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    Over twenty years ago, P.J. O’Rourke published Holidays in Hell, the classic travelogue that found him searching for excitement in places like Warsaw, Managua, and Belfast. In Holidays in Heck, the man dubbed “the funniest writer in America” by Time and The Wall Street Journal steps into the new and slightly less dangerous territory of the family vacation. The O’Rourke clan treks to places as close to home as Disneyland and Washington, D.C., and as far-flung as China, all while P.J. attempts to dissuade his wife from shopping and keep his children entertained. His travels often leave him wishing he were under artillery fire again. At one point, the family takes a ski trip—to Ohio. Here, he warns his daughter not to ski out of bounds, “because it’s completely flat.” Later, during their visit to the National Museum of American History, P.J. calls the building, “ugly in a way that’s best described as built in 1964.” And one of his solo adventures takes him on a horse trek across the mountains of Kyrgyzstan, where his route consists of cliff faces that leave him dangling very much off of his saddle.  

Give War a Chance - P.J. O'Rourke - The Outrageous #1 Bestseller Softcover.  I send by Ordinary mail and supply a tracking number. Because of postage costs it is sometimes better to to order more than one book, as I charge by weight and combine postage it is more cost effective. I combine postage. I also combine postage with Jessies. For Book Condition see images below. Please quote Username or order number when making a payment  

 How do you introduce a younger sister who, until recently was a younger brother?  Is it possible to vomit courteously?  What's the chic thing to throw in a food fight?  And why is it not done to commit suicide at someone else's funeral? In today's complex world of shifting values and uncertainties, it's good to know that there are still certain standards we can aspire to. Soft cover, fairly good condition.  The cover shows slight signs of wear, but the book is clean.  243 pages.

The lighter side of famine, pestilence, destruction and death. Hard cover, good condition. Dust jacket has some minor creasing at the top.  340 pages.

Paperback. English. Picador. 1989. In good condition. P. J. O'Rourke's classic, best-selling guided tour of the world's most desolate, dangerous, and desperate places. Tired of making bad jokes" and believing that "the world outside seemed a much worse joke than anything I could conjure," P. J. O'Rourke traversed the globe on a fun-finding mission, investigating the way of life in the most desperate places on the planet, including Warsaw, Managua, and Belfast. The result is Holidays in Hell--a full-tilt, no-holds-barred romp through politics, culture, and ideology. P.J.'s adventures include storming student protesters' barricades with riot police in South Korea, interviewing Communist insurrectionists in the Philippines, and going undercover dressed in Arab garb in the Gaza Strip. He also takes a look at America's homegrown horrors as he braves the media frenzy surrounding the Reagan-Gorbachev summit in Washington D.C., uncovers the mortifying banality behind the white-bread kitsch of Jerry Falwell's Heritage USA, and survives the stultifying boredom of Harvard's 350th anniversary celebration. Packed with P.J.'s classic riffs on everything from Polish nightlife under communism to Third World driving tips, Holidays in Hell is one of the best-loved books by one of today's most celebrated humorists."

Paperback. English. Picador. 1989. In fair condition. Previous owner's name inside. P. J. O'Rourke's classic, best-selling guided tour of the world's most desolate, dangerous, and desperate places. Tired of making bad jokes" and believing that "the world outside seemed a much worse joke than anything I could conjure," P. J. O'Rourke traversed the globe on a fun-finding mission, investigating the way of life in the most desperate places on the planet, including Warsaw, Managua, and Belfast. The result is Holidays in Hell--a full-tilt, no-holds-barred romp through politics, culture, and ideology. P.J.'s adventures include storming student protesters' barricades with riot police in South Korea, interviewing Communist insurrectionists in the Philippines, and going undercover dressed in Arab garb in the Gaza Strip. He also takes a look at America's homegrown horrors as he braves the media frenzy surrounding the Reagan-Gorbachev summit in Washington D.C., uncovers the mortifying banality behind the white-bread kitsch of Jerry Falwell's Heritage USA, and survives the stultifying boredom of Harvard's 350th anniversary celebration. Packed with P.J.'s classic riffs on everything from Polish nightlife under communism to Third World driving tips, Holidays in Hell is one of the best-loved books by one of today's most celebrated humorists."

  BUILDING AND RACING MY "750 "Scarce" BUILDING AND RACING MY "750", a Racing Car based on the homely Austin Chummy. By P.J. Stephens. Hardcover with Jacket (Jacket in poor condition, see photos), Published by G.T. Foulis & Co. no printing date, circa 1952?, 111 pages, all photographs/diagrams/illustrations intact, binding good Postage: R68.00 S.A.P.O. or R110.00 Postnet

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Hardcover with d/j. D/j has insect damage and shelf wear. Name of preivious owner on inside of front board. Published 1946 with 264 pages, including Index. "Blueprint for World Conquest" is a factual and startling revelation of exactly who and what is now delaying the establishment of peace. This collection of official Kremlin documents leaves no mystery as to the precise aims of Soviet policies and actions. It is an indispensable guide to clear understanding of today's and tomorrow's headlines". Postage in RSA = R50.00 (new P O rates since 1/4/2017). We combine postage.    

