Audiobooks by Tom Michell

Engelsmannen TomMichell är tjugotre år, singel och brinner av äventyrslust. Han får jobb som lärare på en prestigefylld internatskola i Argentina under det politiskt turbulenta 70-talet. Men det stora äventyret börjar då Tom räddar en oljeindränkt pingvin på en strand i Uruguay. Efter det vägrar fågeln lämna sin räddares sida och Tom har inget annat val än att smuggla med sig pingvinen på flyget tillbaka till campus. Pingvinen döps till Juan Salvador och blir centrum för allas uppmärksamhet på skolan. Han blir rugbylagets maskot, värd på Toms fester, hushållerskans förtrogne och simtränare till en blyg student. Juan Salvador sprider glädje till alla runt omkring - särskilt till Tom som i pingvinen har hittat en compadre. En charmig berättelse för alla som älskade Marley och jag, Bibliotekskatten Dewey och Gatukatten Bob.

Nille Lindgren, Tom Michell (Author), Mattias Linderoth (Narrator)

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The Penguin Lessons

Penguin presents the unabridged, downloadable, audiobook edition of The Penguin Lessons by Tom Michell, read by Bill Nighy. *AS HEARD ON BBC RADIO 2 FACT NOT FICTION BOOKCLUB* 'I was hoping against hope that the penguin would survive because as of that instant he had a name, and with his name came the beginning of a bond which would last a life-time' Tom Michell is in his roaring twenties: single, free-spirited and seeking adventure. He has a plane ticket to South America, a teaching position in a prestigious Argentine boarding school, and endless summer holidays. He even has a motorbike, Che Guevara style. What he doesn't need is a pet. What he really doesn't need is a pet penguin. Set against Argentina's turbulent years following the collapse of the corrupt Perónist regime, this is the heart-warming story of Juan Salvador the penguin, rescued by Tom from an oil slick in Uruguay just days before a new term. When the bird refuses to leave Tom's side, the young teacher has no choice but to smuggle it across the border, through customs, and back to school. Whether it's as the rugby team's mascot, the housekeeper's confidant, the host at Tom's parties or the most flamboyant swimming coach in world history, Juan Salvador transforms the lives of all he meets - in particular one homesick school boy. And as for Tom, he discovers in Juan Salvador a compadre like no other... The Penguin Lessons is a unique and moving true story which has captured imaginations around the globe - for all those who dreamed as a child they might one day talk to the animals.

Tom Michell (Author), Bill Nighy (Narrator)

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The Penguin Lessons: What I Learned from a Remarkable Bird

A unique and moving real-life story of the extraordinary bond between a young teacher and a penguin, this book will delight readers who loved Marley & Me, Dewey the Library Cat, The Good Good Pig, and any book by Jon Katz. In 1975, twenty-three-year-old Englishman Tom Michell follows his wanderlust to Argentina, where he becomes assistant master at a prestigious boarding school. But Michells adventures really begin when, on a weekend in Uruguay, he rescues a penguin covered in oil from an ocean spill, cleans the bird up, and attempts to return him to the sea. The penguin refuses to leave his rescuers side. "That was the moment at which he became my penguin, and whatever the future held, wed face it together," says Michell in this charming memoir. Michell names the penguin Juan Salvador ("John Saved"), but Juan Salvador, as it turns out, is the one who saves Michell. After Michell smuggles the bird back to Argentina and into his campus apartment, word spreads about the young Englishmans unusual roommate. Juan Salvador is suddenly the center of attention - as mascot of the rugby team, confidant to the dorm housekeeper, co-host of Michells parties, and an unprecedented swimming coach to a shy boy. Even through the collapse of the Perónist government and amid the countrys economic and political strife, Juan Salvador brings joy to everyone around him - especially Michell, who considers the affectionate animal a compadre and kindred spirit. Witty and heartwarming, The Penguin Lessons is a classic in the making, a story that is both absurd and wonderful, exactly like Juan Salvador. Praise for The Penguin Lessons "I loved this book, and you will, too! Its as charming, heartwarming, and surprising as a penguin on a roof terrace. Whats more, The Penguin Lessons teaches an important truth: that a single act of compassion can be repaid a thousand-fold." - Sy Montgomery, author of The Good Good Pig and the National Book Award finalist The Soul of an Octopus "[Tom Michells] tone suits the material perfectly. . . . You believe every word. . . . No fool, this penguin. No fools, these publishers, who have unleashed such a delightful and charming book just in time for Christmas." - Daily Mail (U.K.) "Heart-warming is a wholly inadequate phrase to describe this captivating story that is pure delight from beginning to end." - The Bookseller (U.K.) From the Hardcover edition.

Tom Michell (Author), Bill Nighy (Narrator)

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