Michael Taylor
1) Number 41
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In 1977, Michael left school on a quest for the perfect job. He hadn't planned on it taking forty years and forty attempts, but he wanted to be sure. This is a candid and humorous account of a rollercoaster journey that would include living in his car and working as a cleaner, to being Captain of a ten million dollar ship running five day cruises out of Brisbane, Queensland. Michael is able to see the funny side of most jobs, even the instant poverty,...
2) Upside Down
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When Peter Howell was 71 years old he was given the choice of whether to live or die. How and why he was put in that position is not the most astounding part. The disconcerting aspect is that he had to think long and hard about his choice.Men climb mountains, sail solo around the world and trek through deserts but to really test a man's character put him in a hospital bed where he is unable to communicate or move and can only breathe because of a...
3) The Horseman
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Ray Taylor was a truck driver for 20 years, before deciding to chase his boyhood dream of working with horses. Unemployed, and In his early fifties, he took up racehorse training and went on to become one of the most respected and successful trainers in South Australia. Consistency, honesty and an uncanny ability to understand horses and treat each one as an individual, resulted in hundreds of winners for the Taylor stables. Most of his horses trained...