Swiss Watching by Diccon Bewes

Swiss Watching by Diccon Bewes

A brand new edition of the international bestseller. Swiss Watching is a fascinating journey around Switzerland that goes beyond the cliches of banks, skis, francs and cheese

Europe's landlocked island is a great subject for a cultural anthropologist and Bewes is a perfect guide- Financial Times, Book of the Year

Bewes has an engagingly light and comic touch. The narrative moves with ease between subjects as diverse as graffiti and recycling, and it's easy to dip in and out of. - The Sunday Telegraph

Informative and entertaining. - The Mail on Sunday

Diccon Bewes has the Bryson touch, informing and entertaining readers with his observations, considerable knowledge and love for this little-known country. - LoveReading, Travel Book of the Month

Everything you wanted to know about Switzerland, and then some. Not just a travel book, Swiss Watching is a no-stone-unturned exploration of what makes (and has made) this enigmatic country tick. - Peter Kerr, author of the Snowball Orange series

It's a real page turner, a treasure trove. Absolutely jam-packed with fascinating facts that really got me thinking. - Margaret Oertig-Davidson, author of Beyond Chocolate

A fascinating book, teeming with facts, figures, and anecdotes which even the Swiss don't know. A journalist, anthropologist and satirist, Diccon Bewes gives us a book that is serious without being academic and funny without ever falling into caricature. - L'Hebdo

Diccon Bewes is a travel writer. A world trip set him up for a career in travel writing, via the scenic route of bookselling. After ten years at Lonely Planet and Holiday Which? Magazine, he decamped to Switzerland, where he managed the Stauffacher English Bookshop in Bern. In addition to grappling with German, re-learning to cross the road properly, and overcoming his desires to form an orderly line, he has spent years exploring Switzerland. Following the incredible success of Swiss Watching he is now a full time writer. See his website at www.dicconbewes.com

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ISBN 13	9781473677418
ISBN 10	1473677416
Title	Swiss Watching
Author	Diccon Bewes
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	John Murray Press
Year published	2018-09-06
Number of pages	352
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.