Publisher's Synopsis
The life story of a man, Tom Henderson OBE, PhD, FRSA. A world renown Disaster Relief Expert that with his prepacked disaster relief package assisted over Two Million needy people in over 130 disasters worldwide . A Entrepreneur, Inventor, Engineer, Business Leader, Motivator, Teacher, Public Speaker, Diving and Marine Expert, Treasure Hunter, Mountaineer, Philanthropist and Humanitarian. His guiding principle in life is to "Dream Big and Dare to Fail "a principle he follows in his daily life. His life, working practices and innovations are guided by his self imposed "Keep it Simple Do it Now" process.
Born in 1950 in the North West of England in the grimy industrial town of Blackburn Lancashire the Author was born into a poor but caring family, my Mother and Father were both illiterate, they and my 5 siblings - 7 of us were crammed into a 2 up 2 down terraced house with no electricity and no hot water, outside toilet . It was not unusual to often be hungry, cold and wet. New clothes were a rare. This book, his Autobiography "Life Does Not come with Instruction" chronicles his interesting and varied 74 year ( ( so far ) life including his early life primary and grammar school days, his time in a workhouse for destitute children his not so enjoyable Grammar schooldays. Joining the Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm at the tender age of 15 in 1966. Tales of his 10 year long Navy days that saw him complete many different deployments on aircraft Carriers and Frigates worldwide. His various Navy "Training" courses included - Trained Aircraft Armourer, Navy Diver, Mountain Rescue team, Helicopter Aircrewman, Airborne Missile Aimer, Search and Rescue Diver, and more. On leaving the Royal Navy in 1975 he went on to complete a number commercial Air and Deep diving ( 50+ mtr deep diving ) courses his diving training that led to many exciting and rewarding practical Diving and Consultancy worldwide projects completed which included a number of underwater equipment projects for the UK MOD. Tom has visited over 50 countries worldwide, Flown over and Climbed mountains, Walked ocean floors, Met with Kings and Queens Climbed Kilimanjaro and the Matterhorn, Walked in Deserts, Rain Forests and on Glaciers He is happiest with a rucksack on his back seeing the world. His current project is to build a school in the high Himalayan for disadvantaged children. He works hard trying to make a difference in the world. A humble man just getting on with life because "Life Does Not Come with Instructions".
