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A rollicking, crazed, sometimes terrifying, usually bloody, and incredibly funny ride through one mans adventures in the oil trade. Feb 02, 2018 from writing about life on oil rigs with sociopathic coworkers and a packaday pet monkey, to hollywood via perth, paul carters life is never dull, he tells lunch with the afr. She thinks im a piano player in a whorehouse unabridged by carter, paul, badrick, david, carter, paul isbn. Picking up right where he left off, paul carter pulls out more tall tales of a mad, bad and dangerous life in the. This move was to change pauls life in so many ways. Fighting in chinese bars, motorbike crash, getting locked in. One bike and the first lap around australia on used cooking oil. Picking up right where he left off, paul carter pulls out more tall tales of a mad, bad and dangerous. Paul carter, author of dont tell mum i work on the rigs, she thinks im a piano player in a whorehouse, is back with more mostly good clean. Taking postings in some of the worlds wildest and most remote regions, not to mention some of the roughest oil rigs on the planet, paul has worked, gotten into trouble and been given serious talkings to in locations as farflung as the north sea, middle east, borneo and tunisia, as exotic as sumatera, vietnam and thailand, and as flat out. Taking postings in some of the worlds wildest and most remote regions, not to mention some of the roughest drilling rigs on the planet, paul carter has worked, gotten into trouble and been given serious talkings to in locations as farflung as the north sea, middle east, borneo and tunisia, as exotic as sumatra, vietnam and thailand, and as flat out. Mar 14, 2017 paul carter before that day and i doubt i would have ever bought his book if i hadnt heard paul talk on the panel that day, because im not into motorbikes, oil rigs or smoking monkeys. Dont tell mum i work on the rigs by paul carter waterstones. Carter writes as if he has add, careering through his life on oil rigs in exotic locations.
Carters romperstomper tour of the worlds oil rigs a highly enjoyable tale. Paul carter has been working in the oil exploration industry since he was eighteen years old, in that time he has accumulated a wealth of hilarious and often terrifying stories. As an oil and gas worker, this book is a spot on accurate look at the industry. Carter has written a really funny summary of some of his exploits in fifteen years working on oil rigs around the world and the scrapes he has got into whilst doing it. Its essentially a jumble of various experiences from carters time working on oil rigs in often third world countries. A rollicking, crazed, sometimes terrifying, usually bloody, and incredibly funny ride through one mans adventures in the oil tradesince age 18, paul carter has worked on oil rigs in locations as far flung as the middle east, columbia, the north sea, borneo, tunisia, sumatra, vietnam, nigeria, russia, and many othersand hes survived so far. Paul carter wrote that sensational book dont tell mum i work on the oil rigs, she thinks im a piano player in a whorehouse. Smoking monkeys, drilling rigs, biodiesel bikes and other stories. Paul carter has led an amazing and intriguing life working on oil rigs throughout the world.
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By the time paul was 16 he was working on drilling tools thanks to his mother getting him his first job. A rollicking, crazed, sometimes terrifying, usually bloody, and incredibly funny ride through one mans adventures in the oil trade since age 18, paul carter has. Description of the book dont tell mum i work on the rigs. Paul carter author of dont tell mum i work on the rigs, she thinks. Starting with action and mayhem galore this is not a drill sets an unrelenting pace that just doesnt let up, as paul almost drowns when the russian rig hes working on begins to capsize. First off, lets do this book a favour by giving you its full title dont tell mum i work on the rigs, she thinks im a piano player in a whorehouse. Smoking monkeys, drilling rigs, biodiesel bikes and other. Discover more authors youll love listening to on audible. Dont tell mum i work on the rigs paul carter ramblings. The opening chapter had me laughing, while slightly horrified a t what had happened to this poor man wh en working on a n oil rig overseas. Fighting in chinese bars, motorbike crash, getting locked in the toilet. Picking up right where he left off, paul carter pulls out more tall tales of a mad, bad and dangerous life in the international oil trade.
At the age of 15, paul moved to perth western australia with his mum who had secured employment working for an american oil company. Paul carter author of dont tell mum i work on the rigs, she. Paul carters memoir of his life as an oil man in some of the freakiest, most lawless locations in the world is not for the fainthearted, as the name borrowed from an old bumper sticker and now possibly my favourite book title ever suggests. Aug 31, 2009 paul carter wrote that sensational book dont tell mum i work on the oil rigs, she thinks im a piano player in a whorehouse. Browse paul carters bestselling audiobooks and newest titles.
