Name: Tell Me Why, Mummy: A Little Boy's Struggle to Survive. a Mother's Shameful Secret. the Power to Forgive.
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Author: David Thomas
ISBN: 9780007256372

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Tell Me Why, Mummy: A Little Boy's Struggle to Survive. a Mother's Shameful Secret. the Power to Forgive.

Type

Physical Book

Author

David Thomas

Publisher

Harper Element

Language

English

Pages

336

Format

Paperback

Dimensions

19.6 x 12.7 x 2.8 cm

Weight

0.32 kg.

ISBN

9780007256372

ISBN13

9780007256372

Synopsis "Tell Me Why, Mummy: A Little Boy's Struggle to Survive. a Mother's Shameful Secret. the Power to Forgive."

The inspirational true story of one man overcoming enormous odds - including sexual abuse from his alcoholic mother - to choose his own path in life and become a truly exceptional human being.From the age of four David Thomas was sexually abused by his alcoholic mother and subsequently physically abused by his aged stepfather. By the age of 16 he had committed multiple burglaries, assaulted a police officer with an iron bar, attempted suicide, received a criminal conviction from a juvenile court, and been expelled from school.He left home as soon as he could and joined the fire service at 20. At the age of 27 he bought a book on memory. Within 8 months he had come fourth in the World Memory Championships and went on to develop one of the most powerful memories in history, even breaking an 18-year-old Guinness Book of Records memory record by reciting the mathematical formula Pi (3.1459) to 22,500 digits from memory.In 1999 he was reunited with his mother after 4 years apart but tragically, a year later he found her dead at home after she had died of an alcohol induced heart attack.David's shocking and moving story is one of abuse, alcoholism, courage, determination, forgiveness, love and how everyone can choose their own path through life irrespective of their upbringing, background or perceptions about what they think is possible. David is an incredible example of how this can happen.

David Thomas

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David Thomas is a renowned software developer and author, famous for co-writing with Andrew Hunt The Pragmatic Programmer: From Journeyman to Master (1999), a fundamental work in software engineering. This book, which has been used as a text in university courses, offers practical advice and valuable insights for programmers at all levels of experience.

In 2019, on the occasion of the twentieth anniversary, a special edition titled The Pragmatic Programmer: Your Journey to Mastery was published, updated to reflect changes in the software industry. In addition to his work as an author, Thomas is co-founder of The Pragmatic Bookshelf, a publishing house that publishes innovative books for software developers. His pragmatic approach and ability to communicate complex concepts in an accessible manner have established him as an influential figure in the software development community.

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