- Paperback: 216 pages
- Publisher: Kennedy And Boyd (27 April 2010)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 184921008X
- ISBN-13: 978-1849210089
- Product Dimensions: 15.2 x 22.9 x 1.2 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 450,157 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Now in his mid-eighties, Tom Carbery - OBE, KSG, and holder of the Lord Provost's Medal for Services to the City of Glasgow - has been telling stories for more than 70 years; here he selects fifty of his best, aiming to give rise to many a smile and chuckle, an occasional laugh, and even the odd tear. The tales reflect a journey from the Gorbals-Hutchesontown district of Glasgow, through the beginnings of a career in Local Government, almost five years serving in the R.A.F., entering the Civil Service with the Ministry of Labour, and then a move into Tertiary Education, where the author was fated to become a Senior Professor in the Business School of the University of Strathclyde. Along the way, there are insights into other areas of Tom Carbery's very active life - the inside workings of the Labour Movement, his contribution to the development of the University of Strathclyde, and appointments to quangos and other public bodies, including committees of both the Church of Scotland and the Roman Catholic Church.
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5.0 out of 5 stars
Pleasure from cover to cover,
By Paisley Buddie (Paisley Scotland) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Fifty Tales for a Wet Weekend in Tighnabruaich (Paperback)
You don't need a wet weekend in Tighnabruaich to enjoy these tales. Funny, touching and imbued with the sounds of Glasgow in them. A joy!
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This review is from: Fifty Tales for a Wet Weekend in Tighnabruaich (Paperback)
This was a charmingly varied collection of reminiscences ... some harrowing, some sad, some pawky, many humorous. As a 70-something Glaswegian with past connections to the environments which the tales inhabit, and different aspects of the local educational establishment, I thoroughly enjoyed an amusing and nostalgic trip.
5.0 out of 5 stars
a great read, not only for a wet weekend,
This review is from: Fifty Tales for a Wet Weekend in Tighnabruaich (Paperback)
This is a collection of short stories presumably based on the life of the author. It is unashamedly, as the title suggests about Scotland and its people (some in academia) The stories are all full of humour yet some quite poignant and moving but each well written by the author who is an accomplished story teller.It is evident that he has had a rich and fulfilling life where few, even minor events, have gone unnoticed or unrecorded. In each of the stories you will recognise or identify some of the characters , for most have crossed our path in some form or other during our own lives. In short, the stories are about real people in real life. A great read and not necessarily for a wet weekend.
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