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Inca Kola
AvMatthew Parris
Häftad, Engelska, 2011
157 kr
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A modern classic of travel and adventure.INCA KOLA is the funny, absorbing account of Matthew Parris's fourth trip to Peru, on a bizarre holiday which takes him among bandits, prostitutes, peasants and riots. He and his three companions seem to head into trouble, not away from it, and he describes the troubles, curiosities and wonders they meet with the spell-binding fascination of a traveller relating adventures over the campfire.'A backpacker's classic: atmospheric, touching, instructive and compulsively readable' THE TIMES
Castle in Spain
AvMatthew Parris
Ljudbok
Engelska, 2005
80 kr
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The downloadable abridged audiobook edition of Matthew Paris'' charming tale, A Castle in Spain, read by the author himself. Walking in the Pyrenees, twenty years ago, Matthew Parris and his sister came upon a magnificent medieval house. It had crests and a date - 1559 - chiselled into the stone: its walls and foundations were intact but the ancient oak ridge timber supporting the roof had split and was ready to collapse into the rotten floors beneath. Renovation would be an epic undertaking - a massive investment of time, money and emotion. And, the locals warned, nobody ever left L''Avenc with any money. A few years ago, Matthew (with his family''s help) went back and bought the place. Astonishing and arguably idiotic, his decision resulted in a phenomenal amount of hard work, and this hugely enjoyable audiobook. Inspirational, instructional and utterly irresistible, this is the story of one man''s dream to turn a forgotten ruin into his very own Castle in Spain.
Parting Shots
AvMatthew Parris
E-bok
Engelska, 2010
122 kr
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Matthew Parris's Parting Shots is a treasure trove of wit, venom and serious analysis.Up till 2006 a British Ambassador leaving his post was encouraged to write what was known as a valedictory despatch, to be circulated to a small number of influential people in government. This was the parting shot, an opportunity to offer a personal and frank view of the host country, the manners and morals of its people, their institutions, the state of their cooking and their drains. But it was also a chance to let rip at the Foreign Office itself and to look back on a career spent in the service of a sometimes ungrateful nation.Combining gems from the archives with more recent despatches obtained through the Freedom of Information Act, Parting Shots sheds light on Britain's place in the world, revealing the curious cocktail of privilege and privation that makes up the life of an ambassador.'Wonderful ... a glimpse of that lost world of private eloquence and erudite candour' Matthew d'Ancona, Evening Standard'Unbuttoned, indiscreet and very funny' Yorkshire PostMatthew Parris had a short career in the Foreign Office where one of his tasks was to distribute incoming valedictory despatches. He was a Conservative MP from 1979 to 1986, since when he has worked as a journalist. He is the author of A Castle in Spain, Parting Shots, and A Spanish Ambassador's Suitcase. He divides his time between Derbyshire (where his old constituency was situated) and east London.
Spanish Ambassador's Suitcase
Stories from the Diplomatic Bag
AvMatthew Parris,Andrew Bryson
Häftad, Engelska, 2013
152 kr
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The Spanish Ambassador's Suitcase is a hilarious new collection of diplomatic tales by Matthew Parris and Andrew BrysonHeard the one about the Spanish Ambassador who arrived in the scorching Saharan desert fully suited and with a mysteriously enormous suitcase? Or the horse they gave Prime Minister John Major in Turkmenistan - which hapless embassy officials had to rescue from the clutches of the Moscow railway? These and other 'funnies', as they are known in Whitehall, are included in Matthew Parris and and Andrew Bryson's glorious new volume of not so diplomatic writing, which accompanies a new BBC Radio 4 series is a follow up to their acclaimed collection of ambassadors' final despatches, Parting Shots.Drawn from Freedom of Information requests and previously overlooked Valedictories these startling despatches throw a revealing light on how the British have viewed the world - and, unwittingly perhaps, on how the world has viewed the British.Praise for Parting Shots:'Parting Shots is unbuttoned, indiscreet and very funny' Yorkshire Post'Fascinating, if sometimes uncomfortable, reading' Financial Times'Very funny' GuardianAfter working in the Foreign Office then serving as a Conservative MP, Matthew Parris joined The Times in 1988. He writes two weekly columns for The Times and one for the Spectator, and in 2011 won the Best Columnist Award at the British Press awards. His acclaimed autobiography Chance Witness was published by Penguin in 2003. He is a frequent broadcaster.Andrew Bryson is a radio journalist working in the BBC's Business and Economic Unit. He frequently works as a producer on Radio 4's Today programme and on Radio 5 Live.
