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Title: William and Kate, the Love Story

Subtitle: A Celebration of the Wedding of the Century

Author: Robert Jobson

Narrator: Paul English

Format: Unabridged

Length: 10 hrs and 26 mins

Language: English

Release date: 06-14-11

Publisher: Bolinda Publishing Pty Ltd

Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 16 votes

Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Celebrities

Publisher's Summary:

In November 2010 came the announcement that the nation had been waiting for: Prince William is to marry Kate Middleton. The couple had become engaged in October while they holidayed in Kenya, and the news further proved that their love story has captivated everyone. At last, this is the true insider account of the relationship that has so far defined the 21st century. He is the confident young Prince who is the future of the Royal Family. She is the royal bride who is thoroughly modern and has confounded all the stereotypes of how the future Queen Consort should be.

Members Reviews:

Sweet Romance

I enjoy reading about the Royals, especially this sweet couple. Their love story was interesting and almost normal, if you can forget he is in line for the throne. They really make a good couple.

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Title: Beware of the Dog

Subtitle: Rugby's Hard Man Reveals All

Author: Brian Moore

Narrator: Brian Moore

Format: Abridged

Length: 1 hr and 55 mins

Language: English

Release date: 05-24-11

Publisher: Simon & Schuster UK

Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 6 votes

Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Celebrities

Publisher's Summary:

Winner of the William Hill Sports Book of the Year award, this is a scorching and deeply personal autobiography that lifts the lid on the life and character of one of English rugby's most successful players. Brian Moore, or 'Pitbull' as he came to be known during nearly a decade at the heart of the England rugby team's pack, established himself as one of the game's original hard men at a time when rugby was still an amateur sport. Since his retirement, he has earned a reputation as an equally uncompromising commentator, never afraid to tell it as he sees it and lash out at the money men and professionals that have made rugby into such a different beast.

Yet, for all his bullishness on and off the pitch, there also appears a more unconventional, complicated side to the man. A solicitor by trade, Moore's love of fine wine, career experience as a manicurist, and preference for reading Shakespeare in the dressing room before games, mark him out as anything but the stereotypical rugby player. In Beware of the Dog Moore lays open, with astounding frankness, the shocking events, both personal and professional, that have gone towards shaping him over the years. Presenting an unparalleled insight into the mind of one of British rugby's greatest players and characters, Beware of the Dog is a uniquely engaging and upfront sporting memoir.

Members Reviews:

poor ABRIDGED version, very little structure

This is more of a lame preview than a reading of the book. At 2 hours (only realised after I picked it) I knew it would be short, but this version misses some of his main points in the book, especially about his "Gollum". There are a couple of references but it's never explained for people who don't know.

I've consigned myself to buying the book at some point and reading it, but really would have preferred to have had it as an audio version...

If you feel the need for listening to this version, or have already and didn't understand it, listen to his BBC "Desert Island Discs" interview - was far more revealing and heartfelt, if I was reviewing that, it would have got 4/5 stars... I'm only giving this 2 as there are some good elements in there, but sooooo poorly editied, it's a shame considering the source material (the book) and his capabilities as a speaker (the BBC DID interview).

Disappointed

I had been drawn to this book as an example of the better type of sporting memoir - going deep into the psychology of the player. In effect it is just a list of sporting fixtures where the self-opinionated player presents his extremely biassed and unsupported view. What a shame.

Great! Insightful, interesting but too 'abridged'

If you could sum up Beware of the Dog in three words, what would they be?

Interesting but short

What did you like best about this story?

Brian played with his heart on his sleeve, and this autobiography is the same. We know he was a hard nosed competitor who practiced law on the side but this goes further.

Did you have an emotional reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?

I nodded along, understanding what he went through and relating to some parts.

