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James Hamilton-Paterson

ISBN:9781933372198

"Imagine a British John Waters crossed with David Sedaris."-The New York Times Book Review

Set both in Tuscany and in the trendy haunts of London...more details
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Amazing Disgrace (Book)

James Hamilton-Paterson

ISBN:9780571229390

Gerald Samper is a ghost writer to the stars: rock singers, racing drivers and ski champions. And now to Millie Cleat, the steely harridan and one-armed sailor. When Millie lost her right arm to a brave shark when she was swimming off Perth...more details
Format:Paperback / softback Pages:320

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America's Boy (Book)

James Hamilton-Paterson

ISBN:9781862070240

A re-examination of the rule of Ferdinand and Imelda Marcos in the Philippines and the conditions that gave rise to their leadership. The author...more details
Format:Hardcover Pages:477

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America's Boy (Book)

James Hamilton-Paterson

ISBN:9781862072824

Ferdinand had reinvented himself as a matchless fighter against the Japanese, and Time magazine hailed him as a hero. People were happy to believe this...more details
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Cooking with Fernet Branca (Book)

James Hamilton-Paterson

ISBN:9781933372013

"A playful book, full of fun and games. There is so much pleasure to be had from Hamilton-Paterson's delight in language and wicked way with unreliable narrators. . . . The book's effect is achieved almost entirely through the comic magnetism of a single character."-"The Times Literary Supplement"

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Cooking With Fernet Branca (Book)

James Hamilton-Paterson

ISBN:9780571220908

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COOKING WITH FERNET BRANCA (Book)

James Hamilton-Paterson

ISBN:9780571220915

Gerald Samper, an effete Englishman, lives on a hilltop in Tuscany. He is a ghostwriter for celebrities, and a foodie, whose weird tastes include 'Mussels in Chocolate and Garlic' and 'Fernet Branca Ice Cream'. His idyll is shattered by the arrival of Marta...more details
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Cooking with Fernet Branca (Book)

James Hamilton-Paterson

ISBN:9780571227068

"Cooking with Fernet Branca" is a gleefully tasteless bad dream of modern Italy, told through the eyes of Gerald Samper - effete Englishman, culinary adventurer...more details
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Empire of the Clouds - When Britain's Aircraft Ruled the World (Book)

James Hamilton-Paterson

ISBN:9780571278893

A glorious fully-illustrated edition of the bestselling aviation history book....more details
Format:Hardback Pages:288

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Gerontius (Book)

James Hamilton-Paterson

ISBN:9781862074934

Gerontius is the story of a real voyage in the life of Sir Edward Elgar, the celebrated composer of the quintessentially English tune 'Land of Hope and Glory'. The cruise up the Amazon is a holiday for the disillusioned music-maker. In telling the story of his journey...more details
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Loving Monsters (Book)

James Hamilton-Paterson

ISBN:9781862074255

'I'm embarrassed to say this, James,' he murmured, 'but you're probably going to write my life. I know how presumptuous it sounds - and vain...more details
Format:Hardcover Pages:308

USD $36.05

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Loving Monsters (Book)

James Hamilton-Paterson

ISBN:9781862074927

I'm embarrassed to say this, James,' he murmured, 'but you're probably going to write my life. I know how presumptuous it sounds - and vain, and so on - but I really do think that's what you will end up doing. I've had rather an exotic life...more details
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Playing with Water (Book)

James Hamilton-Paterson

ISBN:9781862071926

An account of several seasons alone on a Philippine island, which the author calls Tiwarik. For him, it is not just a place of cool, streaming winds and rapturous ultramarine descents...more details
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Playing with Water: Passion and Solitude on a Philippine Island (Book)

James Hamilton-Paterson

ISBN:9780941533829

James Hamilton-Paterson spends a third of each year on an otherwise uninhabited Philippine island, spear-fishing for survival. "Playing with Water" tells us why he does. Beyond that...more details
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Rancid Pansies (Book)

James Hamilton-Paterson

ISBN:9780571238453

The hero of this black farce of a book is Gerald Samper, camp as Christmas and a man with his mind on higher things than he has yet managed to reach. A ghost-writer to unbearable sports celebrities and rock stars...more details
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Rancid Pansies (Book)

James Hamilton-Paterson

ISBN:9781933372624

Book three in the aGerald Sampera series "(Cooking with Fernet Branca, Amazing Disgrace)"
When we last saw our hero he had taken to his bed in England...more details
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Seven Tenths: The Sea and Its Thresholds (Book)

James Hamilton-Paterson

ISBN:9781933372693

James Hamilton-Patersonas classic exploration of the sea, "Seven Tenths" is a beautifully written blend of literature and science that includes the acclaimed essay aSea Burial.a Hamilton-Paterson writes about fishing...more details
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Seven-Tenths (Book)

James Hamilton-Paterson

ISBN:9780571229383

Seven Tenths is James Hamilton-Paterson's classic exploration of the sea. A beautifully written blend of literature and science, it is here brought back into print in a revised and updated edition which includes the acclaimed essay Sea Burial....more details
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Amazing Disgrace (Book)

Hamilton-Paterson James

ISBN:9780571229406

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Empire of the Clouds (Book)

Hamilton-Paterson James

ISBN:9780571272181

In 1945, Britain was the world's leading designer and builder of aircraft - a world-class achievement that was not mere rhetoric. And what aircraft they were. The sleek Comet...more details
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Empire of the Clouds (Book)

Hamilton-Paterson James

ISBN:9780571247943

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Empire of the Clouds (Book)

Hamilton-Paterson James

ISBN:9780571247950

In 1945 Britain was the world's leading designer and builder of aircraft - a world-class achievement that was not mere rhetoric. And what aircraft they were. The sleek Comet...more details
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Rancid Pansies (Book)

Hamilton-Paterson James

ISBN:9780571238477

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The Poems and Songs of William Hamilton of Bangour (Book)

William Hamilton;James Paterson

ISBN:9780548249819

This scarce antiquarian book is included in our special Legacy Reprint Series. In the interest of creating a more extensive selection of rare historical book reprints...more details
Format:Hardcover Pages:232