Author : Andy Benfield
Publisher : Lost Classics Book Company
Page : 292 pages
File Size : 39,10 MB
Release : 2019-03-07
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781890623685
Picking up his Royal Enfield motorcycle in Delhi, Andy Benfield leaves for Burma with his aristocratic girlfriend in a bid to be the first westerner to cross into Burma by motorcycle in over fifty years and to win his girlfriend's heart. Triumphs, mishaps, and unexpected experiences follow the unprepared couple along the Himalayas toward their goal.
Author : Lorna Hendry
Publisher : Explore Australia Publishing
Page : 270 pages
File Size : 27,77 MB
Release : 2015-04-01
Category : Travel
ISBN : 1743583362
'Mate, I reckon you're going about this all wrong. For the first month, you're only going to be a day's drive from Melbourne. If it was me, I'd get her across the Nullarbor quick smart so she can't nick off home.' When Lorna Hendry, her husband James and young kids left Melbourne on a one-year trip around Australia in a 4WD with a camper trailer (having only been camping once before they left), they ignored all advice and drove across the Nullarbor and up the west coast of Australia. They may have been travelling the wrong way around Australia, but it was the best decision they ever made. Lorna returned to Melbourne three years later, having crossed deserts and rivers, taken ill-advised short cuts in the most remote areas of the country, stood on the western edge and the northern tip of the country, stumbled onto its geographic centre, and lived in remote communities in Western Australia. Wrong Way Round is a story about four people who had to get out of the city to become a family. It's about this beautiful and harsh country. And it's about the adventures that you can have if you step outside of your door and turn left instead of right.
Author : Chris Donaldson
Publisher :
Page : 360 pages
File Size : 13,38 MB
Release : 2020-04-23
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781838012762
A young man escapes 1970s Belfast on his Moto Guzzi Le Mans, and tries to find himself... and the road to Australia... what could possibly go wrong
Author : Ewan McGregor
Publisher : Sphere
Page : 254 pages
File Size : 28,84 MB
Release : 2013-04-11
Category : Travel
ISBN : 1405529091
'A highly readable and spiritually uplifting book about a dream come true' Wanderlust 'Touching and memorable ... one for armchair travellers and bike freaks' Daily Mail From London to New York, Ewan and Charley chased their shadows through Europe, the Ukraine, Kazakhstan, Mongolia and Russia, across the Pacific to Alaska, then down through Canada and America. But as the miles slipped beneath the tyres of their big BMWs, their troubles started. Exhaustion, injury and accidents tested their strength. Treacherous roads, unpredictable weather and turbulent politics challenged their stamina. They were chased by paparazzi in Kazakhstan, courted by men with very large guns in the Ukraine, hassled by the police, and given bulls' testicles for supper by Mongolian nomads. And yet despite all these obstacles they managed to ride more than twenty thousand miles in four months, changing their lives forever in the process. As they travelled they documented their trip, taking photographs, and writing diaries by the campfire. Long Way Round is the result of their adventures - a fascinating, frank and highly entertaining travel book about two friends riding round the world together and, against all the odds, realising their dream.
Author : Nathan Braund
Publisher :
Page : 222 pages
File Size : 17,9 MB
Release : 2013-04
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781782993643
This is the true story of two men becoming forty, one a famous film star, the other an unpublished writer. When Nathan Braund discovered Ewan McGregor was filming up the road from where he was living in Phuket, Thailand, he interpreted it as more than a coincidence. He planned to put his movie script into the hands of the Scottish star, even though he knew it was unprofessional to pester an A-list actor, particularly when they were working on a serious film about the 2004 tsunami. Sceptics would argue he was having a mid-life crisis but he felt it was a calling, the break he needed after all these years. Join him with his wife and two small children on a journey of discovery, as he tries and fails on countless occasions to meet Ewan before finally succeeding in approaching him with script in hand.
