Where the Hell Is Matt?: Dancing Badly Around the World

Matt Harding became an Internet sensation almost overnight, but despite what you might think, he has kept both feet on the ground. His new book gives an honest account of his travels around the world. The book is divided into 3 parts that follow the beginning of it all and his two videos. Each part features a number of chapters for some of the most interesting places he visited. The chapters are short, but humorous and interesting. Matt gives you his thoughts and ideas behind the shots and we also get insight into his emotions regarding "taking" a moment from someone without being able to return it. Some say that he is just doing it for the money, but the truth is that his travels are funded and he plans everything himself. If you liked the videos, you are going to love this!

Being well informed of Matt's story and videos I was not disappointed in the least. In fact this book exceeded my expectations. I laughed out loud at countless occasions. My only criticism is I wish it was longer, but thats just me, its just the right length for the masses I'm sure. If you have a sarcastic dry sense of humor you'll enjoy this book, if you're not sure, try reading some of matt's journal at [...]. It has some of the same stories but it is still worth it to purchase the book to have and share with friends. The perfect coffee table book. thanks matt, way to go!

The Matt videos make you think that it was a snap for this bumbling guy to pop around the planet dancing whenever he felt inclined. This book pulls back the curtain on that misconception with fantastic stories told by a great storyteller. I can't wait to see what he does next!

Matt Harding's pseudo-travelogue is a light, enjoyable read that stands nicely against his other body of work (the videos). Like the clips in his dancing videos, many of the stories and anecdotes left me with a smile, a few had me laughing outright, and a couple caused me to blink away a tear or two. I'm happy to report that by and large, the book is not a re-hash of Matt's web journal ("blog" in today's parlance), which is not to denigrate the latter which makes for some fun reading as well. It was satisfying to get the background story behind many of the video clips, for example the beautiful Bollywood dance scene in India and the North Korean DMZ video. A few of the chapters left me wanting a bit more but maybe this was Matt's intent--not so much to bring the world to us, but rather to entice us to go out and see it for ourselves. Briefly stated: well done, Matt, well done. P.S.: Be sure not to miss the mini-flipbook animation action of Matt's dancing silhouette on the lower right corner of the page. I'm not sure if this was intended but it does seem to work.

Matt Harding's spontaneous dance of youth, playfulness and joy became an Internet phenomenon and has touched the hearts of millions. In this book, Matt tells the story of his videos and shows lots of pictures of his travels, but it's much more than a travelogue. It's an account of Matt's journey of self-discovery. His voice shines through--companionable, engaging and self-effacing. A twenty-first century version of Innocents Abroad, Matt's book is funny and perceptive and a great read.