The Boy Who Biked the World: Complete Collection
Published on 18. December 2017
448 pages
978-1-78563-086-6 (ISBN)
Description
All three volumes of this bestselling adventure series collected in one ebook.
Alastair Humphreys' bestselling trilogy about Tom, a young boy who dreams of becoming an adventurer and ends up cycling around the world, has entertained and inspired thousands of readers across the past decade. Now, for the first time, all three volumes are available in one specially-priced ebook omnibus.
Alastair Humphreys' bestselling trilogy about Tom, a young boy who dreams of becoming an adventurer and ends up cycling around the world, has entertained and inspired thousands of readers across the past decade. Now, for the first time, all three volumes are available in one specially-priced ebook omnibus.
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Person
Alastair Humphreys is an Adventurer, Microadventurer, Author and Blogger.
He spent over 4 years cycling round the world, a journey of 46,000 miles through 60 countries and 5 continents. More recently Alastair has walked across southern India, run 6 marathons through the Sahara desert, completed a crossing of Iceland, and participated in an expedition in the Arctic (close to the magnetic North Pole) and rowed across the Atlantic Ocean. Alastair has trekked 1000 miles across the Empty Quarter desert and 120 miles round the M25 - one of his pioneering microadventures.
He was named a National Geographic Adventurer of the Year for his microadventures - simple, local adventures perfect for people's busy lives.
Content
- Intro
- Part 1
- Copyright
- Dedication
- The Maasai Are Massive
- Daydreams of Adventure
- I Am Going to Cycle Round the World
- Which Way to Africa?
- Are You Crazy?
- How to Make a Banana Sandwich and Other Vital Life Lessons
- Tom Becomes a Caveman
- Salaam Aleikum
- Tom and Mummy
- The Border Guards
- Sand and Sudan
- Into Ethiopia
- Blood, Milk and Bananas
- The End of Africa
- Sneak Preview of the Next Book
- Acknowledgments
- About the Author
- About the Illustrator
- About the Publisher
- Back cover
- Part 2
- Tom's Route Round the World
- Banana Crisis on the High Seas
- Patagonia: Land of Big-Footed Giants
- Adventures in the Andes
- Bolivia: A High, Cold World of Wonders
- The Witches of La Paz
- The Marvels and Mysteries of Peru
- Lunchtime in Ecuador
- Cycling Through Colombia
- Canals and Crocodiles
- Volcanoes, Jungle and Desert Mirages
- Hollywood and Giant Redwoods
- The Sea-To-Sky Highway
- The Tom-Tiki
- Alaska: The Final Road To The Midnight Sun
- The Boy Who Biked The World: Part 3
- Your Journal
- About Eye Books
- About the Author
- Back cover
- Part 3
- Tom's Route Round the World
- Battling Snow in Siberia
- Half a World Away
- Pancakes and Reindeer
- Riding the Wild Winter Road
- Steaming through Japan
- Tokyo Tower Blocks, Temples and Mount Fuji
- Chaos and Chopsticks in China
- Beijing to the Great Wall
- The Taklamakan Desert
- Cycling the Stans
- Nomads along the Silk Road
- Goodbye Asia, Hello Europe
- Pedal Power and the Final Push
- Round the World and Home Again
- Find Out and Colour In - Flags
- Your Adventure Journal
- Acknowledgements
- About Eye Books
- About the Author
- Back cover
