ISBN-13: 9781907499180 / Angielski / Miękka / 2010 / 320 str.
This is not a celebrity memoir. Nor is it a tear-jerking depressing journal - quite the opposite This is the story of one man's persistence to succeed. Growing up in an impoverished mining community in Wales at the end of WWII, Dai Henley faced life's challenges head on. Determined and voracious in character, his parents also believed his blood type - B_Positive - was a instruction for a successful life. His story encompasses the changes, often dramatic, in the social, technological and economic fortunes of the country over the following sixty years. Despite these and other personal setbacks, his resolve and spirit led him to become an entrepreneurial businessman at the top of his game. Also possessing a life-long passion for a multitude of sports, he relished any challenges that faced him, whether on the playing field or at home.
This is not a celebrity memoir. Nor is it a tear-jerking depressing journal - quite the opposite! This is the story of one mans persistence to succeed. Growing up in an impoverished mining community in Wales at the end of WWII, Dai Henley faced lifes challenges head on. Determined and voracious in character, his parents also believed his blood type - B_Positive - was a instruction for a successful life. His story encompasses the changes, often dramatic, in the social, technological and economic fortunes of the country over the following sixty years. Despite these and other personal setbacks, his resolve and spirit led him to become an entrepreneurial businessman at the top of his game. Also possessing a life-long passion for a multitude of sports, he relished any challenges that faced him, whether on the playing field or at home.