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Title: My Life in Pieces

Subtitle: An Alternative Autobiography

Author: Simon Callow

Narrator: Simon Callow

Format: Unabridged

Length: 18 hrs and 34 mins

Language: English

Release date: 04-26-11

Publisher: Audible Studios

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 20 votes

Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Celebrities

Publisher's Summary:

Winner of the Sheridan Morley Prize for Theatre Biography 2011

Drawing on a lifetime of writing about theatre and film, Callow takes us behind the curtain and behind the camera to introduce us to the performers and performances that have shaped him as an actor and as a public persona. They include giants like Orson Welles, Charles Dickens, Tommy Cooper, Charles Laughton and Laurence Olivier.

The book reconstructs the highlights of his career, including his breakthrough roles as the foul-mouthed Mozart in Amadeus, and as Reverend Beebe in the film of A Room With a View, at the personal insistence of producer Ismail Merchant. The pieces are interspersed with commentaries on pantomime, nudity, homosexuality, and the many other aspects of a rich and varied life, both on and off the stage.

Read by Simon Callow

Members Reviews:

great narration, disappointing & irritating story

How I wanted so badly, being a fan of Simon Callow's acting, for this to be a real memoir, a tale of his life. Which it is, to an extent... interspersed every few minutes by reviews and articles he has written for various publications over the last couple of decades. This made me feel a little cheated. Even his grand style, good writing and lovely accent can't make it better.

The articles completely take away from the story, adding far too many superficial references to various (sometimes obscure) people and plays of whom Callow reviews... and tends to hack the story to "pieces," instead of contributing any real value.

This book would have been so much better and worth reading without these added articles, which made the story feel cheapened, having relied on already-written content, often well over 10 or 15 years old, to lengthen the book. I found myself skipping most of them, desperate to hear the short snippets of actual story between them.

Very Entertaining Bio

'My Life in Pieces' is not your typical autobiography. It's a compilation of "pieces" written by the actor Simon Callow for various newspapers, books, programs, memorials, etc. Most of them, of course, revolve around Callow's work in the theatre and on film. If his name isn't familiar to you, his face probably will be, from movies if not the stage: he played the Rev. Mr. Beebe in 'A Room with a View,' Schikaneder/Papageno in 'Amadeus,' and Gareth, the gay man who dies of a heart attack at one of the receptions in 'Four Weddings and a Funeral.' He's also well-known for his one-man show on Charles Dickens, which was televised in the UK and is available on DVD here in the US. Callow presents insightful essays on many of the great actors of the twentieth century, most of whom he has acted with, including Laurence Olivier, Ralph Richardson, Alec Guinness, Paul Scofield, Orson Welles, Vanessa Redgrave, Michael Redgrave, Ian McKellan, and more. In addition, he writes about several directors and playwrights, classic 'schools' and 'methods' of acting, and his own views on the status of acting on today's stage.

Callow is a wonderful writer and a great storyteller. He can be funny, charming, reverent, and insightful--sometimes in the same piece. The stories he tells of working in the theatre are delightful, but they also give one an appreciation for the true art of acting.

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Title: Can't Stand Up For Sitting Down

Author: Jo Brand

Narrator: Jo Brand

Format: Abridged

Length: 1 hr and 55 mins

Language: English

Release date: 03-14-11

Publisher: Headline Digital

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 9 votes

Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Celebrities

Publisher's Summary:

Jo Brand tells the story of how she crawled to fame and fortune, managed to persuade someone to marry her and had some children at an age when she should have been in a bath chair on a seafront. In this second volume of her memoirs, Jo recounts wild times on the comedy circuit, the attempts to tart her up for the TV screen, running the marathon, rally driving, her numerous, occasionally extremely inebriated, Edinburgh festival appearances, her 'acting' career and much, much more.

Members Reviews:

Jo's autobiography

Would you recommend this book to a friend? Why or why not?

This was not as funny as the first volume of Jo's autobiography , but was still an enjoyable read, this is all about her efforts to be a stand up comic and some of the clubs she has played at good and very bad ! You have to have a thick skin to be an actress or comic it is not a career for the faint hearted. I love Jo's down to earth views on everything, especially the way she really doesnt care that much about her appearance,what a difference from some of the shallow stars of today !!

Light , easy listening

Enjoyable listen, funny lady, a bit short for 1 credit, maybe better joining a couple of books together

Entertaining and funny.

good room through Jo's stand up history. witty and enjoyable made me laugh a few times making car rides a little more fun . would recommend.

