Rolling Through The Isles: A Journey Back Down the Roads that led to Jupiter [Idioma Inglés] - Tapa blanda

Simon, Ted

 
9780349122618: Rolling Through The Isles: A Journey Back Down the Roads that led to Jupiter [Idioma Inglés]
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ISBN 10: 034912261X ISBN 13: 9780349122618
Editorial: Abacus, 2013

Sinopsis

From the bestselling author of Jupiter's Travels and Dreaming of Jupiter comes an entertaining and inspiring new journey round Britain.

Having crisscrossed the globe twice, Ted returns to the British Isles to rediscover the country of his youth. The result is a revealing portrait of modern Britain and a witty and affectionate journey back to the past, when Ted would hitchhike across the country visiting friends (and girlfriends).

He returns to the site of his old school with its astonishing war time history and visits familiar haunts where he did his National Service and got his first job in newspapers. He also visits less-familiar places. Some inspire him (Winchester Cathedral). Others defeat him (a tax office in Nottingham). As he rolls through the Isles, he discovers that a great deal has changed: busier roads, bureaucracy and, worst of all, the dreaded 'Sat Nav'. But there is also much to celebrate and enjoy along the way.

Packed with fascinating stories, extraordinary encounters and glorious depictions of the British countryside, Rolling through the Isles takes the reader on an unforgettable trip with a celebrated adventurer and writer.

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Acerca del autor

Ted Simon was raised in London. He fell into journalism in Paris and later travelled round the world by motorbike for four years - a journey he chronicled in the classic Jupiter's Travels, which has sold over a million copies. He is the author of several other books including Dreaming of Jupiter, which documented his second journey round the world in 2001. He lives in Northern California.

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From the bestselling author of Jupiter's Travels and Dreaming of Jupiter comes an entertaining and inspiring new journey round Britain.

Having crisscrossed the globe twice, Ted Simon returns to the British Isles to rediscover the country of his youth. The result is a revealing portrait of modern Britain. It is also a witty and affectionate journey back to the past, when Ted would hitchhike across the country visiting friends (and girlfriends).

He returns to the site of his old school with its astonishing war time history and visits familiar haunts where he did his National Service and got his first job in newspapers. He also visits less-familiar places. Some inspire him (Winchester Cathedral). Others defeat him (a tax office in Nottingham). As he rolls through the Isles, he discovers that a great deal has changed: busier roads, bureaucracy and, worst of all, the dreaded 'Sat Nav'. But there is also much to celebrate and enjoy along the way.

Packed with fascinating stories, extraordinary encounters, and glorious depictions of the British countryside, Rolling through the Isles takes the reader on an unforgettable trip with a celebrated adventurer and writer.

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Editorial
Abacus
Año de publicación
2013
Idioma
Inglés
ISBN 10 
034912261X
ISBN 13 
9780349122618
Encuadernación
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Número de páginas
256
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ISBN 10:  1408702185 ISBN 13:  9781408702185
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