Cowra Library: Rod Halsted Take My Advice - I'm Not Using It!

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The laugh out loud story of a rollercoaster life from penthouse to the slammer....

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Discover the laugh out loud story of a rollercoaster life from penthouse to the slammer, and how Rod finally found his way back to sanity!!!“Phew, I feel like I've been physically assaulted reading that book. But in a good way. It's a red hot read.” Barrie Cassidy“A wild country kid who hit the road to find himself and found crime instead. He took crazy risks with deadly crooks and lived to see the funny side of a reckless life.” Andrew Rule.Rod Halsted has lived a life most wouldn't dare to imagine. In his memoir Take My Advice, I’m Not Using It! he takes you on a wild ride through addiction, crime, and redemption - all wrapped in the irreverent humour of a true Aussie larrikin.Compelling and unfiltered, Rod lays it all bare. From crashing cars (seventeen to be exact), dealing drugs and doing time, arrest records in four states and sharing a drink with Bob Hawke, trouble was never far from Rod. Told with trademark Aussie no-nonsense honesty, Take My Advice, I’m Not Using It! is as much a confession as it is a celebration of resilience.Rod’s storytelling crackles with life — cheeky, gritty, and deeply human. Whether he’s outrunning the law or facing his demons, he never loses the spark that defines an Aussie battler.About the author:Rod Halsted has lived a knockabout life. He's dealt in drugs, done time, worked in pubs, fossicked for nickel, managed a patisserie franchise and built a pressure washing business from scratch into a million dollar concern after getting sober 25 years ago.Copies of Take My Advice - I'm Not Using It! by Rod Halsted will be availabe for sales and signings on the day supported by Collins Booksellers.

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