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Hard Cover. Condition: Near Fine. Near Fine. 4th Printing. 4th printing (Ford-Smith, Folio 76 #1140). Includes publisher's slipcase. Fine book in near fine slipcase. Slipcase faintly scuffed. Binding tight and square, pages clean, bright, and unmarked. 2003 Hard Cover. 288 pp. A collection of humorous vignettes by various authors, with contributions by William Shakespeare, Samuel Johnson, Charles Dickens, Winston S. Churchill, the Queen of England, G.K. Chesterton, P.G. Wodehouse, Mark Twain, Dorothy Parker, Groucho Marx, etc., etc. Ever since Chaucer's day, when the host of the Tabard Inn in Southwark rose to welcome the Canterbury Pilgrims with a joke, the After Dinner Speech, designed, if possible, to reduce the assembled company to helpless merriment, has presented the ultimate challenge. The best speakers are natural story-tellers - Gerard Hoffnung, reading a selection of letters from continental hoteliers: 'There is a French widow in every bedroom affording delightful prospects'; John Mortimer telling the woeful tale of a man's numerous unsuccessful attempts to murder his wife: 'At no time did Mrs Scott feel that the magic had gone out of their marriage' - and in this collection of post-prandial treasures you will find the very best of them, from Groucho Marx on how to resist a femme fatale, to Ralph Steadman surreally addressing the Lewis Carroll Centenary Dinner. 'Goodness', said a friend on greeting Mae West, 'where did you get those beautiful pearls?' 'Goodness', replied Mae, 'had nothing to do with it.' Shaggy dog stories, practical jokes, sporting anecdotes, rousing toasts, travellers' tales and risque reminiscences rub shoulders in this essential collection with real-life revelations and moments of history. Among the guests are Peter Ustinov, Jilly Cooper, Brian Johnstone, Charles Dickens, Dorothy Parker, Robertson Davies, Henry Grady and A.P. Herbert. There is food and drink in abundance. There is gentle reflection and endearing charm as well as defiant frivolity. Above all there are stories for every occasion - witty, absurd, momentous, philosophical, fascinating, poignant, and forever entertaining.…

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Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. What if the person you spent your whole life trying to survive was yourself?In Surviving Me: From Childhood Trauma to Transplant Triumph, Duke tells the unfiltered story of a life shaped by childhood trauma, survival instincts, ambition, addiction, relationships, fatherhood, success, failure-and the consequences of spending years fighting battles he never fully understood.For much of his life, Duke knew how to survive.He knew how to perform. How to work. How to entertain. How to keep moving. How to bury pain beneath humor, confidence, chaos, and the next distraction.Until his body could no longer keep up.What followed was not simply a medical crisis. It was a reckoning.Facing liver failure and ultimately a life-saving transplant, Duke was forced to confront more than his mortality. He had to confront the choices, wounds, patterns, and people that had brought him to that moment-and the uncomfortable realization that surviving physically would mean very little if he returned to living the same way.Surviving Me is not a story about having all the answers.It is about finally becoming willing to ask the right questions.Raw, funny, painful, and deeply human, this memoir follows one man's journey from childhood trauma to the edge of death and into an unexpected second chance at life. Along the way, it explores family, friendship, forgiveness, accountability, fatherhood, love, and what happens when the identity that once protected you becomes the very thing you have to outgrow.Because in the end, Duke did not save himself.He finally stopped fighting the people trying to save him. Raw, funny, painful, and deeply human, Surviving Me follows one man through trauma, addiction, organ failure, recovery, a life-saving transplant and the work of learning to live again. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. …

