Long Road, Hard Lessons: Ireland to Japan by Bicycle - a 10,000 Mile Test of a Father and Son's Relationship - Couverture souple

Swain, Mark

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 095720020X ISBN 13 : 9780957200203

Editeur : Tinderbox Publishing, 2012

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A propos du livre

Biographie de l'auteur

Mark Swain was born in Singapore in 1958, where his father was stationed in the RAF. He has lived in many countries, and as a young man found it hard to break the habit of a nomadic life, spending a great deal of his youth hitchhiking around Europe. With a low boredom threshold, Mark has had dozens of jobs and quite a few careers, but only one wife. Studying Graphic Design at Hastings College of Art, he ran off and joined the Army in search of adventure. Later he found himself travelling the world on the QE2 as a silver-service waiter and going to the Falklands war. As a TEFL teacher, 1984 saw him land in Tokyo, where he met his wife Lorna. Between then and now, Mark has run a language business in Barcelona, customised VW Beetles, trained and worked as a systems analyst and completed a degree in 3D design. Eventually he stood still long enough to set up a risk management and business training company. At 54, when not writing, he works as a management consultant and trainer. He sleeps little, yet there are never enough hours in his day. Mark and his wife Lorna have three grown-up children and live in Canterbury, Kent. He plans to repeat this cycle trip with his grandchildren, when they arrive.

Présentation de l'éditeur

One day Mark Swain left his slippers by the fire and set off with his 18yr old son on a cycle expedition from Ireland to Japan. We will train on the way, he said. Physical challenges, border bureaucracy, health scares and traffic hazards were all anticipated. What they underestimated was the conflict they faced, spending 24hrs a day together under such arduous conditions. On one level, a life-changing travel adventure, this book also takes time to look at the psychological journey made by parents and children. The accounts of the son s attempts to break away from his father, to find his own individual place in the world are moving and insightful. Yet at every turn, these thoughts are lightened by humour and juxtaposed with vivid descriptions of the countries and people they encounter along their way. We witness how conflict teaches us things that we did not expect to learn, and how much the parent can learn from the child. The book includes 25 glossy colour prints and 7 maps.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Tinderbox Publishing
• Date d'édition: 2012
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 095720020X
• ISBN 13: 9780957200203
• Reliure: Broché
• Illustrateur: Croft David, Simmons Caleb
• Nombre de pages: 381
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible