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Long Way Round: The Illustrated Edition: Chasing Shadows Across the World

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This is the illustrated version of the amazing story of two friends traveling around the world together. It is a demonstration of the will of individuals to make it to their goal. More importantly it is also an illustration of the generosity, the kindness, the sadness, the humor and the beauty they found along the way. You don't have to be interested in motorcycles, you don't even have to care who Ewan McGregor and Charley Boorman are! Its just a great tale of two people and an adventure.

As wonderful as it is to read the story, you must also get the dvd. It is as close as most of us will ever get to these amazing locations, and you couldn't ask for better guides!

What an awesome book, recording an awesome experience. As a biker myself, I was attracted to the book just to read about a trip that is beyond my means and abilities, but the book ended up meaning much more than that to me. It showed me, yet again, that wherever you go in the world (And I've travelled a fair bit of it myself in my work as a seafarer !) people everywhere are just people like you and I, when you get past the religious, political and economic differences that can so often divide us. It also highlights the fact that people who make a living in the film industry are not necessarily unapproachable, self centred and addicted to adulation. They can be warm, human and prone to the same joys, fears and desires as the rest of us. In short, they are human beings who just happen to have a good job. This is not just a good read about a motor bike trip of a lifetime, it is a book that rekindles hope that the world, and its varied people, is a beautiful place after all, and not half as dangerous as some would have us believe. Whether you're a biker, an armchair traveller or just someone looking for an exciting and inspiring read, then this book is for you. I can't praise it highly enough.

This book really is really one of the best books I have ever read. I loved it, reinforced my plans to go around the world in a Jeep. Just amazing.

Long Way Round chronicles the around-the-world motorcycle adventure of Charley Boorman and Ewan McGregor. It's unlikely I'll ever do anything like that in my life, but the book gave me an idea of what it's like. Both of them are entertaining writers and it was a really inspiring book. A great tale of taking an adventure and making it a dream come true; of friendship; and of overcoming obstacles. A great companion to the dvd set.

I really enjoyed this! I liked how they shared the good and the bad of their trip. I was a bit worried that it was going to be about how "everything was wonderful" and I wondered if it was going to seem fake. However, that was not the case. It's amazing what they did and how they shared their concerns and thoughts about stopping/turning around/going home. The book also had good descriptions of places that many of us will never visit - Ukraine, Mongolia, Siberia...

I have read the books. I Own the DVD's. I even got the sound track. The only thing left was the coffee table book version of this great trip.
The images are beautiful, the book is well bound and the paper is high quality. I can't wait until they do another trip.

Nice product came just as described and in a timely manner would do business again. Thanks

I got this for my husband and he spent his whole birthday reading it. I have taken it to my classroom and the kids love to see how the world is just as complicated as their own homes.

I have this story on DVD and thoroughly enjoyed it so I decided to buy the book. It closely mirrors the DVD's, and had lots of pictures. Needless to say, I would highly recommend both. I've just started reading, "Long Way Down", and within a few pages have become as captivated as before. These adventures are the type of thing I would have loved to do 20 years ago, I can kinda get a feeling of what it must be like through Ewan and Charlie's travels. Thanks, Guys, for a really good time!!

The photos are great and compliment the journey and the text. A must have for any touring motorcyclist.