Spanish Ambassador's Suitcase
Stories from the Diplomatic Bag
AvMatthew Parris,Andrew Bryson
E-bok
Engelska, 2012
105 kr
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The Spanish Ambassador's Suitcase is a hilarious new collection of diplomatic tales by Matthew Parris and Andrew BrysonHeard the one about the Spanish Ambassador who arrived in the scorching Saharan desert fully suited and with a mysteriously enormous suitcase? Or the horse they gave Prime Minister John Major in Turkmenistan - which hapless embassy officials had to rescue from the clutches of the Moscow railway? These and other 'funnies', as they are known in Whitehall, are included in Matthew Parris' and and Adnrew Bryson's glorious new volume of not so diplomatic writing, which accompanies a new BBC Radio 4 series is a follow up to their acclaimed collection of ambassadors' final despatches, Parting Shots.Drawn from Freedom of Information requests and previously overlooked Valedictories these startling despatches throw a revealing light on how the British have viewed the world - and, unwittingly perhaps, on how the world has viewed the British.Praise for Parting Shots:'Parting Shots is unbuttoned, indiscreet and very funny' Yorkshire Post'Fascinating, if sometimes uncomfortable, reading' Financial Times'Very funny' GuardianAfter working in the Foreign Office then serving as a Conservative MP, Matthew Parris joined The Times in 1988. He writes two weekly columns for The Times and one for the Spectator, and in 2011 won the Best Columnist Award at the British Press awards. His acclaimed autobiography Chance Witness was published by Penguin in 2003. He is a frequent broadcaster.Andrew Bryson is a radio journalist working in the BBC's Business and Economic Unit. He frequently works as a producer on Radio 4's Today programme and on Radio 5 Live.
Castle in Spain
AvMatthew Parris
Häftad, Engelska, 2012
183 kr
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Matthew Parris's A Castle in Spain is one man's attempt to transform a magnificent forgotten ruin into his own castle.Walking in the Pyrenees one spring morning Matthew Parris stumbled upon a magnificent ruined mansion standing on the edge of a line of huge cliffs. Later he was to discover that parts of the house dated back to the 14th century though it had not been completed until 1559; and that it had survived two massive earthquakes before falling into disrepair in the early 1960s. A few years later, seduced by 'one of those foolish challenges that grip us in middle life', Parris bought the house, L'Avenc, and set about restoring it to its full glory. This delightful book chronicles it all: the original discovery, the attempts to discover its history, and then the long effortful years trying to bring it back to life in the face of scepticism from family, friends and Spanish neighbours. The original edition of A Castle in Spain was published in 2005 when the renovations were a work in progress; this new edition triumphantly records all that has happened since.'Stands apart... This Englishman's castle might have started as a dream, but it has ended up being an extraordinary reality' Sunday Times'So infectious is his enthusiasm for L'Avenc and the dramatic, unvisited landscape of Collsacabra, that I wanted to leave at once to explore it ... And it's all just a few miles away from the Costa Brava!' Christopher Hudson, Daily Mail Matthew Parris had a short career in the Foreign Office where one of his tasks was to distribute incoming valedictory despatches. He was a Conservative MP from 1979 to 1986, since when he has worked as a journalist. He is the author of A Castle in Spain, Parting Shots, and A Spanish Ambassador's Suitcase. He divides his time between Derbyshire (where his old constituency was situated) and east London.
