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A Simples Life: The Life and Times of Aleksandr Orlov [Kindle Edition]

Aleksandr Orlov (Author)

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'Aleksandr Orlov is the nation's favourite meerkat and hopes to re-marble the family mansion with this fully illustrated autobiography. Detailing the escape of his ancestors from the Kalaharia and sharing anecdotes of fame generated from his Compare the meerkat TV adverts, his writing is fun and absorbing.'
-- Daily Express, 17 December 2010

'A Simples Life is funny, sweet and clever. This fictional 'autobiography' of Aleksandr Orlov is is a cheering immigrant adventure with illustrations, puns and a hilariously skilful mangling of the English language.'
-- Daily Mirror, 17 December 2010

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The hilarious autobiography of the nation's favourite meerkat

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Format: Kindle Edition
File Size: 3294 KB
Print Length: 128 pages
Publisher: Ebury Digital (23 Dec 2010)
Sold by: Amazon Media EU S.� r.l.
Language English
ASIN: B004GKMV2A
Text-to-Speech: Enabled

Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars See all reviews (192 customer reviews)

Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #39,556 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store)
- #33 in Books > Humour > TV Tie-in Humour

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Absolutely Brilliant 29 Oct 2010

By M. Dowden HALL OF FAME TOP 50 REVIEWER VINE™ VOICE

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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.

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101 of 106 people found the following review helpful

Simples - It's a fun read! 15 Nov 2010

By Aiden

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.

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118 of 127 people found the following review helpful

Not for reading on public transport! 28 Oct 2010

By teribus

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

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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 4 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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