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Anglo-English Attitudes : Essays, Reviews and misadventures 1984-99 by Geoff Dyer
$36.99 NZD
Category: Cultural Studies
A collection of his best freelance work. "Pick up this book and you will find something interesting on every page" Independent
Another Great Day at Sea by Geoff Dyer
$37.00 NZD
Category: Biography & Memoir | 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
'Broadsword Calling Danny Boy': On Where Eagles Dare by Geoff Dyer
$28.00 NZD
Category: Cultural Studies
Where Eagles Dareis both a thrillingly realized Alpine Second World War adventure with tough, compelling acting from its two great stars, Richard Burton and Clint Eastwood, and a flippant travesty, infantilizing the central disaster in Europe's modern history in favour of huge explosions and camp SS off ...Show more
But Beautiful: A Book About Jazz by Geoff Dyer
$28.00 NZD
Category: Biography & Memoir
Lester Young fading away in a hotel room; Charles Mingus storming down the streets of New York on a too-small bicycle; Thelonius Monk creating his own private language on the piano... In eight poetically charged vignettes, Geoff Dyer skilfully evokes the embattled lives of the players who shaped modern ...Show more
Contest Of The Century: The New Era of Competition with China by Geoff Dyer [No relation]
$30.00 NZD
Category: Politics
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
$23.95 NZD
Category: Fiction | Reading Level: very good
Jeff Atman, a journalist, is in Venice to cover the opening of the Biennale. He's expecting to see a load of art, go to a lot of parties and drink too many bellinis. He's not expecting to meet the spell-binding Laura, who will completely transform his few days in the city. Another city, another assignme ...Show more
Out of Sheer Rage: In the Shadow of D. H. Lawrence by Geoff Dyer
$28.99 NZD
Category: Biography & Memoir | Series: The Canons | Reading Level: very good
Dyer was a talented young writer and determined to write a study of D.H.Lawrence. But when he sat down to write the book, he found himself distracted by ...everything! Welcome to the world of Dyer! Gripped by indecision at every turn, he agonises over where to settle down to write, whether or not he sho ...Show more
Paris Trance: A Romance by Geoff Dyer
$24.99 NZD
Category: Fiction
'People talk about love at first sight, about the way that men and women fall for each other immediately, but there is also such a thing as friendship at first sight.' In Paris, two couples form an intimacy that will change their lives forever. As they discover the clubs and cafes of the eleventh arro ...Show more
See/Saw: Looking at Photographs by Geoff Dyer
$56.00 NZD
Category: Non-fiction
A full-colour illuminated history of how photographs frame and change the world, from the award-winning author of The Ongoing Moment.
The Contest of the Century - The New Era of Competition with China by Geoff Dyer
$50.00 NZD
Category: Politics
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 begins to translate its considerable economic heft into a bigger role on the world stage, challenging America's recent supremacy. With its new na ...Show more
The Last Days of Roger Federer: And Other Endings (HB) by Geoff Dyer
$45.00 NZD
Category: Biography & Memoir | Reading Level: very good
'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