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A Simples Life: The Life and Times of Aleksandr Orlov
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Aleksandr Orlov has in the last year become one of the most loved figures in British culture and his catchphrase – Simples! – can be heard from the playground to the office. Written in his inimitable voice (as dictated to his sidekick Sergei), his autobiography will offer the same humour as his TV ads, giving us the full story of his ancestor’s Journey of Courageousness from the Kalahari to Russia, the low-down on his life as entrepreneur and founder of comparethemeerkat.com and his love of grubs and cravats.
"My name is Aleksandr Orlov. I live and make work in Moscow. I have a success business. I have a mansion decorate with many fine things. I have a naturally majestic posture. But I would have none of these things if it were not for my family. This book is dedicated to them. I also wish to inspire next generation of young businesskats. I am hope that this book will show what can come of courage, hard work and a good fur-care regime. I am also hope that with royalties I will be able to re-marble roof on Orlov family mansion"
This edition comes with one of three beautiful A3 film posters for The Journey of Courageousness, The Battle of Fearlessness or The Streets of Ambitiousness. Poster selection is random.
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95 of 99 people found the following review helpful
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I am a huge fan of the adverts and so I just had to get this book as an early Christmas present for myself. I know I have now read it, but I still haven't touched the chocolate that I also got for myself, which will remain unopened until Christmas Day.
Aleksandr Orlov in his inimitable style takes us back in time to his ancestors in the Kalahari Desert and why they had to leave; their journey to Russia, their war against Mongis Khan and his Mongoose Horde, and on to starting up the comparethemeerkat company. Aleksandr's family have definitely been through bad times as well as the good, and the start of the company initially semed like it would flop.
Aleksandr then tells us about his life, and you soon see why he is the world's most loved Russian oligarch. A tale of love, heroism and entrepeneurialship there is much here to make you laugh and weep. A story of our times, Aleksandr shows how to make it in today's world. What will be next for him? I have heard rumours that he will be taking over the hit show 'The Apprentice'. This book is full of illustrations, mainly photos, but also the ground plans of his mansion.
This book is bound to be appearing in many a persons Christmas stocking this year so make sure that people know you want it, or buy it now.
Aleksandr Orlov in his inimitable style takes us back in time to his ancestors in the Kalahari Desert and why they had to leave; their journey to Russia, their war against Mongis Khan and his Mongoose Horde, and on to starting up the comparethemeerkat company. Aleksandr's family have definitely been through bad times as well as the good, and the start of the company initially semed like it would flop.
Aleksandr then tells us about his life, and you soon see why he is the world's most loved Russian oligarch. A tale of love, heroism and entrepeneurialship there is much here to make you laugh and weep. A story of our times, Aleksandr shows how to make it in today's world. What will be next for him? I have heard rumours that he will be taking over the hit show 'The Apprentice'. This book is full of illustrations, mainly photos, but also the ground plans of his mansion.
This book is bound to be appearing in many a persons Christmas stocking this year so make sure that people know you want it, or buy it now.
101 of 106 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
Having read all of the negative reviews of this book I couldn't help but think that those people were taking this book far too seriously. Seeing how much of a popular icon Aleksandr Orlov was, it was only natural for his creators to look for ways to branch out and cash in on any other possible success they could harbour, wouldn't any smart businessman?
Point aside, this book is very entertaining. It's written in the grammatical style of Aleksandr (it'll have you speaking along with it in your head to his accent, trust me!) and peppered with humour of all kinds, at least one of which is bound to suit your taste. As well as this the book also features images that won't fail to make you laugh as well, so overall there's a wide variety of things in the book to keep you reading if they don't keep you laughing as well.
My personal experience with this book was once of complete enjoyment, my friends all loved it as well when I showed them it, and I'd highly recommend others to buy it because, for the price it is, it's fantastic value.
Point aside, this book is very entertaining. It's written in the grammatical style of Aleksandr (it'll have you speaking along with it in your head to his accent, trust me!) and peppered with humour of all kinds, at least one of which is bound to suit your taste. As well as this the book also features images that won't fail to make you laugh as well, so overall there's a wide variety of things in the book to keep you reading if they don't keep you laughing as well.
My personal experience with this book was once of complete enjoyment, my friends all loved it as well when I showed them it, and I'd highly recommend others to buy it because, for the price it is, it's fantastic value.
118 of 127 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
It is lovely to read something that makes you laugh out loud (but not on public transport - ask me how I know). A very cleverly written book and the illustrations are great. A treat for all fans of Aleksander and Sergei.
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Good for a quick giggle
It's a lot shorter than I was expecting, but still found it fairly amusing. I found myself reading it with a Russian accent so that it made sense. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Charlotte Howard
Most uninteresting!
Very uninteresting and boring, would not recommend this to anyone. Ordered 2 originally, one as a gift but in the end donated them both to charity as I could not even find anyone... Read more
Published 2 months ago by Marie
Loving IT!
Alexsandr explores his family tree in order to find out how compare the meerkat came around, which is an interesting conclusion!!!! Read more
Published 3 months ago by Diamonds
brill book
I BROUGHT THIS BOOK FOR MY NEICE FOR HER BIRTHDAY WHEN SHE WAS 16 AND SHE LOVES IT. THE PICTURES ARE REALY GOOD AND THE STORY IS REALY INTRESTING AND EASY TO READ.
Published 4 months ago by fizz
great laugh...........great read.....
A christmas gift for my daughter. I just had to have a browse before wrapping and ended up giggling away.... Read more
Published 4 months ago by Yvonne
A Simples Life By Aleksandr Orlov, Reviewed By Robert Murphy
Hello, the first thing to say about this book is, I was very impressed with how well this book was made, allot of work has gone into the aesthetics of the book itself, from the... Read more
Published 4 months ago by Robert Murphy
Meerkat special book
I really enjoyed this little book with its furry characters which have since gone onto even better adventures. a super fun book, thanks to the vendor for prompt despatch.
Published 5 months ago by spencersings
Enjoyable
Entertaining read that follows on from the TV adverts and fills in the detials. A lot of the written text is in Aleksandr's broken English, meaning you find yourself imagining the... Read more
Published 5 months ago by R9PAV
A delightful read for fans.
For any fan of Aleksandr, this is a must. How could anyone resist the picture on the cover? The humour continues throughout and is worth the read. I loved it.
Published 6 months ago by Linda Southgate
Simples...its brilliant...
If you are hooked on the meerkats, this book is a must. Very cleverly written and addictive...you end up talking like a meerkat. Just wish it was longer... brilliant.
Published 6 months ago by A. Rain
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