Couldn't Stop Listening, oh, and PANTY LINERs haha

Would you listen to Can't Stand Up For Sitting Down again? Why?

I listened to this in the car on a long journey down south along with the other of Jo's audiobooks on here. I have to say, I enjoyed them both so much and she did make me chuckle as always. Full of interesting anecdotes as her interesting story is told. I love Jo, and her story, narrated beautifully in typical joyous 'Jo' style was a pleasure to listen to. I think she's awesome. I listen to her reading more stuff actually. She just makes me smile. Jo is great and her story is really interesting.

What did you like best about this story?

Jo is great and her story is really interesting.

What does Jo Brand bring to the story that you wouldnt experience if you had only read the book?

I love the way she delivers the story...whilst I could imagine her when reading, it was great to be able to listen in the car and make my journey seem like minutes rather than hours.

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

Yes.

Any additional comments?

More from Jo please!!

Too short

To short for the money. Waste of cash Iove the book but not enough to to warrant the price

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Title: High Hopes

Author: Ronnie Corbett

Narrator: Ronnie Corbett

Format: Unabridged

Length: 8 hrs and 43 mins

Language: English

Release date: 03-09-11

Publisher: Random House AudioBooks

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 6 votes

Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Celebrities

Publisher's Summary:

This is my autobiography, the exciting story of how I, Ronald Corbett, the son of an Edinburgh baker, became convinced that I had to seek my fortune and become an actor, of how I pursued that goal, found fame on television as one of The Two Ronnies, and managed to meet a fabulous cast of extraordinary people along the way.

First I'll take you back to my schooldays and reveal the technique I developed for estimating the height of a girl before daring to ask her to dance. I'll explain how I first met David Frost, John Cleese and Michael Palin, and shamelessly reveal how I once played Othello to Danny La Rue's Desdemona, having just had dinner with Laurence Olivier. I'll also tell you about the time I was suddenly struck down by a mysterious illness that destroyed my sense of balance and prevented me from going on stage for several years.

Altogether I must admit, it is a truly dramatic story. I only hope my mother won't be too shocked!

Members Reviews:

Little Lives

Ronnie Corbett reads his autobiography, first published in 2000.

He is a pleasant enough companion as he recounts his (mostly) fortunate life. No skeletons in cupboards here.

I listen to most of my audiobooks more than once, but won't bother with this one. It's not that it's bad, it's just a bit 'beige'.

Disappointing recording

Although very interesting, I found that there was a distinct lack of chronology though out the book. Jumping around from chapter to chapter.

The most disappointing and annoying part however, was the recording. The audio seemed to be fading in and out at times and this made it very difficult to listen to at times. Plus, the occasional musical interludes just left me confused.

Ronnie was interesting

The story of Ronnie was interesting his years of work in the entertainment industry is second to none. His reading was very good but the music in between the sections was very distracting.

Brilliant

Loved the booked, really funny and good insight into his life. sad he is gone :(

A joy

I loves it has a warm feeling about it and show what hard work can bring you also some sad parts. You will love it great summer read

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Title: Zim

Subtitle: A Baseball Life

Author: Don Zimmer, Bill Madden

Narrator: Denis McKee

Format: Unabridged

Length: 11 hrs and 33 mins

Language: English

Release date: 02-21-11

Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc.

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 6 votes

Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Celebrities

Publisher's Summary:

Don Zimmer had his first taste of baseball glory in 1948 as a member of a national champion American Legion team. He was drafted by the Brooklyn Dodgers, only to have his careerand lifethreatened when he was beaned in a minor league game in 1953.

After a miraculous recovery, he went on to play for Brooklyns only world-championship team in 1955, the L.A. Dodgers first world-championship team four years later, and as an original New York Met in 1962. Zim managed the San Diego Padres, Boston Red Sox, Texas Rangers, and Chicago Cubs, and was Joe Torres bench coach during the Yankees world championship seasons of 1996, 1998, 1999, and 2000. His career has crossed paths with some of baseballs most memorable people and events. Here is 50 years of baseball history as seen through the eyes of one of its most colorful characters.

