Free Country: A Penniless Adventure the Length of 77,99 zł
- Typ Okładki - Książka w miękkiej oprawie
- Wydawnictwo - lulu.com
- Ilość stron - 316
- Rozmiar - 22.8 x 15 x 2.6 cm
- Autor - George Mahood
- Język książki - Angielski
"...spent last night laughing so much my coffee came out my eyes...""...this book is quite simply the best I've read in years...""...a completely bonkers challenge and a brilliantly funny read, I couldn't put it down...""...it reminded me of some of Danny Wallace and Dave Gorman's best bits...""...this wonderful story had me crying with laughter more often than not...""...inspiring, uplifting, need I say more? Quite brilliant...""...funny, totally engrossing and actually quite moving...""...one of the most heart-warming, genuinely funny books I have read in a long time...""...not many books keep me up 'till 4am, endangering my marriage in the process... Read it now...""...for the price of half a pint of beer you'll fill at least 4 pint glasses with tears of laughter..."FREE COUNTRY: A Penniless Adventure the Length of BritainThe plan is simple. George and Ben have three weeks to cycle 1000 miles from the bottom of England to the top of Scotland. There’s just one small problem… they have no bikes, no clothes, no food and no money. Setting off in just a pair of Union Jack boxer shorts, they attempt to rely on the generosity of the British public for everything from food to accommodation, clothes to shoes, and bikes to beer. During the most extraordinary of challenges, George and Ben scavenge through rubbish bins, search for the Loch Ness monster, wash dishes, clean hotels, sing Christmas carols for food, swim in lakes, descend Cornish hills on children’s bikes and cook a barbecue for 30 old people in a field. They spend the night in a greenhouse, a canal boat, a posh hotel, an empty house, a pub, a tent in a car park and a barn with a bull. Through the course of their hysterical journey they are clothed, fed and sheltered by the generous people of Britain; from llama farmers to onion farmers, students to lifeguards, a former rock-star to a former hit-man… and Michael Eavis in a pair of hot-pants. They blaze a trail of open doors and warm hospitality the length of this green and pleasant land, proving that - both monetarily and opportunistically - Great Britain is undoubtedly a Free Country.
