SHOWMAN, troubled genius and snooker prodigy, Ronnie O'Sullivan's life has been one long roller coaster ride.

It has also been the stuff of soap opera. His parents ran an Essex porn empire, his father was jailed for murder. Yet Ronnie rose above such difficulties to become one of the greatest snooker players the world has seen.

This paperback version of his best-selling story reprises the drink, drugs, depression and the World Championship win which has made this complex character elated, unhappy and misunderstood, but still a hero worshipped by his fans.

Ronnie is brutally honest and endearing and his views of his fellow professionals caused controversy. His attacks on Stephen Hendry and Mark Williams alone are easily worth the price of the book.

This edition is fully updated and comes with a new chapter paying particular detail to the past topsy-turvy year of Ronnie's life.

Love him or loathe him, Ronnie O'Sullivan is an enigma - with a fantastic story to tell.

Updated: 09:12 Wednesday, February 25, 2004