Author: TORRANCE, ALEX
Title: From Parachutes to Palaeontology: My Eventful Life with Dyslexia
Description: Librario Publishing Ltd, UK. Softcover. Very Good Condition. 9781904440536 241 pages. Available Now. Synopsis : Alex Torrance left school during wartime Britain with two choices - whether to go into the Navy or join the RAF. In the event he joined the Fleet Air Arm as a pilot and trained to fly the marine version of the Spitfire - the Seafire. His eventful war took him to the Far East and, in spite of having to bail out on one occasion, he survived the war unscathed. In Civilian life Alex trained to becone a Chartered Surveyor, a career in which he was successful, later forming his own company and retiring in 1990 Born dyslexic, Alex did not let his condition interfere with what he wanted to do and he never told anyone of his problem until after reaching the age of seventy. He gained an degree in Pure Science at the age of sixty-nine and a further degree in Palaentology at the age of seventy-eight. These memoirs, which Alex wrote unaided, reveal a zest for life and the sense of humour which have sustained him throughout the difficult times which the dyslexia condition causes. Size: 14 x 1.3 x 21 cm. 241 pages. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Biography & Autobiography; Paperback; ISBN: 1904440533. ISBN/EAN: 9781904440536. Inventory No: F209-1036.

Keywords: BZDB395 Biography & Autobiography; Paperback; From Parachutes to Palaeontology My Eventful Life with Dyslexia Alex Torrance Paperback


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