For kindle owners... a recommendation (free book)

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http://www.amazon.co.uk/Youve-Gone-This ... B004L62DJU


I`m half way through and cant put the book down, great story so far.

"When Danny Bent cycled 15,000 kilometres from the UK to India to raise money for ActionAid, it was a decision that took twenty years and one minute. For twenty years he had wanted to do something to raise money for charity. The one minute was when as their teacher he was put on the spot by his pupils and declared that the means was by bike, and he was going to India.

What he had signed up for was slogging along roads with trucks bearing down on him, unable to see and choking in the smog; shooting down treacherous descents with 100 foot drops, shaking with cold and too numb to brake; muscle burn and saddle sores; delirium and food poisoning; thirst and malnutrition; foul and insanitary conditions; life-threatening crises; obstructive border guards, crazed dogs and inquisitive passers-by.

'You've Gone Too Far This Time, Sir!' is a real and compelling blow-by-blow account of Danny's trip across Europe, the former Soviet Republics, Russia, China, Pakistan and India."

davis

Sweet. Ta. It'll be on my Kindle when I get home!

essex-commuter

I haven't bought a Kindle yet, I'm waiting for it to come out in paperback.

dhope

Ta, 'bought'

Dog Breath

Mrs Dog Breath has already read this on her Kindle and thoroughly enjoyed it..

lastant

essex-commuter wrote:

I haven't bought a Kindle yet, I'm waiting for it to come out in paperback.

It is available in hardcopy, priced at £8.99.

The Kindle version switches between FREE and £0.79 seemingly monthly, so if you miss out this time I'm sure it'll be around again soon. Remember reading on his blog or Twitter that he's shifted 50,000+ of the Kindle version to date, incredible numbers...!

I'm still trying to work out how to get a Kindle through the door and into the house without the girlfriend seeing it...

AidanR

Cheers! I don't have a Kindle, but I've got the app on my phone which is great for long train journeys and cycle touring. I believe there's a desktop version too, so you don't have to own a Kindle to take advantage.

Kieran_Burns

Downloaded and thanks

(just reading all of Game of Thrones at the moment)

mickbrown

Read it. Terrible spelling throughout.

Steal bike? Unless that was an intended pun.

ooermissus

Thanks. Downloaded.

too slow to go

lastant wrote:

I'm still trying to work out how to get a Kindle through the door and into the house without the girlfriend seeing it...

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mickbrown wrote:

Read it. Terrible spelling throughout.

Steal bike? Unless that was an intended pun.

And dear running along the road....

yup it has a few mistakes in it... but i`m not letting that put me off the story i found it ironic since he is an english teacher (they are not his fault tho)

ex-pat scot

Kieran_Burns wrote:

Downloaded and thanks

(just reading all of Game of Thrones at the moment)

Oooh! Oooh! Fancy that one (s)

MelaMel

AidanR wrote:

Cheers! I don't have a Kindle, but I've got the app on my phone which is great for long train journeys and cycle touring. I believe there's a desktop version too, so you don't have to own a Kindle to take advantage.

Yep its available on iphone, ipad, mac, android, windows. It also updates all your linked devices, so if you read a few chapters on your pc at home it will remember where you were if you start reading the same book on your phone

Gussio

Thanks - ordered. Danny used to lead rides from my LBS

shouldbeinbed

cheers, bought. I have kindle on the PC and my spartphone. works for me without having to justify buying the actual thing

Kieran_Burns

shouldbeinbed wrote:

cheers, bought. I have kindle on the PC and my spartphone. works for me without having to justify buying the actual thing

This is SPARTPHONE!!!!!

shouldbeinbed

Kieran_Burns wrote:

shouldbeinbed wrote:

cheers, bought. I have kindle on the PC and my spartphone. works for me without having to justify buying the actual thing

This is SPARTPHONE!!!!!

:oops: Hawaaayyyyyyy Blyyyyyyyyyythhhhhhhh

fossyant

It's a good book - read it in May. also down loaded Where is Robert Millar - that's a good read - only half way through!

Corporate Camper

Wow. Thank you for recommending this.

I downloaded "Kindle for PC" and then this book. I'm only on chapter 14 but I'm really in to it! I think this may be one of those books that prompts you to take a long hard look at your life...

Zombie_donkey

Downloaded.

Thanks for the recommendation.

Nancy Luger

lastant wrote:

essex-commuter wrote:

I haven't bought a Kindle yet, I'm waiting for it to come out in paperback.

It is available in hardcopy, priced at £8.99.

The Kindle version switches between FREE and £0.79 seemingly monthly, so if you miss out this time I'm sure it'll be around again soon. Remember reading on his blog or Twitter that he's shifted 50,000+ of the Kindle version to date, incredible numbers...!

I'm still trying to work out how to get a Kindle through the door and into the house without the girlfriend seeing it...

Wow. MTFU dude. Is it not up to you how you spend your cash?

kelsen

Nancy Luger wrote:

Wow. MTFU dude. Is it not up to you how you spend your cash?

Not if he's a kept man!