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Title: Ancient Gonzo Wisdom
Author: Hunter S. Thompson
Binding: TPB
ISBN: 9780330511261
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Bristling with inspired observations and wild anecdotes, this collection offers a unique insight into the voice and mind of the inimitable Hunter S. Thompson, as recorded in the pages of Playboy, The Paris Review, Esquire, and elsewhere. Fearless and unsparing, the interviews detail some of the most storied episodes of Thompson's life: a savage beating at the hands of the Hells Angels, talking football with Nixon on the 1972 Campaign, and his unlikely run for Sheriff of Aspen. Elsewhere, passionate tirades about journalism, culture, guns, drugs, and the law showcase Thompson's voice at its fiercest. Arranged chronologically, and prefaced with Anita Thompson's moving account of her husband's last years, the interviews present Hunter in all his fractured brilliance and provide an exceptional portrait of his times.
Title: High Society : Grace Kelly And Hollywood
Author: Donald Spoto
Binding: HB
ISBN: 9780091796396
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As one of the silver screen's most iconic stars, Grace Kelly will be remembered not only for her enduring beauty, but also for modernising the actor's relationship with movie studios. Her departure from Hollywood marked the end of the Golden Age. Drawing on a series of taped interviews with Grace Kelly that have never before been published, Donald Spoto examines the transformation of a convent girl from Philadelphia to European princess. Spoto also draws on interviews conducted with a range of people - from James Stewart and Cary Grant to Fred Zinnemann, who directed Grace in her first major movie as the wife of Gary Cooper in High Noon. Much has been written about her personal life, and there have been wild allegations about her romantic history. With great sensitivity and insight, Donald Spoto examines her key relationships, not only with the men who loved her, but with great directors, like Alfred Hitchcock and John Ford, who helped make her an enduring star of motion pictures.
Title: Theory Of Moments, A
Author: James Knight
Binding: TPB
ISBN: 9780733623882
RRP: $35.00
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James Knight was almost forty and tired of simply existing; for him there had to be more to life than pay packets and keeping up with the Joneses. As a bipolar sufferer who'd had some significant battles, he'd learnt to appreciate the importance of living in the moment. After talking to his wife, Clare, about how he was feeling, they decided to turn their backs on a comfortable existence in Sydney's middle-class suburbia for a year-long backpackers' trip through South America and Africa, with pit-stops in New York and the UK. James and Clare would do volunteer work, learn Spanish and dance wherever and whenever they could.
Title: Unforgiving Minute, The : A Soldier's Education
Author: Craig M. Mullaney
Binding: HB
ISBN: 9781594202025
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One haunting afternoon on Losano Ridge in Afghanistan, Captain Craig Mullaney and his platoon were caught in a deadly firefight with Al Qaeda fighters when a message came over the radio: one of his soldiers had been killed in action. Mullaney's education had been relentlessly preparing him for this moment. The four years he spent at West Point and the harrowing test of Ranger School readied him for a career in the Army. His subsequent experience as a Rhodes Scholar at Oxford couldn't have been further from the Army and his working class roots, and yet the unorthodox education he received there would be surprisingly relevant as a combat leader. Years later, after that unforgettable experience in Afghanistan, he would return to the United States to teach history to future Navy and Marine Corps officers at the Naval Academy. He had been in their position once, and he had put his education to the test. How could he use his life-changing experience prepare them? The Unforgiving Minute is, above all, an unforgettable portrait of a young soldier grappling with the weight of his hard-earned knowledge while coming to grips with becoming a man.