It's All Going Terribly Wrong: The Accidental Showman

Whowouldhaveguessedinthe1960sthatMichaelParker, atypicalyoungBritishArmy officer, wouldturnintooneofthemostremarkableinternationalshowmen of his generation? This bookisa wonderfullyfunnyaccountof the many different events he hasstagedinEurope, America, andtheMiddleEast. Amongst these are the launch oftwinshipsin Fort Lauderdale, America's Cup Ball in Long Island, theopeningof the new MemphisSymphonyHall, the naming of P & O ship the Grand Princess in NewYork Harbor, royal weddingsin Jordan, victorycommemorations, charityevents, and some of the world's biggest military shows in Berlin, Edinburgh, andLondon's RoyalTournament.