{"product_id":"smith-of-lambeth-david-jones-9781946989277","title":"Smith of Lambeth: And Other Tales: A Memoir","description":"\u003cp\u003eDavid Jones has lived a rich and varied life, the highlights of which are beautifully presented in this wry and irresistibly intelligent collection. Not many people can saythey've had a successful career as a structural engineer, boxed andcompeted in swimming and track-and-field tournaments, lived andworked in Tanganyika and Uganda, climbed Mount Kilimanjaro, soldprograms at the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II, acted and sungprofessionally--and written a book about all of it.\u003cbr\u003e Of his entertainment career in particular, he says,\"The big reward of performing has been the great people and brilliant musicians I have met over the years. I have had good times, interspersed with disappointments and, sometimes, failure. Failure in performance isusually self-inflicted, mostly due to lack of preparation. . . . I have had some minor success in theater and have been well reviewed. One reviewer said, 'David Jones is a lusty old goat.' How can you beat that?\" It is precisely this amalgam of sober irreverence that informsthe memorable moments in the author's life and makes them so readable.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e David Jones\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1946989274\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781946989277\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Full Court Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/13\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 208\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.69lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.48d","brand":"David Jones","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44076853625087,"sku":"9781946989277","price":16.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_0a799433-4747-4e18-b586-fb2fb2af6c78.jpg?v=1685467158","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/smith-of-lambeth-david-jones-9781946989277","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}