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Another Great Day at Sea by Geoff Dyer
37.00 NZD
Category: Biographies | Reading Level: good
As a child Geoff Dyer spent long hours making and blotchily painting model fighter planes. So the adult Dyer jumped at the chance of a residency aboard an aircraft carrier. Another Great Day at Sea chronicles Dyer's experiences on the USS George H.W. Bush as he navigates the routines and protocols of 'c ...Show more
Another Great Day at Sea Life Aboard the USS George H. W. Bush by Geoff Dyer
60.00 NZD
Category: Transport
Another Day at Sea is the first title in the Writers in Residence series — a collectible set of books that brings together some of the greatest writers and photographers on the planet to reveal the normally faceless organizations that shape the modern world. The arresting, full-color photography, depict ...Show more
Black Lamb and Grey Falcon - A Journey Through Yugoslavia by Rebecca West; Geoff Dyer (Introduction by)
45.00 NZD
Category: Travel Writing | Series: Canons Ser.
A travel literature classic. Introduced by Geoff Dyer: 'As a book about Yugoslavia it's a kind of metaphysical Lonely Planet that never requires updating'
Contest Of The Century: The New Era of Competition with China by Geoff Dyer [No relation]
30.00 NZD
Category: History
Description: By sea and on the airwaves, by dollar and yuan, a contest has begun that will shape the next century. China's rise has now entered a critical new phase, as it seeks to translate its considerable economic heft into a larger role on the world stage, challenging American supremacy. Yet he als ...Show more
Jeff in Venice, Death in Varanasi by Geoff Dyer
38.00 NZD
Category: General Fiction
Ah Venice! The canals, palazzos, gondoliers, vaporetti...the bellinis. Jeff Atman, hack writer, is in town for the Biennale. Ostensibly to fulfil a freelance commission, actually to attend as many parties and soak up as much free booze as logistically possible. Then he meets Laura. Suddenly, amid the co ...Show more
The Last Days of Roger Federer: And Other Endings by Geoff Dyer
25.00 NZD
Category: Biographies
In this endlessly stimulating investigation into 'things coming to an end, artists' last works, time running out', Geoff Dyer sets his own encounter with late middle age against the last days and last achievements of writers, painters, athletes and musicians who've mattered to him throughout his life. ...Show more
The Last Days of Roger Federer: And Other Endings (HB) by Geoff Dyer
45.00 NZD
Category: Biographies
'Quite possibly the best living writer in Britain' Daily Telegraph. Much attention has been paid to so-called late style - but what about last style? When does last begin? How early is late? When does the end set in? In this endlessly stimulating investigation, Geoff Dyer sets his own encounter wit ...Show more
White Sands: Experiences from the Outside World by Geoff Dyer
37.00 NZD
Category: Travel Writing | Reading Level: very good
From one of Britain's most original writers, White Sands is a creative exploration of why we travel. Episodic, wide-ranging, funny and smart, the linked journeys recall the themes of Dyer's Yoga for People Who Can't Be Bothered to Do It - - albeit with the wisdom of (middle) age. From a trip to the Ligh ...Show more
Zona: A Book About a Film About a Journey to a Room by Geoff Dyer
30.00 NZD
Category: Film | Reading Level: very good
Geoff Dyer, described by the Daily Telegraph as 'possibly the best living writer in Britain', takes on his biggest challenge yet: unlocking the film that has obsessed him all his adult life. Magnificently unpredictable and hilarious (and surely one of the most unusual books ever written about cinema), Z ...Show more
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