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in London, The United Kingdom

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Sports, Contemporary, Fiction

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Donna Taart, Ian McEwan, Michael Ondaatje, Anne Tyler, Dave Eggers

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Bald author with disabilities. Big on Substack and X, little known elsewhere. 100,000 books sold (but still bald). M.E. sufferer since 1999. (Insufferable since 1971.) Two novels, 2014 and 2024; 12 sports books. Writing: making lemonade from life’s lemons.

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	The Girl on the Pier 3.47 avg rating — 232 ratings — published 2014 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Mentality Monsters: How Jürgen Klopp Took Liverpool FC From Also-Rans To Champions of Europe 4.30 avg rating — 142 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Pay As You Play: The True Price of Success in the Premier League Era by Paul Tomkins (Goodreads Author), Graeme Riley, Gary Fulcher 3.64 avg rating — 123 ratings — published 2010 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	London Skies 4.39 avg rating — 77 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Golden Past, Red Future 4.25 avg rating — 51 ratings — published 2005 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Dynasty 4.34 avg rating — 50 ratings — published 2008 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Perched: Jürgen Klopp’s Liverpool FC – Champions Of Everything 4.33 avg rating — 48 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Above Us Only Sky 4.19 avg rating — 27 ratings — published 2007 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	These Turbulent Times: Liverpool FC's Search For Success 4.12 avg rating — 26 ratings — published 2013 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	They Dared To Dream: How Rodgers’ Liverpool Went So Close 4.14 avg rating — 21 ratings — published 2014	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Paul Tomkins and 5 other people liked Literary Titan's review of London Skies: "Paul Tomkins’ London Skies is a beautifully crafted tribute to the unsung heroes of the sky—both the aviation industry and the soldiers who served during World War II. This novel is more than just a story; it’s an immersive experience. Tomkins’ vivid" Read more of this review »
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“You know who wears sunglasses inside? Blind people and assholes.”
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“I am so clever that sometimes I don't understand a single word of what I am saying.”
― Oscar Wilde, The Happy Prince and Other Stories

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“In three words I can sum up everything I've learned about life: it goes on.”
― Robert Frost

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“Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever.”
― Mahatma Gandhi

tags: carpe-diem, education, inspirational, learning

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“As it turns out, being able to see what’s coming doesn’t make it any less painful when it arrives. In fact, knowing probably just upped my anticipatory anxiety and my intolerance for vulnerability. The eggshells weren’t on the ground; they were duct-taped to the soles of my shoes.”
― Brené Brown, Atlas of the Heart: Mapping Meaningful Connection and the Language of Human Experience

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