Castle in Spain
AvMatthew Parris
E-bok
Engelska, 2012
105 kr
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'Stands apart... This Englishman's castle might have started as a dream, but it has ended up being an extraordinary reality' Sunday TimesWalking in the Pyrenees one spring morning Matthew Parris stumbled upon a magnificent ruined mansion standing on the edge of a line of huge cliffs. Later he was to discover that parts of the house dated back to the 14th century though it had not been completed until 1559; and that it had survived two massive earthquakes before falling into disrepair in the early 1960s. A few years later, seduced by 'one of those foolish challenges that grip us in middle life', Parris bought the house, L'Avenc, and set about restoring it to its full glory. This delightful book chronicles it all: the original discovery, the attempts to discover its history, and then the long effortful years trying to bring it back to life in the face of scepticism from family, friends and Spanish neighbours. The original edition of A Castle in Spain was published in 2005 when the renovations were a work in progress; this new edition triumphantly records all that has happened since.
Chance Witness
An Outsider's Life in Politics
AvMatthew Parris
E-bok
Engelska, 2013
105 kr
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In this surprising and eccentric autobiography from a former Conservative MP, Matthew Parris writes of his personal and political life with equal candour. With a First from Cambridge and the possibility of working for the Foreign Office, he decided instead to apply to be an apprentice diesel-fitter with London Transport. He was rejected and so turned to a life in politics. He has worked with Margaret Thatcher, Chris Patten, Tony Blair and Michael Portillo, and his observations of political lifeand those who move within it are truly fascinating. This colourful memoir is an account of a young life already well lived.
Parting Shots
AvMatthew Parris
Häftad, Engelska, 2011
146 kr
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Matthew Parris's Parting Shots is a treasure trove of wit, venom and serious analysis.Up till 2006 a British Ambassador leaving his post was encouraged to write what was known as a valedictory despatch, to be circulated to a small number of influential people in government. This was the parting shot, an opportunity to offer a personal and frank view of the host country, the manners and morals of its people, their institutions, the state of their cooking and their drains. But it was also a chance to let rip at the Foreign Office itself and to look back on a career spent in the service of a sometimes ungrateful nation.Combining gems from the archives with more recent despatches obtained through the Freedom of Information Act, Parting Shots sheds light on Britain's place in the world, revealing the curious cocktail of privilege and privation that makes up the life of an ambassador.'Wonderful ... a glimpse of that lost world of private eloquence and erudite candour' Matthew d'Ancona, Evening Standard'Unbuttoned, indiscreet and very funny' Yorkshire PostMatthew Parris had a short career in the Foreign Office where one of his tasks was to distribute incoming valedictory despatches. He was a Conservative MP from 1979 to 1986, since when he has worked as a journalist. He is the author of A Castle in Spain, Parting Shots, and A Spanish Ambassador's Suitcase. He divides his time between Derbyshire (where his old constituency was situated) and east London.
Great Writers' Lives
A BBC biography collection
AvMatthew Parris,Francine Stockm. fl.
