"pool manager, a welder, and a shopkeeper; his sister Yvonne and their mother, Helen (""née"" Cosgrove), have been nurses. Ramsay has described his early life as ""hopelessly itinerant"", and his family moved constantly due to the aspirations and failures of his father, who was a sometimes violent alcoholic. In 1976, they finally settled in Stratford-upon-Avon, where he grew up in the Bishopton area of the town. In his autobiography, ""Humble Pie"", he describes his early life as being marked by abuse and neglect from this ""hard-drinking womaniser"". At the age of 16, Ramsay moved out of the family home and"
"Losing My Virginity Losing My Virginity: The Autobiography is the autobiography of the British businessman Richard Branson. Published in 1998, it was later followed by other biographical books by Branson, including ""Business Stripped Bare: Adventures of a Global Entrepreneur"" (2008) and ""The Virgin Way: How to Listen, Learn, Laugh and Lead"" (2014). A paperback version () was released in 2002. An updated edition was released in 2005 in hardback and paperback expressing Branson's views on 9/11 and how it has affected his business, especially his airline Virgin Atlantic. ""Losing My Virginity"" was positively reviewed by Tom Fawcett writing for CNN"
"feels that the game of baseball is often too long, joking that this leads to fans spending most of the time eating or sleeping, which could lead to them being unhealthy. Since 1996, Ramsay has written 25 books. Ramsay also contributes a food-and-drink column to ""The Times""' Saturday magazine. Gordon Ramsay Gordon James Ramsay Jr. (born 8 November 1966) is a British chef, restaurateur, and television personality. Born in Scotland, Ramsay grew up in Stratford-upon-Avon. His restaurants have been awarded 16 Michelin stars in total and currently hold a total of 7. His signature restaurant, Restaurant Gordon Ramsay in Chelsea,"
"for ITV, following the lead-up to ""Soccer Aid"", a celebrity charity football match, in which he played only the first half, nursing an injury picked up in training. Ramsay captained the Rest of the World XI against an England XI captained by Robbie Williams. His involvement was limited after he received a four-inch cut in his calf. During his second ""Top Gear"" appearance, he stated that his current cars are a Ferrari F430 and a Range Rover Sport Supercharged, the latter replacing the Bentley Continental GT he previously owned. On 14 May 2006, he appeared on ""Top Gear"" in the"
"questioned its historical value and purpose. An American Life An American Life is the 1990 autobiography of former American President Ronald Reagan, ghostwritten by Robert Lindsey. Released almost two years after Reagan left office, the book reached number eight on ""The New York Times"" Best Seller list. The book is composed of 748 pages, describing Reagan's life from his birth in Tampico, Illinois, to his acting career, marriages, entrance into politics, years as Governor of California, loss in the 1976 Republican primary, and finally his years as President of the United States. Reviewer John O'Sullivan says of Reagan, ""[H]e shows"
"Gordon Ramsay Gordon James Ramsay Jr. (born 8 November 1966) is a British chef, restaurateur, and television personality. Born in Scotland, Ramsay grew up in Stratford-upon-Avon. His restaurants have been awarded 16 Michelin stars in total and currently hold a total of 7. His signature restaurant, Restaurant Gordon Ramsay in Chelsea, London, has held three Michelin stars since 2001. First appearing on television in the UK in the late 1990s, by 2004 Ramsay had become one of the best known chefs in British popular culture, and, along with other chefs such as Jamie Oliver, Nigella Lawson, and Delia Smith, he"
"Restaurant Gordon Ramsay Restaurant Gordon Ramsay, also known as Gordon Ramsay at Royal Hospital Road, is a three Michelin star restaurant owned and operated by Gordon Ramsay, located at Royal Hospital Road, London. It opened in 1998 and was Ramsay's first solo restaurant. In 2001, it made Gordon Ramsay the first Scottish chef to have won three Michelin stars. It has been both praised and criticised, with particular criticism coming from the ""Harden's"" restaurant guide. In March 2013, the restaurant reopened following an art deco redesign. Gordon Ramsay opened Restaurant Gordon Ramsay in 1998, as his first solo restaurant. The"
"the BBC TV’s ""Question Time"" and ""Have I Got News for You"". He was also an occasional columnist for the ""Daily Mail"" throughout the 2000s. He was an honorary member of BAFTA and of the Directors Guild of Great Britain. His autobiography ""Winner Takes All: A Life of Sorts"" was published by Robson Books in 2006. The book largely describes his experiences with many big-screen actors. He also wrote a dieting book, ""The Fat Pig Diet Book"". He also featured in TV commercials that he himself directed for insurance company esure between 2002 and 2009, with his trade-mark catchphrase ""Calm"
