Are You Dave Gorman

Author : Danny Wallace,Dave Gorman
Publisher : Random House
Page : 395 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2012-04-06
Category : Humor
ISBN : 9781448146321

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Are You Dave Gorman? by Danny Wallace,Dave Gorman Pdf

'A magnificent tale of obsession and adventure' The Independent After a heavy night of tequila, flatmates Dave and Danny set off on what turns out to be a 24,000-mile journey to meet all the other Dave Gormans in the world. They visit Scotland, Israel, America, France and Ireland. They even hold a party in London where 50 Dave Gormans attend, including two women who have kindly changed their name via deed-poll. Silly, but engrossing, fascinating and addictive - and a touching, funny story of two friends who grow to share a mutual obsession. 'A warm, funny, life-enhancing book' The Guardian The average Dave Gorman is 37, 5'6" and works in the financial sector. Our Dave Gorman is 29, is a Perrier Award-nominated comedian and writer. His TV work has earned him two BAFTAs for The Mrs Merton Show as well as his own BBC2 series. Danny Wallace is a writer, producer and award-winning journalist, whose work has appeared in numerous newspapers and magazines including The Guardian, The Independent and Melody Maker.

Author : Dave Gorman
Publisher : Random House
Page : 364 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2012-03-31
Category : Humor
ISBN : 9781448146338

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Dave Gorman's Googlewhack Adventure by Dave Gorman Pdf

If someone called you a 'googlewhack' what would you do? Would you end up playing table tennis with a nine year-old boy in Boston? Would you find yourself in Los Angeles wrangling snakes, or would you go to China to be licked by a performance artist? If your name is Dave Gorman, then all of these things could be true. Fuelled by a lust for life and a desperate desire to do anything except what he's supposed to be doing (writing that novel and growing up), Dave falls under the spell of an obscure internet word game - Googlewhacking. Addicted to the game, and gripped by obsession, Dave travels three times round the world, visiting four continents and the unlikeliest cast of real life eccentrics you'll ever meet in what becomes an epic challenge, a life-changing, globe-trotting Googlewhack adventure.

Author : Dave Gorman
Publisher : Random House
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2014-09-04
Category : Travel
ISBN : 9781409033219

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Too Much Information by Dave Gorman Pdf

It’s hard to imagine a world where anything you could possibly want to know about – and everything you don’t even know you want to know about – isn't accessible 24-hours a day, seven days a week, with just a few taps of our fingers. But that world once existed. And Dave Gorman remembers it. He remembers when there were only three channels on TV. He remembers when mobile phones were the preserve of arrogant estate agents and yuppie twonks. And he remembers when you had to unplug your phone to plug the computer into the landline in order to use the (crippling slow) internet. Nowadays of course, the world is full of people trying to tell us things. So much so that we have taught our brains not to pay much attention. After all, click the mouse, tap the screen, flick the channel and it's on to the next thing. But Dave Gorman thinks it's time to have a closer look, to find out how much nonsense we tacitly accept. Suspicious adverts, baffling newspaper headlines, fake twitter, endless cat videos, insane TV shows where the presenters ask the same questions over and over. Can we even hear ourselves think over the rising din? Or is there just too much information?

Author : Dave Gorman
Publisher : Random House
Page : 386 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2012-03-31
Category : Travel
ISBN : 9781448146154

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America Unchained by Dave Gorman Pdf

The plan was simple. Go to America. Buy a second-hand car. Drive coast-to-coast without giving any money to The ManTM. What could possibly go wrong? Dismayed by the relentless onslaught of faceless American chains muscling in where local businesses had once thrived, Dave Gorman set off on the ultimate American road trip - in search of the true, independent heart of the U S of A. He would eat cherry pie from local diners, re-fuel at dusty gas stations and stock up on supplies from Mom and Pop's grocery store. At least that was the idea. But when did you last see an independent gas station? Gamely, Dave beds down in a Colorado trailer park, sleeps in an Oregon forest treehouse, and even spends Thanksgiving with a Mexican family in Kansas. But when his road trip mutates into an odyssey of near-epic proportions and he finds himself being threatened at gun point in Mississippi, Dave starts to worry about what's going to break down next. The car... or him?

