Aiming True - The Autobiography of Conrad Phillips
Online, May 3, 2013 (Newswire.com) - As might be expected, the book gives us anecdotes about other actors and actresses - hilarious snippets which allow us to peek into the lives of other celebrities - but it is much, much more than that. Conrad's life encompasses experiences far removed from the world of acting - a childhood of poverty, a youth in which he saw wartime action in the Royal Navy, a divorce in which he left behind all his hard-earned wealth in order to regain his freedom, and a fresh start which he embraced with such certainty that he married his new wife only 10 weeks after they first met.
Conrad has known ups and downs like few others have in their life, and he recounts his own actions and feelings with a candour and modesty that make him at once both admirable and likeable. Humour lurks always behind the gritty realism with which hardships and heartache are described, and the upbeat ending justifies the unbroken thread of optimism.
Some of the many big name actors and personalities that Conrad has known include Frankie Howerd, Spike Milligan, Sir Lawrence Olivier, Bill Franklyn, Jennifer Jayne, Michael Caine, Alan Freeman, John Cleese, Wilfrid Brambell and Kenneth More - to name but a few.
'Aiming True' is no faded-celebrity name-dropping exercise, it's a truly inspiring tale of a man pursuing his dream and striving against understated hardships which would floor many of us.
Besides the 300-page autobiography, there are 45 black and white and 3 colour photographs. The book retails for £6.14 and is currently available in Kindle (mobipocket) format although it will soon be brought out in PDF and Epub formats, too. Readers interested in purchasing an early copy of a book in one of these formats should contact the publishers who will sell direct to them.
More details about 'Aiming True' can be found here - www.anysubject.com/aiming-true-by-conrad-phillips
Download a free autographed photo of Conrad (past or present) in PDF format -
www.anysubject.com/conrad-phillips-autographed-photos
About Conrad Phillips
Conrad lives in Chippenham, Wiltshire, with Jennie, his wife of nearly 45 years. Both Conrad and Jennie are authors and are represented by Any Subject Books. Conrad is currently writing a novel and Jennie has written two books about the period when the couple dropped out of the rat-race to set up home in a Scottish hill farm.
Her books are:
Skeoch - Our new life on a Scottish hill farm - www.anysubject.com/skeoch-our-new-life-on-a-scottish-hill-farm
A Bolt for Freedom -www.anysubject.com/a-bolt-for-freedom
About Any Subject Books
Any subject books was founded by Clive and Damaris West, a husband and wife writer team who've already had years of experience of running a busy agency together.
With Damaris' background in languages, literature and poetry and Clive's in the commercial world, marketing and management, between them they already cover a wide range of genres. If you're a writer and are seeking a publisher or publishing services, you can see more about them on their website - www.anysubject.com