JIMMY GREAVES AT SEVENTY. You will have to move fast to get this collector's item which tells the complete and authorised story of the greatest goal scorer ever to pull on a Chelsea, Spurs or England shirt. This is a limited edition introduced and autographed by Jimmy, and is available on a first come, first served basis. The unique book includes a moving and amusing section contributed by fans, a breakdown of the major games played and goals scored, and assessments by Jimmy's peers. Go HERE for full details.
THE GOLDEN DOUBLE. There is still time for you to get a memory or tribute into this special book to mark the 50th anniversary of Tottenham's historic League and Cup double triumph of 1960-61. The limited edition will be introduced and autographed by Tottenham legend Dave Mackay, the Braveheart of Spurs. Go HERE for full details.
WHAT A CARRY ON! I have had six Carry On comedy novels published, and have now come up with the (ha ha) novel idea of writing a Carry On book in which YOU can appear. You get an electronic version of the story sent to you with your name prominent in the cast, all for the price of a ticket to the cinema. Go HERE for full details.
HOW TO WRITE AND EARN. If you can write a Postcard you can write a book. I left school at 14 and have had 85 books published to date. If I can do it, anybody can. Let me show you how for the price of a McDonald's meal. Go HERE for full details.
HOME ABOUT MOI (Pretentious. moi?) MY BOOKS YOUR COMMENTS CONTACT US
Thank you for dropping in on the website that I have set up to prove to my bank manager that I am trying to bring down an overdraft that mirrors the national debt. If you are here to purchase the Jimmy Greaves at Seventy book, please go HERE. If you have the time, you may wish to read my ramblings below.
What's different about this website? Well, it's probably the most amateurish on the web because I am compiling it myself, learning as I go along. I am to technology what Albert Einstein was to ladies' hairdressing, but I hope to hold your attention Ð even if it's only out of pity for a crumbling ruin of a man in need of a preservation order.I don't know if there are any other 70-year-old authors in the world who have a DIY website. Most writers I know who have all-singing, all-dancing websites are in the hands of whizkid designers. But I like to be hands-on É and I come cheap. Whizkids make me feel deficient, which clashes with my oncoming dementia.
Please bear in mind that THIS IS A WORK IN PROGRESS, and so some of the links may not work at present. Just remember that I am from the generation to whom 'links' means things to stick in your shirt cuffs or a golf course by the sea.
I bridge two fairly contrasting communication worlds. When I started on my word journey as a local newspaper reporter back in the mid-1950s I worked with veteran journalists who had used pigeons to fly their match reports to the office. Now here we are in the age of the internet and instant information.
To be honest, I preferred the days of travelling the world with my portable typewriter and putting reports across by telephone or telex machines. Now Ð with laptops, mobile phones and iPads Ð there is no time for calm consideration, and you only have to go into any Forum to find people dashing out comments and criticisms that are shot from the lip without a moment's deliberation or reflection.
The reason for this website? Do you want Nick Clegg truth or Gordon Brown flannel? Okay, I am here to try to sell my books. I am also offering priceless advice to anybody who may have wanted to have a book or article published. Full details HERE.
I am currently working on my 85th book, and am trying to hit the 100 mark before I pop my clogs. You should know at this point that I have specialised in writing first editions only (there's a joke there somewhere, meaning that my books don't sell :-). Recently, I have switched to self publishing. The mainstream publishing world is in a terrible state, and it's their own fault for allowing supermarkets to sell their books at ludicrously low prices.
As well as hoping to tempt you into buying my books, I am also offering anybody who is interested the key to the writing world. If you have ever had the ambition to get a book or article published or a play or comedy on TV and/or radio then I can show you how. You can learn the golden rules of how to write and earn for the price of a football programme. Please go HERE for full details.
I have hundreds of Facebook friends who will vouch for the fact that I sometimes have sensible things to say, occasionally seem harmlessly eccentric and know what I am talking about when it comes to the world of sport.
But I have more than sporting strings to my bow, and can offer you the unique chance to become a member of a Carry On cast in an electronic book called What A Carry On. Please go HERE for full details.
I will appreciate it if you could leave a comment in my Guestbook HERE, and I will try to respond if you give your email address. Thanks for visiting my fairly weird but in many ways wonderful website. It's all my own work, but I am not a one-man band. My son Michael, heir, partner and best friend, is a hugely knowledgeable sports statistician, puzzle and crossword compiler and accomplished writer. You are in good safe, caring hands with us.
We have an ambitious and original idea for a football book in which YOU might like to get involved. Watch this space for full details. Thank you.
MONEY-BACK PLEDGE FROM THE AUTHOR
In my dual role of author and publisher, I pledge that I will refund your money if you are not satisfied with any book you buy or download through NMG Publishing. You can contact me at unclenorman@normangillerbooks.co.uk So if you buy a Norman Giller book you have nothing to lose ... but your dignity, if you are seen reading it in public :-)
GO HERE if you want to find out about the instant 2010 World Cup book
A SPECIAL BARGAIN DEAL ON THE LANE OF DREAMS
It has been described as the greatest book ever written on the history of White Hart Lane. The book is introduced by Tottenham icons Jimmy Greaves and Steve Perryman, and includes a fascinating section provided by the fans, with memories that will move you to tears and laughter. Included is a souvenir pull-out taking an in-depth look at Tottenham's 9-1 massacre of Wigan. Now the £18.95 book can be YOURS for just £10 plus postage. Please go HERE for full details.
THE FOOTBALLING FIFTIES
When the Beautiful Game was in Black and WhiteA must read for anybody interested in the history of football. The book focuses on the most exciting decade of them all, when the likes of the Wizard of Dribble Stanley Matthews, the Preston Plumber Tom Finney and Tommy Lawton were at the peak of their powers, and prospects like Jimmy Greaves, Johnny Haynes and Bobby Charlton were starting out on their great football adventures. Greavsie introduces the book. Please go HERE for full details.
OLD GIT BLOGS. Read tales of old Fleet Street on the hugely informative SJA website. In my last conversation with my old pal Reg Gutteridge the week before he heard the final bell, I told him I wa starting a regular blog for the Sports Journalists' Association. Reg, 84 and with no connection with computer technology, said: "What the f***'s a blog? Sounds like a blocked up bog." Is there a better summary of the way so many of us chunter away on the internet? You will find my SJA blog archive HERE.
