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VODKA ON ICE: A Year with the Russians in Antarctica.
The Book Guild: Sussex UK, 2002. 1st Edition; SIGNED by author on title page; ix, 165pp, illustrated with b/w and colour photographs, maps. Blue cloth covers with silver titling to spine in unclipped dustjacket. Charles Swithinbank, a British exchange scientist, joins the Soviet 1964-65 Antarctic programme, the first British scientist to do so. For an insight to the thinking of the Russians at that time a better choice in Charles Swithinbank could not have been made. He quickly joins in all the activities, tractor driving, discharging ships and all chores associated with a polar expedition on ship or on shore. He has a knack of getting expedition members to talk freely of themselves, their life at home, their ambitions and even their political views, and this, the time of the cold war, was something very rarely done.To get to his base at Novolazarevskaya, Swithinbank travels in the Soviet ships, Estonia and Ob, and flies in Lisunovs of various classes.The reader is quickly made aware of the flexible safety standards applying then, and the often reckless tractor journeys undertaken with little regard to simple precautions.Throughout the book it is the personnel that Swithinbank gets to respect profoundly, men with long experience in the Arctic whose skills often turn a situation of concern into a moment of joy.Perhaps this is best illustrated by a passage taken from the text.".. One of the 20 tonne sledges had become frozen to the snow and could not be moved. Liosha put several sticks of dynamite under one runner and lit a length of quarry fuse.We retreated some distance before a colossal explosion shattered the runner and tossed heavy shards of steel high into the air. Many pieces fell among us. Glancing around first to check that nobody was injured, our little group collapsed in fits of laughter. The sledge however, was now unusable."In the course of his journey Swithinbank visits Mirny and Molodezhnaya stations noting much of interest at both. He records the various standards of food on the ships and at the bases, the ships coming a poor second.Through it all he teaches English where possible and learns Russian in return. His ability to 'join in" makes him a popular figure among the base staff who quickly warm to him and his sense of humour. The British were well served by this man at the time.The endless ability of the Russians to make alcohol, sometimes from sources not normally thought of having that ability continues to interest him.The consumption of such is astounding. A group of doctors produced a drink and apologised for it being only 40% alcohol. Unread Mint/Mint. (Book ref. 1614) £50.00
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Glasgow International Exhibition 1901. Russia, Its Industries and Trade
Glasgow: Hay, Nisbet & Co. Limited, 1901. First (& 0nly?) Edition. Half-calf. Good/N/A. Small 4to. Hardback, 180mm x 245mm tall (7.25" x 9.75" approx.). Pp xii, 324 + a colour-printed, multi-folding map, approximately 36" long x 21" high, of the Russian railways. External rubs, and the 'Withdrawn' stamp impressions of the University of Keele, otherwise very good, in a contemporary half-calf binding with grey boards and gilt spine title, by Ferguson, Binders, of Glasgow. (Book ref. 003618) £125.00
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30,000 MORNINGS ... FINE p/b, .
Harmondsworth: Penguin, 2000. No ISBN (issued free with Nova). Standard paperback. Condition: Fine. Weight 300g. SEND NO MONEY! Order this book now and pay when you've received it (any country!) (Book ref. 4752) £5.00
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30,000 MORNINGS ... Nearly FINE p/b, .
