Ted Simon: 8 books

L'incontro con i violenti corpi militari cileni, un arresto e una grottesca detenzione in India, le bizzarre abitudini di thailandesi e malesi, l'esilarante "lotta" con una bottiglia di birra ecuadoregna andata a male... "L'eredità di Jupiter" è il dietro le quinte dell'epico...

Ted Simon is the author of the classic travel book JUPITER'S TRAVELS. It documents his four-year journey round the world by motorbike, travelling through Europe, Africa, South and North America, and Asia. A number one bestseller in the late 1970s, it is still regarded as one of the greatest motorcycle...

L’esperienza raccontata da Ted Simon ha ispirato migliaia di centauri tra cui Ewan McGregor, che da questo libro ha tratto la serie televisiva Long Way Round, in cui l’attore insieme a Charley Boorman compie un viaggio intorno al mondo in motocicletta. Partito il 6 ottobre 1973 in sella a una...

Dopo aver raccontato ne I viaggi di Jupiter il suo straordinario giro del mondo compiuto nel 1973 – testo divenuto classico della letteratura di viaggio e riconosciuto unanimemente come la bibbia di ogni motocicletta – Ted Simon nel 2001, all’età di sessantanove anni, ha ripercorso, questa...

Motorcycle Messengers is a collection of travel stories from some of the leading writers in the genre ... plus a few people you've never heard of. Consider it a sample pack of authors. Read a story by the fire and discover your new favourite motorcycle travel writer. Lois Pryce exploits her...

Motorcycle Messengers 2 is another collection of stories from some of the leading writers in the motorcycle travel genre ... plus a few people you've never heard of. Consider it a sample pack of authors. Rekindle memories of your own trips, find inspiration for new rides, or learn a few lessons from...

What for decades could only be dreamt of is now almost within reach: the widespread provision of free online education, regardless of a geographic location, financial status, or ability to access conventional institutions of learning. But does open education really offer the openness, democracy...

Just as authors create books, books create authors — and these essays by thirty-one writers for young people offer a fascinating glimpse at the books that inspired them the most. What if you could look inside your favorite authors’ heads and see the book that led them to become who they...