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review 2022-12-04 13:47
Recenzja „Diddly Squat” czyli Jeremy Clarkson na gospodarstwie

Jeremy Clarkson znany jest na całym świecie jako główny motor napędzający przez wiele lat najpopularniejszy telewizyjny program motoryzacyjny. Mowa o „Top Gear”, który podbił serca telewidzów na całym świecie. Na kolejne odcinki finansowane przez BBC czekali nawet tacy jak ja, którym nie tylko obojętne jest rozważanie czy najnowszy Lambo ma 6 czy 600 niutonometrów, ale nawet zupełnie obce jest podniecanie się samochodami jako takimi. Warto więc docenić talent i pasję prezentera. To zupełnie tak, jakby papież Franciszek nagle zawładnął uczuciami ateistów z najdalszych zakątków świata, a Xi Jinping sprawił, że fanatycy religijni spijaliby z jego ust każdą frazę wygłoszoną podczas wielogodzinnych przemówień.

 

Jeremy Clarkson „Diddly Squat. Rok na farmie

 

No ale się skończyło. BBC zerwało współpracę z Clarksonem, lecz z otwartymi rękami przyjął go amerykański Amazon szukający pomysłu na rozkręcenie działu Prime Video. No i znowu się udało, bo trójka prezenterów tworzących Top Gear odzyskała popularność także w lekko zmienionej formule pod postacią programu „The Grand Tour”.

 

Ostatnie lata nie rozpieszczały rolników w Wielkiej Brytanii, a to najwilgotniejsze a to najgorętsze miesiące ever... Wypalona słońcem trawa w parku Greenwich (Londyn, sierpień 2022 r.)

 

No ale się skończyło, bo pandemia wirusa z Wuhanu zakłóciła produkcję nie tylko w chińskich fabrykach ale i w amerykańskich studiach filmowych. Ucieczka na wieś i zamknięcie się z ekipą filmową na farmie Clarksona było odpowiedzią na izolację. No i znowu się udało! Z tego co widzę w polskich internetach, to „Farma Clarksona” jest jednym z częściej polecanych programów obecnych na Amazon Prime Video.

 

„Farma Clarksona” to jedna z najbardziej udanych produkcji w serwisie Amazon Prime  Video (źródło: youtube.com)

 

Dlaczego o tym wszystkim piszę? Bo podobnie jak wcześniejsze książki autora, także „Diddly Squat” jest odzwierciedleniem tego co robi on „na ekranie”. I jak zwykle, także i tę książkę Clarksona serdecznie polecam nie tylko fanom autora czy miłośnikom motoryzacji. Tym razem może przede wszystkim tym, którzy chcą spojrzeć trochę inaczej na system wartości. Podobnie jak zrobił to autor, dla którego polne ptaki to już nie tylko niebezpieczne obiekty latające, mogące w razie kolizji zbić przednią szybę w aucie. Wiadomo, łatwiej zająć się rolnictwem, kiedy zarobiło się miliony funtów w rozrywce. Ale wygląda na to, że tym razem te pieniądze nie poszły na marne. I nie było wcale tak łatwo przez rok, który opisany jest w książce...

 

E-book dostępny jest m.in. w księgarni Ebookpoint (źródło: ebookpoint.pl)

 

E-book dostępny jest m.in. w księgarni Ebookpoint: Jeremy Clarkson „Diddly Squat. Rok na farmie”.

 

Do 6 XII 2022 r. w księgarni Ebookpoint powinny być aktywne zniżki „mikołajkowe”. W koszyku można teraz wpisać kod obniżający wartość zakupów. Odpowiednio:

• 30zł taniej dla zakupów za minimum 100zł: SANTA30

• 20zł taniej dla zakupów za minimum 70zł: SANTA20

• 10zł taniej dla zakupów za minimum 50zł: SANTA10

 

Postaw mi kawę na buycoffee.to


 

 

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review 2021-11-10 01:02
BEARDED by Jeremy Billups
Bearded - Jeremy Billups

What a wonderful book! Bear has a long beard and as he travels throughout the world he finds other animals with beards.

