BOOKS by William Boyd

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1	Restless more books like this by William Boyd In this absorbing historical thriller . . . Sally Gilmartin, born Eva Delectorskaya, a Russian emigree recruited into the British Secret Service in 1939, reveals her clandestine past in an autobiography that she gives to her daughter, Ruth, a graduate student and single mother living a dull civilian life in Oxford in 1976.--"The New Yorker." see all copies from £1.38! new only from £2.03! \| signed copies \| first editions
2	Good Man in Africa more books like this by William Boyd Escapee from suburbia, overweight, oversexed ...Morgan Leafy isn't overburdened with worldly success. Actually, he is refreshingly free from it. But then, as a representative of Her Britannic Majesty in tropical Kinjanja, it was not very constructive of him to get involved in wholesale bribery. Nor was it exactly oiling his way up the ladder to ... see all copies from £1.38! new only from £6.34! \| signed copies \| first editions
3	Brazzaville Beach more books like this by William Boyd 'A most extraordinary parable about mankind ...quite unlike anything else I have ever read' - "Sunday Express". 'I live on Brazzaville Beach ...I am here because two sets of strange and extraordinary events happened to me ...One in England, first, and then one in Africa.' On Brazzaville Beach, on the edge of Africa, Hope Clearwater examines the ... see all copies from £1.38! new only from £6.32! \| signed copies \| first editions
4	Any Human Heart more books like this by William Boyd Nine journals recording a turbulent life, kept through the years by Logan Mountstuart, a man who is born in South America (son of a British executive there), is educated at Oxford, and serves as a reporter during the Spanish Civil War. He hangs out with Hemingway, Fitzgerald, and Picasso, and works with Ian Fleming in British Intelligence, and by ... see all copies from £1.38! new only from £6.32! \| signed copies \| first editions
5	The New Confessions more books like this by William Boyd "The New Confessions" is the outrageous, extraordinary, hilarious and heartbreaking autobiography of John James Todd, a Scotsman born in 1899 and one of the great self-appointed (and failed) geniuses of the twentieth century. 'An often magnificent feat of story-telling and panoramic reconstruction...John James Todd's reminiscences carry us through ... see all copies from £1.38! new only from £5.52! \| signed copies \| first editions
6	An Ice Cream War more books like this by William Boyd Set in the years 1914 to 1918, "An Ice Cream War" follows the fortunes of two English brothers who enlist and fight in German East Africa. Contrasting the vibrant chaos of East Africa with the quiet gentility of Edwardian England, the novel tracks the brothers' very different but equally tragic experiences in the war and the pressures and sorrows ... see all copies from £1.38! new only from £6.32! \| signed copies \| first editions
7	Armadillo more books like this by William Boyd One winter morning Lorimer Black goes to keep a business appointment and finds a hanged man. This is just the start of what turns out to be a horrendous period for Lorimer as he realizes that he's being set up at work and cast adrift outside the office. This is a very funny novel with its dark side that shows a good man being boxed in and unable ... see all copies from £1.38! new only from £2.03! \| signed copies \| first editions
8	Stars and Bars more books like this by William Boyd see all copies from £1.38! new only from £6.14! \| signed copies \| first editions
9	Blue Afternoon more books like this by William Boyd This book is the winner of the 1993 Sunday Express Book of the Year Award Los Angeles 1936. Kay Fischer, a young, ambitious architect, is shadowed by Salvador Carriscant, an enigmatic stranger claiming to be her father. Within weeks of their first meeting, Kay will join him for an extraordinary journey into the old man's past, initially in search ... see all copies from £1.38! new only from £6.32! \| signed copies \| first editions
10	Boyd's Introduction to the Study of Disease more books like this by Huntington Sheldon The eleventh edition of "Boyd's Introduction to the Study of Disease" now contains a substantial amount of material in the appendices - condensing the material in the text - making it a great resource for the student already familiar with normal physiology and essential biology. New to this edition is information on: the cytoskeleton, care of the ... see all copies from £5.52! new only from £6.39! \| first editions
11 view cover	West federal taxation : corporations, partnerships, estates, and trusts more books like this by William H. Hoffman, James H. Boyd This market-leading text is designed for the second course in federal taxation, generally found at four-year undergraduate and graduate schools. Volume II assumes that students have had exposure to an individual taxation course. Focusing primarily on taxation as it applies to corporations, partnerships, trusts and estates, Hoffman et al., provide ... see all copies from £21.22! new only from £27.13!
