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My Turn: An Autobiography
This is a rags to riches saga of the man Charlie Chaplin said would take his mantle and who went on to make millions laugh around the world for over five decades.
Hardcover
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224 pages
Published
November 1st 2002
by Century
(first published 2002)
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I read this book in one day, being only 224 pages long. Funny story actually, I'm currently reading the fourth Game of Thrones book "A Feast of Crows", but I do enjoy a good non-fiction. After visiting a friend that had been away for six months working on the cruise ships I got a taxi home. We got talking about books, as you so often do... and he recommended this book to me once I told him of my previous reads. Now, for someone who had never heard of Norman Wisdom before that date, it was pretty
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Very funny, engaging and really interesting. Norman had a very hard upbringing, with an alcoholic and violent father, which drew his mum to run away and secretly see Norman and his brother when they were at school.
Great stories about childhood, the army in India and then his climb to fame.
And, thinking about the man, what a great title for this book. Norman is possibly the only person who makes me laugh just by seeing him doing nothing. It really feels like you are sat with Norman telling you a ...more
Great stories about childhood, the army in India and then his climb to fame.
And, thinking about the man, what a great title for this book. Norman is possibly the only person who makes me laugh just by seeing him doing nothing. It really feels like you are sat with Norman telling you a ...more
I loved Wisdoms films but not so much this book. Very funny and amazing at the beginning I got fed up when all he did was moan about the way people are today yet had said what a scamp he was in his past. Quite 2 faced
I grew up watching Norman Wisdom films and after watching a television program of his life decided I wanted to read more about his life story. The book is full of the usual name dropping anecdotes but it also tells the story of a troubled life and an unbelievable desire to succeed. A quick read that I read in one sitting and found it to be fascinating.
I grew up watching my mum laugh at norman, and have carried on that tradition. for such a funny man he had a hard life, I suppose it's in the comic genes.
but I read this through, and had to force my self to pace so I could lengthen the enjoyment.
brilliant book.
brilliant man.
but I read this through, and had to force my self to pace so I could lengthen the enjoyment.
brilliant book.
brilliant man.
I can't believe how long we have had this book and not got round to reading it, embarrassingly it's four years almost to the day since I first picked it up. I say 'we', as Mr Jazz is just as guilty, and has promised to make it the next book he reads. He's away this week, so I've got a few days to get it read and keep ahead of the game...!
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Feb 07, 2015
Ian Hallam
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Anyone who likes interesting autobiographies
A very interesting read from Norman's earliest memories of life at home, then living rough, joining the merchant navy then the army (twice) before embarking on his long showbiz career. I really enjoyed this book and was prompted to read it after seeing a TV program about him recently.
It's sad the way he ended his years abandonded by his family in a care home after all he had already been through.
It's sad the way he ended his years abandonded by his family in a care home after all he had already been through.
Wonderful story of a British Gentleman, that makes me proud to be British. I actually read this a few years ago now, and I was so proud of this man, his humour, his commitment to his work and yet at the same time his family, that I wrote to him tell him so, and he returned with a signed photograph for me. Ill treasure it always.
Seeing I can't stand his humour I was amazed with this book. It is so insightful of why he is like he is and why he does what he does. His life was hard indeed.
this is a rag to riches story by the best and most love british comedian ever, it fantastic and well worth the a read
Makes you laugh,makes you cry!..a very good read from the king of comedy!...a book I found hard to put down.
This made me laugh and cry love this guy since I was a kid so to read about his life was wonderful
I'm biased because I always liked Norman Wisdom.
really enjoyed this book
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