Critic Reviews:

Collaborating on Zim: A Baseball Life with Bill Madden may be the best decision the Yankee coach ever made. On every page, he is there to be appreciated for his journey as a player, manager and coach for more than half a century as well as for his wisdom, his humor and for just being himself. (New York Times)

Members Reviews:

Get to know how Zim thinks and operates

Would you try another book from Don Zimmer and Bill Madden and/or Denis McKee?

No; there's not much more autobiography left in Zimmer!

What was one of the most memorable moments of Zim?

Joe Torre calling Zimmer to offer him a bench coach job before 1996. The most interesting moments throughout were stories about how and where Zim found his next job. There is good insight throughout on the relationships between a field manager, general manager, and owner. Descriptions of baseball's "old boy network" were really well done.

How did the narrator detract from the book?

Narration overall was engineered far too quietly. I had to cram my earphones into my ears, at full volume, in order to hear well on a train or plane or subway. This isn't the case with other audiobooks. There isn't much variety in tone to the writing -- it's all very matter-of-fact and not terribly earth-shattering. All baseball fans already know how every season ends, so it would have been hard to bring much more life to the narration. The writing style really lacks variety. "Working with Buzzy Bavasi was one of the great pleasures of my life in baseball... Pee Wee Reese was one of my favorite players and a real idol to me when I broke in to the big leagues, plus a great guy... I really loved Jim Rice, he was a heckuva ball player. I didn't much care much for Bill Lee, and I wasn't sad to see him leave after the season... Billy Martin kept getting in trouble off the field, but on the field he was a great manager... George Steinbrenner was always very good to me... The 1989 Cubs were a super group of guys; I really miss the times we had together." There's chapter after chapter of flat and plain writing like that, with very little drama, and no flowery poetry whatsoever. That's probably just a reflection how Zim is in person. To that extent, the narrator really didn't have much to work with, and by the end it sounds like he's just banging through it to get the book over with.

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Title: Head On

Author: Ian Botham

Narrator: John Telfer

Format: Unabridged

Length: 12 hrs and 49 mins

Language: English

Release date: 02-07-11

Publisher: Random House AudioBooks

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 6 votes

Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Celebrities

Publisher's Summary:

Voted the greatest English cricketer of the 20th century by the fans, Sir Ian Botham is the English games one true living legend, and his story, both on and off the pitch, reads like a Boys Own rollercoaster ride.

Born with a natural genius for the game, Botham began breaking records with bat and ball from a young age and soon became the man English cricket expected most from. After a troubled period as captain, Botham rose once again to become a national hero with his display in the Miracle Ashes of 1981. But, with his confrontational nature and wild streak, he began regularly making the wrong kind of headlines. With accusations of drink and drugs, affairs and ball-tampering, he became hounded by the tabloid pack, never sure whether they wanted him to triumph or implode.

Now a Knight and just as famous for his tireless charity work, Beefy gives us the definitive story of his never-dull life and times in his own no-nonsense words.

Members Reviews:

Enjoyable from start to finish

Would you listen to Head On again? Why?

Ian was one of my sporting hero's growing up so it was fascinating to learn more about the man behind the public persona. His honesty about his strengths and weaknesses was refreshing and really helped give a better understanding of who he is and what shaped him as a person. It was also brilliant to get his view on both the people running English cricket and the tabloid scum around at that time. Most cricket fans of that era would agree with everything he wrote.

It's a long book, but, if you remember the matches of that time, a highly enjoyable trip down memory lane.

Excellent autobiography

Reading/Listening to a book about one of your sporting heroes is often a daunting task, but this one is very very good. It tells you a lot you knew about Both and a lot you may not have known.

Typical of the man,he pulls no punches whatsoever in this book.

An excellent warts-n-all look at a brilliant cricketer.

Typical Botham! Honest and no fence sitting!

