Did You Really Shoot the Television?: A Family Fable
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Von Händler/Antiquariat, Infinity Books Ltd [61497867], Ferndown, United Kingdom.
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Von Händler/Antiquariat, The Book Depository US [58762574], London, United Kingdom.
Language: English . Brand New. The author is the son of broadcaster and adventurer Macdonald Hastings, and journalist and gardening writer Anne Scott-James. Max s father roamed the world for newspapers and as a presenter for BBC TV s legendary Tonight programme, while his mother edited Harper s Bazaar , became a famous columnist and wrote bestselling gardening books. One of Max s grandfathers was a literary editor, while the other wrote plays and essays. His great-uncle was an African hunter who wrote poetry and became one of Max s heroes. In this audiobook, the author brings together this remarkable cast of forebears - with guest appearances by a host of celebrities such as Thomas Hardy, Joseph Conrad and John Betjeman. By turns moving, dramatic and comic, the book portrays Max s own childhood fraught with rows and explosions, in which the sudden death of a television set was only one highlight, and helps to explain why Max Hastings, whose family has produced more than 80 books over three generations, felt bound to follow their path of high adventure and popular journalism.

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Von Händler/Antiquariat, Cosmo Books.
Harper Collins Publishers, UK, 2010. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Very Good. 278 pages. Available Now. Book Description: The extraordinary story of the eccentric family of Britain's most outstanding military historian, Max Hastings. : The author is the son of broadcaster and adventurer Macdonald Hastings and journalist and gardening writer Anne Scott-James. One of his grandfathers was a literary editor while the other wrote plays and essays, and penned an enchanting memoir of his own Victorian childhood. His great-uncle was an African hunter who wrote poetry and became one of Max's heroes. The author tells a richly picaresque story, featuring guest appearances by a host of celebrities from Thomas Hardy and Joseph Conrad to John Betjeman and Osbert Lancaster, who became Anne Scott-James's third husband. 'All families are dysfunctional', Anne asserted impenitently to Max, but the Hastingses managed to be more dysfunctional than most. His father roamed the world for newspapers and as a presenter for BBC TV's legendary Tonight programme, while his mother edited 'Harper's Bazaar', became a famous columnist and wrote bestselling gardening books. : Here, the author brings together this remarkable cast of forebears, 'a tribe of eccentrics', as he himself characterises them. By turns moving, dramatic and comic, the book portrays Max's own childhood fraught with rows and explosions, in which the sudden death of a television set was only one highlight. His story will make a lot of people laugh and perhaps a few cry. It helps to explain why Max Hastings, whose family has produced more than eighty books over three generations, felt bound to follow their path of high adventure and popular journalism.: Amazon Review: 'Richly rewarding...a minor masterpiece...the book is extremely funny in places, extremely poignant in others and extremely well-written throughout - in fact, I haven't enjoyed anything so much in ages' Sunday Telegraph : 'Family histories can often be pretty deadly and journalists memoirs doubly so. Few of them, however, are written with as much skill and sensitivity as this one. Moving without being mawkish, Hastings's book is a trove of marvellous stories' Sunday Times : 'This brave and poignant book is the self-portrait of a supremely talented outsider who has spent his life trying to live up to his father's achievements...what is beyond doubt is that Sir Max has exceeded the pinnacle of his parents' aspirations for themselves' Daily Telegraph : 'Regretful, wise and forthright...deals with unnecessary cruelties and self delusions and ends with a sense of completion and understanding' Andrew Marr, Financial Times : 'Elegiac, reflective and very funny, Did You Really Shoot the Television is both a ceasefire and a reminder that families are rarely safe places for children to be' Times Literary Supplement : 'Highly engaging' Independent '[A] rollicking memoir' Mail on Sunday : 'It's a brilliantly entertaining book, full of funny well-told stories about his talented, eccentric, sometimes rackety predecessors' Scotsman : 'Deeply moving...an intimate portrait of two people who made [Max Hastings] the great man he is' Private Eye : 'This is Max Hastings' most personal book to date, and for all his war reporting and newspaper reporting, it is his bravest...[he] tells his family's story with great candour and a real newsman's detail' Country Life : Review: 'Richly rewarding...A minor masterpiece. His portrait of his absurd and loveable father is extraordinarily touching; that of the failure of his relationship with his mother scarcely less so. The book is extremely funny in places, extremely poignant in others and extremely well-written throughout - in fact, I haven't enjoyed anything so much in ages.' Sunday Telegraph : 'Elegiac, reflective and very funny.' TLS : 'Highly engaging' Independent : 'Funny and moving...Few [memoirs] are written with as much skill and sensitivity as this one. Moving without being mawkish, Hastings's book is a trove of marvellous stories' Sunday Times : 'This brave and poignant book is the self-portrait of an extremely talented outsider who has spent his life trying to live up to his father's achievements. It is also the emotional journey of a son's heart-rending non-relationship with his mother.' Daily Telegraph : 'In this slim, delightful book [Hastings] reveals himself as never before.' Andrew Marr, FT : 'A brilliantly entertaining book, full of funny, well-told stories.' Scotsman Size: 16.5 x 2.4 x 23.9 cm. 278 pages. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Biography & Autobiography; Hardbacks; ISBN: 0007271719. ISBN/EAN: 9780007271719. Inventory No: B241-1148. This item is potentially heavy when packed and may require more postage than the rates shown. If extra postage is required we will contact you before processing your order and you will be given the details and option to decline the extra cost.. 9780007271719.

