Travels With Maurice: An Outrageous Adventure in Europe, 1968
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- Author：Gary Orleck
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Summary
A simple “thank you” led to the trip of a lifetime， along with an unbreakable friendship of two opposites。 See them come of age while rubbing elbows with the rich and famous like the Shah and Queen of Iran， The Who， Paul McCartney， Brigitte Bardot， and even Shirley Temple Black。 An unbelievable story， yet it’s true because nobody could make this story up。 Find out things the rich and famous do not want you to know。
Reviews
Ashley Mitchell
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Look forward to picture proof too！Travels With Maurice: An Outrageous Adventure in Europe， 1968 by Gary Orleck is a semi-autobiographical novel about his travels around Europe with a wealthy Iranian man。 Gary met Maurice when they were college students， and 25 years later， wrote this book following Maurice’s death。While Orleck does say so outright， you can tell throughout the book that it was written out of appreciation and gratuity。 It was sweet that he never took for granted Maurice’s money or Look forward to picture proof too！Travels With Maurice: An Outrageous Adventure in Europe， 1968 by Gary Orleck is a semi-autobiographical novel about his travels around Europe with a wealthy Iranian man。 Gary met Maurice when they were college students， and 25 years later， wrote this book following Maurice’s death。While Orleck does say so outright， you can tell throughout the book that it was written out of appreciation and gratuity。 It was sweet that he never took for granted Maurice’s money or his being included。 For example， when he attempted to pay while out with a literal billionaire。Honestly， I’m impressed that the author remembers all these details so vividly 25 years later…truly the sign of an impactful experience， and therefore a pleasant read。 。。。more
Blanca Bonvehí
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Travels With Maurice: An Outrageous Adventure in Europe， 1968 by Gary Orleck is a story narrated in the first person， that I enjoyed from the beginning。 In this novel， the narrator and author Gary， tells us about his adventures with Maurice。 I like them both very much， and I loved being able to see the images at the end of the book， and see that they are real stories， being able to put a face to the protagonists， and to the time in which they tell us their adventures。 It is very well written， ju Travels With Maurice: An Outrageous Adventure in Europe， 1968 by Gary Orleck is a story narrated in the first person， that I enjoyed from the beginning。 In this novel， the narrator and author Gary， tells us about his adventures with Maurice。 I like them both very much， and I loved being able to see the images at the end of the book， and see that they are real stories， being able to put a face to the protagonists， and to the time in which they tell us their adventures。 It is very well written， just reading the prologue I saw that I would like it， as it starts with a hook， and the author narrates very well。 I recommend reading it; many readers will like it for sure！ 。。。more
Scuffed Granny
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Gary Orleck's book is a tribute to a remarkable friendship that he made with a remarkable man - Maurice - and the essence of it revolves around， but is not limited to， a trip to Europe that they shared in 1968。 Maurice is a friend like no other: generous with extensive funds; charismatic and confident; smooth with the ladies and， for a young man of Orleck's limited world experience， the best travel companion。This memoir describes incidents from Orleck's "bromance" with Maurice， from his initial Gary Orleck's book is a tribute to a remarkable friendship that he made with a remarkable man - Maurice - and the essence of it revolves around， but is not limited to， a trip to Europe that they shared in 1968。 Maurice is a friend like no other: generous with extensive funds; charismatic and confident; smooth with the ladies and， for a young man of Orleck's limited world experience， the best travel companion。This memoir describes incidents from Orleck's "bromance" with Maurice， from his initial introduction to him at school through the memorable trip and beyond， to the days where their contact was not as frequent， their lives inevitably going their separate ways。There is much to like here。 Orleck's recollections of this time are detailed and honest （"God bless Denmark！" in particular made me laugh after Orleck discovers the delights of an open marriage） and what I really enjoyed is that he still， after all these years， manages to convey the sense of wonder and privilege that he experienced by being a part of this journey with his friend。 