When Valentino Rossi dedicated his 2005 World Championship win to Barry Sheene, it was a fitting memorial to the man who perhaps more than any other made motorcycling the hugely successful sport it is today. Sadly, he died of cancer in 2003, only aged 52. Barry Sheene won the British motorcycling 125cc championship at the age of twenty and twice became World Champion in the 500cc class, despite two life-threatening crashes, both of which he overcame with great courage and determination.

In an era when sport and its personalities rarely made it off the back pages of newspapers, Barry Sheene crossed the bridge between sport and celebrity status in a style that only George Best had achieved.

Barry; is an intimate and revealing account of this colourful character's life told by three people who knew him better than most. Steve Parrish, Nick Harris and Barry's widow Stephanie.

Frank and fascinating, this 224-page hardback book is an exclusive look into the extraordinary life of a charming and complex man who became, quite simply, a 1970s sporting icon.