Author : Caitlind L. Alexander
Publisher : Learning Island
Page : 41 pages
File Size : 25,21 MB
Release :
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN :
When we got to the end of the street, we tried to think of where to go trick or treating next. “I think we should go to Cedar Street,” Carrie said. “Why Cedar Street?” I asked. “Those are small houses, not rich ones.” “Yeah,” Carrie answered. “But they are close together. We can hit more houses in less time.” I had to admit she had a point. “OK,” I agreed with her. Suddenly I saw a lane branching off from the end of the turn-around. “What’s that?” I asked. Carrie stared at it in the darkness. The lane quickly disappeared into a mass of trees. “There’s a sign,” she said. “And there’s a light on the sign,” I added. “And a pumpkin decoration beneath it!” We hurried forward. “Wrong Way Round Hall,” she read. Find out what happens to these two brave trick or treaters in this creepy tale of horror. Ages 9 and up. Educational Versions Include exercises designed to meet Common Core Standards. LearningIsland.com believes in the value of children practicing reading for 15 minutes every day. Our 15-Minute Books give children lots of fun, exciting choices to read, from classic stories, to mysteries, to books of knowledge. Open the world of reading to a child by having them read for 15 minutes a day.
Author : Caitlind L. Alexander
Publisher : Learning Island
Page : 15 pages
File Size : 37,66 MB
Release : 2015-01-03
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN :
When we got to the end of the street, we tried to think of where to go trick or treating next. “I think we should go to Cedar Street,” Carrie said. “Why Cedar Street?” I asked. “Those are small houses, not rich ones.” “Yeah,” Carrie answered. “But they are close together. We can hit more houses in less time.” I had to admit she had a point. “OK,” I agreed with her. Suddenly I saw a lane branching off from the end of the turn-around. “What’s that?” I asked. Carrie stared at it in the darkness. The lane quickly disappeared into a mass of trees. “There’s a sign,” she said. “And there’s a light on the sign,” I added. “And a pumpkin decoration beneath it!” We hurried forward. “Wrong Way Round Hall,” she read. Find out what happens to these two brave trick or treaters in this creepy tale of horror. Ages 9 and up. LearningIsland.com believes in the value of children practicing reading for 15 minutes every day. Our 15-Minute Books give children lots of fun, exciting choices to read, from classic stories, to mysteries, to books of knowledge. Open the world of reading to a child by having them read for 15 minutes a day.
Author : Heidi Lang
Publisher : Abrams
Page : 259 pages
File Size : 40,98 MB
Release : 2020-04-21
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 1683356403
Heidi Lang’s novel Wrong Way Summer is a moving summer road-trip story for fans of Crenshaw and The Someday Birds. A Junior Library Guild Selection Claire used to love her dad’s fantastical stories, especially tales about her absent mom—who could be off with the circus or stolen by the troll king, depending on the day. But now that she’s 12, Claire thinks she’s old enough to know the truth. When her dad sells the house and moves her and her brother into a converted van, she’s tired of the tall tales and refuses to pretend it’s all some grand adventure, despite how enthusiastically her little brother embraces this newest fantasy. Claire is faced with a choice: Will she play along with the stories her dad is spinning for her little brother, or will she force her family to face reality once and for all? Equal parts heartwarming and heartbreaking, Wrong Way Summer is a road-trip journey and coming-of-age story about one girl’s struggle to understand when a lie is really a lie and when it’s something more: hope. “This is a sweet story about family, truth, protection, friendship, and first crushes . . . Not only does the author construct a story that draws the reader in, she also provides a love and understanding of the art of storytelling.” —School Library Connection
Author : Stephen Michael King
Publisher : Walker & Company
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 50,10 MB
Release : 1999-03-01
Category : Friendship
ISBN : 9780802786876
Even though they are very different, Henry and Amy are good friends.
Author : Roger Hargreaves
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 36 pages
File Size : 13,22 MB
Release : 2001-04-23
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 0698178688
He's one wacky guy! He sees things a little differently from everyone else-backwards!
