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The Resource There's a hole in my bucket : a journey of two brothers, Royd Tolkien

There's a hole in my bucket : a journey of two brothers, Royd Tolkien

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  • "Having grown up on their great-grandfather's stories, Royd Tolkien and his brother, Mike, have always enjoyed adventures. So when Mike is diagnosed with motor neurone disease, also known as ALS, the brothers decide to use the time they have left to tick off as much as possible from Mike's bucket list, from remote camping in Norway to travelling through Royd's beloved New Zealand. Yet, when Royd loses Mike, he discovers his brother had been writing another kind of bucket list: fifty things he wanted Royd to do after his death. His first task? Mike wants his mild-mannered brother to trip up on his way to the lectern to deliver his eulogy. What follows is a set of emotionally charged tests that will push Royd firmly out of his comfort zone. This is the story of Royd's journey to accomplish a challenging, humorous, and often heartbreaking list of unknown tasks that chart the brothers' lives from childhood to adulthood. But above all, it is a story of the sibling bond, of grief--and of treasuring every moment."--Amazon
  • An inspirational, life-affirming memoir from the great-grandson of J.R.R. Tolkien
Language
eng
Work
Publication
Extent
351 pages
Contents
  • The beginning and the end
  • There and back
  • Across the water
  • Not the end
Isbn
9781542027571
Instance
Label
There's a hole in my bucket : a journey of two brothers
Title
There's a hole in my bucket
Title remainder
a journey of two brothers
Statement of responsibility
Royd Tolkien
Title variation
  • There is a hole in my bucket
  • Journey of two brothers
  • Journey of 2 brothers
Creator
Author
Subject
Genre
Language
eng
Summary
  • "Having grown up on their great-grandfather's stories, Royd Tolkien and his brother, Mike, have always enjoyed adventures. So when Mike is diagnosed with motor neurone disease, also known as ALS, the brothers decide to use the time they have left to tick off as much as possible from Mike's bucket list, from remote camping in Norway to travelling through Royd's beloved New Zealand. Yet, when Royd loses Mike, he discovers his brother had been writing another kind of bucket list: fifty things he wanted Royd to do after his death. His first task? Mike wants his mild-mannered brother to trip up on his way to the lectern to deliver his eulogy. What follows is a set of emotionally charged tests that will push Royd firmly out of his comfort zone. This is the story of Royd's journey to accomplish a challenging, humorous, and often heartbreaking list of unknown tasks that chart the brothers' lives from childhood to adulthood. But above all, it is a story of the sibling bond, of grief--and of treasuring every moment."--Amazon
  • An inspirational, life-affirming memoir from the great-grandson of J.R.R. Tolkien
Biography type
autobiography
Cataloging source
YDX
http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
1969-
http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
Tolkien, Royd
Index
no index present
Literary form
non fiction
http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
  • Tolkien, Royd
  • Tolkien, Mike
  • Tolkien, J. R. R.
  • Tolkien, J. R. R.
  • Brothers
  • Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
  • Frères
  • Sclérose latérale amyotrophique
  • Families
  • Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
  • Brothers
  • Great Britain
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There's a hole in my bucket : a journey of two brothers, Royd Tolkien
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Publication
Copyright
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
  • The beginning and the end
  • There and back
  • Across the water
  • Not the end
Control code
1255463262
Dimensions
20 cm
Extent
351 pages
Isbn
9781542027571
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
Note
WorldCat record variable field(s) change: 600, 650, 655
System control number
(OCoLC)1255463262
Label
There's a hole in my bucket : a journey of two brothers, Royd Tolkien
Publication
Copyright
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
  • The beginning and the end
  • There and back
  • Across the water
  • Not the end
Control code
1255463262
Dimensions
20 cm
Extent
351 pages
Isbn
9781542027571
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
Note
WorldCat record variable field(s) change: 600, 650, 655
System control number
(OCoLC)1255463262

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