Karl Pilkington est célèbre pour ses idées et ses dessins originaux, qui forment la base de ses livres et podcasts très appréciés. Son travail explore ses perspectives uniques sur le monde, en examinant ses réflexions franches sur l'apprentissage et l'intelligence. Le style distinctif de Pilkington se caractérise par un humour non conventionnel et une remarquable capacité à découvrir des perspectives fascinantes dans des sujets du quotidien. Les lecteurs sont attirés par son authenticité et sa présentation engageante et divertissante de ses réflexions.
Karl is back on the road once again looking for answers to some of life's big questions. In his inimitable style, he tackles the juicy subjects of health, art, values, identity and pollution. Will his travels around the world reveal the meaning of life?
Presenting the Travel Diaries of Karl Pilkington:Adventurer. Philosopher. Idiot. Karl Pilkington isn't keen on travelling. Given the choice, he'll go on holiday to Devon or Wales or, at a push, eat English food on a package holiday in Majorca. Which isn't exactly Michael Palin, is it? So what happened when he was convinced by Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant to go on an epic adventure to see the Seven Wonders of the World? Travel broadens the mind, right? You'd think so... Find out in Karl Pilkington's hilarious travel diaries. 'He is a moron. A completely round, empty-headed, part-chimp Manc.' RICKY GERVAIS 'He'd have been happier in medieval times in a village where you didn't travel beyond the local community.' STEPHEN MERCHANT
The official tie-in to the major new TV series and follow up to the massive bestseller An Idiot Abroad.
Everyone's favorite idiot is back, in this hysterical follow-up An Idiot Abroad Safely home from his latest travels, Karl Pilkington has decided it is time to share his hard-earned wisdom of the world. Taking the Bucket List of "100 Things to Do Before You Die" as his starting point, Karl combines brilliant stories from his recent adventuresto Alaska, Siberia, and beyond with entertaining, highly-opinionated views on what other people aspire to do with their lives. He tackles such questions as "Why on earth would anybody want to run with the bulls in Pamplona, or go "storm chasing" through Tornado Alley? Why would anyone ever want to have lunch with the Queen, or touch hands with the Pope? A fitting finale to two years of eventful globe-trotting, this companion guide is frank, funny, and strangely inspiring.
A collection of insights and anecdotes, diary entries, poems, 'true' facts and cartoons on travel. It includes the author's reflections on life back in England, from Salford joy riders to what his girlfriend's mum and dad have for dinner on a Thursday.
A collection of the best moments from the Ricky Gervais Show' with further musings from Karl Pilkington, star of Sky 1's An Idiot Abroad'.
Karl Pilkington: Adventurer. Philosopher. Idiot. Join the orange-headed one as he travels the world and discovers its wonders.
Karl Pilkington's third book, follow-up to bestselling The World of Karl Pilkington and Happyslapped by a Jellyfish, is a voyage through some of the most curious facts and fictions about our world. Drawing on what little he learned during his days of education, Karl explores the world of knowledge through a school curriculum, with chapters devoted to biology, history, art, and English, among others, each topic approached with Karl's inimitable combination of innocent wonder and down-to-earth wisdom. Full color throughout, the book is illustrated with Karl's hand-drawn cartoons and comic strips and it features e-mail contributions from a host of celebrities and experts who Karl has quizzed to further his knowledge.
Julia is married to a successful psychiatrist, and they live in a beautiful house in Palm Beach, Florida. She is hoping to fall pregnant and life couldn't be better. When her husband Todd begins regularly visiting a troublesome patient at night, she wonders about his fidelity. Delving into his records at the home consulting room, Julia finds disturbing news of something much bigger than expected. One of the patients harbours a terrible secret and the woman Todd regularly visits seems somehow involved. Julia begins to notice a woman watching her from amongst the dunes, who disappears when Julia approaches. In the meantime, a stranger has been following Julia, and her life descends into a chilling search for what is really happening. Eventually, she must not only deal with a dangerous mystery but also something she discovers about herself.
Following the death of her parents, journalist, Lilly, moves from San Francisco to write a novel at foggy Lawson's Landing. Unhappy with her boyfriend, she moves into her parent's magnificent Art Deco mansion overlooking the sea where she notices a man often walking in the evening mist along the shore. Local store owner, Jeb, informs her of the area's famous shipwreck history and is keen to win Lilly's heart. She discovers a letter in an old cupboard written by a man to his lover, who once lived there, about a dangerous secret. Old newspaper articles reveal two murders at the house before her parents moved in twenty years earlier. Noises around the house begin to unnerve Lilly, and she notices movement at night in the fog. Researching the area's shipwreck history, she discovers the possibility of valuable cargo lying on the sea floor. But who is the man walking in the mist at night? Why won't he answer her calls? Lilly begins to unravel a complex mystery routed in the past, and soon discovers something unexpected about her family that affects her life and future.