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Alan Williams: Long run south (Hardcover, 1962, Little, Brown)

Review of 'Long run south' on 'Goodreads'

I found a first edition 1962 hardcover of this book and thought it looked interesting. It isn't the most refined thriller I've ever read, but it's also not a bad book.

The writing style is detailed enough whilst still being succinct and fast paced. The fact it is about a world that no longer exists adds an additional charm that it may not have had when first published 55 years ago. I found it to be a very exciting read that I stayed up late to finish.

If I came across another old Alan Williams book, I wouldn't hesitate to buy it.

Ewan McGregor, Charley Boorman: Long Way Round: The Illustrated Edition (Hardcover, 2005, Time Warner Books UK)

Review of 'Long Way Round: The Illustrated Edition' on 'Goodreads'

Great book. Totally worth the read. The book is well written and some of the things that happened to them are almost unbelievable. However I did feel that they were a little wrapped up in their own hype, having read about a few epic unsupported motorcycle journeys which are a little more "authentic" in my mind.

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Chip Heath, Dan Heath: Switch

Review of 'Switch' on 'Goodreads'

I'm not a big reader of this kind of book and it took me longer to finish than average. However I did enjoy the little stories of change which it tells and the book does achieve what it set out to do; I now have a good understanding of the framework that Chip and Dan came up with. Now I've just got to find somewhere I can apply it...