THE LIFE OF FREDERICK COURTENAY SELOUS D S O ; J G MILLAIS F. Z. S ;  A FACSIMILIE REPRINT; Introduction by E E BURKE M L M; (Director of National Achives ) ; Hardcover; PIONEER HEAD; Salisbury Rhodesia 1975; Limited Edition no. 383 of 1000 copies   (originally published 1918)  ISBN 0 86918 007 X; No. of Pages; 387 including the Index.   Condition; Please see the phpotographs below; Book including Dust Jacket; Very good ; very good tight binding - no loose pages  and no tears; no writing added. Note - The D/J  does have some shelf wear / rubbing damage on the edges ; again see the photographs below. POSTAGE  / Shipping (within S A)   PREFERABLY via Postnet to Postnet for a total weight not exceeding 5kg then add R100.00. (Note with the P/Net option addit books may be included up to 5kg) or via PAXI  which is via the PEP Store branch network  - delivery around 9 days  Please add R55.00  under Option 1 and also add "  via Pep " in the Notes. For postage via SA PO (Please add under Option 1)   please add R60.00 Buyers from outside of SA can contact me for a postal quote .              

 THE SIEGE OF O'OKIEP GUERRILLA CAMPAIGN IN THE ANGLO BOER WAR *** PETER BURKE (SIGNED) *** The story covers the last eighteen months of the guerrilla campaign during those dark days of the Anglo - Boer - War (1899 - 1902), or the second war of Independence as the Afrikaner knows it and brings back an era of South African and British Empire history - sometimes forgotten today. Published by the WAR MUSEUM OF THE BOER REPUBLIC'S, BLOEMFONTEIN, REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA, 1995. H/C with D/J, 211 pages, D/J has some mild shelf-wear to edges & corners, internally very good, pages crisp, binding very good, o/a a very good copy. Includes maps & photographs. SHIPPING: POSTNET R110.00 or S.A.P.O. R65.00     

Dimensions: 30 cm X 22.5 cm X 5 cm, hardcover with d/j. Book in good condition, binding is solid and the book is clean inside, except for pen underlinings, especially in Part Two of the Volume and also cellotape marks in front and backof book (see photograph). The d/j is also in good condition, except for a small tearmark on the front coverpage (see photograph). The Volume is illustrated with 700 illustrations, including 61 in full colour. A heavy book. Postage in RSA = R68.00 (new P O rates 1/4/2017)

 Leier Van Die Gedissiplineerde Afrikanerdom, Dr. J. F. J. Van Rensburg, Lewensbeskrywing En Drie Toesprake. Van Rensburg, J. F. J. Dr.   First Edition. Voortrekkerpers, Johannesburg. 1941   Pamphlet, pictorial wrapper, stapled has been punched, pamphlet is buckled with some light insect damage to some corners of some of the internal pages. Dr. J. F. J. Van Rensburg was the commandant General of the Ossewabrandwag. From the collection of J.H. Coetzee P.U. Vir C.H.O Potchefstroom.        

Author: J.H. Ross Publisher: Natal Branch of the Willife Protection and Conservation Society of South Africa (1972) Condition: Very good, minor wear on the edges of the spine and covers. P.O.S to the title page.  Otherwise contents are bright, clean and tightly bound Binding: Softcover Pages: 64 Dimensions: 21.5 x 14 x 0.4 cm +++ by J.H. Ross +++ The Acacia Species of Natal by J.H. Ross.

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 8 - 15 working days No comedian could have written the joke this election cycle has been. The punch line is too ridiculous (whoever the punch line is going to be). Celebrated political satirist, journalist, and diehard Republican P.J. O'Rourke brings his critical eye and inimitable voice to some serious risky business. How The Hell Did This Happen? covers the whole election process from the pig pile of presidential candidates circa June 2015, the dreadful key primaries and candidate debates through his come-to-Satan moment with Hillary - 'She's the second worst thing that could happen to our nation. I endorse her.' - to the Beginning of End Times in November. How The Hell Did This Happen? answers the key question of the 2016 presidential election: Should we laugh or should we cry or should we hurl? (They are not mutually exclusive.) Features Summary An essential take on the stranger-than-fiction 2016 presidential election from a quintessential voice on American politics and culture. Author P.J O'Rourke Publisher Grove Press / Atlantic Monthly Press Release date 20170228 Pages 240 ISBN 1-61185-522-5 ISBN 13 978-1-61185-522-7