Books by James Hamilton Paterson

Gerald Samper is a ghost-writer to the stars: rock singers, racing drivers and ski champions. And to Millie Cleat, the monstrous one-armed sailor, ... More

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The hero of this black farce of a book is Gerald Samper, a ghostwriter to unbearable sports celebrities and rock stars, whose dream is to write the ... More

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In 1945, Britain was the world's leading designer and builder of aircraft - a world-class achievement that was not mere rhetoric. And what aircraft ... More

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A classic exploration of the sea, this work includes the acclaimed essay Sea Burial.

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A wonderful inner journey in the outer light and color of a remote coast, uncommonly well written.--Peter Matthiessen

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James Hamilton-Paterson is a wandering explorer of all things watery who is equally at home accompanying a scientific survey voyage or snorkeling ... More

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Gerontius is the story of a real voyage in the life of Sir Edward Elgar, the celebrated composer of the quintessentially English tune 'Land of Hope ... More

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This is a story of revenge, corruption and anarchy - and a kind of justice - in one of the world's most violent cities. Hamilton-Paterson wrote ... More

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This title is longlisted for the Man Booker Prize 2004. "Cooking with Fernet Branca" is a gleefully tasteless bad dream of modern Italy, told through ... More

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A brilliant account of a hunt for sunken World War II treasure off the west coast of Africa, "Three Miles Down" is also a rousing tale of greed, ... More

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Covering the rise and fall of Ferdinand Marcos, the author offers a devastating vision of the price Filipinos paid for dictatorship and other ... More

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In this provocative novel, a chance encounter leads a writer to begin the biography of his neighbor, the enigmatic Raymond Jerningham Jebb -- "Jayjay ... More

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Ghosts of Manila is a haunting novel set in one of the world's most violent cities. It opens in a wasteland near Manila Airport, where a factory ... More

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1961. A squadron of Vulcan aircraft, Britain's most lethal nuclear bomber, flies towards the east coast of the United States. Highly manoeuvrable, ... More

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An account of several seasons alone on a Philippine island.

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Having spent most of his life in foster homes and institutions, a fourteen-year-old withdraws into himself until a strange message on the beach takes ... More

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Wayne Bulkeley is a physical coward, and ill-prepared for the pain and fear of being kidnapped by guerillas. Gradually, his sympathies with them grow ... More

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