12 view cover	Anonymous: Enigmatic Images from Unknown Photographers more books like this by Robert Flynn Johnson, William Boyd (Introduction by) see all copies from £6.99! new only from £7.65! \| signed copies \| first editions
13	Electricity and electronics, basic more books like this by William Barnett Steinberg, Walter Boyd Ford see all copies from £9.32!
14 view cover	Bolivar: Liberator of a Continent more books like this by William Young Boyd, Bill Boyd Now, in this engrossing historical narrative, bill boyd brings an American hero to life, from his boyhood under Spanish colonialism to the tumultuous years when he led six countries to freedom. It is a story filled with unforgettable characters, tempestuous love affairs, rousing adventures, and a journey through a piece of history few in the U.S. ... see all copies from £5.52! new only from £10.32! \| signed copies \| first editions
15 view cover	Granta 100: The Magazine of New Writing more books like this by William Boyd (Editor) The 100th issue of "Granta," guest edited by the acclaimed British novelist William Boyd, features original work by many of the writers who have helped to make it the most widely read literary magazine in the world Contributors include Martin Amis, Julian Barnes, Ian McEwan, A. M. Homes, John le Carre, Doris Lessing, Jayne Anne Phillips, Harold ... see all copies from £2.03! new only from £10.15!
16 view cover	On the Yankee Station: Stories more books like this by William Boyd Short stories with a variety of international settings. see all copies from £2.52! new only from £8.94! \| first editions
17 view cover	The Destiny of Nathalie X and Other Stories more books like this by William Boyd Stories about love and ambition that range from contemporary Hollywood to World War I Vienna. see all copies from £5.52! new only from £7.56! \| signed copies \| first editions
18 view cover	On the Yankee Station more books like this by William Boyd Adolescent sex in a Scottish boys' public school ...Oddballs on the seedy side of America ...Murder in a quiet Devon cottage ...Comical, ironical or lacerating - wit is the keynote of these stories, which include two early adventures from the career of Morgan Leafy, glorious anti-hero of William Boyd's prize-winning novel "A Good Man in Africa". ... see all copies from £1.38! new only from £6.90! \| signed copies \| first editions
19	Brazzaville Beach : a novel by William Boyd Brazzaville Beach is in Africa, and a young Englishwoman has taken refuge there to escape her marriage and her career. Winner of the 1990 James Tait Black Memorial Prize. see all copies from £1.38! new only from £6.90! \| first editions
20 view cover	American Hot Rod: The Fine Art of the Custom Hot Rod more books like this by Boyd Coddington (Foreword by), William G Scheller (Text by) Written in a lively, engaging style, the book chronicles Boyd Coddingon's career as well as the long, colorful history of hot rods, street rods, and custom cars, machines that transcend transportation to express the highest levels of skill and artistry. see all copies from £12.32! new only from £22.75!
21 view cover	The Destiny of Nathalie X more books like this by William Boyd Stories about love and ambition that range from contemporary Hollywood to World War I Vienna. see all copies from £1.38! new only from £10.35! \| signed copies \| first editions
22	Some eighteenth century tracts concerning North Carolina more books like this by William K. Boyd see all copies from £14.49! first editions
23 view cover	Hopalong Cassidy more books like this by William Boyd (Performed by) see all copies from £6.90! new only from £7.91!
24 view cover	Management of Facial Lines and Wrinkles more books like this by Brian J Boyd, Andrew Blitzer (Editor), William J Binder (Editor) This volume is a practical and well-illustrated "how-to" guide to a variety of techniques for eliminating facial lines and wrinkles. The book provides step by step instructions on the use of retinoids, fruit acids, chemical peels, laser skin resurfacing, augmentation, implants, and other options. Coverage also includes an overview of surgical ... see all copies from £18.10! new only from £72.76! \| first editions
25 view cover	Blue Afternoon: Volume 1 more books like this by William Boyd A young woman architect named Kay Fischer is approached by a mysterious old man who claims to be her father and who wishes her to accompany him on a search for his lost love. En route, he tells Kay the story of her strange parentage, and of a violent passion that consumed his life. Gradually, Kay becomes intrigued by, and then fascinated with, the ... see all copies from £5.52! new only from £10.15! \| first editions

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