Author: Princess Ceril Birabongse
Publisher: David and Charles
ISBN: 1845845579
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 200
Book Description
The romantic story of the courtship, love and marriage of Ceril, a young English girl, and ‘B. Bira’, a Siamese Prince, racing driver and sculptor, set in the golden years of the Thirties, in a world now vanished and before Siam became Thailand.
The Prince & I - My Life with Prince Bira of Siam
Jim Redman - Six Times World Motorcycle Champion - The Autobiography
Author: Jim Redman
Publisher: David and Charles
ISBN: 1845845498
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 442
Book Description
The incredible rags to riches story of one of the world's greatest motorcycle racers.
Publisher: David and Charles
ISBN: 1845845498
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 442
Book Description
The incredible rags to riches story of one of the world's greatest motorcycle racers.
Cliff Allison - From the Fells to Ferrari
Author: Graham Gauld
Publisher: David and Charles
ISBN: 1845848535
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 372
Book Description
The biography of Cliff Allison, who began motor racing over fifty years ago with a little Cooper 500. Very much a countryman at heart, Allison was not one of the party-going racing crowd, but a driver with a huge ambition to race in Formula 1. With 100 photos, full history and complete race results, this is a fascinating piece of motorsport’s past.
Publisher: David and Charles
ISBN: 1845848535
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 372
Book Description
The biography of Cliff Allison, who began motor racing over fifty years ago with a little Cooper 500. Very much a countryman at heart, Allison was not one of the party-going racing crowd, but a driver with a huge ambition to race in Formula 1. With 100 photos, full history and complete race results, this is a fascinating piece of motorsport’s past.
The Prince & I
Author: Princess Ceril Birabongse
Publisher: Veloce Publishing
ISBN: 9781845845698
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Back in print! The Prince & I is the the story of the passionate love of Bira, Prince of Siam, grandson of King Mongkut of The King & I fame, and the young Englishwoman who would become his wife, Princess Ceril Birabongse. The fascinating autobiography charts the life of Prince and Princess Birabongse, a life that was constantly filled with excitement and fascinating people, including Noel Coward, Princess Marina, The Duchess of Kent, and even Anthony Blunt and Guy Burgess. Illustrating her narrative with a selection of private photographs, extending from her childhood years to her elegant retirement on Lake Garda, the author paints a rich picture of life during the golden days of the 1930s, and of a man who was not only a Prince, but a sculptor, Olympic sailor, and racing driver – the only Southeast Asian Formula One driver of the 20th Century.
Publisher: Veloce Publishing
ISBN: 9781845845698
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Back in print! The Prince & I is the the story of the passionate love of Bira, Prince of Siam, grandson of King Mongkut of The King & I fame, and the young Englishwoman who would become his wife, Princess Ceril Birabongse. The fascinating autobiography charts the life of Prince and Princess Birabongse, a life that was constantly filled with excitement and fascinating people, including Noel Coward, Princess Marina, The Duchess of Kent, and even Anthony Blunt and Guy Burgess. Illustrating her narrative with a selection of private photographs, extending from her childhood years to her elegant retirement on Lake Garda, the author paints a rich picture of life during the golden days of the 1930s, and of a man who was not only a Prince, but a sculptor, Olympic sailor, and racing driver – the only Southeast Asian Formula One driver of the 20th Century.
British Documents on Foreign Affairs
Author: Antony Best
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781556557682
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 440
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781556557682
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 440
Book Description
Katya & the Prince of Siam
Author: Eileen Hunter
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 232
Book Description
Biography of Phitsanulokprachanat, Prince, son of Chulalongkorn, King of Siam, 1882-1920, and his wife, Ekaterina Ivanovna Desnitsky, 1888-1960.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 232
Book Description
Biography of Phitsanulokprachanat, Prince, son of Chulalongkorn, King of Siam, 1882-1920, and his wife, Ekaterina Ivanovna Desnitsky, 1888-1960.
Historical Dictionary of Thailand
Author: Gerald W. Fry
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 1538157446
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 841
Book Description
Throughout its history Siam and then later Thailand has shown remarkable resiliency, adaptability, and creativity in responding to serious threats and crises. This augurs well for Thailand’s capacity to deal with the serious problems described above and to flourish in the areas in which it has great potential and comparative advantage, such as food exports (“kitchen of the world”); diverse genres of tourism; health and wellness management; creative design; alternative energy sources (great potential of solar energy and e-vehicles); regional transportation hub (both rail and air); export growth and diversification; an attractive site for MICE; and as an international education hub. Thailand clearly has the potential to become one of the most distinct, vibrant, creative, and diverse societies of the dynamic Asia-Pacific region. Historical Dictionary of Thailand, Fourth Edition contains a chronology, an introduction, and an extensive bibliography. The dictionary section has more than 1,000 cross-referenced entries on important personalities as well as aspects of the country’s politics, economy, foreign relations, religion, and culture. This book is an excellent resource for students, researchers, and anyone wanting to know more about Thailand.
