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.Bollocks to Alton Towers: Uncommonly British Days Out
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by: Jason Hazeley, Robin Halstead, Joel Morris, Alex Morris

March 02, 2006
I searched for this book under 'comedy' and have to say it hardly raises the mouth corners at any point or at least the third I read didn't. I'm sure it's well written and it's factual and informative but if you are looking for Jeremy Clarkson style quick wit then it's not for you.
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.Eat, Pray, Love: One Woman's Search for Everything Across Italy, India and Indonesia
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by: Elizabeth Gilbert

January 30, 2007
This is the most wonderful book I've ever read. She is whitty, charismatic and her insights and paths are so similar to mine I was able to relate on every page. Even if this is not similar to your path (some of my happily or newly married friends were not fussed by it) she stresses the importance of getting in touch with who you really are and how to find you. I have bought about 10 of these books and have given them to friends around the world from all walks of life. Amazing book I give it my highest recommendation.
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.I Wouldn't Start from Here: The 21st Century And Where It All Went Wrong
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by: Andrew Mueller

August 01, 2008
After a mildly shaky start (in my uninformed, only-read-10-books-in-the-last-5-years view), which seemed a bit "over-written" at times, this book evened out into one of the most thought-provoking, entertaining and interesting things I've read in ages.

I actually find myself caring about the guy, which is odd for a journalist-written travelogue around the world's warzones and trouble spots. I even felt for him as he described his break up with his girlfriend. I want to take him out for a beer.

Andrew Mueller is a genuinely interesting, no-bulls**t guy, who never over-dramatises, never forgets who he is and where he is, and never makes the mistake of not questing the rationale of everyone he meets. It's made me realise what a lipstick leftie ... Read More:
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.This Gaming Life: Travels in Three Cities
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by: Jim Rossignol

July 15, 2008
I was cautiously optimistic about this book; I had heard good things and had read articles on gaming sites that had been written by the author. The book did not disappoint in any way.

This is an ambitious book that raises such questions as what gaming is, how it meshes with human nature as a whole and how gaming differs in different cultures. The author obviously displays a thorough knowledge of games and gaming but he also conveys relevant and interesting observations about the people he meets and the places he visits on his extensive travels.

The book is extremely well written. The author subscribes to the philosophy that it is best to present complex ideas in simple terms. It makes the text a pleasant and satisfying read. The author uses ... Read More:
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.A Year in Provence
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by: Peter Mayle

June 01, 2000
I've avoided this book until now because I remember the fuss about it at the time and experience has taught me that bestsellers are to be approached with caution, if not actually burnt. But my prejudice was entirely wrong - it's wonderful. Truly funny (I laughed aloud more than once) and written beautifully. The style Mayle uses - you'll recognise that amiable observer thing at once - is an oldy but a goody and he's much more elegant than Bill Bryson.

What's also interesting is the fact it's twenty years old now, which makes me wonder how much Provence has changed and whether the book is as much a slice of late eighties life, a historical piece, as the people in the book themselves.

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.In Europe: Travels Through the Twentieth Century
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by: Geert Mak

March 06, 2008
This is a combination of travelogue and history book - a Dutch journalist spending a year travelling through Europe, writing about the people he meets, the places he visits and the historical background. It's wonderfully written, very personable and engaging, and very interesting. It's about how the people of Europe see themselves in relation to the world around them, about how they react to other Europeans, about whether they even consider themselves European at all. I really enjoyed this book and I'd recommend it to anyone.
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.Travels with Charley: In Search of America (Penguin Modern Classics)
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by: John Steinbeck

March 01, 2001
(4.5 stars) When John Steinbeck obeys a life-long urge to drive from coast to coast in 1960, he little anticipates the variety of the "American experience." Beginning in Maine and traveling along the northern states through Wisconsin, the Badlands, Montana, and all places in between, to Washington and Oregon, Steinbeck then decides to visit his childhood community of Salinas, in northern California. After meeting with friends there, though many have died, he then drives southward through the length of California and then eastward through the southwest desert to Texas, Louisiana, and eventually up to Virginia before returning to New York.

Carrying the reader along with him as he reconstructs this journey for publication in 1962, Steinbeck observes people and human ... Read More:
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.Yoga School Dropout
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by: Lucy Edge

April 06, 2006
Lucy Edge had written a warm, humane account of her genuine search for enlightenment and a husband amongst the ashrams of India! She weaves in her background reading beautifully, as she describes her adventures in each of the ashrams. One comes away from reading her book, better informed about the history and current status of the various ashrams, than one realizes. Her account of the Osho ashram in Pune is particularly charming. Her english prudishness is honestly described and she comes across all the more convincingly because of it. But most importantly, the book is a real joy to read and her openheartedness invites a similar response in the reader.
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.On the Road to Mr. Right
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by: Belinda Jones

July 01, 2004
this book wasnt for me im afraid, i was always waiting for the story to start, and i didnt understand the need for the road trip, not like her her other books which are brilliant
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.Midnight in Sicily (Panther)
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by: Peter Robb

May 06, 1999
This is an excellent book, but although there's some original stuff, it's really more a synthesis of the works of others than anything else. While Robb pulls it all together extremely well, he fails to attribute his sources adequately, using italics in an awkward and, for a reader, distracting fashion where he quotes other writers. He also neglects to relate specific quotes to their sources, which may have been an editorial decision intended not to put off the more casual readers. Nevertheless, this makes for a frustrating read at times. I kept seeing the work of Norman Lewis, in his riveting and beautifully written book The Honoured Society, quoted here without any direct attribution, and returned to that book often as I was reading Robb's. Lewis is far better, but this brings you up to ... Read More:
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