The Road to McCarthy: Around the World in Search of Ireland
Autor Pete McCarthyen Limba Engleză Paperback – 31 ian 2005
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9780007162130
ISBN-10: 0007162138
Pagini: 384
Dimensiuni: 135 x 203 x 22 mm
Greutate: 0.33 kg
Ediția:Reprint
Editura: HarperCollins Publishers
Colecția HarperPerennial
ISBN-10: 0007162138
Pagini: 384
Dimensiuni: 135 x 203 x 22 mm
Greutate: 0.33 kg
Ediția:Reprint
Editura: HarperCollins Publishers
Colecția HarperPerennial
Recenzii
“Engaging… [McCarthy’s] curiosity is infectious and there’s plenty to amuse.” — St Petersburg Times
“Hilarious...If McCarthy isn’t telling a fabulous yarn himself, he’s quoting someone who is.” — Washington Post
“McCarthy is stitch. Move over, Bill Bryson. You’ve finally met your match.” — Chicago Tribune
“An entertaining romp [and] a meditation on Ireland today.” — Conde Nast Traveler
“Highly engaging…a very funny book.” — Los Angeles Times Book Review
“Humorous and insightful…a delightful memoir.” — Library Journal
“A lively, lusty quest. McCarthy travels like a Renaissance explorer with a film director’s lens.” — Publishers Weekly
“The funniest book I’ve read this year.” — The Independent (UK)
“A funny and believable travelogue.” — London Times
“An engaging, evocative book.” — Mail on Sunday
“A hugely enjoyable book, heartfelt, self-aware and very funny ...an intelligent exploration of what it means to be Irish.” — Kilkenny People
“McCarthy is a worthy addition to the ranks of P.J. O’Rourke, Bill Bryson and Peter Mayle.” — Publishers Weekly
“Hilarious, sentimental, surprising and revealing.” — Dallas Morning News
“Fans of Bill Bryson will enjoy reading McCarthy’s droll narrative of his rediscovery of his family’s roots in Ireland.”- — Library Journal
“Unfailingly sharp, good-humored and offbeat: sure to please Celtophiles of every greenish hue.” — Kirkus Reviews
“With self-deprecating wit and a sly sense of the absurd, [McCarthy] makes even the most mundane experience entertaining.” — Booklist
“A volume [that] cannot fail to impress even the most world-weary traveller.” — Books Magazine
“A travelogue that’s as hilariously gratifying as it is entertaining.” — Entertainment Weekly
“Hilarious...If McCarthy isn’t telling a fabulous yarn himself, he’s quoting someone who is.” — Washington Post
“McCarthy is stitch. Move over, Bill Bryson. You’ve finally met your match.” — Chicago Tribune
“An entertaining romp [and] a meditation on Ireland today.” — Conde Nast Traveler
“Highly engaging…a very funny book.” — Los Angeles Times Book Review
“Humorous and insightful…a delightful memoir.” — Library Journal
“A lively, lusty quest. McCarthy travels like a Renaissance explorer with a film director’s lens.” — Publishers Weekly
“The funniest book I’ve read this year.” — The Independent (UK)
“A funny and believable travelogue.” — London Times
“An engaging, evocative book.” — Mail on Sunday
“A hugely enjoyable book, heartfelt, self-aware and very funny ...an intelligent exploration of what it means to be Irish.” — Kilkenny People
“McCarthy is a worthy addition to the ranks of P.J. O’Rourke, Bill Bryson and Peter Mayle.” — Publishers Weekly
“Hilarious, sentimental, surprising and revealing.” — Dallas Morning News
“Fans of Bill Bryson will enjoy reading McCarthy’s droll narrative of his rediscovery of his family’s roots in Ireland.”- — Library Journal
“Unfailingly sharp, good-humored and offbeat: sure to please Celtophiles of every greenish hue.” — Kirkus Reviews
“With self-deprecating wit and a sly sense of the absurd, [McCarthy] makes even the most mundane experience entertaining.” — Booklist
“A volume [that] cannot fail to impress even the most world-weary traveller.” — Books Magazine
“A travelogue that’s as hilariously gratifying as it is entertaining.” — Entertainment Weekly
Notă biografică
Pete McCarthy was born to an Irish mother and an English father. He is a hugely popular British television personality and the author of the critically acclaimed international bestseller McCarthy's Bar. He is also a recent winner of the British Book Awards Newcomer of the Year Award and the Irish Post Award for Literature.