Paul carter and betty the biobike abc perth australian. May 22, 2007 paul pauli carter gives an autobiographical account of fun times working on oil rigs round the world. She thinks im a piano player in a whorehouse new pb edition by paul carter isbn. Smoking monkeys, drilling rigs, biodiesel bikes and other stories by paul carter, 9781742379074, download free ebooks, download free pdf epub ebook. The tough life of an oilrig worker was almost immediately addictive for paul. It chronicles his childhood, his time as a greenhorn in the oil industry, and his progression into running his own crew on rigs. Jul 09, 2019 carter has written a really funny summary of some of his exploits in fifteen years working on oil rigs around the world and the scrapes he has got into whilst doing it. Dont tell mum i work on the rigs, she thinks im a piano. This episode is a two part series of my chat with driller and adventurer turned author, paul carter. Apr 30, 2010 as ron edwards, an oil worker with 20 years experience, writes in the same book. I couldntread more if you liked this, you might also like. May 22, 2007 a rollicking, crazed, sometimes terrifying, usually bloody, and incredibly funny ride through one mans adventures in the oil tradesince age 18, paul carter has worked on oil rigs in locations as far flung as the middle east, columbia, the north sea, borneo, tunisia, sumatra, vietnam, nigeria, russia, and many othersand hes survived so far. A takenoprisoners approach to life has seen paul carter heading to some of the. Paul carter, author of dont tell mum i work on the rigs, she thinks im a piano player in a whorehouse is back with more mostly good clean stories of life on the rigs.
Since age 18, paul carter has worked on oil rigs in locations as far flung as. However, one is never quite sure throughout this production if he has an overarching narrative to tell or if he is just slinging together a loosely connected series of. Or to give the book its full title dont tell mum i work on the rigs. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Paul carters most popular book is dont tell mum i work on the rigs, she thinks im a piano pla.
She thinks im a piano player in a whorehouse ebook written by paul carter. Aug 23, 2015 this episode is a two part series of my chat with driller and adventurer turned author, paul carter. From writing about life on oil rigs with sociopathic coworkers and a packaday pet monkey, to hollywood via perth, paul carters life is never dull, he tells lunch. Founded in 1997, has become a leading book price comparison site. Ocecos ocean ranger sank during rough seas southeast of st johns, newfoundland. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read dont tell mum i work on the rigs. Dont tell mom i work on the rigs ebook by paul carter. I thought this book was just going to be about working on oil rigs in the sea. I listened to t his audiobook while driving to work.
Best seller in australia with extensive media coverage. Carter, or pauli, as he refers to himself, is an oil rig contractor and hes put delicately the author follows through at the beginning of an eighthour flight to singapore. Since age 18, paul carter has worked on oil rigs in locations as far flung as the middle east, columbia, the north sea, borneo, tunisia, sumatra, vietnam, nigeria. Herald sunhes back on the rigs and back in trouble. Books by paul carter author of dont tell mum i work on the rigs.
Paul carter books list of books by author paul carter. Download smoking monkeys, drilling rigs, biodiesel bikes and other stories. Get the best deal by comparing prices from over 100,000 booksellers. Paul pauli carter gives an autobiographical account of fun times working on oil rigs round the world. She thinks im a piano player in a whorehouse made me laugh and cry when i first read it about 10 years ago. Held hostage in nigeria paul carter driller, adventurer. Starting with action and mayhem galore this is not a drill sets an unrelenting pace that just doesnt let up, as paul almost drowns. This book is about paul carters working life on oil rigs all around the world while trying to balance a personal life. Stories are perhaps exaggerated but who cares when they are so well told. Since age 18, paul carter has worked on oil rigs in locations as far flung as the middle east, columbia, the north sea, borneo, tunisia, sumatra, vietnam, nigeria, russia, and many others and hes survived so. Paul has lived, worked, gotten into trouble and been given a serious talking to in england, scotland, germany, france, holland, norway, portugal, tunisia, australia, nigeria, russia, singapore, malaysia, borneo, columbia, vietnam, thailand, papua new.
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