Harmondsworth: Penguin, 2000. No ISBN (issued free with Nova). Standard paperback. Condition: near Fine. Weight 300g. SEND NO MONEY! Order this book now and pay when you've received it (any country!) (Book ref. 4700) £5.00
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Absolut Sequel
Periplus, 2005 First edition large format paperback with cover flaps; illustrated in colour throughout - detailing the Absolut advertising story; continued from an earlier book which is not offered for sale here. Condition is new; a few minor marks around the cover. Originally priced at $30. (Book ref. HAR4321) £12.00
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Living Water - Vodka and Russian Society on the Eve of Emancipation
Oxford: Clarendon Press,, 1990. 0198222866 Pp x, 447, cloth binding leaning slightly, otherwise a good copy in dustwrapper. (Book ref. 006000) £15.00
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Vodka, Tears, And Lenin's Angel
Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1997 VG/VG near fine.SIGNEDBY AUTHOR. 1st edition. no inscriptions. not price-clipped. wonderful clean copy. A journalist on the road in the former Soviet Union. This is the firat account of Russia's post-Communist generation. Gould provides a vivid portrait of rogue politicians, twenty something millionaires, ruthless spies, and flashy gangsters (Book ref. 26607) £12.00
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Vodka
London: HarperCollins, 2004. First Edition. Black hardback cloth cover. VG : in very good condition with dust jacket. 503pp :: 240mm x 160mm (9" x 6") (Book ref. bbs470) £8.60
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Vodka
. Illustrated by Not Illustrated. Reprint. Mass Market Paperback. Near Fine (NEAR NEW)/No Jacket. Mass Market Paperback 000711947X Not Inscribed or Signed MASS MARKET PAPERBACK POSTED AT OUR STANDARD RATES FULLY INSURED (UK) ONLY. Please e-mail for further details. (Book ref. 010785) £5.00
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VODKA
HARPERCOLLINS PUBLISHERS LTD Published by HarperCollins Publishers Ltd in 2004. Hardback with Dust jacket.. Number of pages: 503. Condition: Very Good. May show some slight signs of wear. Dust Jacket with edge wear. Tight and bright. Slight crease to the rear top corner. Shipped from UK. Delivery is usually 2 - 3 working days from order by Royal Mail, International Delivery is by Airmail. (Book ref. 8724381) £5.00
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VIVA VODKA
CHRONICLE BOOKS Published by Chronicle Books in 2006. Hardback with Dust jacket.. Number of pages: 144. Condition: Very Good. May show some slight signs of wear. Shipped from UK. Delivery is usually 2 - 3 working days from order by Royal Mail, International Delivery is by Airmail. (Book ref. 8718439) £5.00
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VIVA VODKA
CHRONICLE BOOKS Published by Chronicle Books in 2006. Hardback with Dust jacket.. Number of pages: 144. Condition: Like NEW. No defects, may have been previously read. With photographs. Internally good. Shipped from UK. Delivery is usually 2 - 3 working days from order by Royal Mail, International Delivery is by Airmail. (Book ref. 8717681) £5.00
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VIVA VODKA
CHRONICLE BOOKS Published by Chronicle Books in 2006. Hardback with Dust jacket.. Number of pages: 144. Condition: Very Good. May show some slight signs of wear. With photographs. Internally good. Shipped from UK. Delivery is usually 2 - 3 working days from order by Royal Mail, International Delivery is by Airmail. (Book ref. 8717674) £5.00
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ABSOLUT: BIOGRAPHY OF A BOTTLE .
Texere Publishing,US, 2000. The inside, untold story of one of the most successful, memorable advertising campaigns ever. hardcover. 312pp., 16pp. colour and mono. photo. illustrations. A very good copy in dustwrapper. A story of marketing, advertising, creatity and vodka. (Book ref. 3383) £4.00
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The Liquor Problem in Russia
Ohio: American Issue Publishing Company, 1915. Hard Cover. Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall 8vo. 230 pp.+ folding map, ex-library but with only a few small ink stamps, fore edges dusty otherwise very good in original quarter cloth and paper covered boards, extremities worn, class mark to spine, good. (Book ref. 14359) £12.50
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THE RUSSIAN LIEUTENANT'S WOMAN: A TALE OF LOVE, BETRAYAL AND VODKA
HODDER & STOUGHTON LTD Published by Hodder & Stoughton Ltd in 2007. Hardback with Dust jacket.. Number of pages: 256. Condition: Good. Used book but in Good Condition for sensible price. Ex-library book (usual stamps and marks). Shipped from UK. Delivery is usually 2 - 3 working days from order by Royal Mail, International Delivery is by Airmail. (Book ref. 8644464) £5.00
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COCKTAILS AND MIXED DRINKS
Summit 1978 9th edition VG/VG edgewear price clipped some pages a little grubby 120pp 9 x 6 435g A selection of mouth watering cocktails and mixed drinks appear in this book. (Book ref. 23968) £9.00
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COCKTAILS FOR WIMPS
Sterling 2002 first S/Back pictorial covers Near fine+ ( unread) 125pp profuse photos 11 x 9 595g There is a stunning collection of cocktails in this book bellinis, Bloody Mary,Cosmopolitan and Pina Colada.There are also many more exotic ones such as Amalfi Dream and Sydney Sling.There are punches and Italian Spritzers and a range of non alchoholic ones (Book ref. 23041) £6.00
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CLASSIC COOLING COCKTAILS
Sterling 2003 first S/Back pictorial covers VG+ ( unread) 176pp profuse photos 7 x 4.5 300g There is a stunning collection of cocktails in this book including 15 non-alcoholic ones , over 100 traditional one 10 of the authors own concoctions to make. (Book ref. 22152) £4.75
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In a Vodka Shop: Piano Solo
London: Augener, © 1915. VG large-format PB. 7-page piano solo. No marks or inscriptions. (Book ref. 55902) £15.00
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