Author: John Mole
Publisher: Hachette UK
ISBN: 1857884043
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 304
Book Description
A wild tour, with hopeful oligarchs and hopeless biznismyen, Tolkienists and scientists, spud, bugs, the mafia and (extra)ordinary Russians.
I Was a Potato Oligarch
Author: John Mole
Publisher: Hachette UK
ISBN: 1857884043
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 304
Book Description
A wild tour, with hopeful oligarchs and hopeless biznismyen, Tolkienists and scientists, spud, bugs, the mafia and (extra)ordinary Russians.
Publisher: Hachette UK
ISBN: 1857884043
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 304
Book Description
A wild tour, with hopeful oligarchs and hopeless biznismyen, Tolkienists and scientists, spud, bugs, the mafia and (extra)ordinary Russians.
I Was a Potato Oligarch
Author: John Mole
Publisher: Nicholas Brealey
ISBN: 1473644712
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 268
Book Description
In a charming saga of sun, sea, sand - and cement - John Mole tells of the back-breaking but joyous labours of fixing up his own Arcadia and introduces a warm, generous and garrulous cast of characters who helped (and occasionally hindered) his progress.
Publisher: Nicholas Brealey
ISBN: 1473644712
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 268
Book Description
In a charming saga of sun, sea, sand - and cement - John Mole tells of the back-breaking but joyous labours of fixing up his own Arcadia and introduces a warm, generous and garrulous cast of characters who helped (and occasionally hindered) his progress.
Mind Your Manners
Author: John Mole
Publisher: Nicholas Brealey International
ISBN: 1857884884
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 434
Book Description
Understanding the nature of cultural diversity is one thing; managing it day-to-day is quite another!
Publisher: Nicholas Brealey International
ISBN: 1857884884
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 434
Book Description
Understanding the nature of cultural diversity is one thing; managing it day-to-day is quite another!
My Mercedes Is Not for Sale
Author: Jeroen Bergeijk
Publisher: Hachette UK
ISBN: 1857889134
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 215
Book Description
"My Mercedes Is Not for Sale" is a rollicking, witty and insightful tale of an innocent abroad which captures the high-spirited adventure of a young journalist and paints a vivid portrait of West Africa through a surprise-filled journey into its thriving car cult. "My Mercedes is Not for Sale" has all the wit and charm of John Mole's bestselling "Its All Greek to Me!" and Peter Allison's "Don't Run, Whatever You Do" and the philosophical underpinnings of Robert Pirsig's "Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance".Dutch journalist Jeroen van Bergeijk came up with what seemed like a great scheme for making a quick profit: buy an old banger in Amsterdam and resell it in the Third World, where a market for clapped-out cars still thrives. His chariot of choice is a rusty 1988 Mercedes 190D with 140,000 miles on the clock; his route takes him from Holland through Morocco, across the Sahara, and into some of the least trodden parts of Africa. Van Bergeijk finds himself facing a driving challenge akin to a Dakar Road Rally but encounters obstacles never dreamed of by race-car drivers: active minefields, occasional banditry-mostly by the border guards - and a teenaged, chain-smoking desert guide with a fondness for Tupac lyrics.Food and water are scarce, sandstorms are frequent, and all he has to patch up his many car breakdowns thousands of miles from civilization is a bar of soap, some duct tape, and a pair of women's tights. Then there's the coup he lived through. "My Mercedes Is Not for Sale" captures more than the adventure - it vividly portrays the impact of globalization on Africa through an adventurous and sometimes dangerous journey into its thriving car culture.
Publisher: Hachette UK
ISBN: 1857889134
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 215
Book Description
"My Mercedes Is Not for Sale" is a rollicking, witty and insightful tale of an innocent abroad which captures the high-spirited adventure of a young journalist and paints a vivid portrait of West Africa through a surprise-filled journey into its thriving car cult. "My Mercedes is Not for Sale" has all the wit and charm of John Mole's bestselling "Its All Greek to Me!" and Peter Allison's "Don't Run, Whatever You Do" and the philosophical underpinnings of Robert Pirsig's "Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance".Dutch journalist Jeroen van Bergeijk came up with what seemed like a great scheme for making a quick profit: buy an old banger in Amsterdam and resell it in the Third World, where a market for clapped-out cars still thrives. His chariot of choice is a rusty 1988 Mercedes 190D with 140,000 miles on the clock; his route takes him from Holland through Morocco, across the Sahara, and into some of the least trodden parts of Africa. Van Bergeijk finds himself facing a driving challenge akin to a Dakar Road Rally but encounters obstacles never dreamed of by race-car drivers: active minefields, occasional banditry-mostly by the border guards - and a teenaged, chain-smoking desert guide with a fondness for Tupac lyrics.Food and water are scarce, sandstorms are frequent, and all he has to patch up his many car breakdowns thousands of miles from civilization is a bar of soap, some duct tape, and a pair of women's tights. Then there's the coup he lived through. "My Mercedes Is Not for Sale" captures more than the adventure - it vividly portrays the impact of globalization on Africa through an adventurous and sometimes dangerous journey into its thriving car culture.
