Sam Manicom
Guest
Hi everyone,
This is just a quicky to spread the word - I hope no one minds. At last
my book 'Into Africa' is about to hit the streets. CW Motorcycles in
Dorchester are hosting the book launch on the 3rd September - it'd be great to see anyone who can make it.
The following is from the rear cover of the book - it explains a tad of
what is going on:
'This is the story of amazing Africa, its people and some very good
reasons why not to fall off a motorcycle.
Riding across fourteen countries from the island of Jersey to Cape
Town, this eye opening tale catapaults you into Africa.
Sam's plans don't always work out as they should, but every twist in
the road leads him to new challenges and surprises. The journey throws
disaster in his way, seeing him jailed in Tanzania and hit by a serious
wipe out in Namibia.
He lives in a remote village, canoes a dug-out in Malawi, escapes a
bush fire and climbes a mountain...'
Travelling on two wheels is the perfect way to explore a continent like
Africa; it's all about freedom and the ability to take advantage of
opportunity.
And a taster exerpt:
‘After following them to the police station, the bike, my keys, carnet,
license, passport and money were all confiscated. I wondered if I’d
ever see any of them again. The booking-in room was a mass of yelling,
arguing people and to top it all after just moments of being in the chaos,
a badly beaten up man was thrown to the floor inside the room. His ears
and nose had blood pouring from them and he looked no more than
semi-conscious. They thrust me into a cell, and it was like being shoved onto
the set of movie.
The concrete cell reeked of urine and a bucket in the corner stunk of
faeces. The room was lit only by a small barred window that was set high
into the wall. A single dust filled shaft of light cut into the dank
darkness. As my eyes got used to the gloom I realised that there was a
group of men already there; all of their eyes were on me. The hair on the
back of my neck moved under the collar of my leather jacket; trying to
look taller than my six one, I leant against the wall and stared back.
I was scared again, but had the feeling that if I didn’t look tough
there’d be trouble. Almost everywhere on the trip so far there had been a
sort of guarded respect towards me. I’d never been sure if it was the
colour of my skin, my comparative wealth or what I was doing that
engendered this respect, but there wasn’t a trace of it now. Time passed in
slow motion and my mouth went dry. I couldn’t stop trembling and all I
wanted to do was sit down. Then, the largest man opened his flies and
took out his erect penis. With a touch of the bizarre, as he took his first
step towards me the shaft of light from the window hit him and made him
centre stage. Masturbating as he came closer, there was no mistaking
what was in this guy’s mind…’
Amazing trip through and amazing continent. The book has photo's, pen
and ink drawings and cartoons. To find out a bit more about the book
please check out www.sam-manicom.com
If you can't make it to the book launch, and would like a copy, you can
print off an order form from the site.
All the best, and again, I hope no one minds me mailing like this.
Cheers,
Sam
This is just a quicky to spread the word - I hope no one minds. At last
my book 'Into Africa' is about to hit the streets. CW Motorcycles in
Dorchester are hosting the book launch on the 3rd September - it'd be great to see anyone who can make it.
The following is from the rear cover of the book - it explains a tad of
what is going on:
'This is the story of amazing Africa, its people and some very good
reasons why not to fall off a motorcycle.
Riding across fourteen countries from the island of Jersey to Cape
Town, this eye opening tale catapaults you into Africa.
Sam's plans don't always work out as they should, but every twist in
the road leads him to new challenges and surprises. The journey throws
disaster in his way, seeing him jailed in Tanzania and hit by a serious
wipe out in Namibia.
He lives in a remote village, canoes a dug-out in Malawi, escapes a
bush fire and climbes a mountain...'
Travelling on two wheels is the perfect way to explore a continent like
Africa; it's all about freedom and the ability to take advantage of
opportunity.
And a taster exerpt:
‘After following them to the police station, the bike, my keys, carnet,
license, passport and money were all confiscated. I wondered if I’d
ever see any of them again. The booking-in room was a mass of yelling,
arguing people and to top it all after just moments of being in the chaos,
a badly beaten up man was thrown to the floor inside the room. His ears
and nose had blood pouring from them and he looked no more than
semi-conscious. They thrust me into a cell, and it was like being shoved onto
the set of movie.
The concrete cell reeked of urine and a bucket in the corner stunk of
faeces. The room was lit only by a small barred window that was set high
into the wall. A single dust filled shaft of light cut into the dank
darkness. As my eyes got used to the gloom I realised that there was a
group of men already there; all of their eyes were on me. The hair on the
back of my neck moved under the collar of my leather jacket; trying to
look taller than my six one, I leant against the wall and stared back.
I was scared again, but had the feeling that if I didn’t look tough
there’d be trouble. Almost everywhere on the trip so far there had been a
sort of guarded respect towards me. I’d never been sure if it was the
colour of my skin, my comparative wealth or what I was doing that
engendered this respect, but there wasn’t a trace of it now. Time passed in
slow motion and my mouth went dry. I couldn’t stop trembling and all I
wanted to do was sit down. Then, the largest man opened his flies and
took out his erect penis. With a touch of the bizarre, as he took his first
step towards me the shaft of light from the window hit him and made him
centre stage. Masturbating as he came closer, there was no mistaking
what was in this guy’s mind…’
Amazing trip through and amazing continent. The book has photo's, pen
and ink drawings and cartoons. To find out a bit more about the book
please check out www.sam-manicom.com
If you can't make it to the book launch, and would like a copy, you can
print off an order form from the site.
All the best, and again, I hope no one minds me mailing like this.
Cheers,
Sam
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