Remarkable People: Extraordinary Stories of Everyday Lives - Couverture rigide

Walker, Dan

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 1472278895 ISBN 13 : 9781472278890

Editeur : Headline, 2020

Synopsis

In Remarkable People, Dan Walker, the host of BBC1's Breakfast, recounts inspiring stories of the courage and selflessness of people he has met throughout his career. An uplifting tonic for the darkness and negativity of recent times.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Dan Walker was born in Crawley in West Sussex in 1977.

He is a TV broadcaster and anchor of BBC1's Breakfast. He also hosts BBC1's award-winning Football Focus and regularly presents Match of the Day.

Dan's previous books are Dan Walker's Thronkersaurus: Football's Finest Tales and Magic, Mud & Maradona.

He lives in Sheffield with his wife, three children and Winnie the dog.

À propos de la quatrième de couverture

In Remarkable People, Dan Walker shines a much-needed light on the kindliness, compassion and selflessness which so often remains hidden in plain sight throughout society. He recounts uplifting stories of people transforming lives, restoring trust, renewing hope. The result is a life-affirming antidote to the darkness and negativity of recent times.

À propos de la deuxième de couverture

Through the course of his professional life, Dan Walker has encountered a stream of extraordinary people with intriguing and uplifting stories, stories that all too often are hidden in plain sight.

In Remarkable People, he recounts these wonderful and heart-warming narratives, exploring themes such as deprivation, inequality, loneliness and mental health. In the process, he highlights and celebrates pockets of truly heartwarming altruism, benevolence and self-sacrifice.

The individuals who feature, many of whom have suffered trauma of their own, display incredible humanity, empathy and compassion, and a steely determination to transform lives, restore trust, renew hope.

Remarkable People is an incredibly timely book in this challenging age, a vital tonic, and an amazing antidote to the darkness and negativity of recent times.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Headline
• Date d'édition: 2020
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1472278895
• ISBN 13: 9781472278890
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 352
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible