The God squad

<p>By the age of four, Paddy Doyle's mother had died of cancer, and father had commited suicide. He was detained in an industrial school for 11 years, where he was viciously assaulted and sexually abused by his religious custodians. After 3 years, he was taken to a hospital and left there, never to see his custodians again. So began his long round of hospitals, mainly in the company of old dying men, while doctors tried to diagnose his condition. This period of his life, culminating in brain surgery at the age of 10, left him permanently disabled. This title is the true story of a survivor, told with a lack of bitterness for one so shockingly and shamefully treated.</p>

The God Squad

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Doyle, Paddy

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The God Squad: The Bestselling Story of One Child's Triumph Over Adversity

Transworld Publishers

His mother died of cancer in 1955. His father commited suicide shortly thereafter. Paddy Doyle was sentenced to an Irish district court to be detained in an industrial school for 11 years. He was four years old. This title is a testament of the institutionalized Ireland of only 25 years ago, as seen through the bewildered eyes of a child. During his detention, Paddy was viciously assaulted and sexually abused by his religious custodians, and within three years his experiences began to result in physical manifestations of trauma. He was taken one night to hospital and left there, never to see his custodians again.

Raven Arts Press

Paddy Doyle is as tough as they come. In his early teens he was a British judo champion, pushing himself to the peak of fitness and endurance. But his fiercely competitive nature and rebellious temperament landed him in trouble with the law. A hard drinker and a troublemaker, he ended up in prison, but his passion for sport and fitness saved him. He turned his life around and went from back-street brawls to breaking records. This is the true story of one man's journey from the back streets of Birmingham to the brilliance of a world champion who refused to give up.

Iron Man: The True Story of Britain's Strongest, Fastest, Hardest Man

John Blake

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