The Times Lives Less Ordinary - Obituaries of the eccentric, unique and undefinable

85 obituaries carefully curated from The Times archive . Be they dons, pop stars, vicars, MPs, rugby players or aristocrats, each has marched to the beat of their own drum and led a life far from ordinary. The Times obituaries have given readers throughout the world an instant picture of a life for more than 150 years. Meet the mavericks, rogues and eccentrics from recent history, including: Baroness Trumpington , the codebreaking, chainsmoking, two-finger-flicking grande dame of British politics ''Magic Alex'' Mardas , inventor who was the Beatles'' ''scientific guru'' Zsa Zsa Gabor , Hungarian socialite and actress who made a success out of celebrity and was best known for having married nine times John Lucas , influential philosopher who argued against determinism and had a reputation for being the most eccentric don in Oxford Brigadier Jack Thomas , military police commander who survived a landmine, bullet, rhino and faulty parachute and liked to watch TV with an owl on his head April Ashley , model, socialite and transgender rights campaigner whose reassignment surgery was part of a rollercoaster life of lovers and high drama Jordan Mooney , punk muse known as ''the original Sex Pistol'' who appeared on stage with them, guided their ''look'' and then became a veterinary nurse Authoritative, insightful and endlessly engaging, this book is a must for anyone with an interest in the eccentrics and unique characters of recent times.

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Product details

• Authors: Nigel Farndale
• Assisted by: Nigel Farndale (Editor), Farndale Nigel (Editor), Times Books (Editor)
• Publisher: Times Books Uk
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 26.10.2023
• EAN: 9780008637071
• ISBN: 978-0-00-863707-1
• Dimensions: 129 mm x 198 mm x 31 mm
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature > Letters, diaries; Humanities, art, music > History; Social sciences, law, business > Social sciences (general); Popular Culture, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Popular Culture, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Historical, Biography: general, 20th Century, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Reference, 21st Century, HISTORY / Reference, 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, Reportage & collected journalism, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / General, Anthologies: general, Anthologies (non-poetry), Early 21st century c 2000 to c 2050, Reportage, journalism or collected columns