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Humphreys' engaging, sometimes brutal, sometimes comic style is above all a call to arms... --The Guardian
Praise for Thunder & Sunshine: An exceptional book of a real adventure written by a real adventurer. --Tom Kevill-Davies
Praise for Thunder & Sunshine: An exceptional book of a real adventure written by a real adventurer. --Tom Kevill-Davies
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Alastair Humphreys spent four years traveling around the world on his bicycle, a journey that covered 46,000 miles and five continents. During his trip he gave motivational talks and received thousands of emails to his website in which people asked what kept him going through the low-points on his journey. Collected here are the sources of Alastair’s inspiration, including affirming quotes, insights, and unique photographs. As this inspirational resource shows, the lessons he learned while on the road can be applied to any goal in life.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
Well, unlike most other reviewers of this title, I haven't read Al's other books (yet). However, I did have the pleasure of attending a talk he did a couple of weeks ago, where I bought a copy of this and one of his 'accounts'. (I should have come to Amazon - cheaper ;) but it wouldn't have been signed then...)
Some other reviewers seem to be somewhat unhappy with the book. I wasn't. It's sort of a coffee-table book for those with very small sitting rooms! Nice pictures (though a note of where they were taken would be nice) with various quotes from a whole range of people, from Plato to Eminem, Jesse Jackson to Fight Club, and Muhammad Ali to Yoda. It's basically a bit of a kick up the backside for those who have a dream but haven't got any further than the dreaming stage. It's nothing radical, but doesn't claim to be either. In fact, it refers more than once to breaking dreams down into manageable chunks, and goes on the present the manageable chunks for fulfilling our dreams.
In many ways, it's a 'If I could do it, so can you' sort of book, that's coupled with a load of great pictures (proof that Al did, in fact, travel the world!)
"Don't believe what you see on the TV: the world really is a good place. A good place to set outrageous goals, to achieve them, and to make the very most out of life."
As an aside, if you have the chance to go and hear him speak, do - it's great.
Some other reviewers seem to be somewhat unhappy with the book. I wasn't. It's sort of a coffee-table book for those with very small sitting rooms! Nice pictures (though a note of where they were taken would be nice) with various quotes from a whole range of people, from Plato to Eminem, Jesse Jackson to Fight Club, and Muhammad Ali to Yoda. It's basically a bit of a kick up the backside for those who have a dream but haven't got any further than the dreaming stage. It's nothing radical, but doesn't claim to be either. In fact, it refers more than once to breaking dreams down into manageable chunks, and goes on the present the manageable chunks for fulfilling our dreams.
In many ways, it's a 'If I could do it, so can you' sort of book, that's coupled with a load of great pictures (proof that Al did, in fact, travel the world!)
"Don't believe what you see on the TV: the world really is a good place. A good place to set outrageous goals, to achieve them, and to make the very most out of life."
As an aside, if you have the chance to go and hear him speak, do - it's great.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
you must really read his other two books first and use this as an additional insperational addition. great adventure, by this point he is already on cloud 9, so you need to read the first two books first.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
Having just finished Alistair Humphreys first book and just started the 2nd- have enjoyed both very much-I expect this to be just as interesting
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Pocket sized and packed with passion...
This is a great little book to dip into for anyone questioning their lot in life. If you read it from cover to cover and are still sat in the armchair with the TV on, I'd be... Read more
Published 5 months ago by Dan Norwood
Brilliant!
I was just lucky enough to hear Alastair Humphreys speak at a conference! He was simply inspirational. Read more
Published 6 months ago by evemorris1
Different to his other two books!
I received all three of Als books at once, and devoured the first two very quickly. This is more of a coffee table book filled with Als excellent photography and some straight... Read more
Published 6 months ago by Mrs. Clare E. Dowling
Wrong title?
I bought and read Alastair's first two books ("Moods of Future Joys" and "Thunder and Sunshine") and thoroughly enjoyed them both - especially the second one. Read more
Published on 2 Sep 2009 by Spanner man
Disappointing.
When somebody spends 4 years cycling mostly solo around the world visiting over 60 countries and travelling 46,000 miles then you might expect that they would have a lot of time to... Read more
Published on 1 Aug 2009 by John Speakman
A beautiful book with an inspiring message
I have followed Alastair Humphreys' adventures on his website ever since I read his first two books about his cycle trip around the world - Moods of Future Joys & Thunder and... Read more
Published on 23 Jun 2009 by Laura Jones
A true inspiration
I saw Alastair speak to a group of children in a primary school on behalf of the SUSTRANS Bike It campaign. Read more
Published on 17 Jun 2009 by Tobias Steed
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