Nine Lives and Counting

<p><strong>Nine lives nine escapes and a thousand stories later... one man looks back with laughter grit and sharp insight.</strong></p><p></p><p>From post-war Scotland to refugee camps in Asia and warzones in the Middle East <strong>Randalph Bland's</strong> story is a breathtaking ride through <strong>reckless youth</strong> <strong>global misadventure</strong> and moments where <strong>life and death</strong> hung in the balance.</p><p></p><p>Told in vivid often hilarious detail - with flashes of righteous fury - this <strong>memoir</strong> follows a restless outsider who finds himself in the thick of civil wars humanitarian disasters and raw street life from Glasgow to Kathmandu.</p><p></p><p>Whether he's dodging bullets in Beirut or dodging chores in a Scottish council house Randalph's eye for <strong>irony</strong> his taste for <strong>trouble</strong> and his refusal to conform make this memoir unforgettable.</p><p></p><p><strong>Perfect for readers who love:</strong></p><p></p><ul><li>True stories of chaotic real-world adventure</li><li>Near-death experiences told with bite and humour</li><li>Outsider voices and anti-establishment memoirs</li><li>Bill Bryson with darker edges - or Anthony Bourdain with more scars</li></ul><p></p><p>.</p>