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Ken's book front

Contents

45 pages, 19 sections with meaningful headings, a dedication To all Old Barnardo Boys and Girls and acknowledgements.

Autobiography of a Barnardo boy who became a Master Mariner.

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Reg's book front

Contents

An Introduction giving the origin of the autobiography, 204 pages, 10 chapters, each with succinct short titles and a number of meaningful sub-headings, a dedication To all Old Barnardo Boys and Girls and relevant acknowledgements.

A School Teacher's account of a harrowing entry into Barnardo's as a boy, followed by an exciting career in the Royal Navy before returning to shore life and pursuing an interesting course through the teaching profession.

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brock's book front

Contents

This book is dedicated to all Old Barnardo Boys and Girls. There are 180 pages beginning with an introduction to weaving, and thereafter named strands, mostly people, across which his life has been woven. The acknowledgements are revealing.

The remarkable journey from Barnardo Boy to Brain Surgeon is woven around important strands to form the fabric of an unwanted child's life. This is a sociological study using a widely ranging medical experience.

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steve's book front

Contents

There are 98 pages, a dedication to three of his prison mates, a foreword, eleven chapters all titled to reflect prison life, and a sad epilogue.

The author's Barnardo beginnings are followed by a life of crime and punishment. This is an account of his experience, thoughts, and philosophy told vividly in strong language.

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bill's book front

Contents

There are 148 pages, 9 chapters, 2 full-page illustrations, a dedication to his family, a preface with an attached chronology listing

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brown's book front

Contents

175 pages, 14 chapters, 3 full-page illustrations, a family dedication, and wide acknowledgements. Both introduction and conclusion show deep attachment to his family history.

From dubious beginnings a little Londoner progresses through Barnardo's to find a future in the publishing trade and a life in California from which he pursues the fate of his father.

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dennis's book front

Contents

First published 1988 by Dennis Sloan in association with The Publishing Association Ltd under the title "The 23rd Little Varmint". 3 full-page illustrations, a prologue from an aeroplane, 150 pages, and 18 well-named chapters.

Entitled in the language of a most remarkable Barnardo foster mother this is a sensitive account of a Suffolk childhood followed by endeavour, failure, survival and success in his personal and business life.

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gladys's book front

Contents

86 pages, 15 full-page illustrations, six chapters, and a poetic epilogue.

A country foster-childhood, an institutional training, a period in service, and her own family life, with all its subsequent joys and sorrows, form an evensong of thanksgiving to the compassion of one man.

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nick's book front

Contents

189 pages, 5 full-page illustrations, and 6 chapters.

Tragedy and triumph are as mixed in this colourful account of travels far and wide, as are the themes of faith and family which inspire it.

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