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Greeting the 500 (Paperback)

by Jules Segal (Author)
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  • Paperback: 288 pages
  • Publisher: The Friday Project Limited (20 Jul 2007)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 1905548591
  • ISBN-13: 978-1905548590
  • Product Dimensions: 21.4 x 13.8 x 2.4 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 690,116 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Book Description

Chris Martin agreed. Wayne Rooney declined. Joan Collins
didn't bother to reply.When Jules Segal makes a bet with his mate over a
few pints in his local his main aim is to prove that celebrities aren't the
self-obsessed egocentrics that we all believe them to be. His secondary one
is to avoid the unpleasant list of forfeits he will have to endure should
he fail in his quest.

The task is simple: meet and shake hands with as many celebrities from a
pre-agreed list as possible - while avoiding being thrown into prison on
grounds of stalking. Easy, right? But did Jules succeed in his mission? Or
did he spend the next twelve months cleaning the loo in his mate's bachelor
pad as punishment for his failure?

Join our star-struck author as he travels the length and breadth of the
country in search of celebrities and their hands...

Special guest stars include Cherie Blair, Alan Titchmarsh, Andrew Marr, Bob
Holness, Chris Martin, Derren Brown, Iain Banks, Gary Lineker, Jimmy Carr,
John Major, Jonathan Ross, Mike Leigh, Richard Hammond, Sir Ian McKellen,
Tom Baker and many, many more.


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5.0 out of 5 stars Highly amusing account of a rather silly enterprise, 14 Aug 2007
If you're a fan of Tony Hawks or Dave Gorman and their random activities, then you'll be a fan of Jules Segal's latest attempt to prove his old friend Michael wrong, this time regarding the arena of celebrities and their altruism (or lack thereof) to their fellow humankind. Disturbingly addictive, I read this in three sittings and often laughing out loud. A definite buy and great for the summer holidays.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Lovely Stuff! Not my words..., 22 Aug 2007
This book made me chuckle aloud on a number of occasions. How Jules managed to hold down his job at the same time as scurrying all over the country meeting random celebrities I'll never know, but as the tale moves along one finds oneself rooting for our young self-effacing hero in his quest to prove his know-it-all mate wrong. And the 'individuals of note in their profession' prove themselves to be nice and normal, with many of them cheerily getting into the spirit of the thing.

It is worth reading for Will Self's rejection letter alone.

Four stars from me (one star taken off for the shocking abundance of typos).
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Laughed, I nearly Shat, 26 Jul 2007
Hysterically funny book. I'd forgotten about this guy, but remembered being an avid reader of his website whilst he was involved in the bet.

Glad to see that he didnt let me down and actually made it all sound even funnier. An ideal buy for anyone who is fascinated by the present day Celebrity Culture. And wants to laugh at it!
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4.0 out of 5 stars Lightweight but surprisingly readable
while hardly being a wheighty tome that Dostoyevsky or Dickens might have written - and im sure Jules himself would admit to that - I did nevertheless find this book to be great... Read more
Published on 15 Oct 2007 by greg lowery

5.0 out of 5 stars enjoyable!
One man's mission to prove that celebrity doesn't necessarily mean ego with (amongst other things) the threat of facing your fears whilst carrying out numerous scary (and... Read more
Published on 4 Oct 2007 by M & L

5.0 out of 5 stars A Definite Thumbs-Up
What a pleasant surprise this book was!

Having borrowed it off my daughter (she knows how much I like Celebrity gossip), I took this book with me on a trip to Greece... Read more
Published on 1 Oct 2007 by Beverly Carlton

1.0 out of 5 stars Don't give up the day job, Jules.
It's very rare that I'll continue reading a book that I'm not enjoying. However, in this case I made an exception. A morbid curiosity developed within me. Read more
Published on 29 Sep 2007 by Phil S

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