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Oblivion or Glory

1921 and the Making of Winston Churchill

E-bok

Engelska, 2019

220 kr

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"[The book''s] power lies in a vivid re-creation not only of Churchill''s public roles but also his private life—of good fortune but also family tragedy." —The Wall Street JournalAn engaging and original account of 1921, a pivotal year for Churchill that had a lasting impact on his political and personal legacyAfter the tragic consequences of his involvement in the catastrophic Dardanelles Campaign of World War I, Churchill''s political career seemed over. He was widely regarded as little more than a bombastic and unpredictable buccaneer until, in 1921, an unexpected inheritance heralded a series of events that laid the foundations for his future success.Renowned Churchill scholar David Stafford delves into the statesman''s life in 1921, the year in which his political career revived. From his political negotiations in the Anglo-Irish treaty that created the Irish Free State to his tumultuous relationship with his "wild cousin" Clare Sheridan, sculptor of Lenin and subject of an MI5 investigation, this is an engaging portrait of this overlooked yet pivotal year in the great man''s life."Sheds dazzling new light on both the man and the epoch." —Piers Brendon, author of The Decline and Fall of the British Empire 1781–1997"A brilliant portrayal of the triumphs and tribulations of Churchill''s middle age." —Paul Addison, author of Churchill: The Unexpected Hero"Vividly adds perspectives and colour to a busy yet little known year of Churchill''s life that most biographies can only treat in monochrome." —David Lough, author of No More Champagne: Churchill and His Money"A fascinating and fluent account of Churchill''s efforts to win the peace and hold together the Empire." —Lawrence James, author of Churchill and Empire

Oblivion or Glory

1921 and the Making of Winston Churchill

AvDavid Stafford

Häftad, Engelska, 2021

143 kr

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An engaging and original account of 1921, a pivotal year for Churchill that had a lasting impact on his political and personal legacy“Important . . . Its power lies in a vivid re-creation not only of Churchill’s public roles but also his private life—of good fortune but also family tragedy.”—Paul Bew, Wall Street JournalAfter the tragic consequences of his involvement in the catastrophic Dardanelles Campaign of World War I, Churchill’s political career seemed over. He was widely regarded as little more than a bombastic and unpredictable buccaneer until, in 1921, an unexpected inheritance heralded a series of events that laid the foundations for his future success.Renowned Churchill scholar David Stafford delves into the statesman’s life in 1921, the year in which his political career revived. From his political negotiations in the Anglo-Irish treaty that created the Irish Free State to his tumultuous relationship with his "wild cousin" Clare Sheridan, sculptor of Lenin and subject of an MI5 investigation, this broad account explores the nuances of Churchill’s private and public lives. This is an engaging portrait of this overlooked yet pivotal year in the great man’s life.

Ten Days to D-Day

AvDavid Stafford

Häftad, Engelska, 2005

325 kr

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Ten days before the largest operation of World War II was launched, it was still one of the century's best-kept secrets--thanks to countless ordinary people participating in one of history's most remarkable moments. David Stafford has written a riveting account of ten of those ordinary men and women--including an American paratrooper, a German soldier, a nineteen-year-old English woman working on secret codes, a Parisian Jew in hiding, and a daring French resistance cell--as they lived through ten very extraordinary days. Drawing on previously unpublished diaries and letters, Stafford gives readers a fresh point of entry into one of the most significant battles ever fought.Ten Days to D-Day buzzes with the pace of a novel, as Stafford moves from country to country, from character to character, including some of D-Day's leaders: Hitler, Rommel, Eisenhower, and Churchill. Stafford compellingly brings to life the final days before the invasion through the eyes of its participants, the citizens and soldiers that made history on June 6, 1944.

Endgame, 1945: The Missing Final Chapter of World War II

AvDavid Stafford

Häftad, Engelska, 2009

407 kr

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Security and Intelligence in a Changing World

New Perspectives for the 1990s

AvA. Stuart Farson,David Staffordm. fl.

