Preview

Prime logo Prime members: New to Audible?
Get 2 free audiobooks during trial.
Pick 1 audiobook a month from our unmatched collection.
Listen all you want to thousands of included audiobooks, Originals, and podcasts.
Access exclusive sales and deals.
Premium Plus auto-renews for $14.95/mo after 30 days. Cancel anytime.

Don't Need the Whole Dog!

By: Tony James Slater
Narrated by: Tim Campbell
Try for $0.00

$14.95/month after 30 days. Cancel anytime.

Buy for $21.49

Buy for $21.49

Pay using card ending in
By confirming your purchase, you agree to Audible's Conditions of Use and Amazon's Privacy Notice. Taxes where applicable.

Publisher's summary

In the summer of 2004, Tony James Slater went to Ecuador looking to become a man. Not all of him returned. But the bit that did was fueled by a burning desire to do...something. Something that mattered. And, ideally, to get the hell out of England in the process.

His dream was to blatantly steal his friend Toby's dream - of escaping to Thailand and becoming a professional diver. But when a man like this goes on a search for adventure, it's bound to end in tears. And yet - what can actually go wrong? I mean, really? With renovating a house? With volunteering? With sailing? And selling your body to medical science? Surely, those are the kind of activities that any old idiot can pull off?

But then, this isn't just any old idiot. This is Tony James Slater - the man who was carrying that jaguar when it woke up. And to make things worse - he's not alone....

So batten down the hatches! Lock up your power tools! And for gawd's sake, turn the electricity off. Because that idiot from Ecuador is back. And this time, he's brought the whole family....

©2012 Tony James Slater (P)2018 Tantor
activate_Holiday_promo_in_buybox_DT_T2

What listeners say about Don't Need the Whole Dog!

Average customer ratings
Overall
  • 5 out of 5 stars
  • 5 Stars
    10
  • 4 Stars
    3
  • 3 Stars
    0
  • 2 Stars
    0
  • 1 Stars
    0
Performance
  • 5 out of 5 stars
  • 5 Stars
    11
  • 4 Stars
    1
  • 3 Stars
    0
  • 2 Stars
    0
  • 1 Stars
    0
Story
  • 5 out of 5 stars
  • 5 Stars
    9
  • 4 Stars
    3
  • 3 Stars
    0
  • 2 Stars
    0
  • 1 Stars
    0

Reviews - Please select the tabs below to change the source of reviews.

Sort by:
Filter by:
  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars

Tony's (mis) adventures are over the top funny!

As with all of Tony James Slater's travel books, the situations he finds himself in are so absurd that you know they actually happened. Best of all, his writing gives the sense that you are right there with him, knowing that he will somehow successfully get himself out of precarious situation after precarious situation. Then you will want to have a beer and just hang out with him, recalling the day's adventures!

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars

Funny!

This is really more a collection of several adventures that Tony experiences, as opposed to one continuous story as his other books have been. The biggest portions were his family going through the process of renovating a house to flip (how on Earth did he make THAT funny?) and his time in Thailand. Also some mini-distractions in between. Like having control of the wheel of a sailboat for the first time ever while also sailing through hurricane force winds. Seems reasonable! All in all, the book is hilarious and a great distraction. As always, Tim Campbell does a great job with narration as well.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!