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The subject on which George Mikes specializes is always, whatever the title of his current book, How to be an Alién. An Alién, to be happy and successful, needs certain qualities: strong powers of observation, a level head, a warm heart and, above all, a sense of humour. Armed with these qualities he can quickly make himself at home in strange places, can see through his hosts while remaining fond of them, and can keep a firm hold on his own personality wherever he goes. It is because he globe-trots in this spirit that George Mikes (pronounced Me-kesh), Hungarian-born Britisher, has become famous. England (How to be an Alién and How to be Inimitable), the United States (How to Scrape Skies), Germany (Uber Alles), Francé (Little Cabbages), Italy (Italy fór Beginners), Israel (Műk and Honey), the Far East (East is East), South America (Tangó), Switzerland (Switzerlaiidfor Beginners) and now Greece: George Mikes has been his,.?pecial kind of superinimitable Alién in all... Tovább

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ge Mikes &

The subject on which George Mikes specializes is always, whatever the title of his current book, How to be an Alién. An Alién, to be happy and successful, needs certain qualities: strong powers of observation, a level head, a warm heart and, above all, a sense of humour. Armed with these qualities he can quickly make himself at home in strange places, can see through his hosts while remaining fond of them, and can keep a firm hold on his own personality wherever he goes. It is because he globe-trots in this spirit that George Mikes (pronounced Me-kesh), Hungarian-born Britisher, has become famous. England (How to be an Alién and How to be Inimitable), the United States (How to Scrape Skies), Germany (Uber Alles), Francé (Little Cabbages), Italy (Italy fór Beginners), Israel (Műk and Honey), the Far East (East is East), South America (Tangó), Switzerland (Switzerlaiidfor Beginners) and now Greece: George Mikes has been his,.?pecial kind of superinimitable Alién in all of them, and há& brought back from each of them a book which no one else could have written and which everyone enjoys reading. Are they humorous books or travel books? George Mikes does nőt fali between these two stools, he balances between them with perfect poise. Read his books to laugh, and you will learn a lót; read them to learn, and you will laugh a lót. Vissza