Inbunden, Engelska, 2021

1 754 kr

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This book, first published in 1991, examines the changes to security and intelligence agencies envisioned in the uncertain world at the end of the Cold War. While the central focus is on the Canadian Security Intelligence Service, its history, function and future, there are also comparative studies of the British, Soviet, American and Australian systems.

Security and Intelligence in a Changing World

New Perspectives for the 1990s

AvA. Stuart Farson,David Staffordm. fl.

Häftad, Engelska, 2022

524 kr

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This book, first published in 1991, examines the changes to security and intelligence agencies envisioned in the uncertain world at the end of the Cold War. While the central focus is on the Canadian Security Intelligence Service, its history, function and future, there are also comparative studies of the British, Soviet, American and Australian systems.

Housing Policy and Finance

AvJohn Black,David Stafford

Inbunden, Engelska, 1988

2 047 kr

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This book provides a comprehensive introduction to housing policy and finance in Britain. It describes changes in the condition and tenure of housing in the post-war period, and contrasts the massive investment in house building and improvement with allegations that housing conditions are deteriorating. It describes the rise of the public housing sector and the slight decline in the face of the Thatcher government's policy on council house sales, which followed. The book thus provides a background for the development of housing policy over the next decade.

Housing Policy and Finance

AvJohn Black,David Stafford

Häftad, Engelska, 1988

692 kr

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This book provides a comprehensive introduction to housing policy and finance in Britain. It describes changes in the condition and tenure of housing in the post-war period, and contrasts the massive investment in house building and improvement with allegations that housing conditions are deteriorating. It describes the rise of the public housing sector and the slight decline in the face of the Thatcher government's policy on council house sales, which followed. The book thus provides a background for the development of housing policy over the next decade.

American-British-Canadian Intelligence Relations, 1939-2000

AvRhodri Jeffreys-Jones,David Stafford

Häftad, Engelska, 2000

789 kr

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This work considers, for the first time, the intelligence relationship between three important North Atlantic powers in the Twenty-first century, from WWII to post-Cold War. As demonstrated in the case studies in this volume, World War II cemented loose and often informal inter-allied agreements on security intelligence that had preceded it, and created new and important areas of close and formal co-operation in such areas as codebreaking and foreign intelligence.

Silent Game

The Real World of Imaginary Spies

AvDavid Stafford

Häftad, Engelska, 2012

563 kr

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The Silent Game traces the history of spy writers and their fiction from creator William Le Queux, of the Edwardian age, to John le Carré, of the Cold War era. David Stafford reveals the connections between fact and fiction as seen in the lives of writers with experience in intelligence, including John Buchan, Compton Mackenzie, Somerset Maugham, Ian Fleming, and Graham Greene. Le Queux used his spy fiction as xenophobic propaganda before and after World War I, and le Carré’s novels have provided reflections on the Cold War and the decline of Britain’s influence. Anxieties about the decline of the American “empire” have helped stimulate a more vigorous American literature of espionage, providing an index of contemporary American concerns about power relations. As Stafford suggests, the genre of espionage fiction rarely intends to document the real world of intelligence. Rather, it provides a popular vehicle for exploring themes of imperial decline, international crisis, and impending war.

Fings Ain't Wot They Used T' Be: The Lionel Bart Story

AvCaroline Stafford,David Stafford

E-bok

Engelska, 2011

139 kr

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Lionel Bart was a writer and composer of British pop music and musicals, best known for creating the book, music and lyrics for Oliver!He also wrote the famous songs Living Doll (Cliff Richard) and From Russia With Love (Matt Munroe).He was unable to read music. He was a millionaire aged thirty in the Sixties, bankrupt in the Seventies and died in 1999.The authors gained exclusive access to Bart’s personal archives – his unfinished autobiography, his letters and scrapbooks.They detail how he signed away the rights to Oliver! to finance his new musical Twang – based on Robin Hood - which flopped badly in the theatre.Reveal how his heavy drinking led to diabetes and how he died in 1999 aged 69 from liver cancer.They have interviewed his personal secretaries, friends, family, counsellors and many of the performers, musicians and producers who worked with him.Interviewees include Rocky Horror’s Richard O’Brien and actors Dudley Sutton and Nigel Planer.

