The Times Lives Less Ordinary: obituaries of the eccentric, unique and undefinable
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- Author：Nigel Farndale
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Summary
Discover the lives of some of the most fascinating and unconventional characters of recent times， with 80 obituaries carefully curated from The Times archive。 Be they dons， pop stars， vicars， MPs， rugby players or aristocrats， each has marched to the beat of their own drum and led a life far from ordinary。
The Times obituaries have given readers throughout the world an instant picture of a life for more than 150 years。 Meet the mavericks， rogues and eccentrics from recent history， including:
Baroness Trumpington， the codebreaking， chainsmoking， two-finger-flicking grande dame of British politics
‘Magic Alex’ Mardas， inventor who was the Beatles’ ‘scientific guru’
Zsa Zsa Gábor， Hungarian socialite and actress who made a success out of celebrity and was best known for having married nine times
John Lucas， influential philosopher who argued against determinism and had a reputation for being the most eccentric don in Oxford
Brigadier Jack Thomas， military police commander who survived a landmine， bullet， rhino and faulty parachute and liked to watch TV with an owl on his head
April Ashley， model， socialite and transgender rights campaigner whose reassignment surgery was part of a rollercoaster life of lovers and high drama
Jordan Mooney， punk muse known as ‘the original Sex Pistol’ who appeared on stage with them， guided their ‘look’ and then became a veterinary nurse
Authoritative， insightful and endlessly engaging， this book is a must for anyone with an interest in the eccentrics and unique characters of recent times。
The Times obituaries have given readers throughout the world an instant picture of a life for more than 150 years。 Meet the mavericks， rogues and eccentrics from recent history， including:
Baroness Trumpington， the codebreaking， chainsmoking， two-finger-flicking grande dame of British politics
‘Magic Alex’ Mardas， inventor who was the Beatles’ ‘scientific guru’
Zsa Zsa Gábor， Hungarian socialite and actress who made a success out of celebrity and was best known for having married nine times
John Lucas， influential philosopher who argued against determinism and had a reputation for being the most eccentric don in Oxford
Brigadier Jack Thomas， military police commander who survived a landmine， bullet， rhino and faulty parachute and liked to watch TV with an owl on his head
April Ashley， model， socialite and transgender rights campaigner whose reassignment surgery was part of a rollercoaster life of lovers and high drama
Jordan Mooney， punk muse known as ‘the original Sex Pistol’ who appeared on stage with them， guided their ‘look’ and then became a veterinary nurse
Authoritative， insightful and endlessly engaging， this book is a must for anyone with an interest in the eccentrics and unique characters of recent times。
Reviews
Jess Mayhall
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In four words， ‘I loved this book！’ As a former history student at university， I’ve always loved learning about the lives of well-known， less well-known and obscure people’s lives; all are equally interesting。 From Zsa Zsa Gabor’s nine marriages （who knew her daughter was a family member of the Hilton dynasty）， to Edda Tasiemka’s archive of cuttings at her London home divided into categories only she would have known looking at the pile of newspapers stacked around her home， to the police call t In four words， ‘I loved this book！’ As a former history student at university， I’ve always loved learning about the lives of well-known， less well-known and obscure people’s lives; all are equally interesting。 From Zsa Zsa Gabor’s nine marriages （who knew her daughter was a family member of the Hilton dynasty）， to Edda Tasiemka’s archive of cuttings at her London home divided into categories only she would have known looking at the pile of newspapers stacked around her home， to the police call to the Marquess of Bath’s stately home for an argument among ‘wifelets’ - all of the people in this book lived an extraordinary and unique life。 I devoured this book， one obituary at a time at night in bed， and only wish there were more within these pages！ 。。。more
Catherine
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The one time I usually get to find out about a person is in their obituary。 This collection of obituaries are taken from the times newspaper。 Initially I looked at the list and only recognised a few names。 However， upon reading I realised I did know more than I thought。 A collect of their life stories。 Told often in a humourous way but with dignity。 Wow。 These people knew how to live。 Interesting quotes and stories。 It makes me realise that we all need to live for the day。 What would my obituary The one time I usually get to find out about a person is in their obituary。 This collection of obituaries are taken from the times newspaper。 Initially I looked at the list and only recognised a few names。 However， upon reading I realised I did know more than I thought。 A collect of their life stories。 Told often in a humourous way but with dignity。 Wow。 These people knew how to live。 Interesting quotes and stories。 It makes me realise that we all need to live for the day。 What would my obituary say about me。 Certainly not a morbid book。 Just a way of celebrating lives。 Many thanks to Netgalley and the publisher for the opportunity to see an ARC 。。。more
Helen
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Does exactly what it says on the tin。 Full of interesting and informative obituaries。 You can open the book at any person and be intrigued and engrossed by the facts of their life。 A book that you can pick up and put down and come back to reading it at a later date。 I followed up on some of the people featured but I was always entertained and learnt something new。
Annarella
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