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Coastwise Lights
(Paperback)
by Alan Ross
Paperback, 254 Pages, Published 2010 by Faber Finds
ISBN-13: 978-0-571-27477-2, ISBN: 0-571-27477-3

"This, the second volume of Alan Ross' autobiography, deals with his postwar life as cricket correspondent, publisher, man of letters and racehorse owner. The narrative is richly peopled: Johnny Minton, Keith Vaughan, Agatha Christie, Gavin Maxwell, Wilfred Thesiger, Cyril Connolly, T. C. Worsley , William Plomer, Terence Rattigan, William Sansom are just some who are memorably characterized. William Boyd has written of Alan Ross, 'He wa ..."






What My War Was Like(Illustrated)
A Marine in Viet Nam
by Alan Ross
Paperback, 144 Pages, Published 2013 by Authorhouse
ISBN-13: 978-1-4918-0716-3, ISBN: 1-4918-0716-4

"In the Viet Nam war, the battle around the base camp of Khe Sanh was probably the most publicized story of the war. The story of Khe Sanh started a year before the "Siege" that lasted for 77 days. It started because the area in the far northwest part of South Vietnam got the attention of the NVA. They couldn't allow a base that was so close to the border of Laos, so close to the border of North Viet Nam, to go about it's business as usu ..."






Browns Glory
For the Love of Ozzie, the Toe, and Otto
by Alan Ross
Paperback, 256 Pages, Published 2005 by Cumberland House Publishing
ISBN-13: 978-1-58182-448-3, ISBN: 1-58182-448-3

"Ross tells the story of Cleveland Browns football as told by Browns players, coaches, opponents, fans, and the media. Includes the rosters to all eight championship teams. Photos."






The Red Sox Century
Voices and Memories from Fenway Park
by Alan Ross
Paperback, 256 Pages, Published 2004 by Cumberland House Publishing
ISBN-13: 978-1-58182-384-4, ISBN: 1-58182-384-3

"The Curse, the Wall, the Rocket, the homer Teddy Ballgame, Yaz, Fenway, Nomar, and Pedro. Included in THE RED SOX CENTURY is one hundred and one years of Red Sox baseball from 1903-2003. While the Olde Towne Team may have registered more than its fair share of heartaches on the diamond, the Red and Blue have etched themselves deeply into the rich fiber of the American game as a perennial contender in the American League. THE RED SOX CEN ..."






The Spokan Indians
by John Alan Ross, Steven M. Egesdal, George Hill
Paperback, 892 Pages, Published 2011 by Michael J. Ross
ISBN-13: 978-0-9832311-0-3, ISBN: 0-9832311-0-9






reflections on blue water - journeys in the gulf of naples and the aeolian islands
by Alan Ross
Paperback, 256 Pages, Published 2001 by Random House Uk
ISBN-13: 978-1-86046-893-3, ISBN: 1-86046-893-4

"In Reflections on Blue Water, Alan Ross reflects on the islands that he first visited in1948, revisiting them through a lifetime's reading."






Green Fading Into Blue(1st Edition)
Writings on Cricket and Other Sports
by Alan Ross
Hardcover, 224 Pages, Published 1999 by Andre Deutsch Ltd
ISBN-13: 978-0-233-99451-2, ISBN: 0-233-99451-3

"VG condition first edition book with dust jacket. Unclipped DJ is clean, has fresh colours and has little wear to edges. Book has clean and bright contents, no markings or inscriptions, ffep clipped top corner."






Speaking Of Graduating(1st Edition)
Excerpts from Timeless Graduation Speeches
by Alan Ross, Jim Gallery, Bonnie Dearmond
Paperback, 153 Pages, Published 2010 by Walnut Grove
ISBN-13: 978-1-58334-097-4, ISBN: 1-58334-097-1

"The inspired word on Graduation Day: Tossed into the June air by passionate speakers like so many tassled caps, and with equally comparable gusto! From Angelou to Asimov to Lombardi, Terkel to Tutu- Herein lies a treasury of uplifting lines from some of the finest commencement addresses ever recorded."






The Penguin Cricketer's Companion(2nd Edition)
by Alan Ross
Paperback, 608 Pages, Published 1981 by Penguin
ISBN-13: 978-0-14-005656-3, ISBN: 0-14-005656-4






La Calavera
(Paperback)
by Alan Ross
Paperback, Published 2018 by Smuggler's Cove Press, United States
ISBN-13: 978-1-73237-061-6, ISBN: 1-73237-061-3






The Bandit on the Billiard Table
A Journey through Sardinia
by Alan Ross
220 Pages, Published 2013 by Faber & Faber
ISBN-13: 978-0-571-30519-3, ISBN: 0-571-30519-9

"We passed on our way back to Pula the pretty romanesque church of S. Efisio, where, Fagioli explained, the most impressive festa in the island took place every May. Santo Efisio, the patron saint of Sardinia, was reputedly an officer in ..."