Security and Intelligence in a Changing World

New Perspectives for the 1990s

AvWesley K. Wark,David Staffordm. fl.

E-bok

PDF, Engelska, 2021

621 kr

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This book, first published in 1991, examines the changes to security and intelligence agencies envisioned in the uncertain world at the end of the Cold War. While the central focus is on the Canadian Security Intelligence Service, its history, function and future, there are also comparative studies of the British, Soviet, American and Australian systems.

Security and Intelligence in a Changing World

New Perspectives for the 1990s

AvWesley K. Wark,David Staffordm. fl.

E-bok

Engelska, 2021

621 kr

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This book, first published in 1991, examines the changes to security and intelligence agencies envisioned in the uncertain world at the end of the Cold War. While the central focus is on the Canadian Security Intelligence Service, its history, function and future, there are also comparative studies of the British, Soviet, American and Australian systems.

Oblivion or Glory

1921 and the Making of Winston Churchill

AvDavid Stafford

Ljudbok

Engelska, 2019

289 kr

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An engaging and original account of 1921, a pivotal year for Winston Churchill that had a lasting impact on his political and personal legacy

After the tragic consequences of his involvement in the catastrophic Dardanelles Campaign of World War I, Churchill’s political career seemed over. He was widely regarded as little more than a bombastic and unpredictable buccaneer until, in 1921, an unexpected inheritance heralded a series of events that laid the foundations for his future success.

Renowned Churchill scholar David Stafford delves into the statesman’s life in 1921, the year in which his political career revived. From his political negotiations in the Anglo-Irish treaty that created the Irish Free State, to his tumultuous relationship with his “wild cousin” Clare Sheridan, sculptor of Lenin and subject of an MI5 investigation, this broad account explores the nuances of both Churchill’s private and public lives. This is an engaging portrait of this overlooked yet pivotal year in the great man’s life.

Housing Policy and Finance

AvDavid Stafford,John Black

E-bok

PDF, Engelska, 2013

2 448 kr

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This book provides a comprehensive introduction to housing policy and finance in Britain. It describes changes in the condition and tenure of housing in the post-war period, and contrasts the massive investment in house building and improvement with allegations that housing conditions are deteriorating. It describes the rise of the public housing sector and the slight decline in the face of the Thatcher government''s policy on council house sales, which followed. The book thus provides a background for the development of housing policy over the next decade.

Housing Policy and Finance

AvDavid Stafford,John Black

E-bok

Engelska, 2013

2 448 kr

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This book provides a comprehensive introduction to housing policy and finance in Britain. It describes changes in the condition and tenure of housing in the post-war period, and contrasts the massive investment in house building and improvement with allegations that housing conditions are deteriorating. It describes the rise of the public housing sector and the slight decline in the face of the Thatcher government''s policy on council house sales, which followed. The book thus provides a background for the development of housing policy over the next decade.

American-British-Canadian Intelligence Relations, 1939-2000

AvDavid Stafford,Rhodri Jeffreys-Jones

E-bok

PDF, Engelska, 2014

967 kr

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This work considers, for the first time, the intelligence relationship between three important North Atlantic powers in the Twenty-first century, from WWII to post-Cold War. As demonstrated in the case studies in this volume, World War II cemented loose and often informal inter-allied agreements on security intelligence that had preceded it, and created new and important areas of close and formal co-operation in such areas as codebreaking and foreign intelligence.

