The Moon's a Balloon

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Beginning with the tragic early loss of his aristocratic father, then regaling us with tales of school, army and wartime hi-jinx, Niven shows how, even as an unknown young man, he knew how to live the good life. Publishers pictorial covers the spine titled in black and silver, A fine copy with no marks or inscription in the publisher's slipcase with no marks chips or splits. Images Donate icon An illustration of a heart shape Donate Ellipses icon An illustration of text ellipses. This book is like those movies which are “based on true events”, usually meaning the real timelines and finer elements of the truth have been adjusted to make the story more dramatic. One of the bestselling memoirs of all time, David Niven’s The Moon’s a Balloon is an account of one of the most remarkable lives Hollywood has ever seen.

The dust jacket has sone slight rubbing to the spine, and some small closed tears to the top and bottom of the spine. DAVID NIVEN - humorist, athlete, actor and gentleman extraordinary, a gay buccaneer who has painted his portrait in hilarious colour. UMoMA has received a Special Commendation from the European Museum of the Year, and was among the top candidates for the Swedish Museum of the Year Award as well as for the Council of Europe Museum Prize. An intimate, gossipy, heartfelt and above all charming account of life inside Hollywood’s dream factory, The Moon’s a Balloon is a classic to be read and enjoyed time and again. However, along with the “ripping yarns” comes my only caveat: you have to be happy to take quite a lot of what he tells you with a pinch of salt.THE MOON'S A BALLOON is a wonderful record of a truly remarkable and warm-hearted man, told in his inimitable style. Expelled from school, baptized by the Army and a London whore, David amusingly recounts his early adventures. The exhibitions are produced by UMoMA in collaboration with artists and museums around the world and they often attract international attention. An intimate, gossipy, heartfelt and above all charming account of life inside Hollywood's dream factory, The Moon's A Balloon is a classic to be read and enjoyed time and again. We found this book important for the readers who want to know more about our old treasure so we brought it back to the shelves.

If you’re in need of a vicarious escape into a more exciting, glamorous world, this is a terrific book. More Hamburger icon An icon used to represent a menu that can be toggled by interacting with this icon. This is one of the most amusing, outspoken, self- revealing, warm-hearted and touching autobiographies ever to be published. The overall sense I got from the book was that Niven managed to cram more into his first 20 years than most of us manage in a lifetime.One of the bestselling memoirs of all time, The Moon's a Balloon is an account of one of the most remarkable lives Hollywood has ever seen.

Plus I did start to wonder if sometimes it was just how he remembered stuff and he was drunk at the time! We understand that not everyone can donate right now, but if you can afford to contribute, we promise it will be put to good use. Unique Leather-Bound Edition having Spine and corners bind with leather with Golden Leaf Printing on round spine. As these are old books, we processed each page manually and make them readable but in some cases some pages which are blur or missing or black spots.In America, where he was treated with endearing hospitality, he became a bootlegger, an organizer of Indoor Pony Races, and finally, through a piece of luck which would seem impossible if it were not true, he sailed his way into Hollywood studios and stardom.