Sir Ian is not one to hold back and if often forthright with his opinions. This breaks down some of the background into what shaped him into the man he is today and gives the reader a real sense of the legendary cricketer both at home and in life - neither of which have any flies on him! I particularly enjoyed his chapters on what drives him to do so much charity work and the openness about his private life.

great read

l really enjoyed this audio book.a good insight to his career .brought back great memories

A BATTLING SUCCESS

I thoroughly enjoyed this book even though it is filled with mixed emotions, some very frustrating, some very exciting, but overall it made a great read.

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Title: The Alan Clark Diaries

Subtitle: In Power 1983-1992

Author: Alan Clark

Narrator: Alan Clark

Format: Abridged

Length: 3 hrs and 4 mins

Language: English

Release date: 12-16-10

Publisher: Redbush Entertainment

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 5 votes

Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Celebrities

Publisher's Summary:

This was Alan Clarks first volume of diaries and the only one that he recorded. As such, it is a unique and historical record and reminder of the man and his work. To hear Alan Clark reading the book in his marvellously rich voice adds immeasurably to the pleasure of these informative and entertaining diaries.

The recording covers two Parliaments and constitutes the most outspoken and revealing account of British politics ever written. Cabinet colleagues, royalty, ambassadors, civil servants and foreign dignitaries are all subjected to his vivid and acerbic wit. This is a brilliant warts-and-all expose of our political and cultural life.

Clark describes the experience of being drunk after a wine tasting and delivering a statement in the House of Commons - with disastrous consequences; his desire to relieve his bladder from the balcony of his office in Whitehall on the heads of pedestrians walking below; and offers frank descriptions of John Major and Michael Heseltine amongst others.

His personal charm oozes out of these recordings, as does his candour and, on occasions, his bile. But equally the wit and humour are laugh-out-loud funny. He records things which others might only dare think.

Entwined with the politics, though, are revealing glimpses of his private life, which was very colourful, his beloved wife Jane, and also something of the wider culture of Britain in the 1980s.

Critic Reviews:

One is tempted to tell people to add this book to their stack of books to be read in the bathroom, in the certainty that the reader will light upon something very readable, stimulating, titivating, and immediately gripping. (The Independent)

His voice and intonation are sublime. The epitome of an old Etonian, he nevertheless effs and blinds his way through the cream of the British political establishment. Now he is no longer with us, I finished listening to the recording and was saddened to think he hadnt recorded the other volumes. Scoop this up now - its a gem. (Amazon.com review)

Members Reviews:

Insightful and witty

You don't have to know a lot about English politics to enjoy this opinionated diary. Lots about character, relationships, ego and devastating insights on government and party politics.

Cleverly written and excellently read, I do wish he had recorded more.

Fascinating Insight into Goverment

Very poor quality recording did not enjoy this listening experience would like to return for refund

great

one of the most beautiful diaries in history. readable again and again. brings the 1980s back to life.

Good, shame about the voice

I was looking forward to listening to this as I'm reading the book. But the abridged version is very short, it loses a lot. Alan Clark's voice sounded odd, not suitable for narration, quite tinny. If you can get past all this, the diary reveals some interesting anecdotes, though very little substance, apart from lots of vainglorious narrative.

Compelling

Where does The Alan Clark Diaries rank among all the audiobooks youve listened to so far?

One of my favourites - I only wish it wasn't the abridged version that I purchased

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

Fantastic access to an intriguing mind and unashamedly bold character.

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Title: Handling Edna

Subtitle: The Unauthorised Biography

Author: Barry Humphries

Narrator: Barry Humphries

Format: Abridged

Length: 3 hrs and 55 mins

Language: English

Release date: 10-22-10

Publisher: Orion Publishing Group

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 8 votes

Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Celebrities

Publisher's Summary:

In this unauthorised biography of Dame Edna Everage, acquired for an unprecedented advance and in spectacular secrecy, her long-time manager and the man who was there from the very beginning, Barry Humphries, takes a behind-the-scenes, no-holds-barred look at an icon of our times.