 

This is so much fun. I liked that each illustration shows the visited animal and place as well as something from that country. The drawings are fantastic! The story is cute as can be. I loved it (and I don't like beards.) It is perfect for your 2-5 year old.

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review 2020-06-09 15:55
White Lies
White Lies - Jeremy Bates

by Jeremy Bates

 

This had me unsettled right away. Katrina is driving with her Boxer dog to a new city to start a new job. Rain is pouring down and when she passes a man hitchhiking, her humanitarianism outweighs her caution about being a woman alone and she offers him a lift. However, within minutes he makes her feel unsettled and having already lied about her destination, she pulls over and demands that he get out of the car.

 

The little white lie that she was turning off at the next stop seems harmless, but it will set in motion a series of lies that escalate until Katrina finds herself wrapped up in a horrific situation, one lie at a time.

 

The plot is extremely well done. The spreading of the web of lies and the complications that result was at a pace and done with an artistry that you could easily imagine actually happening, apart from a few events towards the end that felt a little rushed.

 

The one thing that wasn't realistic was Kat's responses that got her into so much trouble. Mr. Bates should have asked a few women how they would handle the situations because part of being female 101 is how to lie to creepy guys that make you uncomfortable.

 

Rule number 1: you NEVER cop to living someplace, real or not. Creepy guys are too inclined to follow you home. Whatever the truth is, you're going to someone else's house for an unpleasant reason and no, it wouldn't be okay for someone to go along with you. They might get shot/contaminated or whatever.

 

You sure as Hell don't mention what street you live on and no, you can't invite people because it's not your cabin and you're just moving out from a violent ex.

 

How hard is it? Sorry guys, blame the creeps in your midst. For us, it's survival.

If you've pressured a woman or even curb crawled to insist she give you her phone number, don't complain when it turns out to be the number for the local police. I had that one memorized by the time I was 11.

 

Again, towards the end a few of her actions were outright stupid. I don't want to give spoilers but if you've established someone is dangerous, you get as far away from them as you can and let the police handle it.

 

The suspense and characterisation were very well done and I will continue to count Jeremy Bates as a Modern Master of Horror, but he really does need to talk to some women about 'what would you do' situations.

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review 2020-06-07 09:18
Total Olympics
Total Olympics: Every Obscure, Hilarious, Dramatic, and Inspiring Tale Worth Knowing - Jeremy Fuchs

This would have been right in time for the summer Olympics if they hadn't been postponed to 2021, a book looking back at interesting facts about the previous editions. Filled with some history, some remarkable people who competed in the various sports events, and also some discontinued sports this was a very nice read to get in the mood for Tokyo 2020.

While not everything was new to me, I did find out that the international parking sign (white on blue P) was invented for the 1928 Amsterdam Olympics, and that initially it had been planned as a two-yearly rather than a four-yearly event.

I just found that the book, clearly marketed for the American market, focused a bit too much on American athletes. Especially chapter two, about the Legends, was at least 90% American where I’m sure there are also ‘legends’ from other countries. In the later chapter ‘Forgotten Heroes’ this is slightly less, but remains prominent still.

Thanks to the publisher and Netgalley for providing me with a free copy of this book in exchange for an honest review!

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review 2020-05-30 15:01
The Ghost Pirates
The Ghost Pirates and Others: The Best of William Hope Hodgson - William Hope Hodgson,Jeremy Lassen

by William Hope Hodson

 

This is an old sea story with the tone of the nineteenth century style of relating such tales. It tells of a ship reported to be haunted and the protagonist's experience of seeing shades on deck that seems to prove the tales are true.

 

Nineteeth century writers often put in a lot of detail and the story can drag a bit, but at the same time it's an interesting ghost story and the sort of thing that has a lot of atmosphere. Fans of traditional ghost stories won't be disappointed!

 

The story is relatively short, under 200 pages, and plenty happens to keep the reader interested despite the apparently slow pace. The characters are especially well defined and readers should not miss the Appendix at the back!

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