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{Download PDF} Long Way Down LONG WAY DOWN PDF, EPUB, EBOOK Ewan McGregor,Charley Boorman | 352 pages | 02 Jun 2008 | Little, Brown Book Group | 9780751538953 | English | London, United Kingdom Long Way Down (TV Mini-Series ) - IMDb Will sets the scene, describing his neighborhood, the relationship he and his neighbors have with the police, and the basics of The Rules: no crying, no snitching, revenge. Will sneaks out past his sleeping mother the next morning and gets in the elevator to kill Riggs. Buck is the person who gave Shawn the gun. Next, Dani enters. He forces Will to consider the long-term consequences of his actions, and what it would look and feel like to kill another man. Finally, Shawn enters the elevator. The novel ends on a cliffhanger , as Will debates whether to follow the rules, like all the ghosts before him, or to make another choice for himself. Long Way Down Jason Reynolds. Save Download. Although the American crew members were barred from entering Libya, this was anticipated ahead of their arrival at the border. Upon arrival in Tunisia, the team had to bribe the local authorities with a few bottles of vodka to ease their passage into the country, which they assumed would become a regular event as they travelled through Africa. However, although delays of a few hours were common, there were few significant problems at crossing points as they made their way further south. They were often pleasantly surprised by the quality of road surfaces throughout east Africa, but there were some sections through rough, bumpy or sandy terrain, as well as a small river and mud wallow. The shock absorbers bore the brunt, with both McGregor and von Planta suffering broken springs. As the only spare had been fitted to McGregor's bike, von Planta had to ride in a support vehicle while his bike was sent on ahead for repair. McGregor and von Planta also came off and damaged their bodywork, with von Planta involved in the more serious incident on a motorway in South Africa. Boorman admitted he had been "putting on a show" for a roadside garage, and braked sharply as part of a manoeuvre. Von Planta, who admits he was riding too closely, fell while avoiding a collision; he was shaken but uninjured. His motorcycle was substantially damaged, and the footage of the rest of the journey to Cape Agulhas appears only to include support vehicle and helmet cam footage, suggesting that Von Planta's motorcycle was not being used. McGregor's wife Eve, who learned to ride only as part of the preparations, joined them for part of the trip and took several falls on the sandy terrain of Malawi and Zambia, apparently without injury. In Uganda they met former child soldiers of the Lord's Resistance Army and saw the work being done to rehabilitate them. Both McGregor and Boorman had visited such centres in Africa previously. The title song was performed by Welsh group Stereophonics , and is identical to the Long Way Round theme with the lyric "round" replaced with "down". The soundtrack features music drawn substantially from the catalogue of Real World Records , which produced the accompanying album. Co-director of photography Jimmy Simak also acted as music supervisor and soundtrack producer for the series. On the Late Show with David Letterman 17 February , McGregor said he was not planning another trip because he found it difficult to be away from his family for such a long time, but he also mentioned wanting to do a trip from South to North America. In June , McGregor indicated that the long-discussed South American trip was still at the planning stage, but he expected that an excursion through Baja California Peninsula would take place first. Differences between the two versions are notably at the beginning the original covers their preparation with one episode rather than two , and at the end the original shows their trip from Anchorage through Canada to New York in one episode rather than two. The special edition also dedicates an episode to retrospective interviews one year later. The special edition's episodes are unnamed, but cover roughly the following:. They met with Simon in Mongolia. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. This section does not cite any sources. Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. February Learn how and when to remove this template message. Female First. First Active Media. The Sunday Times. London: News UK. Archived from the original on 4 June Retrieved 11 May The Courier-Mail. Brisbane: News Corp Australia. Retrieved 6 August Long Way Round. Time Warner Books. Boorman and McGregor's Travel Adventures. Categories : British television series debuts British television series endings Motorcycle television series Motorcycle writing Travel books British travel television series Long-distance motorcycle riding. Hidden categories: EngvarB from November Use dmy dates from November Articles needing additional references from February All articles needing additional references. Namespaces Article Talk. Views Read Edit View history. Help Learn to edit Community portal Recent changes Upload file. Download as PDF Printable version. Ewan McGregor Charley Boorman. Long Way Down - Wikipedia I think I held my breath for the entire book, and the ending left me gasping. Truly unforgettable. View all 12 comments. May 19, Emily Books with Emily Fox rated it really liked it. If you're in a slump and you want a quick interesting read, I would totally recommend this book! It's all about the cycle of violence and written in verse. Really liked it! View 2 comments. Oct 29, Hannah Greendale rated it really liked it Shelves: national-book- award-nominee , young-adult , newbery-honor , printz-award-nominee. Click here to watch a video review of this book on my channel, From Beginning to Bookend. A haunting cautionary tale delivered in verse, in which fifteen-year-old Will is forced to consider the potential consequences of his actions as he, armed with a gun and seeking revenge, waits for the elevator in his building to reach the ground floor. That tape lets people know that this is a murder scene, Click here to watch a video review of this book on my channel, From Beginning to Bookend. That tape lets people know that this is a murder scene, as if we ain't already know that. The crowd backs its way into buildings and down blocks until nothing is left but the tape. Shawn was zipped into a bag and rolled away, his blood added to the pavement galaxy of bubblegum stars. The tape framed it like it was art. And the next day, kids would play mummy with it. View all 16 comments. Apr 13, Jillian Heise rated it it was amazing Shelves: representation-matters , 1-to-add-to-the-collection , jason-recs , yrreads , wsra-chpbk , free-verse. Will grieving his brother with a gun and a target thinking he knows what he has to do following The Rules wondering what to do who to be and what comes next. Jason Reynolds is masterful in the way he can use such sparse language in these free verse poems for such a powerful and emotional impact. I'm going to be talking about and sharing this book for a very long time. Jason's skill at putting words together that grab your h pages 67 seconds 7 floors 6 visitors Each with a piece of the story not known until now. Jason's skill at putting words together that grab your heart and head, bringing you into the lives of his characters, kids just trying their best to do what's right and live the way they've been taught, astounds me. Long Way Down is no different. This book is going to have an impact. The type of impact that makes you question what you thought you knew and how life can be. I can't wait to get my hands on a finished copy, to reread, sit with his words and turns of phrase, and find the spots that bear repeating to kids in our classrooms. I can picture the faces in my head of the former students I wish were still in my classroom so I could put this book right into their hands. View all 4 comments. Dec 01, Elle ellexamines rated it really liked it Shelves: z-read , y-notowned , 4-star , characters-of-color , y-out , x- buylist , contemporary , trauma-abuse-recovery , elle-recs-list , z-coverporn. Unfortunately, he never shot anything ever again. But my father did. This was incredible. Not only is it so emotional and well-developed, but oh my god, the writing is so good. The double meanings alone are perfect. Jason Reynolds has a way with double meanings. Look at the top quote. A camera shoots. A man can also shoot. Although paced extremely well , it was such a quick read that I didn't have time to properly digest what I was reading. They were meant for the broken to follow. The stories here need to be told. And they need to be told to teens who might be going through things like this. The verse format is a great way to spread messages that might not always get to certain teens. I'm sorry to keep mentioning this on reviews, but: I am so proud of how far we've gone. The coolest thing about this book to me, and something I don't think I really noticed until I saw my favorite booktuber's review , is that this book doesn't try to be about right and wrong.
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