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Discovery Road (Paperback)

by T. Garratt (Author), A. Brown (Author), Sir Ranulph Fiennes (Author)
4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
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  • Paperback: 330 pages
  • Publisher: TravellersEye Ltd; 4th Revised edition edition (1 Oct 1998)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0953057534
  • ISBN-13: 978-0953057535
  • Product Dimensions: 19.6 x 13.4 x 2.2 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 69,601 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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'I know little about bicycles, but to attempt to pedal fifteen thousand kilometres without back-up, through some of the most demanding terrain on earth, is clearly no mean undertaking.' Sir Ranulph Fiennes 'Its power comes from the excellence of writing.' The Independent 'Truly inspirational reading...10/10.' Cycling Plus Magazine


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"Its power comes from the excellence of writing." - The Independent
"Truly inspirational reading... 10/10!" - Cycling Plus Magazine
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21 of 21 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Absolutely inspiring - a fanstastic book, 8 Feb 2002
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This is a fantastic book - it's written in an easy to read style, as if the writers were chatting to you over a pint in the pub.
The story is a amazing one, covering many many miles, but the thing I loved most was the vivid, interesting descriptions of the things they saw and the people they met along the way. It made it much more addictive than a tale of pure physical slog. It also covers the questions everyone wonders about but never normally get anwered - how much did it cost, how could they afford a year off, how did they plan, didn't they ever fall out, what about their lives back home?
What better review can I give than that his book alone has inspired me to escape from the rat race and cycle around New Zealand for 6 months!
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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent, easy going and friendly book., 17 Aug 2000
By Han Zup (Brighton, England) - See all my reviews
Discovery Road is a travel journal, personal diary and self-development book all rolled into one easy-going, chatty and very friendly piece of literature.

Marc Bolan once said, "book after book, I get hooked everytime the writer talks to me like a friend". I was hooked from the moment Andy Brown talked about his disillusionment with career, right through to the final pages of this three continent dash.

This book is for anyone looking for something outside of the obvious. Discovery Road reminded me of Jonathan Livingstone Seagull by Richard Bach, but far more achievable.

Once in a while you come across a book that's just a sheer delight to read. That's what this book was for me and I'd recommend it without reservation to anyone in possession of, or in search of, a spirit of adventure.

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars WOW!, 6 Jun 2005
By J. Austin "cloudgirl" (UK) - See all my reviews
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This book is tremendously enjoyable and inspirational. I have read a fair few travel/adventure type auto biographies and with many of them after the initial excitement of beginning the trip the writing deteriorates into a boring descripition that just reads basically like an itinerary. Not so this one.

Plenty of humour, excellent descriptions, so good you actually feel you are right there along side the guys most of the time.

The only thing is wonder is 'where are the photographs?'. There are amusing drawings to break up the text but at least a few photos would have been nice. Maybe it was to do with printing/publication cost etc.

A must read for those feeling call of the unknown and toying with the idea of taking the road less travelled.

Buy it.

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2.0 out of 5 stars Dismal read
The endless bickering between the three bikemates during the australian leg of the book drained all of my enthusiasm for Discovery Road. Read more
Published 2 months ago by Jaqaan

3.0 out of 5 stars ITS NEVER BORING
IF YOU LIKE READING ABOUT ADVENTURE TRAVELING BY BIKE AND LETS FACE IT ITS BY FAR THE BEST AND ONLY WAY TO TRAVEL CHEAPLY AND COVER LONG DISTANCES .. Read more
Published 3 months ago by Mr. R. Nelson

5.0 out of 5 stars Truly inspiring
Two men travelling across three continents that keeps the excitement and sense discovery to a fast pace throughout. Read more
Published on 26 Mar 2006

5.0 out of 5 stars So good I cleaned off the bike...
This book is an easy holiday read. One of those "I gave up work to follow a dream books".

But through the quality of the writing, the book stays with you, and challenges... Read more

Published on 13 May 2005 by Doug

4.0 out of 5 stars Good book, great journey - makes you loathe your desk job!
I read this quickly and relished the sense of freedom it contained in its pages.

I think the story is remarkable: people who didn't just talk about turning their lives upside... Read more

Published on 2 Sep 2004 by 3chordtricktster

4.0 out of 5 stars A real adventure story
One of those books that can send a shiver up your spine - you want to become a part of their adventure and travel and see the things they saw in Australia, Africa and South... Read more
Published on 11 Nov 2003

5.0 out of 5 stars The best adventure travel book that Amazon sell
This book was absolutely brilliant: I just couldn't put it down. It combines physical adventure, an excellent challenge (to cycle around the world in just one year) and also some... Read more
Published on 20 Mar 2000 by A. J. Humphreys

5.0 out of 5 stars MEGA FUN & FAST MOVING
A MUST- BUY! Reading this book is like riding the bike through three continents with the authors---Tim and Andy. Read more
Published on 27 Feb 2000 by csharppro

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent writing. Very sweaty. Very lucky. Very human.
I bought Discovery Road after meeting one of the authors. I found something for each part of myself in this epic adventure - because it was so many different stories in one. Read more
Published on 14 Aug 1999

4.0 out of 5 stars Early middle aged angst and cycling
Intriguing book about living the dream - packing in your job and cycling around the world - written from a very human point of view - I devoured the book in two days -... Read more
Published on 21 April 1999

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