Harry Thompson

It seemed a simple enough idea at the outset: to assemble a team of eleven men to play cricket on each of the seven continents of the globe. Except - hold on a minute - that's not a simple idea at all. And when you throw in incompetent airline officials, amorous Argentine Colonels' wives, cunning Bajan drug dealers, gay Australian waiters, overzealous American anti-terrorist police, idiot Welshmen dressed as Santa Claus, Archbishop Desmond Tutu and whole armies of pitch-invading Antarctic penguins, you quickly arrive at a whole lot more than you bargained for. Harry Thompson's hilarious book tells the story of one of those great idiotic enterprises that only an Englishman could have dreamed up, and only a bunch of Englishmen could possibly have wished to carry out.

Eleven Village Cricketers Take on the World

Penguins Stopped Play

This Thing of Darkness

Questa creatura delle tenebre

Danielle Jata-Hall

Welcome to my downside up life! My name is Ariana and I have something called Pathological Demand Avoidance which is a form of autism. Most people just think I'm naughty and misbehaved, but I want to show you why that's not true by telling you about what my life is like from inside my head. Come join me in understanding why I feel like I have to be in control all the time and why it's just not as simple as doing as I am told.

Not a Boring Book About PDA

I'm Not Upside Down, I'm Downside Up

A fictionalized version of Robert Fitzroy's expedition on the HMS Beagle to the Tierra del Fuego and his encounters with Charles Darwin.

To the Edge of the World

Hergé and His Creation

Tintin

The little black-and-white cartoon figure of 'Tintin' first appeared in Belgium in 1929 in a Catholic newspaper where his creator, Herge, worked. Harry Thompson looks at the story of Herge, of 'Tintin' and his origins, and beyond to when President de Gaulle could call 'Tintin' 'his only rival'.

Estate of Harry Thompson

There are those who say - and Peter Cook himself was among them - that most of his humour was autobiographical. Others - and Peter Cook himself was among them -contend that this simply isn't the case. The truth, of course, lies somewhere in the middle. Peter Cook made President Kennedy wait in line to see him and visited Elizabeth Taylor in her dressing room. He befriended tramps and fundraised for CND. He was capable of extraordinary kindnesses and occasional cruelties. He helped define comedy and satire for a generation, but ended his life a recluse. Harry Thompson has produced the first ever comprehensive biography of this influential and fascinating subject who came up with some of the funniest sketches and greatest jokes of all time.

Biography Of Peter Cook

Leland Ossian Howard

Thompson Elwyn Woodward

Thomas Nixon Carver

Altus Lacy Quaintance

Clyde Evert Leighty

H. P. Gould

Harry Benjamin Derr

George McMillan Darrow

George G. Ainslie

David Ernest Lantz

J. M. Westgate

Foster Ellenborough Lascelles Beal

Byron Hunter

Will Croft Barnes

C. L. Marlatt

D. C. Parman

Homer Columbus Thompson

Lewis B. Flohr

Theo. H. Scheffer

Francis Marion Webster

William Francis Ward

Daniels Scoates

Ernst Athearn Bessey

George Charles Husmann

John Hugh McClain

Theodore Dietrich Urbahns

Warren Clemmer Funk

Luther P. Byars

Daniel Thomas Gray

Alfred Cleveland Morgan

Frederick Rupert Marshall

Jesse Charles Nellis

D. E. Earle

E. W. Hudson

Harry M. Lamon

Helmer Rabild

J. S. Cotton

Alvin K. Risser

Karl Eaton Parks

The Agricultural Outlook

By providing an eloquently written insight into the world of PDA, Thompson's memoir gives invaluable information to those looking to expand their knowledge of the autism spectrum. It covers his experiences of finishing school, holding down a job and forging meaningful relationships. Turbulent at times, it ends on a note of hope and positivity.

The Highs and Lows of My Life on a Little-known Part of the Autism Spectrum

The PDA Paradox

An Outfit for Boring Taprooted Stumps for Blasting

Diagnosed with Pathological Demand Avoidance (PDA) in his teenage years, Harry Thompson looks back with wit and humour at the ups and downs of family and romantic relationships, school, work and mental health, as well as his teenage struggle with drugs and alcohol. By embracing neurodiversity and emphasising that autistic people are not flawed human beings, Thompson demonstrates that some merely need to take the "scenic route" in order to flourish and reach their full potential. The memoir brings to life Harry's past experiences and feelings, from his torrid time at school to the peaceful and meaningful moments when he is alone with a book, writing or creating YouTube videos. Eloquent and insightful, The PDA Paradox will bring readers to shock, laughter and tears through its overwhelming honesty. It is a turbulent memoir, but it ends with hope and a positive outlook to the future.

The Highs and Lows of My Life on a Little-Known Part of the Autism Spectrum

The little black-and-white cartoon figure of Tintin first appeared in Belgium in 1929 in a Catholic newspaper where his creator, Herg?©, worked. Harry Thompson looks at the story of Herg?©, of Tintin and his origins, and beyond to when President de Gaulle could call Tintin 'his only rival'.

Tintin: Hergé and His Creation

Harry Thompson

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