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All Bets Off

(Paperback)


Publishing Details

Full Title:

All Bets Off

Contributors:

By (Author) David Schwarz
Contributions by Adam McNicol

ISBN:

9781742701639

Publisher:

Hardie Grant Books

Imprint:

Hardie Grant Books

Publication Date:

1st June 2011

Country:

Australia

Classifications

Readership:

General

Fiction/Non-fiction:

Non Fiction

Other Subjects:

Australian Rules football
Coping with / advice about personal, social and health topics

Dewey:

796.336

Physical Properties

Physical Format:

Paperback

Number of Pages:

288

Dimensions:

Width 157mm, Height 233mm

Description

When he was eight years old, David Schwarz saw his father killed in front of him in a domestic dispute gone wrong. Despite going on to become a star football player, playing 11 seasons with the Melbourne Football Club, the effect of this early shocking experience would shadow him throughout his successful sporting career. This is David Schwarz's honest and courageous story, told in full for the first time. Starting with the trauma of losing his father and riding the highs and lows of his football career, David tells the tale of his eventual undoing - a gambling addiction that saw him lose every dollar he'd ever earned and took him to the brink of personal and professional destruction. But it is also a tale of redemption, as David recounts the moment he turned his life around, and the path of recovery since.

Author Bio

When he was eight years old, David Schwarz saw his father killed in front of him in a domestic dispute gone wrong. Starting with the trauma of losing his father and riding the highs and lows of his football career, this title tells the tale of his eventual undoing.

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