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Trying to Please (Hardcover) by John Julius Norwich
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John Julius Norwich's life has reflected an appetite for living, enlivened by a sense of personal theater. Trying to Please is an engaging and amusing memoir that describes a glamorous but vanishing world. From the monasteries on Mt. Athos to a camel trek across the Sahara, the book shows how Norwich's passions for history, travel, and music have combined with simpler pleasures like friendship and a close family. A remarkable life and a thoroughly enjoyable read.
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- Book formatHardcover
- Fiction/nonfictionNon-Fiction
- GenreBiography & Memoirs
- Publication dateSeptember, 2010
- Pages425
- PublisherAxios Press
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9781604190311. New condition. Hard cover. Language: English. Pages: 425. Glued binding. Paper over boards. With dust jacket. 425 p. Norwich's life reflects an appetite for living, enlivened by a sense of personal theater, as seen in "Trying to Please," his meditation on a glamorous but vanishing world. From the monasteries on Mt. Athos to a camel trek across the Sahara, Norwich's passions for history, travel, and music combine with simpler pleasures like friendship and a close family.
John Julius Norwich's life has reflected an appetite for living, enlivened by a sense of personal theater. Trying to Please is an engaging and amusing memoir that describes a glamorous but vanishing world. From the monasteries on Mt. Athos to a camel trek across the Sahara, the book shows how Norwich's passions for history, travel, and music have combined with simpler pleasures like friendship and a close family. A remarkable life and a thoroughly enjoyable read.
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Biography & Memoirs
Publication date
September, 2010
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