Author: Miles Morland
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 1408863642
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 316
Book Description
At the age of 45 Miles Morland resigned from his highly paid job as head of the UK division of a major American bank and went for a walk with his wife in France. Neither of them was used to walking further than the distance between a restaurant and a waiting taxi. They walked from the Mediterranean to the Atlantic, 350 miles through the foothills of the Pyrenees, staying in small country inns and occasionally sleeping out along the way. The author describes the pleasures and agonies of the walk and reflects frequently and with relief on the life from which he has escaped. The pressures of his former life had affected him in many ways, the repercussions including divorce and then remarriage to his former wife Guislaine.
The Man Who Broke Out of the Bank and Went for a Walk across France
Author: Miles Morland
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 1408863642
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 316
Book Description
At the age of 45 Miles Morland resigned from his highly paid job as head of the UK division of a major American bank and went for a walk with his wife in France. Neither of them was used to walking further than the distance between a restaurant and a waiting taxi. They walked from the Mediterranean to the Atlantic, 350 miles through the foothills of the Pyrenees, staying in small country inns and occasionally sleeping out along the way. The author describes the pleasures and agonies of the walk and reflects frequently and with relief on the life from which he has escaped. The pressures of his former life had affected him in many ways, the repercussions including divorce and then remarriage to his former wife Guislaine.
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 1408863642
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 316
Book Description
At the age of 45 Miles Morland resigned from his highly paid job as head of the UK division of a major American bank and went for a walk with his wife in France. Neither of them was used to walking further than the distance between a restaurant and a waiting taxi. They walked from the Mediterranean to the Atlantic, 350 miles through the foothills of the Pyrenees, staying in small country inns and occasionally sleeping out along the way. The author describes the pleasures and agonies of the walk and reflects frequently and with relief on the life from which he has escaped. The pressures of his former life had affected him in many ways, the repercussions including divorce and then remarriage to his former wife Guislaine.
The Man who Broke Out of the Bank-- and Went for a Walk in France
Author: Miles Morland
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
ISBN: 9780747511335
Category : Bankers
Languages : en
Pages : 215
Book Description
At the age of 45 Miles Morland resigned from his highly paid job as head of the UK ision of a major American bank and went for a walk with his wife in France. Neither of them was used to walking further than the distance between a restaurant and a waiting taxi. They walked from the Mediterranean to the Atlantic, 350 miles through the foothills of the Pyrenees, staying in small country inns and occasionally sleeping out along the way. The author describes the pleasures and agonies of the walk and reflects frequently and with relief on the life from which he has escaped. The pressures of his former life had affected him in many ways, the repercussions including orce and then remarriage to his former wife Guislaine.
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
ISBN: 9780747511335
Category : Bankers
Languages : en
Pages : 215
Book Description
At the age of 45 Miles Morland resigned from his highly paid job as head of the UK ision of a major American bank and went for a walk with his wife in France. Neither of them was used to walking further than the distance between a restaurant and a waiting taxi. They walked from the Mediterranean to the Atlantic, 350 miles through the foothills of the Pyrenees, staying in small country inns and occasionally sleeping out along the way. The author describes the pleasures and agonies of the walk and reflects frequently and with relief on the life from which he has escaped. The pressures of his former life had affected him in many ways, the repercussions including orce and then remarriage to his former wife Guislaine.
The Man who Walked Through Walls
Author: Marcel Ayme
Publisher: Pushkin Press
ISBN: 1908968206
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 206
Book Description
The excellent Monsieur Dutilleul has always been able to pass through walls, but has never seen the point of using his gift, given the general availability of doors. One day, however, his tyrannical boss drives him to desperate, creative measures — he develops a taste for intramural travel and becomes something of a super-villain. How will the unassuming clerk adjust to a glamorous life of crime? Aymé’s genius lies in imagining the practical unfolding of bizarre and difficult situations. In each story, anarchic comedy is arrested by moments of pathos, only to descend into anarchy and hilarity once more ...
