Blood, Sweat and Treason: My Story

Paperback edition of the critically acclaimed autobiography of Zimbabwean cricketer Henry Olonga - famous for his black armband protest against Robert Mugabe which saw him forced to flee his homeland in fear of his life - which was longlisted for the William Hill Sports Book of the Year award and nominated for the 'Best Autobiography' award at the British Sports Book Awards 2011. This revised and updated edition includes a new chapter in which Henry talks about what has happened to him after the book was first published, including the reaction from the Zimbabwean government and a new twist in the tale.

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Blood, Sweat and Treason: My Story

Paperback edition of the critically acclaimed autobiography of Zimbabwean cricketer Henry Olonga - famous for his black armband protest against Robert Mugabe which saw him forced to flee his homeland in fear of his life - which was longlisted for the William Hill Sports Book of the Year award and nominated for the 'Best Autobiography' award at the British Sports Book Awards 2011. This revised and updated edition includes a new chapter in which Henry talks about what has happened to him after the book was first published, including the reaction from the Zimbabwean government and a new twist in the tale.

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Blood, Sweat and Treason: My Story

Blood, Sweat and Treason: My Story

by Henry Olonga
Blood, Sweat and Treason: My Story

Blood, Sweat and Treason: My Story

by Henry Olonga

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Paperback edition of the critically acclaimed autobiography of Zimbabwean cricketer Henry Olonga - famous for his black armband protest against Robert Mugabe which saw him forced to flee his homeland in fear of his life - which was longlisted for the William Hill Sports Book of the Year award and nominated for the 'Best Autobiography' award at the British Sports Book Awards 2011. This revised and updated edition includes a new chapter in which Henry talks about what has happened to him after the book was first published, including the reaction from the Zimbabwean government and a new twist in the tale.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781907637292
Publisher: Vision Sports Publishing
Publication date: 06/01/2011
Edition description: Reprint
Pages: 355
Product dimensions: 5.00(w) x 7.70(h) x 1.00(d)

Table of Contents

Foreword henry biofeld ix

Chapter 1 A Matter of life or deathh 1

Chapter 2 Complicated beginnings 9

Chapter 3 Trouble in the land 18

Chapter 4 Venturing abroad 28

Chapter 5 Sporting awakeninges 40

Chapter 6 Finding my voice 54

Chapter 7 Spiritual awawakenings 68

Chapter 8 The Plumtree ideal l77

Chapter 9 Bowling then over 85

Chapter 10 Climbing the ladder 94

Chapter 11 Playing with the big boys 108

Chapter 12 Back in the swing 121

Chapter 13 Bumbling along 133

Chapter 14 Cheated out of glory 144

Chapter 15 Finding the solution 152

Chapter 16 Building for the future 162

Chapter 17 Pulling teeth 175

Chapter 18 Time for change 186

Chapter 19 Out in the cold 197

Chapter 20 Building bridges 207

Chapter 21 Dying young 220

Chapter 22 Sleeping with the enemy? 233

Chapter 23 Your money or your life 243

Chapter 24 Tensions brewing 257

Chapter 25 Taking the plunge 266

Chapter 26 The death of democracy 277

Chapter 27 Away for good 294

Chapter 28 The start of a new life 306

Chapter 29 Diversifying interests 319

Chapter 30 Looking back, and forward 331

Epilouge 347

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