Nothing humble about this. (Humble Pie - Gordon Ramsay)

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Product:	Humble Pie - Gordon Ramsay
Date:	10/07/09 (21 review reads)
Rating:

Advantages: a damn good read and insight

Disadvantages: none really

To read the early part of this book, it would be easy to think that Gordon Ramsay was a shrinking violet of sorts. He was by all accounts at the mercy of a violent father and it could be fair to say his confidence was knocked due to a lack of roots - the family were continually uprooted whilst Gordon's father pursued his dream of becoming a rock star.

Being an autobiography, you should expect the usual autobiography stuff, births, deaths, marriages, success, failure, chasing a dream, family problems.

There is much valuable insight into the mind of a junkie (Gordon's brother had problems) and how a family, but in particular, how Ramsay coped with his Brother's addiction.

Gordon can't resist reminding us of his days as a footballer for a top British club, and he lays foundation to this by bleating on about his friendship with 'Coisty' and 'Becks'

We know Gordon Ramsay for his expertise as a chef, and his rather boisterous personality. This book does a rather good job of showing us how his experience shaped him from that shy, bullied boy, into one of the world's most successful chefs and one of television's more colourful characters.

It is a nice thick read at nearly 300 pages so should really keep you going for a week for those evenings when you are on holiday stuck in the middle of nowhere and miles from the pub.

Summary: this book unlocks the Ramsay enigma