{"product_id":"2940045430944","title":"The Devil Within","description":"\u003cp\u003eIf ever a rugby league player was the heart and soul of a club, it is Salford City Reds’ talismanic hooker Malcolm Alker. A man who twice turned down big money moves - including one to Australia’s NRL - was fired by an all-consuming determination to make the original Red Devils a major force in Super League. Yet that dream blew up in his face when a tumultuous and bitter exit from the club plunged him into depression and tainted many of the memories he held dear.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn The Devil Within, an autobiography by turns astonishing and amusing, Alker reveals all about his controversial departure from the Willows; his feelings\u003cbr\u003eabout those he left behind; the alcohol-fuelled brawl in America that cost him the captaincy; and his many highs and lows as a player, skipper and assistant coach.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA battler known for his integrity on and off the field, Alker also lifts the lid on his own experiences with drugs - legal, social and Human Growth Hormone; the prescription drug abuse that he insists is blighting rugby league; and dalliances with illegal betting. With a fight - physical or metaphorical - on almost every page, The Devil Within is a frank and brutally honest confessional of a life on league’s front line.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Scratching Shed Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47075033612528,"sku":"2940045430944","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940045430944_p0.jpg?v=1763680085","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940045430944","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}