{"product_id":"a-fortunate-life-paperback","title":"A Fortunate Life - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJohn Williams\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eChristopher J. Williams\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTHE BEATLES JUDY GARLAND JEAN SHRIMPTON\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDUDLEY MOORE JOHNNY O'KEEFE SPIKE MILLIGAN\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJust some of the many celebrities John Williams met and worked with over an extraordinary career Filled with humour, honesty and interesting tales, A Fortunate Life, provides a revealing look at Australia in the last half of the 20\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e century, where John worked as a journalist and, later, ran his own public relations firm.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJohn Williams was born in Liverpool in 1934 to a working class family and was the youngest of three children. John recalls his experiences of Liverpool during World War 2 and his first sights of the world as at the age of 17. He joined the Merchant Navy as a steward and served on bulk carriers and passenger liners bringing families and individuals from England and Europe who were hoping for a better life in Australia. Later, he served on the \u003cem\u003eNew Australia\u003c\/em\u003e carrying Australian troops to and from the Korean Peninsula.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 1953, John took his own discharge in Brisbane and began a new life travelling around Australia as a stooge for a famous Ventriloquist before landing a job as a journalist with \u003cem\u003eThe Daily Telegraph\u003c\/em\u003e which later morphed into a very successful career in television and as a Public Relations consultant. During his career John recalls meeting the Beatles during their 1964 Australian Tour, working on films with Dudley Moore and Spike Milligan and running across Australia with Tony Rafferty.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJohn also worked with some of the biggest names in the business world including Rupert Murdoch and Sir Frank Packer and was instrumental in the getting \u003cem\u003eEast West, \u003c\/em\u003e and later \u003cem\u003eCompass, Airlines\u003c\/em\u003e off the ground, which brought much needed competition to the airline industry that finally forced Australia's airline duopoly to fold.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA Fortunate Life\u003c\/em\u003e is a fascinating tale of one man's extraordinary life and provides a unique, historical insight into Australia over the period 1950 to the present day.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 282\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.59 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 29, 2018\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48288870662393,"sku":"9780648143840","price":18.34,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/24PNptBLCB9780648143840.webp?v=1776254042","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/a-fortunate-life-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}