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>Hi, my name is Sam Manicom and I'd like to let your >members know about the launch of my new adventure >motorcycle travel book - 'Distant Suns' . I hope you >don’t mind me contacting you this way and that you >aren’t going to send me straight to the spam bin. > >As background, I’d planned a year riding through >Africa but I had such a stunning time the trip turned >into an eight year RTW trip covering 200,000 miles. >My books came about because I'd been freelancing tales >of the road in bike mags, and readers were writing in >asking when I was going to do a book. At the time I'd >no intention of doing one - I'd set off on the road >for an adventure only. Yeah well, mad things kept on >happening and to my amazement my first book, Into >Africa, (A great adventure and a really enjoyable read >– Johnnie Walker) sold really well. Nice to be able to >share the fun!!! And also, it’s great to have the >chance to be a bit of a bad influence : ) > >When that book was liked I wrote my second book, Under >Asian Skies, (a unique and wonderful adventure – Ted >Simon) and well, no one is throwing rotten tomatoes at >me. So, I've written the third book. > >The new book is called Distant Suns and takes you on a >three year adventure through Southern Africa, South >and Central America. This time I'm travelling with my >partner who I met on the road in New Zealand - she >rides her own bike and set off into Africa with even >less experience than I had. With two of us at it, the >adventures happened fast and furiously. > >There's loads more info on the book website which is >www.sam-manicom.com but as a taster, Birgit saves my >life when my bike is about to blow up and I've not >noticed! She rides her first dirt road ever, in >Africa, in the dark. Not planned that way of course >but, well, life happens eh. We get totally conned by >an Argentinean wide boy in South Africa, we end up >with a really surprising way of getting across the >ocean from South Africa to South America, and then >what was that about being medivac'd from the Chilean >rain forest? > >In Distant Suns you’ll find stunning roads and >magnificent scenery. You’ll find disaster, escape from >death (really) and tales of incredible luck – both >good and bad. It’s life on the road and why we do it. > >But the other reason I wanted to contact everyone was >to let them know about the book launch. It's happening >at 'Ace Cafe-London' on Saturday 1st November from >2-7pm. All sorts of stuff will be going on including >Steve McGill. This man has magic fingers on an >acoustic guitar and has a great voice. He's going to >be playing sets from his brand new album as we go >through the afternoon. > >It'd be brilliant to see your club riders there. > >The next book signings will be at CW Motorcycles in >Dorchester on the 22nd November, the International >Motorcycle Show at the NEC at the end of November - >start of December, and then at the London and Scottish >Motorcycle shows in the spring. > >Club members can also get signed copies from the book >website – they just need to ask. > >Well, I hope you don't mind me contacting you like >this, and can find a way to let your members know the >news. >Thanks for your time. >Cheers, >Sam > >DISTANT SUNS > “Adventure in the vastness of Africa and South >America” >ISBN 978-0-9556573-2-0 >Paperback - 368 pages - 79 Line drawings - 40 Colour >images

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