Winter Sea
War, Journeys, Writers (Faber Finds)
by Alan Ross
Paperback, 158 Pages, Published 2013 by Faber Faber, United Kingdom
ISBN-13: 978-0-571-29650-7, ISBN: 0-571-29650-5

"'This is Alan Ross's fourth volume of autobiography (following on from Blindfold Games, Coastwise Lights, and After Pusan)... Winter Sea, like his previous volumes, is an intriguing mix of memoir, poetry, and travel writing."






After Pusan
by Alan Ross
112 Pages, Published 2013 by Faber & Faber
ISBN-13: 978-0-571-29935-5, ISBN: 0-571-29935-0

"and despite an operation for the removal of a fibrous tumour she was intermittently in pain for the rest of her life. Advised to ... These journeys resulted in two books, Hawaian Archipelago and A Lady's Life in the Rocky Mountains. She was a ..."






Cape Summer and the Australians in England
by Alan Ross
264 Pages, Published 2012 by Faber & Faber
ISBN-13: 978-0-571-29752-8, ISBN: 0-571-29752-8

"Lindwall 5 Trueman, c. and b. Lindwall 0 Extras (b.4 l.b.9) 13 Total ... Trueman 6 Trueman J. Burke, l.b.w., b. Lock 41 b. Laker 16 R. N. Harvey, c. Trueman, b. Lock 11 c. and b. Lock 69 P. Burge, l.b.w., b. Laker 2 l.b.w., b. Laker 5 K. Mackay, c."






Reflections on Blue Water
Journeys in the Gulf of Naples and in the Aeolian Islands (Paperback)
by Alan Ross
Paperback, 254 Pages, Published 2012 by Faber & Faber
ISBN-13: 978-0-571-29616-3, ISBN: 0-571-29616-5

"'This valedictory volume is the quintessence of [Alan] Ross, a deft and deceptively airy set of literary wanderings through a part of the Mediterranean - the islands of the south-western coast of Italy - he had known since being demobilised ..."






Australia 55
A Journal of the MCC Tour
by Alan Ross
Other Digital, 304 Pages, Published 2012 by Faber & Faber
ISBN-13: 978-0-571-29692-7, ISBN: 0-571-29692-0

"It turned out to be the latter, for at moments the game resembled Cricket on Ice, a new form of entertainment. Hutton, playing back to a short ball on the off, all but shouldered it into Harvey's hands at gully: he no longer moves his right leg across the stumps, but relies on the quick withdrawal of his right hand from the bat if the ball should kick. Hobbs used to do this, already jogging off on his run as the ball slid down to t ..."






The Lure of Lighthouses
The Inspiring Journey of the Lights, Keepers, Ghosts, Sea & Sentiment of Our Timeless Lands-End Sentinels
by Alan Ross, Allen Ross
Paperback, 160 Pages, Published 2010 by Walnut Grove Press
ISBN-13: 978-1-58334-045-5, ISBN: 1-58334-045-9

"McCormick, W.H. The Modern Book of Lighthouses. London: A.&C. Black, Ltd., 1936. Michelet, Jules. The Sea. London ... Shelton-Roberts, Cheryl and Bruce Roberts. Lighthouse Families. Birmingham, AL: Crane Hill Publishers, 1997. Snow ..."






A BRIEF HISTORY OF GOLF
WHAT EVERY GOLFER SHOULD KNOW ABOUT THE GAME
by Alan Ross
Paperback, Published 2010 by Worthy Publishing
ISBN-13: 978-1-887655-85-9, ISBN: 1-887655-85-9






Automated Sudoku
Sudoku Puzzles Made Easy
by Alan Ross
Paperback, 132 Pages, Published 2009 by Trafford Publishing
ISBN-13: 978-1-4269-1654-0, ISBN: 1-4269-1654-X

"The game of Sudoku doesn't need an introduction; there's at least one of these wordless puzzles in every newspaper or magazine. But author Alan Ross has provided a unique format in his new book, Automated Sudoku. Designed and tested by a computer program created by Ross, this edition boasts nearly 500 puzzles, of which 400 are evaluated as difficult. In each game, Ross has included all possible answers for each square so the puzzle ..."






Mets Pride
For the Love of Mookie, Mike and David Wright
by Alan Ross
Paperback, 255 Pages, Published 2007 by Cumberland House Publishing
ISBN-13: 978-1-58182-578-7, ISBN: 1-58182-578-1

"They started out as a joke, but the last laugh was on their foes. The New York Mets were birthed in a riotous jumble of errors, over-the-hill ballplayers, and Casey's barely decipherable Stengelese. And then there was Marv Throneberry, a player destined for infamy for his head-scratching botches on the diamond. But just eight years later, the Amazin' Mets were world champions, boasting a team of young athletes headed by near-bioni ..."



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