"An American Life An American Life is the 1990 autobiography of former American President Ronald Reagan, ghostwritten by Robert Lindsey. Released almost two years after Reagan left office, the book reached number eight on ""The New York Times"" Best Seller list. The book is composed of 748 pages, describing Reagan's life from his birth in Tampico, Illinois, to his acting career, marriages, entrance into politics, years as Governor of California, loss in the 1976 Republican primary, and finally his years as President of the United States. Reviewer John O'Sullivan says of Reagan, ""[H]e shows a tendency, where other people's feelings"
"to pay, and eventually filed bankruptcy in September 1988. After recovering financially, Ramsey began counseling couples at his local church. He attended workshops and seminars on consumer financial problems. Ramsey developed a set of lessons and materials based partially on his own experience and partially on works and teachings by Larry Burkett, Ron Blue and Art Williams of the A.L. Williams company, now Primerica. In 1992 he wrote his first book, ""Financial Peace"". Ramsey is a devout Christian. He has been married to his wife, Sharon, for over 30 years. They have three children, and reside in Franklin, Tennessee. Ramsey's"
"to Los Angeles, he took a musical hiatus from 1998 to 2003 before releasing a successful comeback album, ""You Are the Quarry"", in 2004. Ensuing years saw the release of albums ""Ringleader of the Tormentors"", ""Years of Refusal"", and ""World Peace Is None of Your Business"". He released his autobiography in 2013, followed by his first novel in 2015. His eleventh solo studio album, ""Low in High School"", was released in 2017. Highly influential, Morrissey has been credited as a seminal figure in the emergence of indie rock and Britpop. Acclaimed as one of the greatest lyricists in British history,"
"The Pythons Autobiography by The Pythons The Pythons Autobiography by The Pythons is the official autobiography of the Monty Python team, released in 2003. It covers the whole of Python history, from their childhoods all the way through to the 30th anniversary celebrations in 1999. The book was edited by Bob McCabe from interviews held with John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Eric Idle, Terry Jones and Michael Palin. Interspersed with these are archive interviews with Graham Chapman as well as new contributions from Chapman’s partner David Sherlock, his brother John, and sister-in-law Pam. The book also features excerpts from the personal"
"""Hotel Hell"", and the American versions of ""Hell's Kitchen"" and ""Kitchen Nightmares"". In 2015, ""Forbes"" listed his earnings at $60 million for the previous 12 months, and ranked him the 21st highest earning celebrity in the world. Ramsay was born on 8 November 1966 in Johnstone, Renfrewshire. From the age of five, he was raised in Stratford-upon-Avon. Ramsay is the second of four children. He has an older sister, Diane; a younger brother, Ronnie, who Ramsay revealed had been imprisoned for heroin possession as a juvenile; and a younger sister, Yvonne. Ramsay's father, Gordon James Sr., was—at various times—a swimming"
"degree at the University of Oklahoma. He was a vice president of Hughes Aircraft Corporation's Far East division in Japan. He later headed electronics and consulting firms in Taiwan and the Philippines. When he retired, he settled in California. He co-wrote his memoirs, ""Lieutenant Ramsey's War: From Horse Soldier to Guerrilla Commander"", published in 1990. In 1948, he married Madeleine Willoquet, the daughter of the French ambassador in Manila. They had four children. They divorced in the 1970s. He then married Raquel Ramirez in 1979. Edwin Price Ramsey died of natural causes on March 7, 2013, and was buried with"
"Autobiography (Morrissey) Autobiography is a book by the British singer-songwriter Morrissey, published in October 2013. Controversially, it was published under the Penguin Classics imprint. It was a number one best-seller in the UK and received polarised reviews, with certain reviewers hailing it as brilliant writing and others decrying it as overwrought and self-indulgent. Morrissey mentioned that he had begun work on his autobiography in a radio interview in 2002. An extract from ""Autobiography"" titled ""The Bleak Moor Lies"" was published in 2009 as part of ""The Dark Monarch: Magic & Modernity in British Art"", a compendium published by Tate St"
"off-season during his pro career, and spent some of his retirement coaching and teaching in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, his wife Samantha's hometown. The family moved back down to the Palouse at Moscow, where Samantha, a former Penn State and WSU volleyball player (setter), became an assistant professor of nutrition at the University of Idaho in 2010. While she completed her doctorate in education at UI, Ramsay earned a master's. Ramsay died at age 42 in Moscow in 2016 after suffering a seizure, a complication related to previously diagnosed brain cancer. He had survived over 14½ years since the initial diagnosis."
