If you are searching for Derbyshire and Peak District Guides or maps. please visit the Derbyshire UK Bookshop at Derbyshire UK Book Shop Derbyshire Book Reviews To the Mountain Top by Larry Walters Published September 2005 Larry Walters is a retired chartered engineer who lives in the Lake District but spent much of his early childhood in Derbyshire. Born with cerebral palsy into a working class family in the 1930s, his future seemed very bleak. Many saw him as not only being severely physically handicapped, but also beyond education. Being obstinate and single-minded, the author was determined to overcome what he calls a 'series of little local difficulties.' Married with one daughter and two grand-daughters, he somehow managed to combine his family life and professional career with a range of other challenging activities. He was also one of the first people to campaign for equal opportunities for disabled people. In 1986 he was awarded an MBE. His interests include current affairs, history since 1780, exploring the Lake District, swimming against the tide and writing. REVIEW This is a moving book of triumph over severe disability by a man of excelling courage of whom you could say that, if he is pursuing an objective, the question is not whether he will succeed but simply when... His autobiography is not only an intriguing account of Larry's own struggle to reach his mountain top, involving gruelling conflicts with authorities of one kind and another along the way. From its coverage of the goings-on inside a prisoners-of-war camp for German officers to describing scenes at a Labour Party Conference, from Manchester Methodism to the start of Quakerism and an insider's account of the work of a health authority and supplementary benefits appeals tribunal, this is a fascinating read which I thoroughly commend. The Rt. Hon. Lord Morris of Manchester Paperback – 187pp - £13.90 - ISBN 190 452 432X – Published by Hayloft September 2005

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