Proud Leeds man Nick Manners was brought up within a loving Christian family. He has a doting mother so the blame for his years of mayhem, chaos & the odd bout of violence does not fall at her feet. Front. Gotta Get Thru This - Nick Manners is the story of how a once incredibly angry young man used boxing as a vehicle to turn his life around & now spends his time directing local young people away from being how he once was.If you think this is just another hardman book, you couldn'...

This is the final book in the series of Agony books. For the first time, in his own words, Amazon best-selling author Jamie Boyle tells of the unheard stories he has unearthed during his eight years of researching the anomaly that was Wakefield's Paul Sykes. Final Agony follows Paul's journey from the cradle to the grave.

You may have read Newcastle and Middlesbrough accounts of Lee Duffy; now, for the first time, Paul Venis the actor is set to play Lee in the upcoming Sayers' film. In this audiobook, he speaks on behalf of the South Bank community about their most infamous son. It also includes Paul's own remarkable story: Unbeaten K1 world champion, British, European, and world champion (31 Fights, 31 Wins, 30 KO's).

The sequel to the Amazon best seller ‘Unfinished Agony’ The 3rd and final book on the wild man of Wakefield Paul Sykes. “I have never wasted a day while I have been in the nick – I have life-saving awards, a City and Guilds in bricklaying, 22 ‘O’ Levels, 8 ‘A’ Levels and a degree, but I also have 42 previous convictions and that is all that counts” Paul Sykes. Further Agony includes chapters from: Delroy Showers; Davy Dunford; Josie Threlfall; Chris Lambrianou; Harry Lakes; Reg Long; Dave ...

A unique look into the lives of some of the key players in and around the boxing world. Featuring many well known faces, asking how they first got involved in boxing? and what it means to them. With many inside stories it reveals a side to boxing one often doesn't see. Written by Jamie Boyle author of Paul Sykes books, Unfinished Agony and Further Agony, it will be a hard hitting boxing book for sure. Includes: Kevin Mitchell, Davey Robinson (Repton ABC), Matthew Burke, Andrew Buchanan, Ri...

Juvenile crime doesn’t just happen—there is always a story behind it.Before Their Crimes: What We’re Misunderstanding about Childhood Trauma, Youth Crime, and the Path to Healing is a ground-breaking audiobook that sheds new light on the relationship of childhood trauma and juvenile crime. Wendy Smith uses the framework of Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) to explain how the toxic stress of early childhood trauma can make children vulnerable to committi...