The Idiot Boy

Author:   Bob Turney ,  Helena Kennedy
Publisher:   Waterside Press
Edition:   2nd Revised edition
ISBN:  

9781909976252


Pages:   190
Publication Date:   18 November 2015
Format:   Paperback
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Bob Turney must be the first 'dunce'-and from the wrong side of the tracks-to win a debate at the Oxford Union, to have addressed assembly at Eton College, been welcomed as a guest at No. 10 Downing Street, dined at the House of Lords and whose existing writings are in regular use at universities in the UK and abroad. In this captivating and very readable book Bob tells how he overcame multiple disadvantages: dyslexia, being wrongly categorised as educationally subnormal, drug and alcohol misuse and 20 years on-and-off as a guest of Her Majesty. It is a compelling true story of how against all the odds he survived trauma, misfortune and life 'in the gutter' to become a much respected family man, community leader, friend of the great and the good, commentator and public speaker: a prisoner reborn as a probation officer whose new world took on a fresh and unique life of its own.'I know Bob Turney, and I know his work, I have witnessed him hold an audience, spellbound': Dr Deborah Cheney. 'Bob Turney is a true champion of human rights in the penal system': Baroness Helena Kennedy QC.'A remarkable man who made a great recovery from the depths': Lord Longford

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Author:   Bob Turney ,  Helena Kennedy
Publisher:   Waterside Press
Imprint:   Waterside Press
Edition:   2nd Revised edition
Dimensions:   Width: 12.90cm , Height: 1.00cm , Length: 19.80cm
Weight:   0.191kg
ISBN:  

9781909976252


ISBN 10:   1909976253
Pages:   190
Publication Date:   18 November 2015
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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'I know Bob Turney, and I know his work, I have witnessed him hold an audience, spellbound'- Dr Deborah Cheney; 'Bob Turney is a true champion of human rights in the penal system'- Baroness Helena Kennedy QC; 'A remarkable man who made a great recovery from the depths'- Lord Longford.


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Since retiring from the Probation Service Bob Turney has pursued a career as an international speaker and author. He makes regular appearances on television and radio and is a guest lecturer in many universities and colleges, both in England and abroad. Some of his books are the core texts for students studying criminology. He is a gifted and sought after speaker on the after dinner circuit, and as a keynote speaker at conferences. A member of the audience leaving one of his motivational seminars was quoted as saying Bob made me laugh and cry at the same time .

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