Don'T Let The Bastards Grind You Down

Bol Partner

Alan Bates, Michael Caine, Sean Connery, Tom Courtenay, Albert Finney, Richard Harris, Peter O'Toole, Robert Shaw and Terence Stamp: They are the most formidable acting generation ever to tread the boards or stare into a camera, whose anti-establishment attitude changed the cultural landscape of Britain. This was a new breed, many culled from the working class industrial towns of Britain, and nothing like them has been seen before or since. Their raw earthy brilliance brought realism to a whole range of groundbreaking theatre from John Osborne's Look Back in Anger to Joan Littlewood and Harold Pinter and the creation of the National Theatre. And they ripped apart the staid, middle class British film industry with kitchen sink classics like Saturday Night and Sunday Morning, This Sporting Life, The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner, A Kind of Loving and Billy Liar before turning their sights on international stardom: Connery with James Bond, O'Toole as Lawrence of Arabia, Finney with Tom Jones and Caine in Zulu. Don't Let the Bastards Grind You Down brings alive the trail-blazing period of theatre and film from 1956-1964 through the vibrant energy and exploits of this revolutionary generation of stars who bulldozed over austerity Britain and paved the way for the swinging 60s. What Peter Biskind's 'Easy Riders Raging Bulls' did for American cinema writing so 'Don't Let the Bastards' will do for the British cinema.

Bol

No matter what happens, you dont have to pick up a drink or drug today. These words tend to strike fear in the hearts of many alcoholics and addicts who are new to recovery, because just one day without booze or drugs may as well be an eternity. It can seem like an impossible task to get through twenty-four hours, never mind a week or a month so just how do we get that proverbial monkey off our back? This book is full of suggestions that can work for anyone who is new to recovery or trying to get clean and sober again. The author has drawn on her own experiences and that of others in early recovery to determine the Fifty Things Every Alcoholic and Addict Should Know, including: The First Thirty Days What to expect and how to get through it Things to Avoid Protecting your recovery and coping with stress Relapse Warning signs and moving forward if it happens Family How to include them and re-build relationship Dating in Recovery - The not so good, the bad and the ugly Dry Drunk How not to be one Twelve Step Programs How they work and what you should know If you have a substance abuse problem and want to quit or are new to sobriety and dont know what to expect, read this book. Its different, down to earth and a very easy read. 'Don't Let the Bastards Grind You Down is not your typical recovery book. Tom Chenault, Radio Talk Show Host and Recovering Alcoholic.