Superstar; swami; confidante and advisor to royalty, Hollywood stars, and international political leaders - Dame Edna's life has catapulted her from her humble Moonee Ponds beginnings as a suburban housewife to the most elite social and artistic circles in the world. Who would have thought that this modest Australian woman could achieve so much from London to Louisiana to New York to Tokyo? Who could have anticipated her global fame? Barry Humphries certainly didn't.

Dame Edna will not like this book, but Barry knows everything - the who, the why, and the where - and in this much-anticipated work he will, for the first time, reveal all. This exhaustively researched account of Edna's roller-coaster life will surely dominate the best-sellers lists. Essential for scholars, female achievers, fans of Dame Edna, and those who feel that behind the fairytale career lies a darker and more sinister story.

Members Reviews:

Hysterical! - I love Dame Edna!

Because The Act is so good, the best way to read a book of Dame Edna MUST be in an audio format. Without the iconic voice and tone I dont think it can be as funny. I loved this book and my only complaint is that is was abridged. I WANTED MORE!

The Dame Edna Experience is easily one of my favourite TV memories;The badge, Madge! I can recall one particularly humorous entrance when Edna revealed her latest over-the-top evening dress: a sequined design of eyes with clever stings down the sides that when she pulled on would make the eyes blink.

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Title: Irish Thunder

Subtitle: The Hard Life & Times of Micky Ward

Author: Bob Halloran

Narrator: Bronson Pinchot

Format: Unabridged

Length: 10 hrs and 46 mins

Language: English

Release date: 10-18-10

Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc.

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 35 votes

Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Celebrities

Publisher's Summary:

Micky Ward is THE FIGHTER that inspired the major motion picture.

Welcome to Lowell, where anything can happen.

Rocky Marciano fought at the Auditorium in 1947. Mike Tyson fought there in his Golden Gloves days. Sugar Ray Leonard won there, as did Marvin Hagler. Each of them prepared for his battle downstairs in the boiler room, just like thousands of other kids.

Irish Micky Ward grew up in the 1970s and 80s as a tough kid from Lowell, Massachusetts - a town where boxers were once bred as a means of survival. A hard worker who overcame bad luck, bad management, and chronic pain in his hands, he avoided the pitfall of poverty and dead-end work that plagued Lowell to become a Golden Gloves junior welterweight.

Ward participated in street fights from an early age and was forever known by his opponents and spectators as the underdog. But with his incredible ability to suddenly drop an opponent late in a fight with his trademark left hook, he kept proving everyone wrong.

After fifteen years of boxing, a string of defeats, and three years of retirement, Micky battled Arturo Gatti in 2002 in the battle that was later named Fight of the Year by Ring magazine and dubbed Fight of the Century by boxing writers and fans across the country. Ten rounds of brutal action ended with Micky winning by decision, and reviving enthusiasm for a sport that had been weighted down by years of showboating and corruption. ESPN and Boston television reporter Bob Halloran recounts Mickys rise to hero status, his rivalry with his imprisoned brother, and the negotiations, betrayals, and drugs that ultimately shaped a wild youth into a nationally respected boxer.

BOB HALLORAN is the weekend news and sports anchor at WCVB-TV in Boston. He is also a former ESPN anchor and columnist for ESPN.com. He has worked as a news and sports anchor in New England for over twenty years, and he writes a weekly column for Bostons Metro newspaper.

Editorial Reviews:

If youre not a fan of boxing, you might never even consider listening to Irish Thunder, the nonfiction account of boxer Micky Ward that inspired the Academy Award-nominated film The Fighter. And that would be a mistake, because even for listeners whove never watched a match in their lives the volatile history of Ward, his family, and his career is a timeless and entertaining sports story brought to life by narrator Bronson Pinchot.

Ward known to his fans as Irish Micky Ward grew up boxing in Lowell, Massachusetts, a wrong-side-of-the-tracks town that claimed many of its youth (including Wards brother, Dicky Ecklund) for drugs, alcohol, and jail time. For nearly two decades, Wards career was a roller coaster of incredible wins and crushing defeats, culminating in a sport-changing trio of matches against Arturo Gatti in 2002 and 2003.