Author : Dave Gorman
Publisher : Random House
Page : 354 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Games
ISBN : 9780091928483

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Dave Gorman Vs. the Rest of the World by Dave Gorman Pdf

Remember when you were a kid, and you used to go round to a friend's house to see if they were playing? Well, as adults we're not supposed to do that. Which is a shame... because Dave Gorman likes playing. He REALLY likes games. So he knocked on the biggest door you could ever imagine - the internet - and asked 76,000 people if they fancied a game. This is the story of what happened next. Dave was up for anything and gamely played them at whatever they chose. He played some classics - Monopoly, Scrabble, dominoes and cribbage. He played many games he'd never heard of before - Khet, Kubb, Tikal or Smite anyone? He played board games and physical games. He's thrown sticks, balls, frisbees and darts. He's rolled dice and he's drawn cards. From Liverpool to Hampstead and from Croydon to Nottingham, Dave travelled the length and breadth of Britain meeting strangers in strange places - their homes, at work, in the back rooms of pubs - and getting some hardcore game action. From casual players to serious game geeks, from the rank amateur to the world champion, he discovered a nation of gamers more than happy to welcome him into their midst. He's travelled all around the country and met all sorts of people - and it turns out us Brits are a competitive bunch. And it seems that playing games can teach you a lot about what makes the British tick. Of course, Dave hasn't been keeping score. Much.

Author : Danny Wallace
Publisher : Random House
Page : 400 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2010-04-27
Category : Humor
ISBN : 9781407062235

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Join Me by Danny Wallace Pdf

Some men are born to lead. Others, not so much... Danny Wallace was bored. Just to see what would happen, he placed a whimsical ad in a local London paper. It said, simply, 'Join Me'. Within a month, he was receiving letters and emails from teachers, mechanics, sales reps, vicars, schoolchildren and pensioners - all pledging allegiance to his cause. But no one knew what his cause was. Soon he was proclaimed Leader. Increasingly obsessed and possibly power-crazed Danny risked losing his sanity and his loyal girlfriend. But who could deny the attraction of a global following of devoted joinees? A book about dreams, ambition and the responsibility that comes with power, Join Me is the true story of a man who created a cult by accident, and is proof that whilst some men were born to lead, others really haven't got a clue.

Author : Danny Wallace
Publisher : Little, Brown
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2009-09-02
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780316081993

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Friends Like These by Danny Wallace Pdf

Danny Wallace has friends. He has a wife and goes to brunch, and his new house has a couch with throw pillows. But as he nears 30, he can't help wondering about his best childhood friends, whose names he finds in a long-forgotten address book. Where are they now-and where, really, is he? Acting on an impulse we've all had at least once, he travels from London to Berlin, Tokyo, Australia, and California, risking rejection and ridicule to show up on his old pals' doorsteps. Memories of his 1980s childhood-from Michael Jackson to Ghostbusters-overwhelm him as he meets former buddies who have blossomed into rappers and ninjas, time-traveling pioneers, mediocre restaurant managers, and even Fijian royalty. Danny's attempt to re-befriend them all gives remarkable new resonance to the age-old mantra, "friends forever!"

Author : James McNicholas
Publisher : Headline
Page : 257 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2021-08-05
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781472280381

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The Champ & The Chump by James McNicholas Pdf

**WINNER OF BEST SPORTS ENTERTAINMENT BOOK AT THE BRITISH SPORTS BOOK AWARDS 2022** 'Hard-hitting and hilarious' - James Acaster 'Funny, moving and compelling' - Mike Costello A heart-warming, hilarious true story about fighting and family, based on the acclaimed stage show. For fans of books by Dave Gorman, James Acaster and Danny Wallace, along with boxing tales from the likes of Tyson Fury and Ricky Hatton. THE CHAMP Terry Downes - the charismatic cockney known as 'The Paddington Express' - was a world champion boxer, US Marine, gangsters' favourite and later a film star and businessman. THE CHUMP James McNicholas' PE teacher once told him he was so unfit he'd be dead by the time he was 23. James has spent his life pursuing a career in acting and comedy. In reality, that has meant stints as a car park caretaker and river cruise salesperson. After Terry's death, James finds himself in reflective mood, comparing his story of underachievement against that of his world champ grandad. What follows is an increasingly colourful journey through post-war Paddington to the blood-soaked canvases of Baltimore and Shoreditch, via Mayfair parties with the Krays. Along the way, James begins to dig into his own story, confronting the dysfunctional elements of his childhood, describing his often hilarious efforts to make it in the world of showbiz, and attempting to recreate Terry's trials by enlisting in a brutal military boot camp and boxing gym. When James is diagnosed with a frightening and mysterious neurological condition, the two tales of the fighter and the writer suddenly collide, and what began as a nostalgic journey takes on a far more important significance altogether. 'A wonderfully funny and heartfelt story of what family and lineage means. Even made me like boxing' - Josh Widdicombe 'An extraordinary family history, told with warmth and wit. Two remarkable underdog stories - come for the cockney scrapper who conquered the world, stay for the grandson and the fight of his life' - Greg Jenner 'If you like comedy and boxing this is the perfect book. James McNicholas is a very funny man and a brilliant writer' - Rob Beckett

Author : Danny Wallace
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 389 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2008-11
Category : Conduct of life
ISBN : 9781416595533

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Yes Man by Danny Wallace Pdf

The inspiration for the new Warner Bros. movie starring Jim Carrey, Wallace's offbeat bestseller reveals what happens when he says yes to absolutely everything for a year.