It's All Greek to Me!
Author: John Mole
Publisher: Nicholas Brealey
ISBN: 1473644747
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 278
Book Description
"Travel writing at its best." - Greece.com UPDATED EDITION WITH A NEW CHAPTER Intoxicated with dreams of a Greek paradise, John Mole inflicts upon his family a tumbledown ruin on a hillside with no water, no electricity, no roof, no floor, no doors, no windows and twenty years of goat dung ... far away from the tourist resorts and posh hotels. Through hard work and comic misadventures a bond is formed with a vivid cast of village characters - from Elpida who cures back pain with raw eggs to beautiful Eleni yearning for Dusseldorf - over bottles of ouzo, whisky and wine. If only Hector the dog would calm down.
Publisher: Nicholas Brealey
ISBN: 1473644747
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 278
Book Description
"Travel writing at its best." - Greece.com UPDATED EDITION WITH A NEW CHAPTER Intoxicated with dreams of a Greek paradise, John Mole inflicts upon his family a tumbledown ruin on a hillside with no water, no electricity, no roof, no floor, no doors, no windows and twenty years of goat dung ... far away from the tourist resorts and posh hotels. Through hard work and comic misadventures a bond is formed with a vivid cast of village characters - from Elpida who cures back pain with raw eggs to beautiful Eleni yearning for Dusseldorf - over bottles of ouzo, whisky and wine. If only Hector the dog would calm down.
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Category : American literature
Languages : en
Pages : 812
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Category : American literature
Languages : en
Pages : 812
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The Corporate Oligarch
Author: David Finn
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Languages : en
Pages : 326
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Languages : en
Pages : 326
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I was a Potato Oligarch
Author: John Mole
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781473645974
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
In a charming saga of sun, sea, sand - and cement - John Mole tells of the back-breaking but joyous labours of fixing up his own Arcadia and introduces a warm, generous and garrulous cast of characters who helped (and occasionally hindered) his progress.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781473645974
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
In a charming saga of sun, sea, sand - and cement - John Mole tells of the back-breaking but joyous labours of fixing up his own Arcadia and introduces a warm, generous and garrulous cast of characters who helped (and occasionally hindered) his progress.
Private and Civil Law in the Russian Federation
Author: William Bradford Simons
Publisher: BRILL
ISBN: 9004155341
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 401
Book Description
The chapters in this volume are from two Leiden conferences. There, distinguished scholars and practitioners from Russia and the Far Abroad measured the winds of change in the field of private law in post-Soviet Russia: enormous differences from the Soviet period, crucial in supporting post-Soviet changes toward freedom of choice in the marketplaces of goods, services, ideas and political institutions. This volume will enable the reader to further chart the progress made in Russia (and the region) in the revitalization of private and civil law and its impact upon practice and comparative legal studies and to appreciate the role which the distinction between the public and private sectors is seen as playing in the process.
Publisher: BRILL
ISBN: 9004155341
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 401
Book Description
The chapters in this volume are from two Leiden conferences. There, distinguished scholars and practitioners from Russia and the Far Abroad measured the winds of change in the field of private law in post-Soviet Russia: enormous differences from the Soviet period, crucial in supporting post-Soviet changes toward freedom of choice in the marketplaces of goods, services, ideas and political institutions. This volume will enable the reader to further chart the progress made in Russia (and the region) in the revitalization of private and civil law and its impact upon practice and comparative legal studies and to appreciate the role which the distinction between the public and private sectors is seen as playing in the process.
The Flavor Thesaurus
Author: Niki Segnit
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN: 160819874X
Category : Cooking
Languages : en
Pages : 402
Book Description
A career flavor scientist who has worked with such companies as Lindt, Coca-Cola and Cadbury organizes food flavors into 160 basic ingredients, explaining how to combine flavors for countless results, in a reference that also shares practical tips and whimsical observations.
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN: 160819874X
Category : Cooking
Languages : en
Pages : 402
Book Description
A career flavor scientist who has worked with such companies as Lindt, Coca-Cola and Cadbury organizes food flavors into 160 basic ingredients, explaining how to combine flavors for countless results, in a reference that also shares practical tips and whimsical observations.