| Title | : | The Fridge-Hiker's Guide to Life: How to Stay Cool When You're Feeling the Heat |
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| ISBN | : | 0091924189 |
| ISBN-10 | : | 9780091924188 |
| Language | : | English |
| Format Type | : | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages | : | 192 |
| Publication | : | First published October 2, 2008 |
In The Fridge-Hiker's Guide to Life, Tony looks back on what he learnt on his quixotic quest. Namely: if all you have between birth and death is a journey, and if the journey is all we have, then wouldn't it be best to make it fun? Such is the Philosophy of the Fridge. Reflecting on the many encounters he had along the way - occasionally fraught, frequently hilarious and sometimes poignant - and the colourful cast of characters he met, Tony realises that following mantras as simple as 'Do something silly' or 'Find the courage to follow your intuition' can make a huge difference in making life that little bit more enjoyable.
Witty, charming and uplifting, The Fridge-Hiker's Guide will make you look at both life and your kitchen appliances in a whole new way...
The Fridge-Hiker's Guide to Life: How to Stay Cool When You're Feeling the Heat Reviews
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This is sort of a cross between a novelty book and a serious instructional guide on how to live your life, framed via the medium of Tony Hawks’ journey around Ireland as he hitch-hiked with a fridge. He previously told that story in Round Ireland with a Fridge.
The biggest flaw with this book is that at times it just reads like a retelling of Round Ireland, because Hawks tells the same story and uses it to outline his version of life lessons. The good news is that I quite enjoyed the original and so even though it feels like Hawks is imitating himself at this point, it was still enjoyable. I guess no one else is better qualified to carry out that imitation.
And even with that criticism in mind, it’s still a decent book and one that I’d definitely recommend if you’re after something light-hearted to get you through a difficult time. But you’d probably be better off reading some of Hawks’ other books before you start this. -
A little volume that I polished off entirely during a wait for my offspring to fall off rocks, or not, as the case might be.
I loved Round Ireland with a Fridge. I suppose what this book does is spell out why and it could be considered rather clunky for doing that so explicitly as an evolved, grounded but not exactly radical philosophy of life. No substitute for the original and were this not a vehicle to raise funds for a potentially rather interesting charitable trust, it might seem like cynical cashing in.
Rather in the tradition of books like How to Be a Bad Birdwatcher. -
The Fridge Philosopher! Not quite as good as the original book.
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Made me laugh out loud which I can't say for many books. Good light-hearted comedy, but essentially toilet reading (not a "must-read").
