DRIFTING TOO FAR FROM SHORE is Michael Spalding’s autobiographical account of 50 years of life encumbered by undiagnosed Attention Deficit Disorder. Born in Britain in 1949, the son of a famous scientist, his initial schooling was an abject disaster. So, as a teenager, he was sent away to a unique coeducational boarding school in Yorkshire, returning to London four years later, considerably happier, yet still woefully undereducated. However, the distractions of 1960s England undermined any further educational endeavors. Several trips to Russia expanded his horizons but not his credentials. Alcohol and treachery combined to destroy his engagement to the beautiful Curate’s daughter. Working and drinking in London and Paris, one ludicrous episode followed another. At twenty-three, he decided to escape city life and hitchhiked off to a hippie commune on the backside of a Greek Island in the Aegean Sea. Nine months later, the lure of the family business pulled him from the beach back to London. But not for long. Soon he was off again, this time to Corsica and a flirtation with the French Foreign Legion. Then to Italy for encounters with a novice nun, a stigmata-plagued Priest and a werewolf. Later in Stockholm, Sweden he callously discarded the love of a young Scandinavian girl. From old world to new, he rambled on from the ivory tower of Harvard to the plain old ivory of Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan and down to the jungles of southern Mexico. When he rejoined the family business, the success of the global enterprise brought with it family conflict, ultimately pitting father against son. With fortunes at stake, squabbling escalated into multi-million dollar lawsuits. From out of the aftermath came enlightenment. Attention Deficit Disorder was uncovered, diagnosed and addressed, ultimately leading to university and success.
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This story should be of benefit to a lot of people who struggle to resolve unknown problems like this. --William Greenleaf, Greenleaf Literary Services, March 2005
The book is excellent reading: literate, interesting, entertaining ... full of charming anecdotes which add to the nice feel. --Dr. Bob Rich, Bobswriting.com, April 2005
The book is excellent reading: literate, interesting, entertaining ... full of charming anecdotes which add to the nice feel. --Dr. Bob Rich, Bobswriting.com, April 2005
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Is this a man or a jellyfish?,
By Ben Adams "Ben Adams" (Alabama) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Drifting Too Far from Shore (Paperback)
What a narcissistic, poison pen account of a misspent life biting the very hands which fed him. He attacks his father for every misfortune in his life. Yet by the author's own admission he acknowledges his father supported him for most of his adult life. One questions the veracity of the "facts" of Mr.Spalding's supposed experiences as the author did not seek, nor did he receive any releases from the people he mentions by their actual names. The author blames his parents and ADD for a wasted life. By the time one is in their fifties it is a bit late to blame one's parents for their own shortcomings and problems. As an adult one is responsible for the life they lead and the choices they make. Not once does the author own his actions. He is drifting alright---like a jellyfish stinging all those who cared for him to the best of their abilities, and then blaming them for his shortcomings. Sadly it appears this man is trying to simultaneously ride the coat tails of his brilliant and widely respected father whilst blaming him for his ADD. The sad fact is this man obviously lacks a conscience and has written a book which attests to this fact. Just a typical vanity press publication---totally self serving and an injustice to those who truly suffer and endure ADD every day without the advantages Mr. Spalding has had at his disposal for most of his life. Don't waste your money.
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