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 1538157446
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 841
Book Description
Throughout its history Siam and then later Thailand has shown remarkable resiliency, adaptability, and creativity in responding to serious threats and crises. This augurs well for Thailand’s capacity to deal with the serious problems described above and to flourish in the areas in which it has great potential and comparative advantage, such as food exports (“kitchen of the world”); diverse genres of tourism; health and wellness management; creative design; alternative energy sources (great potential of solar energy and e-vehicles); regional transportation hub (both rail and air); export growth and diversification; an attractive site for MICE; and as an international education hub. Thailand clearly has the potential to become one of the most distinct, vibrant, creative, and diverse societies of the dynamic Asia-Pacific region. Historical Dictionary of Thailand, Fourth Edition contains a chronology, an introduction, and an extensive bibliography. The dictionary section has more than 1,000 cross-referenced entries on important personalities as well as aspects of the country’s politics, economy, foreign relations, religion, and culture. This book is an excellent resource for students, researchers, and anyone wanting to know more about Thailand.
King Bhumibol Adulyadej
Author: Nicholas Grossman
Publisher: Editions Didier Millet
ISBN: 9814260568
Category : Thailand
Languages : en
Pages : 384
Book Description
Publisher: Editions Didier Millet
ISBN: 9814260568
Category : Thailand
Languages : en
Pages : 384
Book Description
Legendary Race Cars
Author: Basem Wasef
Publisher: MotorBooks International
ISBN: 1616730455
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 179
Book Description
Illustrated profiles of the greatest motorsports pairings of man and machine, from the winner of the first Indy 500 race to the Audi R10 the dominated Le Mans for nearly a decade.
Publisher: MotorBooks International
ISBN: 1616730455
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 179
Book Description
Illustrated profiles of the greatest motorsports pairings of man and machine, from the winner of the first Indy 500 race to the Audi R10 the dominated Le Mans for nearly a decade.
Kiss Myself Goodbye
Author: Ferdinand Mount
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 1472979435
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 305
Book Description
'Grimly funny and superbly written, with a twist on every page' – Hilary Mantel 'Delightfully compulsive and unforgettably original' – Hadley Freeman 'Wonderful, funny and wise' – Kate Summerscale SHORTLISTED FOR THE DUFF COOPER PRIZE 2021 A SUNDAY TIMES, TLS, SPECTATOR AND NEW STATESMAN BOOK OF THE YEAR Aunt Munca never told the truth about anything. Calling herself after the mouse in a Beatrix Potter story, she was already a figure of mystery during the childhood of her nephew Ferdinand Mount. Half a century later, a series of startling revelations sets him off on a tortuous quest to find out who this extraordinary millionairess really was. What he discovers is shocking and irretrievably sad, involving multiple deceptions, false identities and abandonments. The story leads us from the back streets of Sheffield at the end of the Victorian age to the highest echelons of English society between the wars. An unconventional tale of British social history told backwards, now published with new material discovered by the author about his eccentric aunt, Kiss Myself Goodbye is both an enchanting personal memoir and a voyage into a vanished moral world
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 1472979435
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 305
Book Description
'Grimly funny and superbly written, with a twist on every page' – Hilary Mantel 'Delightfully compulsive and unforgettably original' – Hadley Freeman 'Wonderful, funny and wise' – Kate Summerscale SHORTLISTED FOR THE DUFF COOPER PRIZE 2021 A SUNDAY TIMES, TLS, SPECTATOR AND NEW STATESMAN BOOK OF THE YEAR Aunt Munca never told the truth about anything. Calling herself after the mouse in a Beatrix Potter story, she was already a figure of mystery during the childhood of her nephew Ferdinand Mount. Half a century later, a series of startling revelations sets him off on a tortuous quest to find out who this extraordinary millionairess really was. What he discovers is shocking and irretrievably sad, involving multiple deceptions, false identities and abandonments. The story leads us from the back streets of Sheffield at the end of the Victorian age to the highest echelons of English society between the wars. An unconventional tale of British social history told backwards, now published with new material discovered by the author about his eccentric aunt, Kiss Myself Goodbye is both an enchanting personal memoir and a voyage into a vanished moral world