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Another Long Day on the Piste: A Season in the French Alps | 
| Author: Will Randall
Publisher: Abacus
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  3 reviews
Sales Rank: 24705
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 288
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Dimensions (in): 7.7 x 5 x 0.8
ISBN: 0349119341
Dewey Decimal Number: 944.58084092
EAN: 9780349119342
ASIN: 0349119341
Publication Date: January 3, 2008
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 Encore January 23, 2007
5 out of 6 found this review helpful
Whether this is your first or 4th Randall read I urge you to don your hat and goggles and race to your nearest bookstore. If the image of Randall in a canoe or on a donkey wasn t enough then one of him trying to impress finely tuned youngsters on the mountains of Mont St Bernard are enough to wake the silent carraige on the train ( as somewhat embarrasingly happended to me!) Russians, wine, close encounters, late nights and typically random Randall stumbles make this another witty and honest portrayal of la vie dans les Alpes de nos jours. Any critisism ? 288 pages too short. Roll on the next one
Another A+, Sir. January 21, 2007
5 out of 6 found this review helpful
It is a fact widely accepted by friends and family that although I am an enthusiastic starter, willing to give everything a go, it is with less zeal that I finish anything...("Where are you heading with this I hear you cry?")...that is until I read this book...(See I always get there in the end). In fact the end came rather too quickly for my liking. I couldn't put the book down. Indeed this has happened with all of Will Randall's books. This latest offering is no less warm than those based in sunnier climes and just as insightful and entertaining. In fact Will Randall's "Oh go on then, why not?" attitude to life and the challenges it presents in all his books, has inspired me to moved to a country where I don't speak the language and see if I too can have some funny adventures- for those of you interested, there have been several to date!
Anyway back to the point. I heartily recommend this book. It will leave you warmer than a couple of pints of vin chaud and itching to get your skis on!
 I want to go skiing now! January 16, 2007
4 out of 5 found this review helpful
I enjoyed this book. Anyone who likes Bill Bryson and has been anywhere near the slopes will love this. its full of stories of boozy nights, random Russians and skiing misadventures. its not as personal as some of his others- you just get the sense that he had the time of his life and he was lucky enough about being able to write about it- but he does a good englishman abroad.
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