The Complete Blood, Sweat and Tea

Name: The Complete Blood, Sweat and Tea
Brand: Harper UK
Availability: InStock
Author: Tom Reynolds
ISBN: 9780007367023

Author: Tom Reynolds

Narrator: Daniel Philpott

Unabridged: 17 hr 18 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: William Collins

Published: 06/03/2010

Categories: Nonfiction, Biography & Autobiography, Memoirs, Arts & Entertainment, Humor, Health & Fitness, Diseases & Conditions

Synopsis

Collected in one volume, here are the true life stories of London ambulance driver, Tom Reynolds. *Previously published as Sirens, after the Channel 4 TV show inspired by the book* On any given day Tom Reynolds might be attacked by strangers, sworn at by motorists, puked on, covered in blood and other much more unpleasant substances. He could help to deliver a baby in the morning and witness the last moments of a dying man in the afternoon. He deals with road accidents, knife attacks, domestic violence, drug overdoses, neglect and suffering. And you think you’re having a bad day at work? His experiences spawned two volumes of memoir, both of which are collected here.

About Tom Reynolds

Tom Reynolds graduated from the University of Maryland, College Park, with a Bachelor of Arts in American studies, where he also accidentally minored in English. He lives in Brooklyn, New York, with a dog named Ginger, who despite being illiterate proved to be a really great late-night writing partner.
Tom is also cohost of the popular comedy podcast The Complete Guide to Everything and the new pop culture podcast Pop Everything.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Lucy on March 19, 2025

Sarcastic insight into the London Ambulance Service response team. Tom really has seen it all but I feel at times he has lost his passion with people because of it and completely relate with that from my time working in health services. Despite this, I enjoyed this but it wasn't the first pickings o......more

Goodreads review by Beth on October 30, 2024

tbh i didn’t really like the author/narrator - he was often racist (granted this was first written in 2004) and had no respect for his healthcare peers the stories however were interesting and filled a Casualty sized hole (roll on christmas!!)......more

Goodreads review by Miriam on April 27, 2019

Very funny and informative. The only part I didn’t enjoy was the blog format. I would have preferred the anecdotes without the constant reference to comments which obviously weren’t included. It felt a little like awkwardly sitting in the corner of a room with someone on a multi-way Skype conversati......more

Goodreads review by Emily on June 24, 2014

great book written with honesty and humour......more

Goodreads review by nicola mason on December 07, 2023

Fabulous 👌 Funny...heart wrenching....brutally honest....eye opening....thank you Tom for your service and skills keep up the good work and hopefully you bring out another good read......more