Ljudbok
Engelska, 2021
198 kr
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Famous fans choose their favourite writers for BBC Radio 4''s Great LivesFor 20 years, Great Lives has been a cornerstone of the Radio 4 schedules, presented by Joan Bakewell, Humphrey Carpenter, Francine Stock and Matthew Parris. Each week, a well-known personality is invited to select someone who has inspired them. They then discuss the ''Great Life'' with the presenter and a guest expert to decide whether their hero really merits the accolade.This special collection, celebrating the programme''s 20th anniversary, contains the very best episodes featuring authors'' lives - from novelists to poets, playwrights to food writers. The eclectic selections include Armando Iannucci on Charles Dickens, Caroline Criado Perez on Jane Austen, and Rich Hall on Tennessee Williams. Two Prime Ministers, John Major and Boris Johnson, discuss the lives of Rudyard Kipling and Samuel Johnson respectively, while MP Rory Stewart champions Sir Walter Scott and Andrew Motion, Poet Laureate, nominates Alfred, Lord Tennyson.From Fay Weldon on H. G. Wells, to Prue Leith on Elizabeth David, the lives of the guests themselves are revealed to be just as fascinating as those of their chosen candidates for greatness.Illuminating and insightful, these gripping Great Lives episodes track the highs and lows of some of the most illustrious characters in the world of literature, sifting fact from fiction to show why they achieved so much and how they have inspired and influenced so many.List of episodes and date of first broadcast on BBC Radio 4:HG Wells 12.10.2001George Eliot 7.6.2002Lord Byron 19.7.2002Charles Dickins 21.11.2003Edith Wharton 14.5.2004George Orwell 12.11.2004Robert Burns 31.12.2004Elizabeth Gaskell 20.5.2005Robert Louis Stevenson 22.4.2005George Sand 8.4.2005Vasily Grossman 28.10.2005Anton Chekhov 17.4.2007George Bernard Shaw 29.5.2007Elizabeth David 25.9.2007Katherine Mansfield 22.1.2008Charles Bukowski 8.4.2008Dr Samuel Johnson 8.9.2009Rudyard Kipling 29.9.2009Alfred, Lord Tennyson 4.8.2009Tennessee Williams 15.12.2009Bertolt Brecht 06.04.2010Michel de Montaigne 21.09.2010Samuel Beckett 21.12.2010DH Lawrence 14.12.2010Lewis Carroll 3.5.2011Simone de Beauvoir 19.04.2011Hans Fallada 6.9.2011William Shakespeare 30.08.2011Sir Walter Scott 14.8.2012John Updike 07.01.2014Elie Wiesel 13.12.2016CS Lewis 03.01.2017Jane Austen 7.5.2019Copyright © 2021 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd. (P) 2021 BBC Studios Distribution LtdPresented by Matthew Parris, Francine Stock and Humphrey CarpenterProduced by Perminder Khatkar, Miles Warde, Jolyon Jenkins, John Byrne, Maggie Ayre, Toby Field, Alasdair Cross, Mary Ward Lowery, Peter Everett, Mark Smalley, Isobel Eaton, Jolyon Jenkins, Christine Hall, Lizz Pearson, Beth O''Dea, Paul Dodgson, Nicola Humphries, Chris Ledgard, Melvin Rickarby, Camellia Sinclair, Eliza Lomas, Beatrice Fenton
Great Entertainers' Lives
A BBC biography collection
AvMatthew Parris,Francine Stockm. fl.
Ljudbok
Engelska, 2021
192 kr
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Well-known personalities pick their favourite entertainers for BBC Radio 4''s Great LivesOne of the BBC''s most acclaimed programmes, Great Lives has been a regular Radio 4 fixture for 20 years, presented by Joan Bakewell, Humphrey Carpenter, Francine Stock and Matthew Parris. Every week, a famous name is invited into the studio to nominate a figure from the past who has inspired them, and discuss their subject with the presenter and a guest expert.Included in this special collection, marking the programme''s 20th anniversary, are the very best episodes featuring the lives of entertainers - artists, comedians, clowns, magicians, sporting heroes and stars of stage and screen. Among them, Julian Clary champions Noël Coward, Anthony Horowitz advocates Alfred Hitchcock, Penelope Keith puts forward Morecambe and Wise and David Bailey plumps for Pablo Picasso. Here, the lives of the celebrity guests are as intriguing as those of the people they pick: as is also the case with Alan Davies on Richard Beckinsale, Mica Paris on Josephine Baker, Ken Dodd on Stan Laurel, Mark Gatiss on Peter Cushing and many, many others.From Simon Callow on Orson Welles, to Fiona Shaw on Eleonora Duse, these engaging episodes put some of the world''s best-known entertainers under the spotlight, examining their achievements and probing their personalities to find out what made them so inspiring, influential and extraordinary.List of episode and date of first broadcast