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  • It's Not What You Think

  • By: Chris Evans
  • Narrated by: Chris Evans
  • Length: 7 hrs and 3 mins
  • 4.5 out of 5 stars (10 ratings)

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It's Not What You Think

By: Chris Evans
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Publisher's summary

The story of how one council estate lad made good, really very good, and survived – just about – to tell the tale…

Chris Evans’s extraordinary career has seen him become one of the country’s most successful broadcasters and producers. From The Big Breakfast to Don’t Forget Your Toothbrush and TFI Friday, Chris changed the TV landscape during the ‘90s; and on Manchester’s Piccadilly Radio, BBC Radio 1’s Breakfast show and as owner of Virgin Radio he ushered in the age of the celebrity DJ.

But this is only part of the Chris Evans story. In this witty and energetically written autobiography, Chris describes the experiences that shaped the boy and created the man who would go on to carve out such a dazzlingly brilliant career. Born on a dreary council estate in Warrington and determined to escape, Chris started out as the best newspaper boy on the block, armed with no more than a little silver Binatone radio that he would take to the newsagents each day and through which he would develop a life-long and passionate love affair with the music and voices that emerged.

From paperboy to media mogul, It’s Not What You Think isn’t what you think – it’s the real story beyond the glare of the media spotlight from one of this country’s brightest and boldest personalities.

©2009 Harper Collins (P)2009 Harper Collins
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Critic reviews

‘An eye-opening read’, OK Magazine

‘It is as an autobiographer that Chris Evans finally seems to have grown up’, The Observer

‘Full to the brim with fantastic anecdotes’, Heat

‘A critic confounding mea culpa of a memoir’, The Guardian

‘The guy can spin a yarn as long as long as the M1 and as colourful as his hair’, Now Magazine

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Comical and informative.

Chris Evans himself in amazing form. For some reason or other I have missed out on listening and viewing Chris over the years. This does not hinder the enjoyment of listening to his amazing background and successes, as well as quite a few screw ups!

Will immediately down load his next book.

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Brilliance, humble, inspirational

Where does It's Not What You Think rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

This is one of my top 10 books

Who was your favorite character and why?

Chris Evans himself, he is honest, humble and has a great sense of humor

What does Chris Evans bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?

Everything, the true geniuneness of it all

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

I was captivated, smiled all the time!!! Some text were deeper tham others, Chris really understands how to share simple things in live with the listener

Any additional comments?

Chris is one of my hero's and a great inspiration

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