The Last Human Cannonball: And Other Small Journeys in Search of Great Men [Paperback]

Byron Rogers (Author)

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Book Description

Publication Date: 5 July 2006

Byron Rogers' latest collection of travel pieces follows the winning formula of his first book for Aurum, "An Audience with an Elephant" (1 85410 786 0 hb, 1 85410 901 4 pb): in search of - and finding - a remarkable array of quirky, whimsical and singular individuals. But as well as such characters as the pensioner on a Saga holiday who decided to swim across the Amazon, this book sees for the first time Rogers meeting a number of undeniably famous people: Hollywood stars, legends of children's radio serials he had idolised in childhood - even rock stars like Mick Jagger. But, as one might expect, Rogers' encounters with a celebrity have their own unexpected outcomes. Burt Lancaster rants to him about trans sexuality. Rita Hayworth is most worried about her neighbour's TV aerial. A retired star of the silent screen turns out to live in Henley-on-Thames. Rogers' last book for Aurum, "The Bank Manager and the Holy Grail" (1 85410 949 9) received excellent coverage and was reprinted twice; and his biography of J.L. Carr, "The Last Englishman" (1 85410 838 7) reprinted four times and was hailed by Simon Jenkins as "a miniature masterpiece".

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Product details

Paperback: 272 pages
Publisher: Aurum Press Ltd; New edition edition (5 July 2006)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1845131878
ISBN-13: 978-1845131876
Product Dimensions: 12.9 x 1.9 x 19.7 cm
Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 546,291 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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Byron Rogers' other books for Aurum include An Audience with an Elephant, The Green Lane to Nowhere, The Last Englishman and The Bank Manager and the Holy Grail. He lives in Northants and Carmarthen.

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