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The Guv'nor
- The Autobiography of Lenny McLean
- Narrated by: Karl Jenkinson
- Length: 9 hrs and 36 mins
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The Guv'nor
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Publisher's Summary
This is the classic book that started an entire genre - the story of the most iconic hardman of them all.
Lenny McLean was one of the deadliest bareknuckle fighters Britain has ever seen. He had dear, powerful friends, but he also had terrible enemies. So much so that he had two bullet wounds in his back - each from a different attack.
He was also stabbed repeatedly - always from behind. But Lenny was also a warm, big-hearted grizzly bear of a man, whose main weakness was an overwhelming desire to put the welfare of his mates ahead of his own wellbeing.
In his extraordinary autobiography, he tells of how the Mafia flew him to New York to take on their greatest bareknuckle boxer in a multimillion pound illicit bout.
The Mafia's man lasted less than three minutes. When the IRA fronted up a London gang in a money-laundering scam, Lenny was brought in to intimidate the terrorists. The IRA, not surprisingly, backed off.
His most serious trial came when he was accused of murder. Fighting to prove his innocence against a minimum sentence of 25 years, Lenny never gave up - and went on to be found not guilty.
This is a tale of one man's triumph against almost insurmountable odds, in a battle that Len fought every day for himself, and to 'put steam on the table' for his wife and kids.
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- Trish Kroll
- 03-02-2022
Deserves every star!
I loved what I was hearing which includes the story of Lenny's life and the way it was read. I would have been proud to know him.
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- JustMarried
- 27-02-2022
A life you know little about.
interesting insight into the hard life of a hard man.
if you're a fan of guy Ritchie, this is the world his characters come from.
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- Saxon Fraser
- 16-05-2022
Riveting
Got this as a free download and thought I would give it a go. I really enjoyed his hugely one sided story. He sure had it tough growing up. Then made every other bully pay for it in spades. Tough guy. Hard man. Bully.
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- Anonymous User
- 24-06-2022
A true gentleman
The world would be a better place if everyone had Lenny Maclean’s principal’s stuck solid
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- Philip Halton
- 03-08-2022
Loved this book
I really enjoyed and appreciated the story of Lenny it was entertaining and really interesting listening to his life story.
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- Anonymous User
- 05-01-2022
Spot on
Loved it very entertaining and always interesting read. Loads of diverity in the stories that were This mans life
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- Anonymous User
- 25-09-2022
Gobsmacking and brilliant
This story left me speechless and the way it was laid down and narrated just perfect.
An outstanding listen. 10/10.
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- Anonymous User
- 16-04-2021
Easy 10 outta 10
Unreal book, larger than life character. Every line in this book is top shelf. Narrator nails the slang. cant recommended this book enough, by it if your still contemplating. Lenny Mclean is a true legend of this world.
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- Anonymous User
- 10-06-2021
Incredible
you can help but to feel sorry for the child hood he had, incredible story, he was definitely one tough bloke r.i.p Lenny
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- Anonymous User
- 01-08-2021
Brilliant
I travel allot and have just started to embrace audio books,, I prefer non-fiction and auto biographies,I really enjoyed this book it’s narrated perfectly and worth a listen.
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