Celebrities Who Have Met Me - D'Eathe, John
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John D'Eathe, a child of the British Empire, tells his life story and expresses his thoughts on the decline of the empire through fascinating and often humorous interactions with celebrities who have met him. What became of the British Empire? It took over a thousand years to assemble but just his lifetime to dismantle. A century ago it was the greatest domain ever, directly controlling a quarter of the world and its population. Even as the book opens, during the Second World War, Great Britain still dominates over eighty countries. 'Celebrities' features our 'Child of the Empire,' a little…mehr

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John D'Eathe, a child of the British Empire, tells his life story and expresses his thoughts on the decline of the empire through fascinating and often humorous interactions with celebrities who have met him. What became of the British Empire? It took over a thousand years to assemble but just his lifetime to dismantle. A century ago it was the greatest domain ever, directly controlling a quarter of the world and its population. Even as the book opens, during the Second World War, Great Britain still dominates over eighty countries. 'Celebrities' features our 'Child of the Empire,' a little English boy first encountered fiercely defending Britain and its possessions from attack by the Germans. It was an era of intolerance and violence and he was born into a society influenced and prejudiced in many ways. His life was to see a great deal of change. The War won, he is schooled in a strict system preparing him for service in the world-wide Empire. From those modest beginnings he succeeds, and goes on to enjoy the Imperial life, initially lording it over others in the colonies. He meets a fascinating array of characters along the way, some well-known, and at the highest levels of their calling but all contemporaries in the developing dramas of their time. He watches with fascination from the security of the post-colonial Canada, as the other nations of his fading imperial world progressively claim their independence. Then, Canada withdraws, patriating its constitution, and at the end of the century even his revered Hong Kong is gone to Communist China. He then observes the newly independent countries finding their lone, contentious ways to prosperity in the new world order. Sadly his respected Queen Elizabeth dies and he reluctantly admits the sun has indeed set on his British Empire.
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John D'Eathe is a Vancouver-based author, who spent more than fifty years building a remarkable career in urban land development and real estate investment in Canada, the U.S., and internationally.As a young businessman, he spent a decade in Colonial Hong Kong, an experience which was to shape his life. Traveling throughout Asia and Africa and working in Hong Kong in the waning years of the British Empire, he experienced the end of an era. He then moved to Canada and took part in the social transition which produced the integrated society of which we are proud of today.He has published two previous books. Tokkie Smith and the Colour of Rugby is a non-fiction account of the creation of the Hong Kong Sevens and shares the true tragic story of South African founder Tokkie Smith as he gets caught up in the turbulent forefront of rugby's move from white domination and into the clutches of big money. Laundering the Dragon is a light-hearted financial crime novel that pulls from the author's lived experiences throughout his notable career. A tongue in cheek and farcical satire on international financial crime, it illustrates how unprepared Canada is to deal with the real world and explores our still evolving relationships, especially with the seriously intruding, aggressive Communist China.His latest book Celebrities Who Have Met Me tells his life story and expresses his thoughts on the decline of the British Empire through fascinating and often humorous interactions with celebrities who have met him.John was a long-time member of the BC Bar Association but spent his career in the real estate industry, being recognized for his lifetime service by the Real Estate Institute of British Columbia, Award of Excellence, in 2011. He also received the B.C. Community Achievement Award in 2013 and The Sovereign's Medal for Volunteers in 2017, for his long civic involvement and community leadership. He also served as a mentor and supporter for UBC's Sauder School of Business and was a member of its Urban Land Economics Advisory Board.John lives in West Vancouver with his wife Lane, a McGill graduate from Montreal, and tries to keep up with his successful children and ten grandchildren.