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Long Way Round: The Illustrated Edition: Chasing Shadows Across the World
by: Ewan McGregor, Charley Boorman

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Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days Binding: Hardcover
Dewey Decimal Number: 910
EAN: 9780316731706
ISBN: 0316731706
Label: Little, Brown Book Group
Manufacturer: Little, Brown Book Group
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 288
Publication Date: February 28, 2006
Publisher: Little, Brown Book Group
Studio: Little, Brown Book Group
Sales Rank: 138296

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Editorial Review:

Product Description:
This New York Times Best-seller—a chronicle of Ewan McGregor and Charley Boorman’s remarkable circumnavigation of the globe by motorcycle—is now presented in a stunning illustrated edition, packed with hundreds of color photos.

Poring over a map one day, Ewan McGregor—film star and bike nut—noticed it was possible to ride all the way around the world, with just one short hop across the Bering Strait. It was a revelation. So he called Charley Boorman, best friend, fellow actor, and bike nut. From London to New York, Ewan and Charley rode their BMWs through Europe, the Ukraine, Kazakhstan, Mongolia and Russia, across the Pacific to Alaska, then down through Canada and America. Exhaustion, injury, and accidents tested their strength, as did treacherous roads and weather. They were pursued by paparazzi in Kazakhstan, courted by men with guns in the Ukraine, and served bulls' testicles for supper by Mongolian nomads. Yet despite the many obstacles, they managed to ride over 20,000 miles in four months. As they traveled, they documented their trip, taking photos and writing diaries. This highly entertaining book is the result.

Customer Reviews

Average Rating: out of 5 stars

Rating:

- Great Read
I got this for my husband and he spent his whole birthday reading it. I have taken it to my classroom and the kids love to see how the world is just as complicated as their own homes.

Rating:

- Wish I was 20 years younger.
I have this story on DVD and thoroughly enjoyed it so I decided to buy the book. It closely mirrors the DVD's, and had lots of pictures. Needless to say, I would highly recommend both. I've just started reading, "Long Way Down", and within a few pages have become as captivated as before. These adventures are the type of thing I would have loved to do 20 years ago, I can kinda get a feeling of what it must be like through Ewan and Charlie's travels. Thanks, Guys, for a really good time!!

Rating:

- Outstanding
The photos are great and compliment the journey and the text. A must have for any touring motorcyclist.

Rating:

- Awesome !
What an awesome book, recording an awesome experience. As a biker myself, I was attracted to the book just to read about a trip that is beyond my means and abilities, but the book ended up meaning much more than that to me. It showed me, yet again, that wherever you go in the world (And I've travelled a fair bit of it myself in my work as a seafarer !) people everywhere are just people like you and I, when you get past the religious, political and economic differences that can so often divide us. It also highlights the fact that people who make a living in the film industry are not necessarily unapproachable, self centred and addicted to adulation. They can be warm, human and prone to the same joys, fears and desires as the rest of us. In short, they are human beings who just happen to ... Read More

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- A vicarious adventure
Long Way Round chronicles the around-the-world motorcycle adventure of Charley Boorman and Ewan McGregor. It's unlikely I'll ever do anything like that in my life, but the book gave me an idea of what it's like. Both of them are entertaining writers and it was a really inspiring book. A great tale of taking an adventure and making it a dream come true; of friendship; and of overcoming obstacles. A great companion to the dvd set.

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