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Having taken on the role of Roger Moore's executive assistant in
2002, Gareth Owen became the right-hand man to an icon, as well as
his co-author, onstage co-star and confidant. Gareth was faithfully
at Roger's side for fifteen years until his passing in 2017. In
this affectionate and amusing book, the author recounts his times
with Roger Moore and gives a unique and rare insight into life with
one of the world's most beloved actors. Roger always said, 'Gareth
knows me better than I know myself.' For all his celebrity, Roger
Moore was quite reserved. In interviews he rarely spoke about
himself, much preferring to tell fun tales about others. But his
trusted sidekick was with him throughout his worldwide travels, his
UK stage shows, his writing process and his book tours, as he
received his Knighthood, and as he rubbed shoulders with the rich
and famous. There were genuinely hilarious, heartfelt and
extraordinary moments to be captured and Gareth Owen was there to
share them all.
Build your child’s reading confidence at home with books at the
right level This wonderfully emotive collection of poems by
award-winning poet Gareth Owen explores both the humorous and more
serious elements of childhood, and is filled with beautiful
illustrations by much-loved illustrator Peter Bailey Ruby/Band 14
books give increasing opportunities for children to develop their
skills of inference and deduction. A poetry book A seasonal garden
scene on pages 46 and 47 highlight the changing weathers and
emotions that are focused on throughout the poems, providing plenty
of speaking and listening opportunities. Curriculum Links:
Citizenship: Living in a diverse world
Having taken on the role of Roger Moore's executive assistant in
2002, Gareth Owen became the right-hand man to an icon, as well as
his co-author, onstage co-star and confidant. Gareth was faithfully
at Roger's side for fifteen years until his passing in 2017. In
this affectionate and amusing book, the author recounts his times
with Roger Moore and gives a unique and rare insight into life with
one of the world's most beloved actors. Roger always said, 'Gareth
knows me better than I know myself.' For all his celebrity, Roger
Moore was quite reserved. In interviews he rarely spoke about
himself, much preferring to tell fun tales about others. But his
trusted sidekick was with him throughout his worldwide travels, his
UK stage shows, his writing process and his book tours, as he
received his Knighthood, and as he rubbed shoulders with the rich
and famous. There were genuinely hilarious, heartfelt and
extraordinary moments to be captured and Gareth Owen was there to
share them all.
In 1993, Gareth Owen volunteered to go to Somalia with an Irish aid
agency. Located in a remote desert outpost, he encountered the
brutality of conflict and famine and experienced the hardships and
struggles of an extraordinary race of desert warriors. He rubbed
shoulders with the French Foreign Legion and Greek Special Forces
and worked alongside a band of international aid workers striving
to feed the Somali people. And as the country began to recover, he
found himself losing connection with the Somalis as their
resentment towards the international presence grew and violent
confrontation erupted. In this accessible and engaging memoir,
Owen, now Humanitarian Director at Save the Children UK, recounts
the entanglement of violence and humanity at the heart of this
notorious peacekeeping operation. This is a story of human
resilience and contradictory friendships, of loyalty, courage and
extraordinary endeavour - but mostly it is a story about the
meaning of human connection in desperate circumstances. Part
memoir, part history and part politics, When the Music's Over sees
beyond the criticism of humanitarian intervention and challenges us
to consider the enduring importance of international solidarity in
a world where notions of common humanity and universal peace are
increasingly being abandoned.
Charming, erudite, and the very personification of the English
gentleman, Dennis Price was without doubt also one of the most
promising and talented newcomers to the world of theatre and film
in the late 1930s, and he arguably reached his screen best in the
classic Ealing comedy 'Kind Hearts and Coronets'. Huge praise was
lavished upon him and he was compared alongside theatrical
contemporaries Laurence Olivier, John Gielgud and Ralph Richardson
as being destined for great things. Scene-stealing performances
followed over the next few decades in such differing films as 'The
Dancing Years', 'The Intruder', 'Private's Progress', 'The Naked
Truth', 'Tunes of Glory', 'Tamahine' and 'Theatre of Blood', to
name but a few. Though whilst his career was blossoming his private
life was going through turmoil when, after one of his several
affairs was discovered by his wife, he faced the shame of divorce,
separation from his two children and when coupled with significant
tax bills, it all proved too much and the actor attempted suicide.
Eventually bouncing back, he reinvented himself as a character
actor and appeared in scores of notable films-and was often the
best thing in them!
Follow a group of children as they climb to the top of a hill and
race each other to the bottom by rolling in this fun rhyming poem -
written by acclaimed poet Gareth Owen, and accompanied by the
colourful illustrations of Vicky Fieldhouse. Yellow/Band 3 books
offer varied sentence structure and natural language A scene of the
hill and surrounding area on pages 14-15 allow children to discuss
the events of the poem, providing a wealth of speaking and
listening opportunities. Text type: A poem Curriculum links:
Citizenship: Taking part This book has been quizzed for Accelerated
Reader.
Crammed with information and rare pictures from the famous
Shepperton Studios, this exhaustive and affectionate history
features interviews with scores of filmmakers, along with scores of
others who make up Shepperton's history. From assistants to
directors, producers, stars, prop men, production managers, and
studio executives, the author of this has interviewed more than 200
industry people and has painstakingly researched the history of the
studio site from its first recorded use in the Domesday Book
through its redevelopment as one of Britain's first major film
studios in 1932. The studio's story covers everything from housing
classic movies featuring comedy great Will Hay, to blood-churning
horrors starring Todd Slaughter through the studio's covert use
during World War II as a camouflage manufacturing plant, and on to
its reopening with great classics such as "The Tales Of Hoffman"
and "I'm Alright Jack," and on to modern greats such as "Flash
Gordon," "Robin Hood: Prince Of Thieves," "The Crying Game,"
"Chaplin," "Gladiator," "Troy," "Batman: The Beginning," and "The
Golden Compass."
When Penguin Books published Gareth Owen's first collection, the
eminent poet Patric Dickinson, wrote: 'Gareth Owen's poetry is
original, beautiful, serious, funny, real and imaginative...Nothing
quite like it has been done before...' 'Owen engages with questions
of identity, emotional betrayal, unsettling changes of
circumstances, love and loss...These are poems for private reading
and long thought...This book digs deep.' (Times) 'This is a
gem...the language is rich, the lines are haunting and funny in
equal measure...poems to be read again and again.' (Books for
Keeps) 'I keep putting this book in front of people and saying,
"Read this!" The poems assume our attention and merit it. Rather
one Gareth Owen than a dozen anthologies.' (Anthea Bell/Brian
Morse. Signal Magazine.)
The Maudsley Handbook of Practical Psychiatry has long served
trainees in psychiatry, presenting them with practical and
essential advice. This new edition of the orange book provides
guidance on the psychiatric and neuropsychiatric examination and
interviewing of adults and childrennot just as a central skill, but
as the basis for reaching a diagnosis, formulation and defining a
treatment plan. It covers special interview situations, such as
dealing with specific patient reactions, and other special
problems, for example, conducting a complicated assessment in cases
of self-harm. The book concludes with important legal issues and is
supported by helpful appendices for ready-reference. As with
previous editions, this sixth edition has been revised and
rewritten with the full and active involvement of a group of
consultant psychiatrists and trainees, making it a highly relevant
and practical handbook for all psychiatrists whether learning or
refreshing their skills.
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