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I’ve added photographs from my ride round the world to short audio excerpts from Moods of Future Joys.
You can listen to them all here.
(apologies: the audio begins about 15s in)
Audio Excerpts from ‘Moods of Future Joys’ – 3 from alastair Humphreys on Vimeo.
Mark Pilgrim, writer and Google employee has these fine, ferocious words to say about aspiring to be a writer. Read them, turn off the internet and then get on with writing your next book. (That’s a message to myself, not to you!)
“I’m a three-time (soon to be four-time) published author. When aspiring authors learn this, [...]
I’ve added photographs from my ride round the world to short audio excerpts from Moods of Future Joys.
You can listen to them all here.
(apologies: the audio begins about 15s in)
Audio Excerpts from ‘Moods of Future Joys’ – 2 from alastair Humphreys on Vimeo.
I wonder how many years I will need to wait until I ever get myself onto somebody’s list of Top Travel books?!
A long time, I fear, if I am competing against books as good as these.
Whoever picked these books for the Telegraph chose well.
On the Road by Jack Kerouac
As I Walked Out One Midsummer Morning [...]
The Travel Bookshop in London (as seen in the film Notting Hill) has come up with their Top 10 Travel Books.
I have read 6 of their suggestions. I agree that a Short Walk in the Hindu Kush, The Kon-Tiki Expedition and The Places In Between all deserve to be in the list. However the [...]
I really enjoyed reading Innocent Smoothies’ latest book, the account of their development and some of the lessons they have learned along the way. I met some of the Innocent team at last year’s Do Lectures and was very impressed with their ethos.
It taught me lots about ethical business, and gave me stacks of [...]
Ten of the best books I have read this year. Perfect for Christmas presents.
innocent – our story, and some things we’ve learned
The Way of the World – Nicolas Bouvier
Waterlog – Roger Deakin
Lucky Jim – Kingsley Amis
Wind, Sand and Stars – Antoine de Saint-Exupery
Annapurna – Maurice Herzog
In Praise of Slow: How a Worldwide Movement is Challenging [...]
I’ve added photographs from my ride round the world to short audio excerpts from Moods of Future Joys. I’ve produced three audio slideshows like this. You can listen to them all here.
If you like what you hear you can now save £10 by buying all three of my books, signed, here. Perfect Christmas presents…
(apologies: the [...]
A while back I was interviewed for the Creative Penn website, an invaluable resource for aspiring and beginning authors.
It was an interesting chat and we covered plenty of ground, including,
“# Learning how to write by reading and just getting on with it
# Writing a diary on the road and then turning it into a [...]
I love reading and I plough through books at quite a speed. So I enjoyed a post on the Howies blog about books recently.
I am going to steal their idea and ask you 3 questions:
- What book did you last read?
- What are you currently reading?
- What’s next on your pile of books to read?
My [...]
Alastair spent 4 years cycling 46,000 miles round the world, a journey described as "the first great adventure of the new millennium". He is currently training for SOUTH, the first unsupported return journey to the South Pole. Click here to read more.
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