Tired of London, Tired of Life
One Thing A Day To Do in London
Seiten
2012
Virgin Books (Verlag)
978-0-7535-4032-9 (ISBN)
Virgin Books (Verlag)
978-0-7535-4032-9 (ISBN)
When the author found himself doing the same things week in, week out while living in England's capital, he decided to heed Johnson's words and seek out a thing to do each day in London to make him fall back in love with the city. In this book, he shares the fun, diverting and imaginative things that you can do to keep yourself amused in London.
A charming and inspiring book of 365 things to do in London. Beautifully illustrated with bitesize entries ranging from the well-known to the quirky, this is the perfect gift for anyone wanting to discover all of the gems London has to offer...
'One thing to do every day that'll stop you getting tired of the big smoke.' -- The Guardian
'A great way to explore London!' -- ***** Reader review
'Great fun and great information' -- ***** Reader review
'Great book to dip into. Always find something new to do/somewhere new to go' -- ***** Reader review
'A brilliant book with fascinating ideas to do around the city' -- ***** Reader review
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As the late great Samuel Johnson sagely observed, 'When a man is tired of London, he is tired of life.'
When author Tom Jones found himself doing the same things week in, week out while living in England's treasured capital, he decided to heed Johnson's words and seek out a thing to do each day in London to make him fall back in love with the city.
Here, in Tired of London, Tired of Life, Tom shares the fun, diverting and imaginative things that you can do to keep yourself amused in London. With seasonally appropriate suggestions for each day of the year, you can explore East London by canoe, search for Fagin's lair in Clerkenwell, play petanque in Southwark, seek out Aphrodite in the British Museum on Valentine's Day and enjoy a host of unusual ways to enjoy the capital.
So grab your A-Z and start discovering a whole other side to this majestic city!
A charming and inspiring book of 365 things to do in London. Beautifully illustrated with bitesize entries ranging from the well-known to the quirky, this is the perfect gift for anyone wanting to discover all of the gems London has to offer...
'One thing to do every day that'll stop you getting tired of the big smoke.' -- The Guardian
'A great way to explore London!' -- ***** Reader review
'Great fun and great information' -- ***** Reader review
'Great book to dip into. Always find something new to do/somewhere new to go' -- ***** Reader review
'A brilliant book with fascinating ideas to do around the city' -- ***** Reader review
******************************************************************************************************
As the late great Samuel Johnson sagely observed, 'When a man is tired of London, he is tired of life.'
When author Tom Jones found himself doing the same things week in, week out while living in England's treasured capital, he decided to heed Johnson's words and seek out a thing to do each day in London to make him fall back in love with the city.
Here, in Tired of London, Tired of Life, Tom shares the fun, diverting and imaginative things that you can do to keep yourself amused in London. With seasonally appropriate suggestions for each day of the year, you can explore East London by canoe, search for Fagin's lair in Clerkenwell, play petanque in Southwark, seek out Aphrodite in the British Museum on Valentine's Day and enjoy a host of unusual ways to enjoy the capital.
So grab your A-Z and start discovering a whole other side to this majestic city!
Tom Jones is a writer and researcher who lives in South East London. He is happiest when discovering new things to do and believes it is important to make the most of where you live. Born in the South Cotswolds, before creating Tired of London, Tired of Life, he worked as a researcher at the House of Commons, as a white van man and in the Armed Forces Medal Office.
Erscheint lt. Verlag | 5.1.2012 |
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Verlagsort | London |
Sprache | englisch |
Maße | 194 x 194 mm |
Gewicht | 660 g |
Themenwelt | Sachbuch/Ratgeber |
Reisen ► Reiseberichte ► Europa | |
Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie ► Mikrosoziologie | |
ISBN-10 | 0-7535-4032-0 / 0753540320 |
ISBN-13 | 978-0-7535-4032-9 / 9780753540329 |
Zustand | Neuware |
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