on BBC Radio 4:Umm Kulthum 22.11.02Tommy Cooper 14.11.03Charles M Schulz 15.4.05Mae West 7.10.05Morecambe & Wise 4.4.06Noël Coward 18.4.06Johnny Weissmuller 9.5.06Tamara Karsavina 23.5.06Max Miller 15.8.06Joan Littlewood 5.1.07Richard Beckinsale 9.1.07Lilian Baylis 7.8.07Thora Hird 11.12.07Groucho Marx 15.1.08Peter Cushing 1.4.08Joyce Grenfell 20.5.08Richard Pryor 12.8.08Harry Houdini 22.9.09Gerald Durrell 27.9.11Stan Laurel 4.9.12Pablo Picasso 19.01.10John Ford 08.05.12Karel Reisz 11.09.12Dave Allen 14.01.14Lucille Ball 30.09.14Alfred Hitchcock 05.04.16Joseph Grimwaldi 31.05.16Gracie Fields 02.08.16Orson Welles 08.05.18Josephine Baker 15.05.18Eleonora Duse 10.09.19Copyright © 2021 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd. (P) 2021 BBC Studios Distribution LtdPresented by Humphrey Carpenter and Matthew ParrisProduced by John Byrne, Christine Hall, Beatrice Fenton, Perminder Khatkar, Miles Warde, Toby Field, Mary Ward-Lowery, Lucy Lunt, Jolyon Jenkins, Sarah Langan, Tim Dee, Maggie Ayre, Peter Everett, Mark Smalley, Camellia Sinclair, Beth O''Dea
Great Leaders' Lives
A BBC biography collection
AvMatthew Parris,Francine Stockm. fl.
Ljudbok
Engelska, 2021
212 kr
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Household names nominate leaders from the past for BBC Radio 4''s Great LivesSince its inception in 2001, Great Lives has been one of Radio 4''s most popular programmes, presented by Joan Bakewell, Humphrey Carpenter, Francine Stock and Matthew Parris. The format is simple, but compelling: each week, a distinguished personality is invited to select an inspirational figure who has influenced them. Talking with the presenter and a guest expert, they assess the importance of their chosen candidate.This special collection, celebrating the programme''s 20th birthday, comprises the very best episodes featuring leaders'' lives, from the worlds of politics, religion, royalty, business and the military. Some are heroes, some tyrants, and several spark controversy. Among them AA Gill puts forward the case for Neville Chamberlain, Maxine Peake chooses Ellen Wilkinson, the Duke of Wellington is picked by Frederick Forsyth, and Leon Trotsky is selected by Christopher Hitchens in a hugely entertaining show that culminated in fireworks. In these cases, and many others, the life of the invited guest is as riveting as that of their subject - who wouldn''t want to listen to Ken Livingstone discussing Robert Kennedy, George Monbiot champion Thomas Paine, and Trevor McDonald on Learie Constantine?From Nancy Dell''Olio on Lucrezia Borgia to Al Murray on Field Marshal Montgomery, these fascinating episodes showcase the lives of some of the most legendary figures from history, revealing their achievements and enduring influence and demonstrating why their greatness is undisputed.Episode list and date of first broadcast on BBC Radio 4:Robert Kennedy - 06/02/2009Henry V - 08/12/2009Richard Nixon - 17/08/2010Bernard Montgomery - 01/10/2013Richard III - 06/01/2015Elizabeth I - 18/08/2015Dag Hammarskjold - 23/08/2016Neville Chamberlain - 20/09/2016Gandhi - 26/12/2017David Lloyd George - 30/05/2003Queen Elizabeth 1 - 06/06/2003Machiavelli - 02/04/2004Thomas Paine - 23/04/2004Lyndon B Johnson - 07/05/2004Benjamin Disraeli - 28/05/2004Michael Collins - 01/10/2004Arthur Wellesly, the 1st Duke of Wellington - 03/06/2005Genghis Khan - 01/04/2005John Rockefeller - 06/05/2005Ronald Reagan - 27/05/2005Thomas Cromwell - 11/11/2005Leon Trotsky - 08/08/2006Eleanor Roosevelt - 22/08/2006Millicent Garrett Fawcett - 22/12/2006Julius Caesar - 25/05/2007George Washington - 02/10/2007Winston Churchill - 14/09/2010Rommel - 26/08/2014Ida B Wells - 19/08/2014Learie Constantine - 07/04/2015Abraham Lincoln - 26/01/2016Lucrezia Borgia - 12/04/2016Richard the Lionheart - 10/05/2016Dadabhai Naoroji - 27/09/2016Pope John XXIII - 24/01/2017Sitting Bull - 09/05/2017Emma of Normandy - 16/05/2017Constance Markievicz - 19/09/2017Ellen Wilkinson - 01/08/2017Daniel O'' Connell - 19/12/2017Catherine the Great - 29/05/2018Jayaben Desai - 10/04/2018Copyright © 2021 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd. (P) 2021 BBC Studios Distribution LtdPresented by Joan Bakewell, Humphrey Carpenter, Matthew Parris and Francine StockProduced by Miles Warde, Peter Everett, Christine Hall, Perminder Khatkar, Mark Smalley, Charles Ledgard, Maggie Ayre, Beth O''Dea, Jolyon Jenkins, John Byrne, Polly Weston, Julia Johnson, Mary Ward-Lowery, Isobel Eaton, Toby Field
Great Musicians' Lives
A BBC biography collection
AvMatthew Parris,Francine Stockm. fl.
