Around the World in 80 Days [Audiobook] [Audio CD]

Michael Palin (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 15, 2007

Best known to Americans as the former star of Monty Python's Flying Circus, author and adventurer Michael Palin circumnavigates the globe following in the famous footsteps of Jules Verne's fictional hero Phileas Fogg. By camel, train, dog-sled, dhow, and container ship he races against the clock. Palin shares his adventures and misadventures - from a garbage-collecting gondola in Venice to his close shave in Bombay with snakes and mongoose - with humor and delight.

His boundless curiosity about people and places, his wry sense of humor and remarkable eye for local color, make Around the World in 80 Days a marvelous adventure story for everyone!

Presented dramatized on 6 CDs.

Product Details

• Audio CD
• Publisher: BBC Radio; Dramatization edition (June 15, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1602830134
• ISBN-13: 978-1602830134
• Product Dimensions: 6.1 x 5.5 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,494,701 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars EXCELLENT ENTERTAINMENT AND LEARNING AT THE SAME TIME, January 20, 2009

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All of the Michel Palin books, audio CD's and DVD's are entertaining AND at the same time provide a lot of knowledge for those of us who don't have the opportunity to travel. Mr. Palin includes history, geography, travel experiences along with his charm and human interest with the people he interacts with along the way. In ATW in 80 Days he is trying to pit the modern world with the literary world of Jules Verne. Phileas Fogg never had customs to deal with though. All modes of transportation were used except planes unless that was the only option. Very interesting as a read, a watch or a listen - I have done all three AND bought a large world map to follow along his travels. This is high on my recommendations list for all time. Enjoy!