The Further Adventures of an Idiot Abroad
Jan 2020 · Canongate Books
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A new book on the travails of travel by "the funniest man on the planet" ( Spectator).
Why on earth would anybody want to run with the bulls in Pamplona? Go "storm chasing" through Tornado Alley? Jump out of a plane? Have lunch with the queen or touch hands with the pope? The Further Adventures of An Idiot Abroad is a fresh take on the bucket-list mentality from television star Karl Pilkington, renowned for his comedic collaborations with Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant.
While he's done some dumb things like putting sausages in a toaster, Karl has never been one for danger. But Ricky and Stephen managed to convince him to take on at least a few challenges, and in this hilarious and strangely inspiring book, Karl recounts brilliant stories of his adventures in Alaska, in Siberia, on a South Sea island, inside a gigantic rubber ball trying not to throw up, and more; states his opinions about what other people aspire to do with their lives; and shares his hard-won certainty that coming back home is the best thing about going away in the first place.
Why on earth would anybody want to run with the bulls in Pamplona? Go "storm chasing" through Tornado Alley? Jump out of a plane? Have lunch with the queen or touch hands with the pope? The Further Adventures of An Idiot Abroad is a fresh take on the bucket-list mentality from television star Karl Pilkington, renowned for his comedic collaborations with Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant.
While he's done some dumb things like putting sausages in a toaster, Karl has never been one for danger. But Ricky and Stephen managed to convince him to take on at least a few challenges, and in this hilarious and strangely inspiring book, Karl recounts brilliant stories of his adventures in Alaska, in Siberia, on a South Sea island, inside a gigantic rubber ball trying not to throw up, and more; states his opinions about what other people aspire to do with their lives; and shares his hard-won certainty that coming back home is the best thing about going away in the first place.
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February 5, 2013
I love me some Karl. Though this book seems a lot more heavily edited than his previous offerings. Let the idiot shine through damnit!!
Nick Stanbridge
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March 3, 2015
Interesting book, I love Karl, but the grammar is awful; there isn't an apostrophe to be seen, and this makes it unreadable for me! Wed and we'd don't read the same!
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Wayne Moore
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April 4, 2013
I loved this book. Karl's outlook on life - even when doing things that most people would love to do - is just so miserable. But the humour (sometimes unintended) is just fantastic.
About the author
Karl Pilkington is the author of six bestselling books: The World of Karl Pilkington; Happyslapped by a Jellyfish; Karlology; An Idiot Abroad; The Further Adventures of An Idiot Abroad. He was part of the Guinness World Record-breaking podcast The Ricky Gervais Show, which was downloaded over 300 million times and became an animation for HBO in the USA. He also starred in three series of Sky 1's global hit An Idiot Abroad and most recently, The Moaning of Life.
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