{"product_id":"rambling-man-9781399802581","title":"Rambling Man","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn my fantasy of the Rambling Man who is something of a hobo, walking - or maybe jumping into the car of a moving train - is what he does. He slings his guitar or banjo over his shoulder and strides out along the road to the next town. There he plays a few songs at a local gig and meets a beautiful woman who feeds and shags him. It''s a wonderful life, and a million miles better than sitting on your couch watching reality TV.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDuring his lifetime of global adventures, Sir Billy Connolly''s genuine curiosity and natural ability to connect with the people he meets on the road has made him a true ''citizen of the world''. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eA good trip, in my book, should be littered with little detours. Travelling from A to B is all very well, but you risk missing out on so much . . . \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn RAMBLING MAN, Billy takes us with him on his incredible journeys criss-crossing the world. But this is no conventional travel memoir. From Ireland to India, Australia to\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis \u003cb\u003echeerful, joyously life-affirming \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003er\u003c\/b\u003eamble to every corner of the Earth should make you want to pick up your banjo and set out on the open road. On the other hand, we can't all be Billy Connolly, still \u003cb\u003eBritain's greatest living comedian\u003c\/b\u003e; and we won't usually be accompanied by a TV crew. Being a rambling man, says Connolly, is a state of mind: they are free spirits, enterprising and endlessly curious about the world . . .  \u003cb\u003eFull of excellent jokes and engaging anecdotes, this book makes you feel good to be alive.\u003c\/b\u003e * Daily Mail, RAMBLING MAN *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eOur greatest living comedian \u003c\/b\u003e. . . an easy-going ramble around his life and times. What a legend. He does make me laugh. -- Roger Lewis * Daily Mail *Book of the Week*, RAMBLING MAN *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn ode to the restless soul, chronicling Billy's lifetime wanderings in his usual charming, irreverent and hilarious style.\u003c\/b\u003e * The Guardian, RAMBLING MAN *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA funny, life-affirming rhapsody\u003c\/b\u003e . . . \u003cb\u003eThe Big Yin is an actual comic genius. \u003c\/b\u003eHe's led an extraordinary life. At no point, however, during this jolly globe-trotting tome will you detect a hint of self-aggrandisement or fake humility. He's just so grateful and delighted.\u003cb\u003e His romantic \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003ehippie outlook and generosity of spirit are infectious.\u003c\/b\u003e * Big Issue, RAMBLING MAN *\u003cbr\u003e[This is] not a standard travelogue; nothing about Connolly is ever that straightforward . . . The book is written in Connolly's voice and vernacular, and is\u003cb\u003e shot through with his standard wit. There are more belly-laughs than you get in an entire series of an average sitcom . . . This is no mere celebrity memoir however. Connolly can write compellingly.\u003c\/b\u003e * Irish Times, RAMBLING MAN *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFull of choice lines and amusing anecdotes, this account of the Big Yin's rambling life is the kind of Christmas present that will cheer anyone up . . . \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eVery engaging and good \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003efun it is, and with lots of stories to make you smile or laugh.\u003c\/b\u003e [Billy's] rambling days may be physically over, but he still rambles happily in his memories of them. -- Allan Massie * Scotsman, RAMBLING MAN *\u003cbr\u003eBrings together\u003cb\u003e hilarious stories from the much-loved comedian's lifetime on the road,\u003c\/b\u003e from riding his trike down America's famous Route 66 and building an igloo on an iceberg tobeing serenaded by a penguin in New Zealand... * Choice Magazine, RAMBLING MAN *\u003cbr\u003eBig Yin's memoir of a life on the road is \u003cb\u003efunny, wise - and not pretentious. \u003c\/b\u003eHe squeezes humour from subjects as diverse as yodelling, Keith Richards, and the isolated hamlet ofTuktoyaktuk in the Arctic . . . \u003ci\u003eRambling Man\u003c\/i\u003e meanders as pleasingly as the rivers Connolly loves to fish. \u003cb\u003eHis stories are thekind you couldn't make up, ones that revel in life's ludicrousness. Is \u003ci\u003eRambling Man\u003c\/i\u003e funny? Is it sweary? Of course it is, ya daft f*ck.\u003c\/b\u003e * The National, RAMBLING MAN *\u003cbr\u003eA paean to the wonder of travel . . . if your love of travelling is anything like Connolly's, \u003cb\u003eyou'll lose yourself in this odyssey with a difference. It's the world through Connolly's eyes\u003c\/b\u003e, always alert for the absurd, the exotic quirk, the joy of each new destination. * Westmeath Examiner, RAMBLING MAN *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis is everything a celebrity autobiography should be and more.\u003c\/b\u003e * Scottish Mail on Sunday, WINDSWEPT \u0026amp; INTERESTING *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA read that entirely fits the personality of the extreme personality who wrote it, Connolly's raucous run through his life is as furious, funny and foul-mouthed as you'd expect. His stand-up knack for easy storytelling shines through. \u003c\/b\u003e * Sunday Times, TALL TALES AND WEE STORIES *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eOne of stand-up's great naturals. No one told a story better.\u003c\/b\u003e * Guardian, TALL TALES AND WEE STORIES *\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Murray Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50005682815319,"sku":"9781399802581","price":23.3,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781399802581.jpg?v=1739817761","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/rambling-man-9781399802581","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}