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 enlarge | Authors: Ewan Mcgregor, Charley Boorman
Publisher: Atria
Category: Book
List Price: $26.95
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Rating:  8 reviews
Sales Rank: 7377
Media: Hardcover
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 352
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.4
Dimensions (in): 9.3 x 6 x 1.5
ISBN: 1416577459
Dewey Decimal Number: 910.4
EAN: 9781416577454
ASIN: 1416577459
Publication Date: July 15, 2008
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 Great book August 16, 2008
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
The first book was great and so was the series. This one is awesome as well. Very funny and a great read.
Even Better the Second Time Around--Down? August 12, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I really enjoyed their first book, but this one's much, much better. I have to admit that I like memoirs and travel journals better when they're not ghostwritten. I like to hear the voice of the person whose story I'm reading. In other words, I like it to be genuine.
Ewan and Charley's enthusiasm for their travels comes through in every page. The ups and downs they experience are there, with no sugar-coating. The photographs are better this time around as well, and some of the captions are quite amusing. There's one humorous photo of the two that looks as if they're about to rob a liquor store. Another, in which the guys are down to their shorts, makes me think of a line from "Smokey and the Bandit": "The last time I saw a leg that looked like that, it had a message tied to it."
My only disappointment with this book is that I would have liked to see some input from Ewan's wife, Eve, on her leg of the trip. As a woman, I'd enjoy getting her perspective. After all, she held her own after only six months of riding, while these two men had been riding for years before attempting a long trip. I laughed at her response to his objections when she wanted to join them.
She really should have put together her own trip with a group of women. I know a lot of female bikers who would have been willing to join her for a good cause. Isn't kicking the guys' butts always a good cause? Oh, yeah, and it could have been good for UNICEF, too.
ewans journey August 2, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
I love this book. I read his first and I couldn't wait to receive this one. It is very well written. I am afan of both Ewan and Charley.
Marianne Shinmon mshinmon@cox.net
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