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Von Händler/Antiquariat, R. J. A. PAXTON-DENNY.
UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,2nd imp.[Complete number line 2. Two circular adhesive (removable) stickers: 'BBC RAdio 4's Book of the Week' and 'Waterstone's Signed by the author' to front panel of dw/dj.] FINE/FINE. No owner inscrptn but author's black felt-tip ink signature - without dedication - and year date (2010),to title page and no price-clip(£20) to dw/dj.Bright,crisp,clean,matt,monochrome photographic illustrated dw/dj panels,with red+black lettering to front and white lettering to rear panel; with negligible shelf-wear or creasing to edges and corners - no nicks or tears present.Top+fore-edges slightly aged/toned but still generally bright and clean; contents bright,tight,clean, solid and sound - pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners,appears unread - apart from my own collation. Bright,crisp,clean,sharp-cornered, publisher's original plain tan cloth bds with bright,crisp,stamped gilt letters to spine/backstrip and immaculate colour pictorial illustrated eps. UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,SIGNED,1st edn,2nd imp,ix-xpp+1-278pp [paginated] includes illustrations list/table,author/subject's introduction,14 chapters, 32pp contemporary b/w illus+biographical photographs in 4 blocks of 8pp apiece,between pp54/5,pp86/7,pp182/3 and pp214/15 respectively, appendix,and an index,plus [unpaginated] half-title,SIGNED+date title page,dedication,and a contents list/table. Max Hasting's account of his family's tumultuous twentieth-century experiences embraces the worlds of fashion and newspapers,theatre and TV,pioneering in Africa and even - his father's most exotic stunt - being cast away on a desert island in the Indian Ocean.The author is the son of broadcaster and adventurer Macdonald Hastings and journalist and garden writer Anne Scott-James.One of his grandfathers was a literary editor while the other wrote plays,essays and an enchanting memoir of his own Victorian childhood.His great-uncle was an African hunter who wrote verse and became one of Max's heroes.Hastings tells a richly picaresque story,featuring guest appearances by a host of celebrities from Thomas Hardy and Joseph Conrad to John Betjeman and Osbert Lancaster,who became his mother's third husband.'All families are dysfunctional,' Anne asserted impenintently to Max,but the Hastingses managed to be more dysfunctional than most.His father roamed the world for newspapers and as a presenter for BBC TV's legendary 'Tonight' ptogramme,while his mother edited 'Harper's Bazaar', became a famous columnist and wrote best-selling gardening books. Hastings brings together this remarkable cast of forebears,'a tribe of eccentrics',as he himself characterises them.By turns moving,dramatic and comic,the book portrays his own childhood, fraught with rows and explosions,in which the sudden death of a television set was only one highlight.His story will make a lot of people laugh,and perhaps a few cry.It helps to explain why Max Hastings,whose family has produced more than eighty books over three generations,felt bound to follow their path of high adventure and popular journalism. Since April 2013 and again in March 2015,and in this year too,the UK Post Office has altered it's Pricing in Proportion template,altering it's prices,weight allowances, dimensions and lowered it's qualifying compensation rates too! So,please contact rpaxtonden@blueyonder.co.uk ,for correct shipping/ P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page!

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Von Händler/Antiquariat, allnewbooks.
The author is the son of broadcaster and adventurer Macdonald Hastings, and journalist and gardening writer Anne Scott-James. Max’s father roamed the world for newspapers and as a presenter for BBC TV’s legendary 'Tonight' programme, while his mother edited 'Harper’s Bazaar', became a famous columnist and wrote bestselling gardening books. One of Max’s grandfathers was a literary editor, while the other wrote plays and essays. His great-uncle was an African hunter who wrote poetry and became one of Max’s heroes. In this audiobook, the author brings together this remarkable cast of forebears - with guest appearances by a host of celebrities such as Thomas Hardy, Joseph Conrad and John Betjeman. By turns moving, dramatic and comic, the book portrays Max’s own childhood fraught with rows and explosions, in which the sudden death of a television set was only one highlight, and helps to explain why Max Hastings, whose family has produced more than 80 books over three generations, felt bound to follow their path of high adventure and popular journalism., MP3 CD, Edition: Unabridged, Format: Audiobook, Format: MP3 Audio, Format: Unabridged, Label: Audible Studios on Brilliance Audio, Audible Studios on Brilliance Audio, Product group: Book, Published: 2016-09-20, Release date: 2016-09-20, Studio: Audible Studios on Brilliance Audio.

Von Händler/Antiquariat, INDOO [5615408], Avenel, NJ, U.S.A.
Brand New, This is a MP3 audio CD.

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Von Händler/Antiquariat, BargainBookStores [1033621], Grand Rapids, MI, U.S.A.
Did You Really Shoot the Television?

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The author is the son of broadcaster and adventurer Macdonald Hastings....

Von Händler/Antiquariat, Cambridge Rare Books [545787], Cambridge, United Kingdom.
HarperPress. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Book: GOOD. 288pp. .

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Von Händler/Antiquariat, greener_books_london.
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