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Advantages: Insperational reading
Disadvantages: None

...on my travels. Now, 21 may seem to some people a very young age to write a biography, but with a rock star father and very successful mother you can imaging the hectic lifestyle this boy has had. THE BOOK There are 11 chapter in the book which are as follows:- 1 - The Kids are Alright The chapter starts by giving us an insight into his childhood. He talks about all of the different nannies which the family have had and gives a quite comical ...
...weirdo's. He goes on to describe his childhood Christmas' and Birthdays. 2 - A Family Affair In this chapter Jack openly admits to being a big Daddy's boy and gives his own account of the night when his Dad tried to kill his Mom. He talks about how he used to stand and watch his Dad taking drugs. We are treated to a funny account of how he shot his sister Kelly in the leg and how he tagged along on his Dad's tours and how he and his sisters used ... Read review

Advantages: A humourous and poignant love story
Disadvantages: maybe a little dated in some respects

...over the years and visits 84 Charing Cross Road, dusty and empty but with copies of her book displayed in the window. Here she describes herself standing on the stairs in remembrance and silently saying “ How about this, Frankie? I finally made it!” She gets caught up with exploring the familiar streets and sights and her descriptions display an almost naïve excitement. Her humorous and quirky observations on London landmarks, its people , its language, ...
...to the publication of “ 84 Charing Cross Road”, Helen Hanff had been writing plays that never got produced, while eking out a precarious existence reading scripts for Paramount Pictures, writing articles for encyclopaedias, television scripts, and children's history books. After publication, she continued writing into the 1990s. Her books included The Apple of My Eye (1978), a quirky look at New York, and Q's Legacy (1985) - about the work of Sir ... Read review

Advantages: good detail - makes sense -
Disadvantages: none

...into the book you think to your self how could a young boy go across all of life's challenges in just his childhood. AMIR KHAN I salute you for being so darn courageous you are my true role if only words could describe how much of a hero you are. ... Read review

Advantages: The true worth of a spirit. A Triumphant ending.
Disadvantages: The Horrors disadvantages and shame of Abuse

...yet another harrowing tale of a lost childhood..but as soon as I saw the surname "Peltzer "I knew I'd discovered someting precious yet so awful all at the same time that I had to have it. Just over a week ago,I saw this biography in the top ten best sellers on the shelves of Asda. It is a light book to handle and I wasn't expecting the rather short in comparison 18 chapter layout. After leafing through the front and back cover the afterword,and ...
...I feel the athourities in a position to help (and therefore surely- would care? -but didn't ) should have a copy of. The child support legal and law system, the police the social workers the doctors of medicine and Child psychiatry; all child workers and all school and college teachers in a position of trust should and ought to have a recognised version of this important book on their shelves to work on; learn from and learn well as part of an international ... Read review

Advantages: Well written detailed account of this mans early life story
Disadvantages: Not for the faint hearted.

...to grow up leaving behind a childhood that no-one could possibly have made up to write his detailed sometimes explicit account of his early life story. Like a few other books I have read this book grabbed your insides and pulled you into this depraved world where an alcoholic abusive mother taunted tortured and played games with her own flesh and blood. The unimagineable cruelty that was this poor childs upbringing just brought you to your knees, ... Read review