Author: Ruskin Bond
Editor(s): Ruskin Bond
Publisher: Rupa
Year: 2005
Language: English
Pages: 190
ISBN/UPC (if available): 8129107945
Description
The Small, Tawny lioness, had sprung from her heavy stool, and seemed to be in mid-air, streaking towards me with claws outstretched.
Your heart races, your mind whirls, what happens next? Another collectible from master anthologiser, Ruskin bond, this volume does more than keep you on the edge of your seat!
Recounted by brave, heroic, lovable characters who survived to tell their ale, these racy stories deal with lives lived on the edge-stuntmen and gamblers, explorers and sword-swallowers, lion-tamers and pilots-all snatched from the jaws of irrevocable harm-and death. Interwoven with clever wit and lively humour, these escapades will transport you to a world filled with excitements, peopled with those who fought against all odds, venturing into the world for the love of thrill and adventure.
Contents
INTRODUCTION
First Day in the Life of a Lion Trainer
Two Lovely Black Eyes
Bill Neate Versus the Gasman
Adventures with Airships
Rescue Squadron
The Devil Fish can be Deadly
Jorkens Practises Medicine and Magic
Steel into your Stomach
Four Men, Against the Desert
When Al Capone was Ambushed
Drink, Drugs and the Hope Diamond
The Road is Free
John Pike Catches a Whopper
The Pickwickians on the Ice
Escape from Java