Chris Dowding
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May 16, 1972
in Nambour, Australia
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A Few Drops Short of a Pint   3.50 avg rating — 2 ratings
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Turn wine into water this Christmas (Nonfiction)
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updated Dec 22, 2008 02:07pm
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Trust the Irish to know all there is to know about alcohol
Irish epiphany (Travel)
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updated Dec 12, 2008 08:08pm
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Engineer-turned-author Chris Dowding reveals why a trip to the Emerald Isle changed him forever
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"If you like reading about cars, this is an interesting book. The author has a quirky, interesting style of writing that takes you across the history of carkind and their effect on their creators. He deals with an inner conflict between his concerns a...more"
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A Pair of Shades and a Rice Gut: A Green Enthusiast's Look at People and Cars
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A Walk in the Woods: Rediscovering America on the Appalachian Trail
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| Bill is extremely funny in his descriptions of his trials with camping gear store salespeople, who sell him a backpack worth several hundred dollars, adding that "he will need a waterproof cover to keep the rain out". Of course, when the rain falls l...more | |
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A wonderful story (based on the author's life) about a young man who has lost his way in life, and finds a mysterious old mentor who shows him the path of the Peaceful Warrior. There are so many lessons in this book, but the one I think is strongest ...more |
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| This is a sometimes hillarious, sometimes boring book from Bill Bryson. Not one of his best, but about half of it got chuckles or laughs from me. | |
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Chris Dowding
wrote Turn wine into water this Christmas: Trust the Irish to know all there is to know about alcohol
"With Christmas just a few days away, it’s not long until many of us will be tucking into a large mid"
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This book is about Bill's travels through Britain. It is hilarious, or at least it was when I read it seven years ago.
It is a great way to get a feel for the country, before you travel there, or to remind yourself of what to expect if it's been a ...more |
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A quicky, humorous and fast-paced fiction story (book one of a series) about a female detective, Thursday Next, who lives on a parallel Earth to the one we're familiar with.
I really enjoyed Fforde's clever use of plot, timelines and characters. Sh...more |
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“The moment you become miserly you are closed to the basic phenomenon of life: expansion, sharing. The moment you start clinging to things, you have missed the target--you have missed. Because things are not the target, you, your innermost being, is the target--not a beautiful house, but a beautiful you; not much money, but a rich you; not many things, but an open being, available to millions of things.”
― Osho
― Osho
