The Accidental Survivor

From growing up in England and being educated in the oldest school on the planet, ending up in the Netherlands, lots of travel, muggings in Johannesburg and Rio, to cliff falls, motorcycle crashes, rugby injuries, absent midwives, oil and gas projects, Chinese shipyards, sinking diving boats, heart attacks and far too many near-death experiences for one man - this is a brutally honest memoir of a life lived with enthusiasm and plenty of luck along the way.
Written with British humour, zero self-pity and an impressive disregard for dignity, this is a book about family, travel, work and survival - and discovering that although common sense is sensible, luck is essential to staying alive.
This book covers six decades of an entertaining life of accidents and includes some family life with ADHD and autism.
Perfect for readers who enjoy:
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• Funny memoirs
• Travel disasters and workplace chaos
• English style humour
• General misadventure
• Stories where everything almost goes wrong
Copyright
About the Author
Contents
Foreword
Chapter 1. The Early Years
Chapter 2. Downside
Chapter 3. Family Holidays
Chapter 4. School - British Public School
Chapter 5. Australia - Year Off
Chapter 6. Durham University
Chapter 7. Holidays with the Durham Crowd
Chapter 8. Work - Oxford
Chapter 9. Bike Trip to Alaska.
Chapter 10. Work - Hengelo
Chapter 11. Malta - Diving
Chapter 12. Work - Ridderkerk
Chapter 13. Family Life
Chapter 14. Work - SBM: Brazil and China
Chapter 15. Shell / NAM
Chapter 16. Travel - Sweden & Rome
Chapter 17. Ireland