ISBN: 9780552167727    Publisher: Transworld Publishers Ltd Year of publishing: 2015     Format:  Paperback No of Pages: 432        

This book comes with a foreword by Neil Gaiman. Terry Pratchett earned a place in the hearts of readers the world over with his bestselling Discworld series - but in recent years he became equally well-known as an outspoken campaigner for causes including Alzheimer's research and animal rights. A Slip of the Keyboard brings together the finest examples of Pratchett's non fiction writing: on his life, on his work, and on the weirdness of the world; from memories of Granny Pratchett to speculation about Gandalf's love life, the reasons banana daiquiris are so important, and passionate defences of the causes dear to him. With all the humour and humanity that made his novels so enduringly popular, this collection brings Pratchett out from behind the scenes of the Discworld to speak for himself and paints a portrait of a much loved and much missed figure - man and boy, bibliophile and computer geek, champion of hats, orang-utans and Dignity in Dying.
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Terry Pratchett was the acclaimed creator of the global bestselling Discworld series, the first of which, The Colour of Magic, was published in 1983. His fortieth Discworld novel, Raising Steam, was published in 2013. His books have been widely adapted for stage and screen, and he was the winner of multiple prizes, including the Carnegie Medal, as well as being awarded a knighthood for services to literature. He died in March 2015. www.terrypratchett.co.uk @terryandrob
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