American-British-Canadian Intelligence Relations, 1939-2000

AvDavid Stafford,Rhodri Jeffreys-Jones

E-bok

Engelska, 2014

967 kr

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This work considers, for the first time, the intelligence relationship between three important North Atlantic powers in the Twenty-first century, from WWII to post-Cold War. As demonstrated in the case studies in this volume, World War II cemented loose and often informal inter-allied agreements on security intelligence that had preceded it, and created new and important areas of close and formal co-operation in such areas as codebreaking and foreign intelligence.

Housing Policy and Finance

AvDavid Stafford,John Black

E-bok

Engelska, 2018

822 kr

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This book provides a comprehensive introduction to housing policy and finance in Britain. It describes changes in the condition and tenure of housing in the post-war period, and contrasts the massive investment in house building and improvement with allegations that housing conditions are deteriorating. It describes the rise of the public housing sector and the slight decline in the face of the Thatcher government''s policy on council house sales, which followed. The book thus provides a background for the development of housing policy over the next decade.

Housing Policy and Finance

AvDavid Stafford,John Black

E-bok

PDF, Engelska, 2018

822 kr

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This book provides a comprehensive introduction to housing policy and finance in Britain. It describes changes in the condition and tenure of housing in the post-war period, and contrasts the massive investment in house building and improvement with allegations that housing conditions are deteriorating. It describes the rise of the public housing sector and the slight decline in the face of the Thatcher government''s policy on council house sales, which followed. The book thus provides a background for the development of housing policy over the next decade.

Britain and European Resistance, 1940-45

AvDavid Stafford

E-bok

PDF, Engelska, 1980

656 kr

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Britain and European Resistance, 1940-45

AvDavid Stafford

E-bok

PDF, Engelska, 1983

190 kr

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Crazy Thinks

AvDavid Stafford

Häftad, Engelska, 2007

271 kr

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Crazy Thinks

AvDavid Stafford

Inbunden, Engelska, 2007

434 kr

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Churchill and Secret Service

AvDavid Stafford

Ljudbok

Engelska, 2009

399 kr

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Winston Churchill believed passionately in the value of secret intelligence, in times of war as well as of peace. Historian David Stafford makes the compelling case that one cannot understand Churchill''s astounding success as a modern-day statesman without reference to his deep involvement in the world of espionage.

With absorbing detail about the secret world of agents and double agents, this groundbreaking work traces Churchill''s connections with that world, from his days as a member of the cabinet that established the Secret Service to the war years, when his extensive intelligence network provided him with superior information. What results is a major contribution to the study of modern and military history and a crucial missing key to understanding Churchill himself.

Hazelbeach: The Complete Series 1-3

A BBC Radio Comedy

AvDavid Stafford,Caroline Stafford

Ljudbok

Engelska, 2020

185 kr

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Nerdy Nick''s life takes an abrupt turn into surreal chaos when he returns to England to find the mysterious Ronnie Hazelbeach living in his late father''s house.Ronnie has certainly lived an interesting life. He''s been a wrestler, a sailor, a thief and a jailbird, a gambler, a husband, a conman, a salesman, a getaway driver, a cook, a priest and much more. James can learn a lot about life from him.Ronnie hatches a plan to help Nick get his ex-girlfriend back, while selling heart monitors to Monty Python fans and purchasing an extraordinary amount of sinks in a bid to shore up their finances. But just as the unlikely pair find domestic harmony, they are visited by an unwanted guest...The complete series 1-3 stars Jamie Foreman as Ronnie, Paul Bazely as Nick, Tracy Wiles/Claire Harry as Chloe and John Dougall/Neil Stuke as James.Written by Caroline and David StaffordProduced by Marc Beeby

