Paddling to Jerusalem by David Aaronovitch

Paddling to Jerusalem by David Aaronovitch

In this text, David Aaronovitch, the award-winning columnist and broadcaster, canoes round the waterways and canals of England on the eve of the new Millennium. In the last months of the second millennium, a rather large middle-aged man set out on an epic journey to discover England and himself. By canoe. "Paddling to Jerusalem" is the story of where he went, who he met and what he thought. It is a tale of moderate danger, of slow adventure, of big exercise, wet water and bad food. Above all it is a saga about us - all of us. Beginning at Camden Lock in London, the journey winds through old countryside and new towns, past cathedrals and disused wharves, down ancient waterways lined with crumbling factories and newly restored warehouses.

'Deeply humane and often hilarious' New Statesman 'Aaronovitch is naturally funny companyperceptive and touching' Independent on Sunday 'A witty, compassionate, honest and ultimately optimistic man whose observations on everything are a delight to read' The Oldie 'Aaronovitch approaches each layer of his book with an irresistible simplicity, directness and humourI doubt there will be a more intelligent or engaging book written about England - hidden or otherwise - for some time to come' Scotsman

David Aaronovitch is a columnist and feature writer on the Independent. He also writes regularly for the Evening Standard and the New Statesman. He presents Channel 4's book programme Booked, has presented Newsnight and has numerous radio and TV appearences to his credit, including sitting in for Jimmy Young on BBC Radio 2.

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ISBN 13	9781841151311
ISBN 10	1841151319
Titel	Paddling to Jerusalem
Autor	David Aaronovitch
Buchzustand	Nicht verfügbar
Bindungsart	Paperback
Verlag	HarperCollins Publishers
Erscheinungsjahr	2001-06-04
Seitenanzahl	320
Hinweis auf dem Einband	Die Abbildung des Buches dient nur Illustrationszwecken, die tatsächliche Bindung, das Cover und die Auflage können sich davon unterscheiden.