Ljudbok
Engelska, 2021
196 kr
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Distinguished guests nominate a great musician for BBC Radio 4''s Great LivesFor 20 years, Great Lives has been a linchpin of Radio 4, presented by Joan Bakewell, Humphrey Carpenter, Francine Stock and Matthew Parris. In it, a household name is invited to choose one of their heroes to discuss with the presenter and a guest expert. But will their chosen person live up to intensive scrutiny, and merit the description of having led a great life?In this special collection, celebrating the programme''s 20th anniversary, the very best episodes featuring musicians'' lives are collected together. From Marvin Gaye to Lonnie Donegan, here are examples both classical and contemporary. Simon Armitage expresses his admiration for on Ian Curtis, Phill Jupitus nominates Joe Strummer, pianist Joanna MacGregor selects Nina Simone, and former Children''s Laureate Michael Morpurgo champions Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Whether it''s Hanif Kureishi on David Bowie or Stuart Maconie on Ralph Vaughan Williams or the lives of the proponents are every bit as interesting as those of their nominees.Fascinating and engaging, these captivating episodes follow the ups and downs of some of the most iconic musicians of all time, separating the truth from the myths to reveal just what made them so great, and why they continue to influence and inspire us today.List of episodes and date of first broadcast on BBC Radio 4:Louis Armstrong 12.7.02Sergei Rachmaninoff 11.4.03Pyotr Tchaikovsky 16.4.04Marvin Gaye 5.11.04Sir Edward Elgar 19.11.04Mozart 19.4.05Samuel Coleridge-Taylor 21.10.05Ella Fitzgerald 2.5.06Nina Simone 19.9.06Joe Strummer 3.4.07Billie Holiday 1.5.07John Cage 04.09.07Paul Robeson 29.4.08Ian Curtis 6.5.08Alan Freed 26.8.08Pavarotti 9.12.08Thomas Beecham 21.04.09John Coltrane 12.05.09Miriam Makeba 15.09.09Agustin Barrios Mangore 26.1.10Malcolm McLaren 07.12.10Kathleen Ferrier 26.04.11Kirtsy McColl 09.08.11Lonnie Donegan 03.1.12Ralph Vaughan Williams 25.12.12Fela Kuti 13.8.13Jacqueline Du Pre 1.04.14Dinu Lipatti 20.12.16Captain Beefheart 03.04.18Miles Davis 17.04.18David Bowie 31.07.18Ferruccio Busoni 30.04.19Brian Epstein 14.5.19Herbert Howells 06.08.19Copyright © 2021 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd. (P) 2021 BBC Studios Distribution LtdPresented by Humphrey Carpenter, Matthew Parris and Francine StockProduced by Mark Smalley, Miles Warde, Perminder Khatkar, Peter Everett, Isobel Eaton, Jolyon Jenkins, John Byrne, Maggie Ayre, Christine Hall, Julia Johnson, Mark Smalley, Chris Ledgard, Beth O''Dea, Lucy Lunt, Eliza Lomas, Melvin Rickarby
Fracture
Stories of How Great Lives Take Root in Trauma
AvMatthew Parris
Häftad, Engelska, 2021
126 kr
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A Times Biography of the Year'I learned a lot reading this ... the strength of Fracture is that it is very much like a cracking radio script: entertaining and easy to digest' SpectatorAda Lovelace. Frederick Douglass. Vladimir Lenin. Marie Curie. Frieda Kahlo. Carl Jung. Tupac Shakur. All geniuses who changed the world in ways that still influence our lives today. And all men and women who experienced, in childhood, trauma so severe that it should have broken them completely. While presenting Great Lives on Radio 4, Matthew Parris noticed a trend in the lives of the exceptional people the programme covered: many of them had been marked by extreme trauma and deprivation. They seemed to have succeeded not only in spite of their backgrounds, but perhaps even because of them.As Matthew Parris brings each individual's story to life in this original and compelling study, it becomes clear that we must rethink the origins of success, as well as the legacy of trauma.
