Everyone thinks they know the real Gordon Ramsay: rude loud pathologically driven stubborn as hell. But this is his bestselling real story... Humble Pie tells the full story of how he became the world's most famous & infamous chef: his difficult childhood his brother's heroin addiction & his failed first career as a footballer: all of these things have made him the celebrated culinary talent & media powerhouse that he is today. Gordon talks frankly about: * his tough childhood: his father's alcoholism & violence & the effects on his relationships with his mother & siblings * his first career as a footballer: how the whole family moved to Scotland when he was signed by Glasgow Rangers at the age of fifteen & how he coped when his career was over due to injury just three years later * his brother's heroin addiction. * Gordon's early career: learning his trade in Paris & London; how his career developed from there: his time in Paris under Albert Roux & his seven Michelin-starred restaurants. * Kitchen life: Gordon spills the beans about life behind the kitchen door & how a restaurant kitchen is run in Anthony Bourdain-style. * How he copes with the impact of fame on himself & his family: his television career the rapacious tabloids & his own drive for success.