Publisher: Pushkin Press
ISBN: 1908968206
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 206
Book Description
The excellent Monsieur Dutilleul has always been able to pass through walls, but has never seen the point of using his gift, given the general availability of doors. One day, however, his tyrannical boss drives him to desperate, creative measures — he develops a taste for intramural travel and becomes something of a super-villain. How will the unassuming clerk adjust to a glamorous life of crime? Aymé’s genius lies in imagining the practical unfolding of bizarre and difficult situations. In each story, anarchic comedy is arrested by moments of pathos, only to descend into anarchy and hilarity once more ...
Vic's Big Walk
Author: Vic Heaney
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 1471730352
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 165
Book Description
A grandfather goes for a walk. A mere 1900 kms. Backwards through his life, from his home in the French Pyrenees to his beginnings in Northern England. His aims: to walk for 70 days - to arrive on his 70th birthday - to raise funds for pancreatic cancer research. 2 years of training; 17.5 Million steps walked - to raise funds and awareness of this dreadful illness. Vic Heaney's first wife Gaile was a victim of pancreatic cancer. There are many physical challenges, not least an eye condition which means he can not read maps and has difficulty walking on uneven ground. Some weeks his total climbs would have seen him conquer Everest. Many characters are met on the way. Even those who say, "Where are the Pyrenees?" are sent on their way with an appreciation of the awfulness of pancreatic cancer. Then the same grandfather writes a book about his epic walk. Join Vic in his great adventure. And feel good about it - every purchase will help to raise more funds to help conquer pancreatic cancer.
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 1471730352
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 165
Book Description
A grandfather goes for a walk. A mere 1900 kms. Backwards through his life, from his home in the French Pyrenees to his beginnings in Northern England. His aims: to walk for 70 days - to arrive on his 70th birthday - to raise funds for pancreatic cancer research. 2 years of training; 17.5 Million steps walked - to raise funds and awareness of this dreadful illness. Vic Heaney's first wife Gaile was a victim of pancreatic cancer. There are many physical challenges, not least an eye condition which means he can not read maps and has difficulty walking on uneven ground. Some weeks his total climbs would have seen him conquer Everest. Many characters are met on the way. Even those who say, "Where are the Pyrenees?" are sent on their way with an appreciation of the awfulness of pancreatic cancer. Then the same grandfather writes a book about his epic walk. Join Vic in his great adventure. And feel good about it - every purchase will help to raise more funds to help conquer pancreatic cancer.
The British National Bibliography
Author: Arthur James Wells
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Bibliography, National
Languages : en
Pages : 2000
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Bibliography, National
Languages : en
Pages : 2000
Book Description
Books
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Category : Best books
Languages : en
Pages : 478
Book Description
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ISBN:
Category : Best books
Languages : en
Pages : 478
Book Description
Books Magazine
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Category : Best Books
Languages : en
Pages : 312
Book Description
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Category : Best Books
Languages : en
Pages : 312
Book Description
The History of France: from the Earliest Period to the Present Time ... Illustrated with Beautiful Engravings on Steel
Author: Thomas Wright
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Languages : en
Pages : 946
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Languages : en
Pages : 946
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The Saturday Evening Post
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Category : Periodicals
Languages : en
Pages : 516
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Category : Periodicals
Languages : en
Pages : 516
Book Description
Air Forces Escape & Evasion Society
Author: Air Forces Escape and Evasion Society
Publisher: Turner Publishing Company
ISBN: 9781563110344
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 132
Book Description
A history of the brave American men who flew and were shot down in Europe during World War II, but were able to escape imprisonment due to the efforts of those who aided them. A source of information on the European underground resistance groups of World War II. The book contains rare photographs, maps, and war documents.
Publisher: Turner Publishing Company
ISBN: 9781563110344
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 132
Book Description
A history of the brave American men who flew and were shot down in Europe during World War II, but were able to escape imprisonment due to the efforts of those who aided them. A source of information on the European underground resistance groups of World War II. The book contains rare photographs, maps, and war documents.