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| Long Way Down | 
 enlarge | Authors: Ewan Mcgregor, Charley Boorman
Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
Category: Book
List Price: $26.99
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Avg. Customer Rating:  8 reviews
Sales Rank: 7497279
Media: Hardcover
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 320
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.7
ISBN: 0446177881
Dewey Decimal Number: 910
EAN: 9780446177887
ASIN: 0446177881
Publication Date: January 11, 2008
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Product Description
Longtime friends and bike enthusiasts McGregor and Boorman wowed international audiences with their first major motorcycle journey that spanned several continents, captured in the highly successful book and television show LONG WAY ROUND. Now they are back, with the fascinating account of their second, equally ambitious journey in LONG WAY DOWN.
From the northernmost tip of Scotland, across Europe and down through Africa ending in Cape Town, this is the breathtaking account of the authors' three month journey across two continents, over difficult terrain and in unpredictable conditions. Their route covers Britian, Italy, Switzerland, Tunisia, the Sudan, Rwanda, Botswana, and Namibia, among other countries; and they stop in cities and villages along the way to experience the European and African cultures firsthand.
Featuring original diary entries, travel maps, mileage charts, and dozens of color photographs, this is a fully-charged and wildly entertaining book from two world-famous actors who share a love of the open road.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 3 more reviews...
 Even Better the Second Time Around--Down? August 12, 2008
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
I really enjoyed their first book, but this one's much, much better. I have to admit that I like memoirs and travel journals better when they're not ghostwritten. I like to hear the voice of the person whose story I'm reading. In other words, I like it to be genuine.
Ewan and Charley's enthusiasm for their travels comes through in every page. The ups and downs they experience are there, with no sugar-coating. The photographs are better this time around as well, and some of the captions are quite amusing. There's one humorous photo of the two that looks as if they're about to rob a liquor store. Another, in which the guys are down to their shorts, makes me think of a line from "Smokey and the Bandit": "The last time I saw a leg that looked like that, it had a message tied to it."
My only disappointment with this book is that I would have liked to see some input from Ewan's wife, Eve, on her leg of the trip. As a woman, I'd enjoy getting her perspective. After all, she held her own after only six months of riding, while these two men had been riding for years before attempting a long trip. I laughed at her response to his objections when she wanted to join them.
She really should have put together her own trip with a group of women. I know a lot of female bikers who would have been willing to join her for a good cause. Isn't kicking the guys' butts always a good cause? Oh, yeah, and it could have been good for UNICEF, too.
Great book August 16, 2008
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
The first book was great and so was the series. This one is awesome as well. Very funny and a great read.
A travel story September 7, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
A travel story. Short on drama and suspense but a lot of description of lands and peoples. Little talk about motorcycles even though they had some difficulties that could have added some interest. I enjoyed it for what it is.
 ZZZZZzzzzx October 28, 2008
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
Being an avid motorcyclist, adventurer and non-fiction reader, I was excited to pick this book up when I saw it. Tried to get thru it several times, but it was just uncompelling. Very little about the actual bikes other than that they were BMW's. Having an entourage of trucks and cameras following them... What kind of adventure is that? ANYWAYS I never did get thru it although it was a good aid to falling asleep at night - 5 or 6 pages and I was out like a light.
ewans journey August 2, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
I love this book. I read his first and I couldn't wait to receive this one. It is very well written. I am afan of both Ewan and Charley.
Marianne Shinmon mshinmon@cox.net
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