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On the Edge

By: Richard Hammond
Narrated by: Richard Hammond, Mindy Hammond
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Shortlisted for the British Book Awards, Biography of the Year, 2008.

Richard Hammond describes his childhood and adolescence and the emergence of the adrenalin junkie, the first ridiculous stunts on his tricycle, and an increasing and near-obsessive attraction to speed and the smell of petrol. He finds an attractive girl, Mindy, who shares his interests and helps him organise his high-speed life. For such a lively and intelligent communicator, TV beckons and he becomes one of the daredevil trio, with Jeremy Clarkson and James May, who make such an enormous world-wide success of the revamped BBC-TV programme Top Gear.

He describes the personalities, the camaraderie, and the stunts with which they entertain their weekly audiences until the day of his 300 mph crash that took Top Gear off the air and plunged a nation into mourning. The day of the crash, his rescue and the flight to hospital in a coma are described, and then Mindy recounts the anxious waiting until he finally emerges from his coma to immediately pull out all his life-support equipment.

Richard then pieces together the stages of recovery as his shattered mind slowly reforms. We learn exactly what happened to him and the milestones in his slow recovery to full health. The final chapter recounts the return to Top Gear and the screening of the events of that fateful day.

©2007 Richard Hammond (P)2007 Orion Publishing Group Ltd
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Trip down memory lane

I grew up on Top Gear with Richard, Jeremy and James. Was only a kid when Richard had his accident but I remembered references being made in later episodes and seasons, it’s great to get a behind the scenes look at what happened that terrifying day.

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Amazing & gut wrenching story

Definitely worth a listen, hearing Mindy's talk about her side of the story was harrowing.

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Nice listening to a similar recovery

After recovering from a serious brain injury myself, it was nice hearing someone else's experience going through a similar situation.

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inspirational

Mindy and Hamster's reading and recall of the toughest time of their life is inspiring. it's a lovee story. a love of cars, speed, family and ultimately life. thankyou both do very much.

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Amazing performance especially from Mindy

The quality of narration is superb both from Richard and his wife. I genuinely shed tears at Mindy’s remembered distress.
A few things left out from the print version t that’s too be expected and nothing but that really matters.

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Short but well told

It was great gearing Mindys side of the accident and recovery. Worth a listen.

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A cat with 9 lives!

This book is full of so many mixed emotions and the story telling is brilliant. I laughed, I cried and I sat in utter amazement of the life and love that Mindy and Richard share. Not many people can honestly say that they have such a pure connection with another human being. The accident bought them closer together and made them so strong. Richard is definitely a 1 in a million kind of guy who against all odds, comes back and keeps pushing the boundries. He is most definitely a cat with 9 lives! This book is a MUST download and you won't regret it.

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great

Awesome book well worth the time . recommend recommended for any top gear / Richard Hammond fan

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Mindy Hammond is the angel everyone needs in their life

Mindy had me in tears in minutes and I did not stop crying until the book was finished.
While I loved learning more about Hammond’s childhood and early career, Mindy really stole the show with her honesty and detail. I cannot imagine how horrible and hard this must have been for her to write, let alone record, but I am so grateful for her strength in doing so.

You need to listen to this book, especially if you’re in need of a good cry.

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Superb

Heart-wrenching, heartfelt and beautiful. What an honour to be allowed such insight into that terrible time, and inspiring how they got through it.

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