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Tony Wheeler

Autor(a) de Lonely Planet : New Zealand

42+ Works 2,614 Membros 34 Críticas

About the Author

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Séries

Obras por Tony Wheeler

Lonely Planet : New Zealand (1977) 676 exemplares
Lonely Planet : Indonesia (1986) 302 exemplares
Lonely Planet : Malaysia, Singapore & Brunei (2016) — Autor — 273 exemplares
Lonely Planet : Bali & Lombok (1984) — Autor — 268 exemplares
Bad Lands (2007) 182 exemplares
Unlikely Destinations: The Lonely Planet Story (2005) — Autor — 156 exemplares
Lonely Planet Unpacked (1999) 135 exemplares
Lonely Planet Papua New Guinea (1979) 86 exemplares
Chasing Rickshaws (1998) 48 exemplares
Lonely Planet Rarotonga & the Cook Islands (1986) — Autor — 47 exemplares
Lonely Planet : Britain : 1995 : 1st edition (1995) — Autor — 36 exemplares
Lonely Planet : Australia : 1989 : 5th edition (1989) — Autor — 23 exemplares
Lonely Planet : Australia : 1986 : 4th edition (1986) — Autor — 21 exemplares
Lonely Planet East Timor (2004) 16 exemplares
Lonely Planet : New Zealand : 1988 : 5th. edition (1988) — Author, Editor — 15 exemplares
On Travel (2018) 4 exemplares
Get to Know Plants (1992) 1 exemplar
Papua-Neu-Guinea (1986) — Autor — 1 exemplar

Associated Works

The Journey to the East (1956) — Prefácio, algumas edições2,242 exemplares
Lonely Planet : Myanmar (1979) — Autor, algumas edições235 exemplares
I Should Have Stayed Home: The Worst Trips of the Great Writers (1994) — Contribuidor — 175 exemplares
Lonely Planet : Britain : 1997 : 2nd edition (1997) — Autor — 54 exemplares
Lonely Planet : Britain : 1999 : 3rd edition (1999) — Autor — 39 exemplares

Etiquetado

Conhecimento Comum

Data de nascimento
1946
Sexo
male
Nacionalidade
England
UK
Local de nascimento
England, UK
Locais de residência
England, UK
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Pakistan
Educação
University of Warwick
London Business School
Ocupações
travel guide writer
engineer
Relações
Wheeler, Maureen (wife)
Organizações
Lonely Planet (co-founder)
Prémios e menções honrosas
Order of Australia Medal

Membros

Críticas

I like these old guides as they give a good background on the history and geography of in this case PNG. It is also a time capsule, talking about things as they were back in the 1980's.
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Assinalado
bookmarkaussie | 1 outra crítica | Dec 11, 2022 |
Travel disaster stories were promised but the only disaster were the stories…

Since I stumbled upon “Kamikaze Kangaroos!” by Tony James Slater several years ago, I sometimes like to read travel memoirs - especially when there’s disaster involved!

By now, I’ve read all of Tony’s books (and those of many other travellers!) and it seemed a logical next step to take a famous travel guide’s collection of supposedly funny travel stories…

Sadly, the promised “disaster stories” here are mostly of the following variety...

“Look, I did this and this is why: (long-winded explanations)”
“I could have died from that long walk, the road traffic, my inability to overcome inertia, (blah blah)!”
“And, lo and behold, I dangerously sprained my ankle!”

This is neither very entertaining nor does it make for a good read which is why I’m abandoning this for good.

One star out of five.

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philantrop | 7 outras críticas | Oct 16, 2022 |
In this beautifully illustrated celebration of rickshaws, author (and founder of the Lonely Planet series), Tony Wheeler has teamed up with photographer Richard I'Anson to present a contemporary view, and admiration for, an ancient and unique mode of transport. During their travels to 12 Asian cities, Wheeler and I'Anson spoke with rickshaw drivers and passengers, visited workshops and factories to view the construction of rickshaws, and rode a few to simply test them out. This book is the result of Wheeler and I'Anson's efforts to provide a unique portrait of how rickshaws are currently used, or in some cases, to lament their diminishing use across the Asian cities they have frequented for centuries.… (mais)
 
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Alhickey1 | 1 outra crítica | Oct 25, 2020 |
 
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Lin456 | 3 outras críticas | Oct 21, 2020 |

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Estatísticas

Obras
42
Also by
5
Membros
2,614
Popularidade
#9,819
Avaliação
½ 3.6
Críticas
34
ISBN
197
Línguas
9

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