Bøger af Bill Murray

"Thanks for writing such an informative, creative, enjoyable book. I felt like I was with you the whole journey. I learned so much. Truly glad you made those icy explorations so I don't have to."An inspired tale of high adventure, Out in the Cold is Bill Murray's vivid portrait of adventure across the vast Northern Atlantic from the Arctic north of Norway to Nova Scotia. Murray begins in pursuit of a total solar eclipse in Svalbard, 800 miles from the North Pole. He tests the culinary appeal of wind-dried sheep in the tiny Faroe Islands, befriends Inuit bone carvers in Greenland and camps with an itinerant Italian musician who dreams of building Greenland's first luxury resort. He stands naked and freezing on an Icelandic glacier and later (with his clothes on), on the wind-battered Canadian bog where the first European stood 500 years before Columbus.With a light touch, wry analysis and remarkable depth of reportage, Bill Murray weaves high adventure with practical science and absorbing history, taking the pulse of an under-explored, fragile region on the precipice of change. By turns evocative, astonishing and always a jolly good ride, Out in the Cold is a sprawling and rewarding tour of the Atlantic northlands today.

It's unfortunate that when we speak of inheritance or what we leave behind, we usually mean financial or material wealth. But leaving money and property is the easy part. The hard part is finding something of singular value that will help others, especially your family, lead a long, happy, and successful life. Thus, as I sit here and write these words, I now face the ultimate human challenge of trying to leave you, my beloved children and grandchildren an inheritance of invaluable worth. It's to that end, I wrote this book. A collection of life lessons, pearls of wisdom if you will, that only time, experience, and God's amazing grace provide. Many of these lessons come from the School of Hard Knocks. This is a book of philosophy and a book of truth. And I have been special insight in observation and discernment when experiencing the many, many experiences that I have been abundantly blessed to have in my three score plus ten years. Many of you know from my first book, Renegade Colonel, my life is all about Faith, Family and Friends. This book is a personal collection of philosophies and truths based on those three principles.

It's all here: Adventures in Africa, Azerbaijan and the Arctic. Headhunters and prayer flags, liars and thieves, evil spirits and atrocious food. From Tbilisi to Tibet to the Trans-Siberian Railroad, Common Sense and Whiskey is a crisp survey of what's it's like in the real world. Offbeat people and isolated places lie at this book's heart. Common Sense and Whiskey pokes into the back corners of our planet. It takes us into the unknown and describes what the unknown looks like. "You can handle just about anything out on the road with a believable grin, common sense and whiskey." That's been the author's theory, anyway, for 25 years of international travel. So far, so good. And now, Common Sense and Whiskey distills (no pun there, certainly) the most memorable experiences of a lifetime of travel to some of the world's least visited places. Fifteen stories from Bhutan, Borneo, Burma, Greenland, Guangxi, Lake Baikal, Madagascar, Malawi, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Chilean Patagonia, the Southern Caucasus, the Trans-Siberian Railroad, Sri Lanka and Tibet. For travelers - experienced, aspiring and armchair alike, Common Sense and Whiskey is something to sip slowly and savor. Perceptive travel tales, masterfully told. ----- "You leave home with a blank page. You return with stories of your own to share. This is what Bill Murray does so well. Rich and inspiring. Filled with surprises and great adventures." - George Brown, President, Friendship Force International "A good travel writer shows rather than tells and Bill shows us beautifully with unassuming prose and evocative images. Brings home the exoticism of foreign travel. A fantastic collection." - Laurence Mitchell, author, the Bradt Guides to Serbia and Kyrgyzstan "Wonderful insight into the world of 'traveling off the beaten path, road, waterway or train track.'" - Josh Allen at AmateurTraveler.com

"Bill Murray's beautiful travel writing is as remarkable for its gentle wit as for the quiet sharpness of its commentary. I will confidently place this charming collection on the same shelf as other recent masters of this genre like Chatwin and Theroux."- S. Abbas Raza Thirty essays from the world's smartest website, 3QuarksDaily, collected here for the first time. Romps, revelations and ride-it-out gut-checks, come hell or high water. With reporting from: AnguillaAscension IslandBorneoCôte d'IvoireEast AfricaEstoniaGreenlandIowaKareliaLaplandLatviaMasaai MaraMedieval Europethe Mekong DeltaNamibiaNazi EuropeNepalPandemic AmericaPapua New GuineaPass ControlRapa NuiRussiaSt. Helena IslandSvalbardTanzaniaTibetUkraineZambia Penetrating, enlightening, worthwhile. Un-put-downable armchair travel.

"Have You Heard the One About..." is an anthology of stories written and illustrated to allow amused adults to read to engage and entertain children of all ages. Word plays, alliteration, puns and imaginative and colorful characters lead each story to a moral. Grandparents, parents and teachers all will revel in the humor which can culminate with fun and purposeful interaction.

"Fables from the History of Tongues" is another anthology of stories written and illustrated to allow amused adults to read, engage and entertain children of all ages. Word plays, alliteration, puns and imaginative and colorful characters lead each story to a moral. Grandparents, parents and teachers all revel in the humor which can culminate with fun and purposeful interaction.

Traces the growth of what during pre-industrial times was called "the simplest game" through its codification in the nineteenth century to the 1994 World Cup. This title weaves the sport's growth into the culture and politics of the countries where it has been taken up.