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[Closed] Got flu, but this book has seen me through.

 tang
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'French revolutions' Cycling the TdF by Tim Moore
Sure loads of you have read it but those who have not I thoroughly recommend it. Genuinely very funny.


 
Posted : 01/12/2010 8:51 pm
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Good book.
Avoid his follow up Frost on My Moustache. Painful.


 
Posted : 01/12/2010 8:55 pm
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Cool, thanks for that, was looking for an interesting new author, looks good. Bought!

Kev


 
Posted : 01/12/2010 8:57 pm
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Good book.
Avoid his follow up Frost on My Moustache. Painful.

Frost on My Moustache was his first book I think. It had its moments but was slow to get going. French Revolutions was his Third. Follow up was Spanish Steps (again, slow to start, but very funny.)

Sorry to be a pedant but I'm a fat old nerd!


 
Posted : 01/12/2010 9:15 pm
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French Revolutions is indeed a good read!

In the spirt of "If you liked that, you'll like this";
Do not pass go - Also by Moore, about London/Monopoly
Penguins Stopped Play by Harry Thompson. Brilliant. Lovely, moving, funny and brilliant!
Outposts by Simon Winchester. Not a "funny" travel book, but fascinating. As is his book on Krakatoa.


 
Posted : 01/12/2010 9:20 pm
 tang
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got 'outposts' in my book pile as it happens. when im ill i like travel, cycling and strangely, mountain climbing books. any recommendations chaps?


 
Posted : 01/12/2010 11:02 pm
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Great book! ๐Ÿ™‚


 
Posted : 02/12/2010 12:30 am
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If you had actual flu you probably wouldn't be reading books ๐Ÿ˜›

What climbing books have you read? Joe Simpson has a few good uns. I enjoyed Into Thin Air by John Krakauer, though his account is strongly disputed by some of the other people on the mountain at the time.


 
Posted : 02/12/2010 12:42 am
 tang
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alright so not full blown flu, but ive had a temp, smashing headache, cold and feel like ive been run over, flu enough in my book. reading between sleeps helps. feeling a bit better now, thanks for asking.
read 'into thin air', on 'sacred summits' by chris boardman now.


 
Posted : 02/12/2010 12:53 am