Call the Midlife, Chris Evans
Call the Midlife, Chris Evans
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Call the Midlife

Author: Chris Evans

Narrator: Vassos Alexander

Unabridged: 11 hr

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 11/26/2015


Synopsis

During his run into turning FIFTY, CHRIS EVANS is on a MISSION. To take stock of WHERE HE IS and WHERE HE'S AT in order to figure out how BEST to get the MOST out of what he BELIEVES are the BEST YEARS yet to come.

His typically positive and upbeat journey involves ONE HUNDRED DAYS of contemplation, research, focus, frustration and DECISION MAKING while SECRETLY:

*Training for The London MARATHON
*Bringing back his cult Nineties TV show TFI FRIDAY
*And the small matter of suddenly being asked to take over TOP GEAR.

HEALTH, LOVE, MARRIAGE, SEX, DEATH and even RELIGION all come under his witty microscope as he poses the conundrum - MIDLIFE: CRISIS vs OPPORTUNITY ?

There can only be one winner.

Read by Vassos Alexander

(p) 2015 Orion Publishing Group

About Chris Evans

Chris Evans began his broadcasting career at Manchester Piccadilly radio, going on to become a household name in TV and radio. With his production company Ginger he launched and presented the hugely successful Channel 4 show THE BIG BREAKFAST. TFI FRIDAY, which originally ran from 1996 to 2000, was recommissioned for a new series in 2015.After working for Radio 1 and then Virgin Radio, Chris joined Radio 2 in 2005. He is now presenter of the Radio 2 breakfast show, which attracts 9.6 million listeners a week. In June 2015 Chris was announced as the new lead presenter of TOP GEAR on BBC Two.Follow Chris Evans on Twitter @achrisevans


Reviews

Goodreads review by Megan

Although this has three parts really it is broken up into two distinct parts, the first part focuses on Chris taking stock of matters that are important to someone turning fifty and gives his account on them and then his marathon diary as well as including TFI Friday and Top Gear. For me the first p......more

Goodreads review by Gideon

Not great. Poorly written and no flow or organization, though there are rare bursts of insight in his Lists of Ten. Evans seems soulless somehow, or at best he has an adolescent maturity level but he's at least looking for something of depth (exemplified with his meetings with the archbishop and his......more

Goodreads review by Chloë

Another enjoyable read from Mr Evans. Really interesting insights and he has a really good outlook and approach to life. Funny to think how annoying I used to find him when I was younger! This book covered his marathon training which was really interesting- I remember him surprising everyone by reve......more

Goodreads review by B

First off I must say that this book would almost certainly have received a four star rating from me were in not for the sheer number of typos. I remember hearing Chris Evans on his Radio show last year saying that he was late getting his edits to the publisher and it appears that when they finally d......more

Goodreads review by Scott

I didn't enjoy this as much as the other two autobiographies he's done. I found the first third of the book where he is musing on various elements of life just plain awful. How can you be even vaguely interested in someone's opinions of death, religion, marriage, etc when he is probably worth over £......more


Quotes

With his half-century looming, Chris took stock of where he was in his life. From training for the London Marathon to quitting the booze and bringing back TFI Friday, this is the entertaining story of his midlife rethink BEST