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Blundering about Sorrento and its environs in search of culture, the author unwittingly resists his wifes never ending attempts to civilise him.From the heights of Vesuvius, to the ruins of Pompeii and Herculaneum, along the beautiful Amalfi coast and, of course, not forgetting Sorrento itself, the...

Robert B. Sherman has forged a phenomenal career as a songwriter, screenwriter and painter. Along with his brother, Richard, he is responsible for the iconic scores of Mary Poppins, Jungle Book, The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, Charlotte's Web and The Tigger Movie,...

John's life started at the beginning of World War Two, when he was evacuated from London as a baby, to various homes in the South of England. Some were very good homes but others were a nightmare.

These are the memories, stories and tales you tell in the pub with a couple of drinks inside you. Some of the things I have done I am not proud of but they made me what I am. The injuries received, the places I have been and what was done while there are all here from criminal activity to things the...

Surviving the might of the Luftwaffes attacks on Hawkers aerodrome and the doodlebug flying bombs, the Langley Boy is an eyewitness account of a working class boy, growing up in the rural village of Langley, Buckinghamshire, during the period of wartime austerity and rationing until the more prosperous...

The enjoyment of working in a variety of Hotels has given me the pleasure of changing in different areas. To meet with a range of Comedians, Actors, Musicans again makes life worth it. The Staff in all the Hotels that I have been involved with, again made life easy as they always worked together,...

Memoirs for family and friends. For future generations to read a personal perspective of history from 1924-2013.

Is there really a conducive time to jump start an idea groaning for an establishment?whatever the mind can see and believe,it sure can achieve,''.We live in a world where it seems like nothing works compared to our fathers. Even if it does,you will need to be connected or try little harder to get....

In this autobiographical reminiscence of the war years, Roy Bartlett relates the experiences of a young boy living in the West London suburb of Ealing, particularly during the sustained German Luftwaffe Blitz on the capital in 1940 during which he sustained injury. Millions of people in London and...

Prose, Photos and Poems This is a compendium of short stories, poems and memoirs, of a writer learning his craft. It is peppered with photographs as he is interested in the visual world. Poetry is important to his work as it makes you think and wring out everything you possibly...

North Star is a record of psychotic episodes. A psychotic episode is a third level of consciousness within a dream. each episode is visualized in black & white motion. It displays an array of emotions, and it is reflective. In this collection, the writer adheres to authenticity, never abandoning...

Vietnam Rejuvenated tells the story of many heroes and personal suffering of fighters during the Vietnam War. Narouk is a young man born and raised in France, son of a Vietnamese couple that migrated in 1940. While studying at the University of Sorbonne, Narouk joins a French committee opposing the...

This book is a personal insight into the day-to day operation of an ambulance service, from the start of basic training in 1964 to the emergency ambulance. This involves attending incidents from murders, suicides and delivering babies. It also deals with train and plane crashes and multiple road accidents...

Like most kids back in the day, Don dreamt of being a professional footballer and scoring the winning goal at Wembley. Unfortunately for Don, he was not much good at football. He grew up in Manchester in the fifties and sixties, and even joining the Royal Navy in the late sixties did not dampen his...