"Ramsay was Ramsay's first solo restaurant, located at Royal Hospital Road, London. In 2001, it was voted Top Restaurant in the UK in the London Zagat Survey and was awarded its third Michelin star. He was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) by Queen Elizabeth II in the 2006 honours list for services to the hospitality industry, but almost missed the award when his plane was delayed. In July 2006, Ramsay won the Catey award for ""Independent Restaurateur of the Year"", becoming only the third person to have won three Catey awards. Ramsay's two previous Catey"
"Tana Ramsay Cayetana Elizabeth ""Tana"" Ramsay (née Hutcheson, born 23 August 1975) is an English author of books on cookery and a TV broadcaster. A Montessori-trained former schoolteacher, Ramsay married celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay in London on 21 December 1996. They have four children: daughters Megan and Matilda, and fraternal twins Jack and Holly. In 2010, Ramsay appeared on the ITV show ""Dancing on Ice"", partnered by professional skater Stuart Widdall, being eliminated in the fourth week. She has been a presenter of UKTV's food show ""Market Kitchen"". In 2014, she appeared in the American version of cooking show ""MasterChef"","
"personality and motivations, and deals with the stresses placed on his personal and professional relationships by severe mental illness. The book won the 1998 National Book Critics Circle Award for biography. Nasar's second book, ""Grand Pursuit"", was published in 2011. It is a historical narrative which sets forth Nasar's view that economics rescued mankind from squalor and deprivation by placing its material circumstances in its own hands rather than in Fate. It won the Los Angeles Times Book Prize, Science and technology. On 28 August 2006 ""The New Yorker"" published Nasar's article ""Manifold Destiny"", which contained the only interview with"
"""Star in a Reasonably-Priced Car"" segment. Ramsay held the top spot on ""Top Gear""'s celebrity leader board, with a lap time of 1.46.38 until overtaken by Simon Cowell. Ramsay starred in part of a National Blood Service ""Give Blood"" television advertisement, in which he said that he would have died from a ruptured spleen had it not have been for another person's blood donation. On 13 October 2006, he was guest host on the first episode of ""Have I Got News for You""'s 32nd series. On 27 December 2007, Ramsay appeared in the ""Extras"" Christmas special. In January 2008, Ramsay"
"""Don't Blame Me"" (2006), ""Acoustic Journeyman"" (2007) and ""Electric Journeyman"" (2009). A versatile guitarist, Moody has been an active session musician and his own website lists over 100 albums to which he has contributed musically. 2006 saw the release of the autobiographical ""Playing With Trumpets – A Rock 'n' Roll Apprenticeship"", a memoir about his early days on the music scene. Another book of memoirs Snakes And Ladders was released in 2016. His library music has been featured on such TV programmes as ""Waking the Dead"", ""Bo' Selecta!"", ""America's Next Top Model"", ""How to Look Good Naked"", ""Top Gear"", ""Horizon"","
"a work environment, and that it gets easier with practice. In early 2016, Ramsey joined Comedy Central's ""The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore"" as a contributor and writer. Ramsey has also appeared in television series such as ""Totally Biased with W. Kamau Bell"" and ""Broad City"". In April 2017, Comedy Central announced that they were developing a late-night comedy pilot to star and be executive produced by Ramsey. Ramsey hosts a podcast with her husband Patrick called ""Last Name Basis"" where the couple talk about their lives and the world around them. Ramsey's 2018 book ""Well, That Escalated Quickly: Memoirs"
"trip over the Atlas Mountains in Morocco, and is followed by 28 chapters in which Branson recounts the first 43 years of his life. The book ends in January 1993, in the wake of Virgin Atlantic's victory in their court case against British Airways. An epilogue briefly details events since 1993 including the launch of Virgin Cola, the financial services company Virgin Direct and Branson's charitable bid to run the United Kingdom's National Lottery. Losing My Virginity Losing My Virginity: The Autobiography is the autobiography of the British businessman Richard Branson. Published in 1998, it was later followed by other"
"co-hosted by her husband, Gordon Ramsay. Since 2015, Ramsay has starred in her daughter's show ""Matilda and the Ramsay Bunch"" on CBBC. Tana Ramsay Cayetana Elizabeth ""Tana"" Ramsay (née Hutcheson, born 23 August 1975) is an English author of books on cookery and a TV broadcaster. A Montessori-trained former schoolteacher, Ramsay married celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay in London on 21 December 1996. They have four children: daughters Megan and Matilda, and fraternal twins Jack and Holly. In 2010, Ramsay appeared on the ITV show ""Dancing on Ice"", partnered by professional skater Stuart Widdall, being eliminated in the fourth week. She"
