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The Trouble with Des...: The Classic Boat Years
Paperback / softback
Main Details
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The Trouble with Des...: The Classic Boat Years
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| Authors and Contributors |
By (author) Des Sleightholme
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| Physical Properties |
| Format:Paperback / softback | | Pages:96 | | Dimensions(mm): Height 110,Width 190 |
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| Category/Genre | History of specific subjects
Boating |
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| ISBN/Barcode |
9780713666861
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| Classifications | Dewey:797.10207 |
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| Illustrations |
Cartoons throughout
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Publishing Details |
| Publisher |
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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| Imprint |
Adlard Coles Nautical
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| Publication Date |
20 December 2002 |
| Publication Country |
United Kingdom
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Description
The Trouble With Des is a collection of Des Sleightholme's best articles published in Classic Boat Magazine over the last five years. In his well-loved humorous and witty style, he succeeds in poking fun at a variety of nautical situations. Des continues to delight his readers with his dry perceptive wit and irreverent observations. 'Des Sleightholme is one of the very few genuinely funny yachting writers' Yachting World
Author Biography
Des Sleightholme has a lifetime's experience of boats, sailing and all things nautical. Former editor of Yachting Monthly and now retired, he revels in his freedom to cruise wherever and whenever he wishes. His Old Harry books (four of them), and his more recent autobiography, A Funny Old Life, have all been instant bestsellers. He now lives in South Devon on a cliff overlooking the sea.
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