Blood Sweat and Beer is a tale of an innocent and naive little boy born during post war austerity to a lower working class family. Told initially through the eyes of a toddler it goes on to describe in great detail his struggle to make sense of an ever changing world through childhood and adolescence into adulthood and beyond. Determined to live a life less ordinary the story is a roller coaster ride of adventure love violence and tragedy. Several years as a soldier including a tour of Ireland serious illness and injury a bad marriage a life of biking and finally the finding of happiness all peppered with a liberal dose of irrepressible humour and honesty. This is the better store quality version of the paperback book.