A fun and cheeky scooter travelogue from an Australian driving from Milan to Rome on a Vespa that he bought on eBay.
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Rich Campoamor reviewed Vroom with a view by Peter Moore
Review of 'Vroom with a view' on 'LibraryThing'
4 stars
Rich Campoamor reviewed Mistakes Were Made by Elliot Aronson
Review of 'Mistakes Were Made' on 'LibraryThing'
3 stars
Started out quite repetitive but redeemed itself in the later chapters by finally applying the overworked basic principle to other fields (police interviewing, politics, etc).
Rich Campoamor reviewed This Is A Modern Life by Des Mannay
Review of 'This Is A Modern Life' on 'LibraryThing'
2 stars
Some interesting photos, but a bit of a tedious 'look how cool me and my mates were' narrative that really doesn't tell you much about the Mod revival outside of the author's own circles.
Rich Campoamor reviewed Poet on a scooter. by Harry Roskolenko
Review of 'Poet on a scooter.' on 'LibraryThing'
2 stars
Could have been a good travel/scooter/history piece but suffers from Roskolenko's self-important, academic and, yes, someone tedious delivery. Particularly pompous to slag off all of the Beat poet/authors of 50s San Francisco as no one has heard of him, but everyone knows the artists he deemed hacks.
Rich Campoamor rated Scooter Boys: 3 stars
Rich Campoamor reviewed The trip by Herb Greer
Review of 'The trip' on 'LibraryThing'
3 stars
An engaging scooter travelogue that I found much more compelling than Poet on a Scooter. Greer does dialog well, which really helps to drive the narrative. Found it fizzled a bit in the end, but overall quite an enjoyable quick read.
Rich Campoamor rated On the road: 2 stars
On the road by Jack Kerouac (Penguin great books of the 20th century)
Described as everything from a "last gasp" of romantic fiction to a founding text of the Beat Generation movement, this …
Rich Campoamor rated Straight from the fridge, dad: 2 stars
Blending common sense and modern psychiatry, The Art of Happiness in a Troubled World applies …
Review of 'The Art of Happiness in a Troubled World' on 'LibraryThing'
3 stars
Not sure why the Dalai Lama's name is featured so prominently in this book. Perhaps fewer than 50 pages of the book contain material directly from him and the remaining 275 pages are narrative and 'interpretation' from the other author.returnreturnWhile the book covers some interesting and relevant topics, I feel it would have been much more effective in a more concise presentation.
