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    My Lynda: Loving and losing my beloved wife, Lynda Bellingham

    By Michael Pattemore

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    Lynda Bellingham died in her husband Michael's arms on 19th October 2014. Lynda touched many lives in her memoir, There's Something I've Been Dying to Tell You, and in My Lynda, Michael tells his side of the story. He talks movingly about their ten years together and describes how, in the past year, he has struggled to cope. He shares candidly his experience of grief, offering hope and support to others who have lost partners and loved ones. His is a book to comfort those who loved Lynda, to tell the missing pieces of their life together, to write about how they both confronted the news of her illness, and how he managed to continue since that moment of hearing that she had a teminal illness.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherSimon & Schuster UK
    Release dateSep 24, 2015
    ISBN9781471151774
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    My Lynda: Loving and losing my beloved wife, Lynda Bellingham
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    Michael Pattemore

    Michael Pattemore was born in Taunton, Somerset, in 1955. He has two children from his first marriage, Stacey and Bradley, and two grandsons Cooper and Oakley. Whilst living and working as a mortgage broker on the Costa Blanca in 2004, he met and fell in love with the actress Lynda Bellingham OBE and relocated to London, where he became popularly known as 'Mr Spain' to viewers of the daytime television show Loose Women. They married on her 60th birthday in May 2008 but sadly Lynda died of colon cancer in October 2014. Michael, who now works as a property developer, remains close to her sons Michael and Robbie.

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    • 4/5
      An inspiring and fascinating memoir from the creator of Nike. Phil Knight spares no details in this in depth look about how he created the Nike empire as a young naive guy in his 20s. It was anything but smooth sailing, equal parts business and personal, this memoir touches on all the struggles the young fledgling company had in its first 2 decades. It pretty much ends in 1980 when the company went public, because that is when the company finally took off. Brilliantly narrated to convey the emotions and excitement of the Nike culture. After listening to this book I have soo much respect for Nike and its creator. I've always seen it around, it's one of the largest companies ever, but I've never appreciated how hard they worked to get to the point they are at now. Insanely inspiring, they've definitely got a new customer.
    • 4/5
      SHOE DOG:A Memoir by the Creator of NikePhil KnightMY RATING ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️▫️PUBLISHERScribner/ Simon and Schuster AudioPUBLISHEDApril 26, 2016SUMMARYIn 1962, at the age of 24, Phil Knight was contemplating his future. What about that "crazy idea" he had in college, Japanese running shoes in the US. The idea had captivated him ever since he wrote a paper for a Stanford entrepreneurial seminar. He knew that whatever he did, he wanted it to be different, purposeful and important, but most of all, he wanted it to be fun. As a runner in high school and college, he knew a little something about running shoes. To start he needed to get to Japan and pitched his idea to a manufacturer. He talked his dad into lending him money for a backpacking trip around the world. Japan was one of the stops along the way.The tall, skinny, shy kid from Oregon did it. He made it to Japan, He found a manufacturer, and pitched his idea of importing high-quality, low-cost running shoes to the US. The manufacturer agreed Knight could be the West Coast distributor for Tiger shoes. And so, the intriguing story of what would become NIKE begins.Phil Knight shares the inside story of the start and evolution of this monumental US corporation. Knight grossed $8,000 his first year. He and his ragtag group of employees were able to double sales every year. Today NIKE annual sales are over $30 billion. NIKE and Phil Knight changed the way that we as consumers look at athletic shoes, they are not just to be worn on the field of play, but worn every day for work and for fun.REVIEW"Don't tell people how to do things, tell them what to do and let them surprise you with their results."Shoe Dog was a refreshingly honest memoir. Phil Knight doesn't make him out himself out to be perfect. He reveals his mistakes, his failures, his indecisions, and his imperfections. That's what makes me appreciate this book so much. Despite his shy and introverted personality he persevered. Despite his difficulties with his banks, his manufacturers, his competitors, and the government, he persevered. One of my favorite quotes was the advice he likes to give to others:"Keep going! Don't stop until you get there, wherever there is."And that's exactly what he did. His writing appears to be effortless. He is simply telling us the story of his "crazy idea" and all it trials and tribulations. Shoe Dog flows well and is very easy to read. The antidotes and stories he shares are riveting. It is so hard to even imagine that this gigantic company and iconic brand we now know as NIKE had such a rough beginning. But Phil Knight kept on going and didn't stop till he got there. I listened to the audio version of this book. It was enjoyable to hear both Phil Knight for the Introduction, and Norbert Leo Butz for the remainder of the book.
    • 5/5
      [Shoe Dog: A Memoir by the Creator of Nike] by Phil Knight 4.5Okay, Nike is based in Oregon, but that's such a small piece of why I loved this book. Knight is actually an AMAZING storyteller, with great wit, wonderful vocabulary and a convincing storyline. Shockingly good writing. Who knew? I had no idea that this worldwide giant of a company had such a tenuous start, but it was fascinating to hear all the trials and tribulations, the enthusiasm and dedication, the bond between the founders, not to mention foreign travel and negotiating with the Japanese, the Olympics. An awesome read-- I listened on audio, but print would work just as well. I did take a half of a point off because Knight is so brutally honest; his descriptions were almost too much for me at times. Funny in a painful way. Still, I give it an enthusiastic 4.5 stars.
    • 5/5
      Highly recommended. Business books and CEO memoirs aren't always, but this one's outstanding.It reads fast and is written in an approachable way as if you were sitting around with Phil Knight and he as telling you the story of how he co-founded Nike. As it is for many of us, Nike has been a household name my whole life and I've read many a case story about it in business school. I thought I knew the company and brand story, but turns out - there is much more to it to appreciate. So glad I read this and took a lot from it, both in a personal and professional sense.
    • 3/5
      When the writer Phil Knight says he loved selling shoes as opposed to encyclopedias or Mutual Funds because he believed in running he had me as a fan. Throughout the book it is a recurring theme - the employees' love for running. Knight and his people wanted their work to be play. And they worked (or played) as long as it took to make the company -Nike-successful.This memoir of the founder of Nike was indeed interesting and I would recommend it as a good non-fiction book to read.