope and Tom McGurk, he analyses rugby for RTE in an entertaining, honest, blunt manner. He also has a radio show, but I’m not big on the radio so haven’t heard him enough to comment on that. In many ways I suppose he is the Eamonn Dunphy of the rugby world.

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[Martin]

Cracking good story. George Hook is a Man whom readers tend to love or loath. He made a success of his life following some less successful times. A good story but not a literary masterpiece !