Journal Entry 1 by sydney2259 on Monday, January 02, 2006

Paul Carter has been shot at, hijacked and held hostage.

He's almost died of dysentery in Asia and toothache in Russia, watched a Texan lose his mind in the jungles of Asia, lost a lot of money backing a mouse against a scorpion in a fight to the death, and been served cocktails by an orang-utan on an ocean freighter. And that's just his day job.

Taking postings in some of the world's wildest and most remote regions, not to mention some of the roughest oil rigs on the planet, Paul has worked, gotten into trouble and been given serious talkings to in locations as far-flung as the North Sea, Middle East, Borneo and Tunisia, as exotic as Sumatera, Vietnam and Thailand, and as flat out dangerous as Columbia, Nigeria and Russia, with some of the maddest, baddest and strangest people you could ever hope not to meet.

Strap yourself in for an exhilarating, crazed, sometimes terrifying, usually bloody funny ride through one man's adventures in the oil trade.

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Am offering this book up as a bookring, I would love to have it return home to me okay.... Open to Australia and International, please PM me with your shipping preferences :)

Please read and send on within 4 weeks. This is a quick read.


BOOKRING PARTICIPANTS

1. frangipanis (Australia, will post Australia only)
2. felicia-faery (Australia, will post Australia only)
3. amberC (Australia, willl post Australia only)
** BACK TO SYDNEY2259 AND I WILL POST OVERSEAS**
4. ldpaulson (USA, will post internationally)
5. awakeagain (USA, will post internationally)
6. Joanthro (USA, will post internationally)
7. Xanthe-pup (UK, will post internationally)
8. Semming (FINLAND, will post internationally)
9. mairbu (Japan, will post internationally)
10. Home to Sydney2259 now please, and thanks for participating :)


 

Journal Entry 2 by frangipanis from Rockhampton, Queensland Australia on Wednesday, February 22, 2006

I absolutely loved reading this book ... couldn't put it down ... am sending it on to felicia-faery once I get details ... thanks ... 

Journal Entry 3 by AnonymousFinder on Sunday, March 26, 2006

Forwarding this one on to AmberC ... enjoy ...  

Journal Entry 4 by amberC from Darwin, Northern Territory Australia on Thursday, May 25, 2006

Santa was either a little early or a lot late.....This book arrived wrapped in Christmas paper. I have a few before it, but want to get to this one quickly as it looks so good. 

Journal Entry 5 by amberC from Darwin, Northern Territory Australia on Sunday, June 18, 2006

I loved this book, laughed a lot, winced occasionally and was fascinated with Paul's life.

Posting back to sydney2259, when i get an address. 

Journal Entry 6 by sydney2259 on Friday, June 30, 2006

My book has returned to me from it's Australian leg of the journey. I'll be contacting ldpaulson shortly for a mailing address so it can start the overseas journey. Thanks for the safe return :) 

Journal Entry 7 by ldpaulson from Ventura, California USA on Monday, July 31, 2006

Arrived in the mail today (Monday). I couldn't resist and dove in with wild abandon, headlong and oh my! What a great raconteur Paul Carter is.

Yes, he works on the rigs, but he also strives to have a life apart from his work. Sections of this were heartbreaking, but most were hysterical. While reading one particularly raucous passage, I laughed aloud and it was all I could do not to, well, suffice it to say, this is a very entertaining book. I had to re-read sections of a couple of chapters to someone who was intrigued to hear of such a funny, free-wheeling book. I was asked to read more at another time -- a request I will likely honor.

Although I'm not yet finished, I predict I soon will be. 

Journal Entry 8 by ldpaulson from Ventura, California USA on Sunday, August 06, 2006

Absolutely fantastic read.

Throughout my life, I've heard tales about the hard-working off-shore drillers. Tales, mind you. That's why I wanted to read this book so. The area in which I now live has some off-shore service companies and there are some rigs relatively near by. The only contact I've personally had with one of these guys was on a night when an acquaintence invited me to hear a touring band in a dive bar. The most drunk guy in the place had three things to say, well, scream, all night long -- "Whooooooooooo!" "Hell yeah, brutha!" and "I just got off the rig!" After reading Carter's book, this guy was no doubt tame and gentlemanly in comparison to some of his coworkers and companions.


Not good reading for lunch breaks. Uh, no. And not for the squeamish.

The only problem with the book is that when it ended, it ended. In that regard, the structure was more like a collection of stories. The ending was not unlike when that guy in the bar telling story after story stands up having finished his beer. The beer is gone. So are the stories. And he walks out with you and others sitting there, scratching your heads and left wanting more.


 

Journal Entry 9 by awakeagain from Port Murray, New Jersey USA on Friday, August 25, 2006

How does this work? No bookrings have arrived for ages and then I get two today! Will read and pass along within the next week or two. 

Journal Entry 10 by awakeagain from Port Murray, New Jersey USA on Friday, October 13, 2006

My apologies. I just found this bookring under a pile of 'to be registered' books. It will be on it's way to Joanthro in the morning. 

Journal Entry 11 by Joanthro from Denver, Colorado USA on Monday, October 23, 2006

The book arrived here safely on Friday - I am looking forward to reading this! 

Journal Entry 12 by Joanthro from Denver, Colorado USA on Sunday, November 12, 2006

Loved this book, loved it, loved it, loved it! Carter is a great story teller and embeds insights of great wisdom that make this book a joy to read. Thanks so much sydney2259 for making this book available!

Mailed to Xanthe-pup earlier today. 

Journal Entry 13 by Xanthe-pup from Cardiff, Wales United Kingdom on Monday, November 20, 2006

Arrived on Saturday. Looking forward to this one - should get to it in a day or so. 

Journal Entry 14 by Xanthe-pup from Cardiff, Wales United Kingdom on Tuesday, November 28, 2006

Very good, funny book. The part where he has an abcess on his tooth is laugh-out-loud funny. The story of the author and his colleagues contracting dysentry had me stifling giggles on the train.

Paul Carter has been to so many countries, met so many wierd and wonderful people, been close to so many near-death experiences, and has written a very entertaining book about them all.

Have contacted Semming for an address to send this gem on to. 

Journal Entry 15 by Xanthe-pup from Cardiff, Wales United Kingdom on Thursday, December 21, 2006

Sending to Semming today - sorry for the delay (Christmas etc). 

Journal Entry 16 by Semming from Helsinki, Uusimaa Finland on Monday, January 15, 2007

Arrived today, thanks! Looks like an easy and fun read, will start reading soonish. 

Journal Entry 17 by Semming from Helsinki, Uusimaa Finland on Sunday, February 04, 2007

This was a highly entertaining book - I just loved the style of writing! The collection of stories was just perfect, simply short and well told tales about the big adventures of a small human. Stories like these are told every day, but the quality of this set surprised me. I couldn't help laughing out loud more than once, both for pity and joy... Again, this is one of those books I'd probably never read without BC, but I'm sure glad I got a chance!

Thanks for the ring, I've contacted the next person! 

Journal Entry 18 by Semming from Helsinki, Uusimaa Finland on Wednesday, February 14, 2007

Need help here: mairbu is not responding to my pms and sydney2259's pms are disabled. I'm currently stuck with the book without a mailing address... 

Journal Entry 19 by Semming from Helsinki, Uusimaa Finland on Thursday, February 22, 2007

I've received mairbu's address and will send the book forward. :) Still haven't heard from sydney2259, though.