All throughout， Orleck is enthusiastically sharing what to him was a truly surreal and otherworldly tour， full of glamour and vibrancy， that opened the eyes of a sheltered individual to what could be obtained with confidence and a bit of front。Maurice comes to life in these pages as someone who is exciting to be around， enjoying the finer things that life has to offer with ease， but there is an edge too to the way that he chooses to live his life， which does not always sit easily with Orleck。There are more darker moments too like intimidating border crossings and police pursuits as well as the later chapters of the book where Orleck discusses Maurice's family: Maurice was an Iranian Jew from a very wealthy family whose riches were coveted by the rising powers in Iran， powers who were determined that that wealth would be theirs。But generally， they are few， the overriding feeling one gets from reading it that Orleck loved this man and this trip， and is grateful for having lived it。 Brushes with royalty and celebrity permeate the pages and the sixties' atmosphere of heady partying and freeness of spirit make this a lighthearted read for the most part， heightened by the depiction of technicolour brilliance for which this period in history is most renowned。 。。。more
Amys Bookshelf Reviews
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Sparked Memories！What a grand title in Travels with Maurice An Outrageous Adventure In Europe In 1968 by Gary Orleck。 I haven't read work from this author before， and I enjoyed this story。 The prologue sets the tone for what sparked the story。 The story is narrated in first person and revolves around adventures with Maurice。 A dear friend to the narrator， the author， probably best friend。 A chance encounter with Maurice， who refers to Gary as Garree， brings on the adventure。 "I could see his min Sparked Memories！What a grand title in Travels with Maurice An Outrageous Adventure In Europe In 1968 by Gary Orleck。 I haven't read work from this author before， and I enjoyed this story。 The prologue sets the tone for what sparked the story。 The story is narrated in first person and revolves around adventures with Maurice。 A dear friend to the narrator， the author， probably best friend。 A chance encounter with Maurice， who refers to Gary as Garree， brings on the adventure。 "I could see his mind working for a moment before he responded。 'Garree， let's say that we each take three thousand dollars with us and when one of us goes broke， we'll both come back home。" This story is about the life that Gary led， and each time he and Maurice would meet， it was always interesting， and sometimes dangerous。 I enjoyed reading Gary's story， as well as Maurice's story， because one adventure changed their lives。 It's a lifetime of stories， and very enjoyable。 Travels With Maurice an Outrageous In Europe In 1968 is a definite recommendation by Amy's Bookshelf Reviews。 I look forward to reading more stories by this author。 。。。more
N。N。 Light
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Some true tales are told to preserve historically significant facts。 This book is a tribute to a man of his times but imminently enjoyable as a read for everyone。 I kept being struck that Travels with Maurice was kind of like a reality show on the rich/famous on steroids。The tales are detailed too much to be invented。 It is a simple fact that only living an experience like this can generate a book like this。 If like me， then other readers will have never dabbled their toe in such fancy waters。 I Some true tales are told to preserve historically significant facts。 This book is a tribute to a man of his times but imminently enjoyable as a read for everyone。 I kept being struck that Travels with Maurice was kind of like a reality show on the rich/famous on steroids。The tales are detailed too much to be invented。 It is a simple fact that only living an experience like this can generate a book like this。 If like me， then other readers will have never dabbled their toe in such fancy waters。 It is incredible to read the escapades。The key aspects of the story are set between 1966 and 1968 and you get an intimate look at those times。 There are laughs， there are tears。 This is an incredibly personal account and one that is for the masses to enjoy。Very well written。 This book is a tribute to a man not many of us knew。 This book is a homage to a lifestyle view ever enjoyed。 A very well-written book that will appeal to all who enjoy a good read。 Cannot recommend this book enough。Disclaimer: I received a copy from the author in the hopes I'd review it。 My thoughts are completely my own。My Rating: 5 starsReviewed by: Mr。 NThis review first appeared: https://www。nnlightsbookheaven。com/po。。。 。。。more
Happy Booker
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