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Boy in a China Shop: Life, Clay and Everything
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'During downtime on the pottery throwdown Keith made my hair curl with some of his tales - he's a great raconteur and recounts his story in this book as he does in real life - with joy, charm & mischief.' - Sara Cox'Fans of Throw Down will enjoy this warm autobiography.' - Daily Mail'An engaging read by an endearing, unassuming man who has always stayed true to his passions.' - Daily MirrorBallet dancer. Front man in an almost famous band. Judge on The Great Pottery Throwdown . How did all that happen?By accident mostly. But I always say we make our own luck. What if an art teacher hadn't given me a lump of clay? What if the band had been really successful? What if I hadn't taken a photograph of a bowl to the buyer at Heals in London? What if she'd hated it? Or hadn't seen it... What if I hadn't agreed to dress up as Adele to make a crazy YouTube video?Every chapter of my book is based around an object (usually a pot) that's been significant in my life. It's just a trigger to let me go off in a lot of different directions and tell a few stories. A lot of stories. Dyslexia. The art teacher who changed my life. My Mother. My Father. A life-changing job interview with a man who lay under his car throughout. That video.Sifting through half-forgotten memories, trying to pick out the golden nuggets from the stuff that is definitely dross has been a curious, and at times hilarious, sometimes sad, but definitely enlightening process. So here it is - my pottery life with some very loud music and some pretty good dancing. And a lot of throwing, fettling and firing.Oh ...and a good dose of anxiety.
Author: Keith Brymer Jones
Publication Date: 2023
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DIFFERENCE MAKERS: STORIES OF THOSE WHO DARED - A COLLECTION OF INTERVIEW COLUMNS BY SUSAN LONG
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Nine Months In The Sac
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Accident? - When Life Takes An Unexpected Turn : A Son's Account
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My War Gone By, I Miss It So
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Baby ER: The Heroic Doctors and Nurses Who Perform Medicine's Tiniest Miracles
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My Name Is... Picasso
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I Feel Great and You Will Too!: An Inspiring Journey of Success with Practical Tips on How to Score Big in Life
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Chronicles Of A Desperate Dad
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Carolyn 101 : Business Lessions from the Apprentice
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Virus Hunting: AIDS, Cancer, and the Human Retrovirus - A Story of Scientific Discovery
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From Third World to First: Singapore and the Asian Economic Boom
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Lawyer: A Life of Counsel and Controversy
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My War Gone By, I Miss It So
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Bad Bridesmaid : True Tales of Bachelorette Brawls and Taffeta Tantrums
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Ana's Story : A Journey of Hope
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Whose Child Is This? A Story of Hope and Help for a Generation at Peril
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Beginning to Heal - A First Book for Survivors of Child Sexual Abuse
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How to Babysit a Leopard : And Other True Stories from Our Travels Across Six Continents
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Signs and Wonders
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The Best Man's Duties
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Sisterhood
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The Real Picture
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Against All Odds
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Finding George Orwell in Burma
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Nicole Nobody: The Autobiography of the Duchess of Bedford
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Dragon Fighter: One Woman's Epic Struggle for Peace with China
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I Choose To Live
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Butterflies and All Things Sweet: The Story of Ms B's Cakes
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SuperBusiness: How I Started SuperJam from My Gran's Kitchen
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Sex Money Kiss: Family Jewels
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Alone
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Diana: The Caring Princess - In Her Own Words
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Gustavo Cisneros, The Pioneer
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A Man Named Dave
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The Gate: A Memoir
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My Family and Other Animals
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Beloved Prophet: The Love Letters of Kahlil Gibran and Mary Haskell
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Alien Asian - A Singaporean in America
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The Colossus of New York: A City in 13 Parts
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A Simple Path
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Flesh Wounds
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This Is My Story
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Endure No Makeshifts - Some Naval Recollections
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When I Was a Kid 2
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Chinatown Memories
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Soft Sift in an Hourglass - Stories of Hope and Resilience at the End of Life
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The Profession of Violence: The Rise and Fall of the Kray Twins
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