Birkett

Five full-cast BBC Radio 4 crime dramas

AvDavid Stafford,Caroline Stafford

Ljudbok

Engelska, 2022

128 kr

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Five tales of murder, mayhem and political intrigue from the casebook of Norman BirkettNorman Birkett KC (1883-1962) was a real-life Rumpole - a distinguished and highly skilled lawyer who had numerous successes in the courtroom during his long career. This collection covers some of his most famous cases of the inter-war years, including the dramatic trial of Buck Ruxton; the notorious Dennistoun affair; and the peculiar events surrounding the mysterious cyclist Ronald Light.Norman Birkett and the Case of the Coleford Poisoner - The celebrated advocate defends a woman accused of murdering her husband with arsenic.Birkett and the Blind Soldier - When a blind First World War veteran is charged with killing his wife, Birkett takes on his defence.Birkett and the Green Bicycle - Appearing for the prosecution, the brilliant barrister deals with a case involving death by gunshot, pacifism and chocolate...Birkett and the Red Stains on the Carpet - The renowned KC defends a doctor accused of murdering and dismembering his wife and maid.Birkett and the Naked Toreador - Norman Birkett takes on the case that made his name in this extraordinary saga of blackmail, snobbery, society scandal and bullfighting...David Haig and Neil Dudgeon star as Birkett, with Alison Pettitt and Bonnie Engstrom as his wife, Billie, and Alun Raglan as his clerk, Edgar.Written by Caroline and David StaffordDirected by Marc BeebyNorman Birkett and the Case of the Coleford PoisonerBirkett - David HaigEdgar Bowker - Trystan GravelleBillie - Alison PettittElton Pace - Michael ShelfordAnnie Pace/Leslie Pace - Clare CorbettDr du Pre - Sam DaleJudge Horridge/Vicar - Bruce AlexanderMrs Elizabeth Porter - Joanna MonroOther parts were played by John Biggins and Nigel HastingsFirst broadcast BBC Radio 4, 1 June 2010Birkett and the Blind SoldierNorman Birkett - Neil DudgeonBillie - Bonnie EngstromEdgar - Alun RaglanLady Pearson - Adjoa AndohArthur - Carl PrekoppMacCormac - Paul MoriartyFrazer/Warder - Adam BillingtonHumphreys - James LaileySgt Waller - Gerard McDermottRandall/Clerk - Rikki LawtonGrace/Margaret - Alex RiversWoman - Victoria Inez HardyFirst broadcast BBC Radio 4, 3 January 2012Birkett and the Green BicycleNorman Birkett - Neil DudgeonBillie - Bonnie EngstromEdgar - Alun RaglanSir Edward - Nicholas JonesCadbury - James LaileyCox/Enoch - Adam BillingtonJudge - Gerard McDermottLily/Muriel - Francine ChamberlainRonald - Christopher WebsterGraham - Simon BubbFirst broadcast BBC Radio 4, 10 January 2012Birkett and the Red Stains on the CarpetNorman Birkett - Neil DudgeonBillie - Bonnie EngstromEdgar - Alun RaglanJackson - Adam BillingtonBuck Ruxton - Sagar AryaShaw - Gerard McDermottGlaister - James LaileyBennett - Rikki LawtonAlfred - Christopher WebsterSusan/Gracie - Victoria Inez HardyMary - Alex RiversFirst broadcast BBC Radio 4, 17 January 2012Birkett and the Naked ToreadorNorman Birkett - Neil DudgeonBillie - Bonnie EngstromEdgar - Alun RaglanLady Caernarvon - Joanna MonroSir Edward - Nicholas JonesDennistoun - Carl PrekoppMlle Cina - Victoria Inez HardyDorothy - Adjoa AndohFirst broadcast BBC Radio 4, 24 January 2012© 2022 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd(p) 2022 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd

