Previous Convictions: Assignments From Here and There (The Hungry Student) - Hardcover

'A sharp, talented wordsmith, as as much as he might rile, he will also have you snorting with laughter' (Mary Fitzgerald NEW STATESMAN)

'His pieces reflect the sheer wonder of travel, but they also reflect the discomfort and sense of dislocation that go along with it' (Jim Blackburn WANDERLUST)

'What sets Gill apart from the upper middle-class politicially incorrect pontificators is that he's interested in people (even if he doesn't always like them) and writes in a clear, economical, puissant style' (Robin Lee THE LIST)

'Underlying all the hype, the wit the glittering rococco brilliance of his style, there is also the most solid and underrated of journalistic virtues - the power to convey a scene in words so that readers feel they are present' (Lynn Barber DAILY TELEGRAPH)

'Gill is one of the handful [of journalists] whose pieces are worth collecting' (Kate Saunders SUNDAY TIMES)

'His reporting, within the space of a few sentences, can be honest, romantic, awestruck, damning, hilarious but, importantly, never sentimental or patronising' (Martin Hemming TIME OUT)

'Razor sharp, funny as hell . . . This is an anthology of stories from an extraordinary life, told with wit and sensitivity' (TRAVELLER)

a sharp, talented wordsmith, as as much as he might rile, he will also have you snorting with laughter. (Mary Fitzgerald THE NEW STATESMAN)

His pieces reflect the sheer wonder of travel, but they also reflect the discomfort and sense of dislocation that go along with it. (Jim Blackburn WANDERLUST)

What sets Gill apart from the upper middle-class politicially incorrect pontificators is that he's interested in people (even if he doesn't always like them) and writes in a clear, economical, puissant style. (Robin Lee THE LIST)

The second collection of travel writing (and other essays) by Britain's funniest and most feared critic.