Eighteen countries. Fifteen thousand miles. Two bikers. One amazing adventure.   After their fantastic trip round the world in 2004, Ewan Mc Gregor & Charley Boorman couldn't shake the travel bug. Inspired by their UNICEF visit to Africa, they know they had to go back & experience this extraordinary continent in more depth. & so they set off on their 15, 000-mile adventure, experiencing some of the toughest terrain in the world & meeting some of the friendliest people. Riding through spectacular scenery, often in extreme temperatures, Ewan & Charley faced their hardest challenge yet. With their trademark humour & honesty they tell their story - the drama, the dangers & the sheer exhilaration of riding together again, through a continent filled with magic & wonder. ...

Read by Mark Bonnar & Rupert Degas. Eighteen countries. Five shock absorbers. Two bikers. One amazing adventure... After their fantastic trip round the world in 2004, fellow actors & bike fanatics Ewan Mc Gregor & Charley Boorman couldn't shake the travel bug. Inspired by their UNICEF visits to Africa, they knew they had to go back & experience this extraordinary continent in more depth. With two new BMWs loaded up for the trip, their route took them from John O' Groats at the northernmost tip of Scotland to Cape Agulhas on the southernmost tip of South Africa. Riding through spectacular scenery, often in extreme temperatures, Ewan & Charley faced their hardest challenges yet. With their trademark humour & honesty they tell their story
- the drama, the dangers & the sheer exhilaration of riding together again through a continent filled with magic & wonder.
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George has already made up his mind to run away, back to the children's home. None of the previous families have wanted him. Why should the Dyers be any different? But George begins to feel at ease with Tom Dyer & his sister Storme, even happy, & changes his mind. He could even feel at home with them
- couldn't he?
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Read by Mark Bonnar & Rupert Degas. It started as a daydream. Poring over an atlas at home one quiet Saturday afternoon, Ewan Mc Gregor
- actor & self-confessed bike nut
- noticed that it was possible to ride all the way round the world. So he picked up the phone & called Charley Boorman, his best friend, fellow actor & bike enthusiast. ' Charley' he said, 'I think you ought to come over for dinner.' Riding 20, 000 miles across increasingly tough terrain, Ewan & Charley chased their shadows through Europe, Ukraine, Kazakhstan, Mongolia, Russia, across the Pacific to Alaska, then down through Canada & America. Long Way Round is the result of their adventures
- a fascinating, frank & highly entertaining travel book about two friends riding round the world together &, against all the odds, realising their dreams.


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Helps the reader to gain an appreciation of the joy & satisfaction that can be gained from from long-distance pigeon racing. This title is intended particularly for those who participate in racing pigeons at distances of over five hundred miles, but will also be useful to all pigeon fanciers. ...

The tenth anniversary edition of the dramatic human story of an epic scientific quest: the search for the solution of how to calculate longitude & the unlikely triumph of an English genius. With a new Foreword by the celebrated astronaut Neil Armstrong. ...

Designed to fit the National Curriculum, this is part of the Longman Book Project. The project aims to enable teachers throughout the primary school to teach language fiction & non-fiction. It also offers practical guidance & in-built record keeping & assessment. ...

At the heart of the Longman Maths Works programme is the fantastic Teaching & Learning software -- short-listed for three BETT awards. For use on the interactive whiteboard or around a computer, the activities allow you to explore concepts with the whole class or challenge smaller groups to work things out for themselves. ...

Intended for use alongside the Essentials GCSE English Language & Literature Revision Guide, this workbook

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