- 2006 edition, 215 pages
- Published by Hodder Moa
- Hardcover with dust jacket, black boards
- Very good condition, wear to dust jacket and edge of boards
Illustrated. Marc Ellis has been entertaining New Zealanders - on the sports field and our television screens - for more than a decade. A larrikin, a hard case and at times, a bit of a stirrer, he's never short of an opinion or a mischief-making idea.
In Crossing the Line, his biography, Ellis lets us into his private life for the first time. He delves into his past with candour and humor. He talks about his charmed childhood, speaks candidly about his unniversity days in Dunedin.
Ellis chronicles his rugby career and his feelings about the men - Gordon Hunter, Jock Hobbs, Laurie Mains, Earle Kirton - who steered it.
Post-rugby, Ellis outlines his wins and losses in the business world, taking 'Charlies' from a small fresh juice business to a multi-million-dollar operation, and his ongoing work as one of the country's best-loved television presenters.
He is disarmingly honest about the bad times too, and for the first time gives his no-holds-barred side of the story about his relegation from first grade league and the loss of confidence that followed, the 'sweating like a rapist' debacle, and various brushes with the law, including his most recent and serious - a drug conviction after being caught buying Ectasy.
Along the way Ellis also lets us know (in no uncertain terms) how he feels about politics, the PC movement, and becoming public property. With each and every entertaining anecdote, there's an insight into the motivation and philosophy that drives Ellis, making Crossing the Line a compelling and amuzing read for any New Zealander.
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