The Moon's a Balloon

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The exhibitions are produced by UMoMA in collaboration with artists and museums around the world and they often attract international attention. Having attained that full suave sophisticated maturity, I had come across David Niven’s follow-up, Bring on the Empty Horses, published in 1975, and tracked down the initial autobiography after that.

When he voluntarily went back into the army the second World War Two started I decided to forgive him a lot! One of the bestselling memoirs of all time, The Moon's a Balloon is an account of one of the most remarkable lives Hollywood has ever seen. More Hamburger icon An icon used to represent a menu that can be toggled by interacting with this icon.Plus I did start to wonder if sometimes it was just how he remembered stuff and he was drunk at the time! Beginning with the tragic early loss of his aristocratic father, then regaling us with tales of school, army and wartime hi-jinx, Niven shows how, even as an unknown young man, he knew how to live the good life.

Our resources are crucial for knowledge lovers everywhere—so if you find all these bits and bytes useful, please pitch in. If you’re in need of a vicarious escape into a more exciting, glamorous world, this is a terrific book. Unique Leather-Bound Edition having Spine and corners bind with leather with Golden Leaf Printing on round spine. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. We found this book important for the readers who want to know more about our old treasure so we brought it back to the shelves.So I was stepping outside my comfort zone when I picked up David Niven’s autobiography, taking a chance on it mostly because I’ve always found him charming in films ( A Matter of Life and Death is one of my favourites).