Author : BT Gorman
Publisher : John Hunt Publishing
Page : 148 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2013-02-08
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781782791317

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Underclass by BT Gorman Pdf

Have you ever wondered what lies beneath the surface of sleepy seaside towns in England? Underclass transports you to a world of sex, violence, assassins, drug dealers, love and surfers. In BT Gorman's stylish début thriller, we get a glimpse into two weeks of Melanie Tastyn's life as she goes "on holiday" in the seaside town of Seafordby for one last time. Her world is quickly turned upside down by characters like Sinister Dave, Will the darts-playing barman and Kelly Black, the deadly assassin. ,

Author : Danny Wallace
Publisher : Harper Collins
Page : 412 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2012-06-26
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781443411868

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Charlotte Street by Danny Wallace Pdf

It all starts with a girl . . . because yes, there’s always a girl. Jason Priestley (not that one) has just seen her. They shared an incredible, brief, fleeting moment of deep possibility, somewhere halfway down Charlotte Street. And then, just like that, she was gone—accidentally leaving him holding her old-fashioned disposable camera, chock full of undeveloped photos. And now Jason—ex-teacher, ex-boyfriend, part-time writer and reluctant hero—faces a dilemma. Should he try to track The Girl down? What if she’s The One? But that would mean using the only clues he has, which lie untouched in the beaten-up camera.

Author : Dave Gorman
Publisher : Ebury Press
Page : 384 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2002-11-01
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0091892473

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Are You Dave Gorman Signed Copy by Dave Gorman Pdf

Author : Cary Millsap,Anjo Kolk,Connor McDonald,Tim Gorman,Kyle Hailey,David Ensor,Jonathan Lewis,Gaja Krishna Vaidyanatha,David Ruthven,James Morle
Publisher : Apress
Page : 438 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2004-07-23
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9781430207382

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Oracle Insights by Cary Millsap,Anjo Kolk,Connor McDonald,Tim Gorman,Kyle Hailey,David Ensor,Jonathan Lewis,Gaja Krishna Vaidyanatha,David Ruthven,James Morle Pdf

* Encapsulates the knowledge and experience of some of the foremost experts in Oracle development, the vast majority of whom are also established and successful authors. * Covers landmark software and techniques (invented by the authors) that have changed the face of Oracle development. * A broad ranging, anecdotal and humorous title that will appeal to anyone (developers, DBAs, manager, architects etc) involved with and Oracle-based project. * Simplified code snippets, the book provides real solutions that people can then build upon themselves.

Author : Tony Hawks
Publisher : Random House
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2010-07-06
Category : Humor
ISBN : 9781407026404

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One Hit Wonderland by Tony Hawks Pdf

It's 1988 and radios across the land blast out the Top Ten hit 'Stutter Rap' by Morris Minor and the Majors. The man behind the fake moustache is Tony Hawks. Fast forward to the 21st century and those heady days of pop stardom are a distant memory. That is, until it is suggested that Tony is just another One Hit Wonder. Really? We'll have to see about that ... For two years Tony struggles to have a hit somewhere, anywhere, in the world, changing acts and styles with a bewildering lack of integrity. From Nashville to Amsterdam, from Eastern Europe to Africa, he travels the globe in search of that elusive hit. But it's only after a chance encounter with Norman Wisdom that things get really strange. Is it really possible that together they could storm the Albanian charts? In One Hit Wonderland anything can happen ...

Author : Amanda Gorman
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 241 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2021-12-07
Category : Poetry
ISBN : 9780593465073

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Call Us What We Carry by Amanda Gorman Pdf

The instant #1 New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and USA Today bestseller The breakout poetry collection by #1 New York Times bestselling author and presidential inaugural poet Amanda Gorman Formerly titled The Hill We Climb and Other Poems, the luminous poetry collection by #1 New York Times bestselling author and presidential inaugural poet Amanda Gorman captures a shipwrecked moment in time and transforms it into a lyric of hope and healing. In Call Us What We Carry, Gorman explores history, language, identity, and erasure through an imaginative and intimate collage. Harnessing the collective grief of a global pandemic, this beautifully designed volume features poems in many inventive styles and structures and shines a light on a moment of reckoning. Call Us What We Carry reveals that Gorman has become our messenger from the past, our voice for the future.