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'Hilariously readable' (Sunday Telegraph )
'So bring on the empty horses and fill their saddles with shades of Cooper, Gable, Fairbanks and Flynn. This time David Niven is riding a winner' (Irish Times )
'He is nothing if not an individualist: a raconteur of style and sophistication and a writer with imagination and a sense of pace . . . It adds to his stature' (Coventry Evening Telegraph )
'BRING ON THE EMPTY HORSES is a delight from start to finish. With shrewdness and warmth . . . Niven brings us to Hollywood in its golden prime, from the early '30s to the age of TV. Above all, he brings us them - the outstanding stars, producers, directors, writers, tycoons and oddballs, many of whom were his friends . . . An inspired mix of descriptions, impressions, and anecdotes.' (Publishers Weekly )
'Might easily be the best book ever written about Hollywood.' (New York Times Book Review )
'So bring on the empty horses and fill their saddles with shades of Cooper, Gable, Fairbanks and Flynn. This time David Niven is riding a winner' (Irish Times )
'He is nothing if not an individualist: a raconteur of style and sophistication and a writer with imagination and a sense of pace . . . It adds to his stature' (Coventry Evening Telegraph )
'BRING ON THE EMPTY HORSES is a delight from start to finish. With shrewdness and warmth . . . Niven brings us to Hollywood in its golden prime, from the early '30s to the age of TV. Above all, he brings us them - the outstanding stars, producers, directors, writers, tycoons and oddballs, many of whom were his friends . . . An inspired mix of descriptions, impressions, and anecdotes.' (Publishers Weekly )
'Might easily be the best book ever written about Hollywood.' (New York Times Book Review )
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20 of 21 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
Looking for that excellent read which will make you or someone in your life laugh? Then look no further. Bring on the Empty Horses (and "The Moon's a Balloon!") are two of the funniest and most satisfying books I have ever read. There is something about the way in which David Niven writes about other people from which you just know they would approve of what he has said. As an actor, David Niven always seemed to play the good guy, the dashing hero, the sort of character to whom we would all wish to aspire. As an author, however, he writes about his fellow personalities from the Hollywood of yester-year with whom he worked and came into contact. Where others might expose drunkenness or sordid behaviour, Niven simply makes us laugh and, as I say, those of whom he writes would, therefore, approve.
In this book, Niven confirms his credentials as an ingenious writer as he pours his own brand of humour onto each and every encounter he describes. Not once does he stoop to the level of cheap gossip, not once does attack another person. Instead, we have a first hand account of that golden age of Hollywood written by a master wordsmith who has also mastered the art of writing humour. Only a writer who had also been a central part of that of that glorious cast of characters and people could possibly have produced this work.
Was it me, or did I detect a certain disappointment from within his own relationship? More likely it was that David Niven was far too much the perfect gentleman to mention such things.
If you are a fan of the olden days - the golden days of Hollywood, you will enjoy this book. If you simply want a damned good read, you will enjoy this book even more. Truth is, I cannot imagine anyone could not enjoy such an excellent product.
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In this book, Niven confirms his credentials as an ingenious writer as he pours his own brand of humour onto each and every encounter he describes. Not once does he stoop to the level of cheap gossip, not once does attack another person. Instead, we have a first hand account of that golden age of Hollywood written by a master wordsmith who has also mastered the art of writing humour. Only a writer who had also been a central part of that of that glorious cast of characters and people could possibly have produced this work.
Was it me, or did I detect a certain disappointment from within his own relationship? More likely it was that David Niven was far too much the perfect gentleman to mention such things.
If you are a fan of the olden days - the golden days of Hollywood, you will enjoy this book. If you simply want a damned good read, you will enjoy this book even more. Truth is, I cannot imagine anyone could not enjoy such an excellent product.
NM
9 of 10 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
The incomparable David Niven offers a series of vignettes of the famed stars of Hollywood, from Gary Cooper to Greta Garbo. Niven reveals what the famed actors, directors and producers really were - normal people (with a few interesting quirks, of course). It is a great companion to Niven's autobiography, "The Moon's a Balloon."
17 of 20 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I could not have chosen a more colourful biog to start my interest in this type of book. I have never laughed out so loudly in any other book in the following 16 years. Obviously the stories were found to have been attributed to other movie stars after the book was published but, that aside, if only part of it was Niven then it is still worth anyone's time to read this fabulous insight to Hollywood in its heyday. He comes across with all the style, panache and feeling that we have become accustomed to in his long and distinguished career.
Read this and remember - not all books will be this good. Unless you count 'The Moon's a Baloon' of course!
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Brilliant
An old book but so worth a read. He was a very funny man who had a way of putting into words some very amusing situations that he seemed to get himself into. Read more
Published 5 months ago by D. Freeman
Understanding manipulation
The source of the title is funny in itself. The book however, despite light-hearted touches, is more serious in that it paints word-pictures of characters. Read more
Published 9 months ago by Ian Hunter
Forrest Gump Does Hollywood?
I moved straight on to this from "The Moon's a Balloon", which I felt glossed over a lot of his Hollywood days. Read more
Published 14 months ago by E. Smith
Wonderful!
Having read the books many times over the years this was lovely to sit back and listen to. Wonderful!
Published 22 months ago by Penn Pal
Bring On The Same Story.
This is a good book, but if you have first read another David Niven story of Hollywood , such as the Moons a Balloon, then you find the two are more or less the same. Read more
Published on 3 May 2010 by A. Tomlinson
Terrific Read From a Thoroughly Decent Bloke!
A great follow-up to "The Moon's a Balloon. Great tales from what seems to be the best of times in Hollywood by a guy who had unique access to some of the big names of the time. Read more
Published on 9 Mar 2009 by Mr. D. Johnston
Marvellous
David Niven is a fantastic raconteur. This book is an insider's view into the wild days of the Hollywood golden era. Read more
Published on 4 Oct 2004 by ORLANDO LUND
This Book Changed My Life.....
I read this great book when I was 16, my step-mother gave it to me to keep quiet, and it sure did, I couldnt put it down. Read more
Published on 2 Aug 2004 by M. W. Salter
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