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Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. What if the person you spent your whole life trying to survive was yourself?In Surviving Me: From Childhood Trauma to Transplant Triumph, Duke tells the unfiltered story of a life shaped by childhood trauma, survival instincts, ambition, addiction, relationships, fatherhood, success, failure-and the consequences of spending years fighting battles he never fully understood.For much of his life, Duke knew how to survive.He knew how to perform. How to work. How to entertain. How to keep moving. How to bury pain beneath humor, confidence, chaos, and the next distraction.Until his body could no longer keep up.What followed was not simply a medical crisis. It was a reckoning.Facing liver failure and ultimately a life-saving transplant, Duke was forced to confront more than his mortality. He had to confront the choices, wounds, patterns, and people that had brought him to that moment-and the uncomfortable realization that surviving physically would mean very little if he returned to living the same way.Surviving Me is not a story about having all the answers.It is about finally becoming willing to ask the right questions.Raw, funny, painful, and deeply human, this memoir follows one man's journey from childhood trauma to the edge of death and into an unexpected second chance at life. Along the way, it explores family, friendship, forgiveness, accountability, fatherhood, love, and what happens when the identity that once protected you becomes the very thing you have to outgrow.Because in the end, Duke did not save himself.He finally stopped fighting the people trying to save him. Raw, funny, painful, and deeply human, Surviving Me follows one man through trauma, addiction, organ failure, recovery, a life-saving transplant and the work of learning to live again. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability. …

Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. nach der Bestellung gedruckt Neuware - Printed after ordering - What if the person you spent your whole life trying to survive was yourself In Surviving Me: From Childhood Trauma to Transplant Triumph, Duke tells the unfiltered story of a life shaped by childhood trauma, survival instincts, ambition, addiction, relationships, fatherhood, success, failure-and the consequences of spending years fighting battles he never fully understood.For much of his life, Duke knew how to survive.He knew how to perform. How to work. How to entertain. How to keep moving. How to bury pain beneath humor, confidence, chaos, and the next distraction.Until his body could no longer keep up.What followed was not simply a medical crisis. It was a reckoning.Facing liver failure and ultimately a life-saving transplant, Duke was forced to confront more than his mortality. He had to confront the choices, wounds, patterns, and people that had brought him to that moment-and the uncomfortable realization that surviving physically would mean very little if he returned to living the same way.Surviving Me is not a story about having all the answers.It is about finally becoming willing to ask the right questions.Raw, funny, painful, and deeply human, this memoir follows one man's journey from childhood trauma to the edge of death and into an unexpected second chance at life. Along the way, it explores family, friendship, forgiveness, accountability, fatherhood, love, and what happens when the identity that once protected you becomes the very thing you have to outgrow.Because in the end, Duke did not save himself.He finally stopped fighting the people trying to save him. …

Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. What if the person you spent your whole life trying to survive was yourself?In Surviving Me: From Childhood Trauma to Transplant Triumph, Duke tells the unfiltered story of a life shaped by childhood trauma, survival instincts, ambition, addiction, relationships, fatherhood, success, failure-and the consequences of spending years fighting battles he never fully understood.For much of his life, Duke knew how to survive.He knew how to perform. How to work. How to entertain. How to keep moving. How to bury pain beneath humor, confidence, chaos, and the next distraction.Until his body could no longer keep up.What followed was not simply a medical crisis. It was a reckoning.Facing liver failure and ultimately a life-saving transplant, Duke was forced to confront more than his mortality. He had to confront the choices, wounds, patterns, and people that had brought him to that moment-and the uncomfortable realization that surviving physically would mean very little if he returned to living the same way.Surviving Me is not a story about having all the answers.It is about finally becoming willing to ask the right questions.Raw, funny, painful, and deeply human, this memoir follows one man's journey from childhood trauma to the edge of death and into an unexpected second chance at life. Along the way, it explores family, friendship, forgiveness, accountability, fatherhood, love, and what happens when the identity that once protected you becomes the very thing you have to outgrow.Because in the end, Duke did not save himself.He finally stopped fighting the people trying to save him. Raw, funny, painful, and deeply human, Surviving Me follows one man through trauma, addiction, organ failure, recovery, a life-saving transplant and the work of learning to live again. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability. …

Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Surviving Me | From Childhood Trauma to Transplant Triumph | Patrick W Duke | Taschenbuch | Englisch | 2026 | Duke Creative Holdings Press | EAN 9798895911433 | Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, 36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr[at]libri[dot]de | Anbieter: preigu Print on Demand.…