Brothers: The Complete Series 1-3

A BBC Radio 4 comedy drama

AvDavid Stafford,Caroline Stafford

Ljudbok

Engelska, 2021

185 kr

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All 16 episodes of the BBC radio comedy about the dysfunctional Burbage siblingsBrothers Nigel and Michael share everything - home, work and acute neuroses. Several years ago, they gave up respectable careers to set up a website design company in Nigel''s living room. That was their first mistake...They rapidly discover that no-one can disturb, pester and annoy like a sibling can - except, perhaps, for their eccentric friends Zorro and Oonagh, whose constant interruptions and distractions lead them into some increasingly odd situations. Liquidised orchids, tropical fish, John Travolta''s cufflinks and revolving bow ties are soon part of their daily routine as, beset by professional problems and private consternation, the beleagured brothers find their lives becoming increasingly surreal.The arrival of their feckless father, Peter, sparks further havoc for the duo, and worries about absent wives and all-too-present fiancées only add to the pressure. Can the brothers fix their strained filial relationship, or will they only find happiness by going their separate ways?Written by Caroline and David Stafford, whose credits include Hazelbeach and the ''Birkett'' legal dramas, this engaging comedy drama stars Adam Godley (The Umbrella Academy) as Nigel, Raymond Coulthard (Hotel Babylon) as Michael, Pauline McLynn (Father Ted) as Oonagh and Pearce Quigley and Alex Lowe as Zorro.Written by Caroline and David StaffordProduced and directed by Marc BeebyCastNigel - Adam GodleyMichael - Raymond CoulthardOonagh - Pauline McLynnZorro - Pearce Quigley/Alex LoweSally/Korean daughter - Alice HartKorean dad - Jon GloverUnsuitable man - Harry MyersPeter - James FleetHelen - Sophie RobertsTrapper - Sam DaleFirst broadcast BBC Radio 4, 19 May-9 June 2004 (Series 1), 28 September-2 November 2005 (Series 2), 19 February-26 March 2007 (Series 3)© 2021 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd(p) 2021 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd

Life of Adam Faith: Big Time

AvDavid Stafford

Inbunden, Engelska, 2015

216 kr

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Most pop stars' fame used to end with their 25th birthday, but Adam Faith just kept on being interesting until the day he died aged 62. Born Terry Nelhams in working-class Acton, he defined post-war aspiration. Though his vocal talents were limited, he enjoyed an unprecedented run of seven top five hits. His chiselled features were a gift to TV (then a new medium), fans swooned each time he smiled, heavyweight journalists saw him as the 'Spokesman for British Youth' and his sexual adventures were the stuff of legend. When The Beatles rendered his style of pop obsolete, Adam turned TV actor. As Budgie, the hapless Soho chancer, he played the character he might have become in life had it not been for his steely ambition and boundless energy. Then he reinvented himself again as a manager, famously guiding Leo Sayer to international stardom, before becoming a financial guru who made and lost several fortunes - not always his own. Terry Nelhams never quite got used to being Adam and saw his alter ego as having something of an independent existence: "Being Adam is like playing a part in a film," he said. "On the whole I prefer being Adam."David and Caroline Stafford's witty and insightful biography, charts the glorious triumphs and often cataclysmic failures of a 'child man' who spent his life getting away with it

Halfway to Paradise: The Life of Billy Fury

AvCaroline Stafford,David Stafford

E-bok

Engelska, 2018

205 kr

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“There’s only ever been two English rock’n’roll singers, Johnny Rotten and Billy Fury.” – Ian DuryIf he’d merely stood like a statue on stage, he would have flooded theatres with hormonal longings, but he was incapable of standing still. He pulsed. He writhed. He invalidated the manufacturer’s guarantee on microphone stands. He provoked shock and awe.From Billy’s troubled childhood in Liverpool, via gold and silver lamé, to his later years as a farming ornithologist and a comeback cut short by his premature death, David and Caroline Stafford’s sparkling biography brings to life this captivating performer. Billy knew everybody, auditioned The Beatles to be his backing band, met and out-handsomed Elvis, partied with Keith Moon and hosted acid parties. Yet, throughout the mayhem, he always remained true to himself: diffident and amused.Halfway to Paradise tells the full story with the compassion and affection due to an artist who, decades after his death, still commands admiration and adoration: the life, the times, the fans, the Fury.