Scorn
The Wickedest Insults in Human History
AvMatthew Parris
Häftad, Engelska, 2017
150 kr
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'He's 100% political herpes. Back in six months whatever you do' Camilla Long on Nigel Farage'It's not enough to succeed. Friends must fail'Gore VidalNothing cuts deeper, or provides greater pleasure, than the perfect put-down. When it's directed at someone else.Matthew Parris's sublime collection of the rudest, funniest shin-kicks and barbs in human history, spanning ancient Roman graffiti to social media spats, gleefully cherry-picks the finest work of such masters of scorn as Dorothy Parker, Elizabeth I and A.A. Gill. Together, they offer conclusive proof that verbal abuse can, at its finest, be an exquisite art form.'He has not a single redeeming defect'Benjamin Disraeli on William Ewart Gladstone'The little shit Parris, with his perma-smirk'Alastair Campbell, on the editor of this book
Fracture
Stories of How Great Lives Take Root in Trauma
AvMatthew Parris
E-bok
Engelska, 2020
119 kr
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A Times Biography of the Year''I learned a lot reading this ... the strength of Fracture is that it is very much like a cracking radio script: entertaining and easy to digest'' SpectatorAda Lovelace. Frederick Douglass. Vladimir Lenin. Marie Curie. Frieda Kahlo. Carl Jung. Tupac Shakur. All geniuses who changed the world in ways that still influence our lives today. And all men and women who experienced, in childhood, trauma so severe that it should have broken them completely. While presenting Great Lives on Radio 4, Matthew Parris noticed a trend in the lives of the exceptional people the programme covered: many of them had been marked by extreme trauma and deprivation. They seemed to have succeeded not only in spite of their backgrounds, but perhaps even because of them.As Matthew Parris brings each individual''s story to life in this original and compelling study, it becomes clear that we must rethink the origins of success, as well as the legacy of trauma.
Scorn
The Wickedest Insults in Human History
AvMatthew Parris
E-bok
Engelska, 2016
163 kr
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''He''s 100% political herpes. Back in six months whatever you do. Or three days, like last time.'' Camilla Long on Nigel Farage''I''m going to beat him so bad he''ll need a shoehorn to put his hat on.''Muhammed AliThere''s no pleasure like a perfectly turned put-down (when it''s directed at somebody else). Matthew Parris''s sublime collection of the rudest, funniest and most cutting insults in history contains extended literary invective and short verbal shin-kicks, spanning the worlds of art, politics, showbiz, marriage, literature , and taking us on a boisterous journey from ancient Roman graffiti to Twitters battles.Whether you''re looking for the perfect elegant riposte, the rudest polite letter ever written, or a brutal verbal sledgehammer, Scorn draws on masters such as Dorothy Parker, Elizabeth 1, Winston Churchill, Princess Anne and Alastair Campbell to show that abuse can be an exquisite art form.