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Great British Bus Journeys: Travels Through Unfamous Places (Hardcover)

by David McKie (Author)
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  • Hardcover: 352 pages
  • Publisher: Atlantic Books (9 Mar 2006)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 1843541327
  • ISBN-13: 978-1843541325
  • Product Dimensions: 22 x 15.8 x 4 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 290,637 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Product Description

Product Description
"Great British Bus Journeys" travels to Britain's most unfashionable towns (using the least reliable method of transport) to uncover the nation's secret history. Starting on a green bus in Leeds, the city of his birth, and culminating atop the number 94 as it swooshes past Trafalgar Square, David McKie reclaims British towns from the embarrassment and neglect for which they are famed. From Frinton-on-Sea to Bradwell-juxta-Mare, McKie rescues cities and villages from the condescension of snobbish urbanites.

About the Author
David McKie joined the Guardian in 1965. He was deputy editor from 1975 to 1984 and author of the much-loved 'Elsewhere' and 'Smallweed' columns.

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37 of 39 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Funny and Beguiling, 17 Mar 2006
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This is not a book for bus-spotters. Instead it is for anyone who shares David McKie's passion for fascinating detail, obscure yet startling history, and the sheer variety of this country. There is delight on every page.
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12 of 14 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Bringing the landscape to life., 25 May 2006
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David McKie takes the reader along on his journey across a landscape of tales, turning detective to uncover the hidden histories, stories and legends which lie waiting to be discovered in the backwaters of Great Britain. McKie ties this all together with his witty observations of what he sees around him on his journeys and deliveres not just an entertaining, insightfull read but offers us a whole new way to look at the places which we normally pass through with little thought.
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4.0 out of 5 stars review, 7 Aug 2007
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Very, very good - knowingly fogeyish with some incredibly obscure and fascinating historical material, served with a wonderfully light touch. One slight gripe - it could've used some editing. It's basically too long.
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5.0 out of 5 stars A two-read tome
I finished this book and then started it again. It made me feel incredibly nostalgic for the coutntry of my birth and if I didn't have things like responsibilities I would have... Read more
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3.0 out of 5 stars I'm afraid I'm off the bus...
I'm not a train spotter but nevertheless I can't deny that trains (particularly stream trains) do have a certain fascination and charm - as in the BBC's 'Great railways journeys... Read more
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