Around The World In Eighty Days
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Around The World In Eighty Days by Michael Palin
New edition of No.1 bestseller Michael Palin's first travel book of his incredible journey around the world.
His easy-going charm and passion for discovery are captivating * Daily Express *
Palin is as engaging a writer as he is a presenter, and one keeps turning the pages with anticipation and pleasure * Sunday Telegraph *
Palin is the Python we all want to go abroad with * Observer *
He observes shrewdly, writes wittily; laughs with, not at, the people he meets, and charmingly slips in a huge amount of informationHis approach still towers above its imitators * Independent *
The ultimate armchair travel book * Guardian *
Palin is as engaging a writer as he is a presenter, and one keeps turning the pages with anticipation and pleasure * Sunday Telegraph *
Palin is the Python we all want to go abroad with * Observer *
He observes shrewdly, writes wittily; laughs with, not at, the people he meets, and charmingly slips in a huge amount of informationHis approach still towers above its imitators * Independent *
The ultimate armchair travel book * Guardian *
Michael Palin has written and starred in numerous TV programmes and films, from Monty Python and Ripping Yarns to The Missionary and The Death of Stalin. He has also made several much-acclaimed travel documentaries, his journeys taking him to the North and South Poles, the Sahara Desert, the Himalayas, Eastern Europe and Brazil. His books include accounts of his journeys, two novels (Hemingway's Chair and The Truth), three volumes of diaries and Erebus, the Story of a Ship. From 2009 to 2012 he was president of the Royal Geographical Society. He received a BAFTA fellowship in 2013, and a knighthood in the 2019 New Year Honours list. He lives in London.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780753823248 |
| ISBN 10 | 0753823241 |
| Title | Around The World In Eighty Days |
| Author | Michael Palin |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Orion Publishing Co |
| Year published | 2009-06-25 |
| Number of pages | 256 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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