"over 125 articles and three books. Dr. Ramsey was born in New York City in 1906 and grew up in California. She attended Mills College, an all-women's university in Oakland, California. Following graduation, she studied for a year at the University of Hamburg, then returned to the United States to attend the Yale School of Medicine. She graduated with her M.D. in 1932, one of only two women in her class. After graduation, Dr. Ramsey began a residency at Yale in pathology. During her first human autopsy, she discovered the previously unknown presence of a very early embryo. Later determined"
"is an autobiographical work, but not in the sense that people might usually think of autobiography. Goyen once remarked, “Everything is auto-biography for me.” In an interview with ""The Paris Review "" in 1976 (on the occasion of the publication of the book’s Twenty-fifth Anniversary Edition), Goyen relates how he happened upon the title. He was serving on an aircraft carrier during World War II at the time: Alternate titles Goyen considered were ""Cries Down a Well"", ""Six Elegies"", and ""Six American Portraits"". Two epigraphs open the book. The first is from a character in the book, Aunt Malley Ganchion:"
"George Ramsay George Burrell Ramsay (4 March 1855 in Glasgow, Scotland – 7 October 1935 in Llandrindod Wells) was born at Abbotsford Place in the Tradeston District of Glasgow. His father was William Ramsay, an ironmonger, who originated from Perthshire. George's mother was Mary Ann Burrell who was born in Woolwich. George became secretary and manager of Aston Villa Football Club in the most successful period of their history. His record of six League Championships and six FA Cups is second only to Sir Alex Ferguson and Arsene Wenger respectively. Ramsay came to join Aston Villa almost by accident. Walking"
"and joked that the manager should ""drop in to see his relatives"". The football journalist Ken Jones related that on one occasion, when Ramsey perceived Moore and Greaves to be mocking his accent on the team bus, he said he would ""win the World Cup without those two bastards"". Ramsey was an active freemason. Throughout his career as a professional footballer and for years afterwards, Ramsey claimed to be two years younger than he really was — including in his ghosted autobiography, ""Talking Football"", published in 1952. This began when Ramsey first turned professional with Southampton during the Second World"
"Dave Ramsey David Lawrence Ramsey III (born September 3, 1960) is an American personal finance guru, businessman, and author. Ramsey was born and raised in Antioch, Tennessee. He was a 1982 graduate of the College of Business Administration at University of Tennessee, Knoxville with a degree in Finance and Real Estate. As a real estate investor, doing business as Ramsey Investments, Inc., he built a rental real estate portfolio worth more than $4 million by 1986. The bank that was financing his real estate was sold to a larger bank who demanded immediate repayment on the loans. He was unable"
"tells Ramsay there are no new three stars. Boiling Point (1998 miniseries) Boiling Point is a five-part, 1999 Channel 4 documentary miniseries produced by Tim Graham and David Nath for London Weekend Television (LWT) and following Chef Gordon Ramsay. With each segment 30 minutes in length, the series was broadcast 25 February 1999 – 25 March 1999. Chef Ramsay is closely followed during eight of the most intense months of his life as he opens his first (and now flagship) restaurant in Royal Hospital Road in Chelsea in September 1998. This establishment would ultimately earn him the highly prestigious (and"
"appearance on ""New Girl"" episode ""Operation: Bobcat"". Ramsay made an appearance on the 11 December 2017 broadcast of ""Please Take Care of My Refrigerator"", a South Korean reality television show on JTBC. In February 2018, Ramsay starred in an episode of the Houzz series ""My Houzz,"" in which he surprised chef Christina Wilson with a kitchen, living room and dining room renovation. Ramsay voices the character Bolton Gramercy in """". The character is based on him in many aspects, specifically the fact that he is a chef with a fiery temper. In June 2006, Ramsay won a High Court case"
"connection between environmental conservation and good governance. Unbowed: A Memoir Unbowed: A Memoir is a 2006 autobiography written by 2004 Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Wangari Maathai. The book was published by the Knopf Publishing Group. Maathai discusses her life from childhood until she was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2004. She discusses her childhood, education in the United States and her return to Kenya, moving on to her life as an environmentalist and political activist, culminating with the victory of the opposition in the 2002 elections against the ruling KANU party and her election to parliament, followed shortly after"
"Gordon Ramsay's 24 Hours to Hell and Back Gordon Ramsay's 24 Hours to Hell and Back is an American reality television program which premiered on Fox on June 13, 2018. Starring chef Gordon Ramsay, the show features his travels across the United States, visiting failing restaurants in his 70-foot-long ""Hell On Wheels"" semi-truck that unfolds into a high-tech mobile kitchen, where the chefs are retrained. At first, a team is sent in to secretly survey the restaurant, with Ramsay eventually going undercover inside. He then tries to address the issues and revive each restaurant by retraining staff and refreshing the"