James H. Mannell James H. Mannell i(6566302 works by)
Gender: Male
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1 y separately published work icon All There Was James H. Mannell , Burleigh : Zeus Publications , 2019 17353058 2019 single work autobiography 'All There Was is an honest and astonishing insight into one man’s lifelong struggle with manic-depression. As a comic actor and a languages teacher he thrived on performance: the adrenalin boost it supplied often controlled and moderated the darker side of his nature. A flawed individualist who mismanaged the promising life that was his to nurture, he lost all confidence in the decision-making process and stumbled from one family crisis to another, from one relationship to another, one marriage to another, one school to another. Escape became his obsession and his failure, until his only recourse appeared to be silent reclusiveness. His story is about one of life’s loneliest afflictions and one sufferer’s battle to keep the Black Dog at bay.' (Publication summary)
1 y separately published work icon A Chalkie of the State James H. Mannell , Beenleigh : Zeus Publications , 2013 6566327 2013 single work novel humour

'An eight-year-old boy in the mid-Fifties sets his sights on becoming a teacher and embarks on a dramatic, funny and heart-warming six-decade journey from schoolboy to probationary teacher to deputy principal, finally escaping back to the classroom again.

'Chalkie is a compelling, richly entertaining story of great teachers and charlatans, lovely children and exasperating miscreants from a dozen state schools.

'At times gut-wrenching and hair-raising, it is an eye-opening account that is a guaranteed reading adventure for anyone who was ever a teacher, student or parent in an Australian secondary school community.' (Publisher's blurb)
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