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Harley Davidson Goes Kung Fu
Harley Davidson in China
Language: English
Release Date: October 22, 2017
The Harvey Davidson Dealership opening ceremonies and the 'HD-Hot Club' bikers Huo Yuanjia’s Kung-Fu National Monument tribute ride in Tianjin, mainland China. Documented in photographs by New York photographer Theo Vavas. With 50 beautiful photos of the entire event, and with Wisconsin's Governor Scott Walker.
by Jim Hendrickson
Language: English
Release Date: March 18, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: March 18, 2013
In this book I share with you my deepest passion in life: traveling the world—especially by bicycle. For me, a bicycle represents more than just transportation. It’s a symbol of my independence and my freedom. My bicycle is the steel stallion that has taken me on adventures through many far-flung...
by Andy Brown, Tim Garratt
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2012
The inspiring story of the first people to ride mountain bikes across the vast deserts of Australia, the dangerous bushlands of Africa, and the mountains of South America
Fed up and disillusioned with corporate life, Andy persuaded Tim to leave his job and cycle around the world-convinced...
by Svetislav Basara
Language: English
Release Date: March 20, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: March 20, 2012
"Some books grow old with years, some are rejuvenated, some remain the same. But extremely rare are those that manage to force reality to change and adapt to what is written in them. Some twenty years ago The Cyclist Conspiracy seemed like postmodern brick-a-brack. Today, it is a historical record...
Momentum Is Your Friend
The Metal Cowboy and His Pint-Sized Posse Take on America
Language: English
Release Date: June 20, 2014
“A reader’s trifecta: a humorous travelogue, a stirring adventure tale, and a touching family story.” —Bart King, author of The Big Book of Boy Stuff
Most people bring their inner child on an epic adventure. Joe “Metal Cowboy” Kurmaskie actually took his two kids along. For...
RIDE 2
More Short Fiction About Bicycles
Language: English
Release Date: December 13, 2012
The second collection in the RIDE series of short fiction about bicycles, with contributions by SJ Rozan, Kent Peterson, Barb Goffman, Keith Snyder, Eric Neuenfeldt, Nigel Greene, Jan Maher, Jon Billman, and KI Hope.
RIDE
Short Fiction About Bicycles
Language: English
Release Date: December 13, 2012
In this collection of short stories about bicycles, a grocery store worker finds more than he bargained for when he wangles his way into a gated community with a perfect hill for climbing…an ancient Constantinoplean invents a two-wheeled contraption to impress a girl…a bicycle reflects on its...
by Mark Swain
Language: English
Release Date: June 22, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: June 22, 2012
Aged 50, Mark Swain left his slippers by the fire and set off with his 18yr old son on a cycle expedition from Ireland to Japan. “We’ll train on the way,” he said. Physical challenges, border bureaucracy, health scares and traffic hazards were all anticipated. What they underestimated was the...
The Best of Bicycling
The Very Best Stories from the First 50 Years of Bicycling Magazine
Language: English
Release Date: November 15, 2011
Bicycling magazine celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2011. For half a century, the magazine has been the world's leading authority on bicycling, bringing its readers the latest advice and some of the most sharp and illuminating sports stories ever told. To celebrate Bicycling's rich tradition of...
by Kevin Lynch
Language: English
Release Date: March 10, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: March 10, 2014
Kevin Lynch or Kevee as he is affectionately known was part of the “Route 66 Cycle Challenge” team that attempted to ride the mother road in seven days. It's a heart wrenching tale of eight riders and six crew all doing their upmost to make this happen. Throughout the journey tensions rise and...
by David Goodrich
Language: English
Release Date: June 6, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: June 6, 2017
An epic bicycle journey across the American hinterland that explores the challenges of climate change alongside a diverse array of American voices.
After a distinguished career in climate science as the Director of the UN Global Climate Observing System in Geneva, David Goodrich returned home...
Freedom Rider
10 000 kms by Mountain Bike Across South Africa
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2013
Freedom Rider is an adventure in extreme endurance sport, as well as an inquiry into the unique story of our fascinating country. When journalist Kevin Davie started riding his mountain bike in remote, wide-open South African spaces he found himself on a 10 000 km journey that tested his courage and...
Dark Waters (The Expedition Trilogy, Book 1)
True Story of the First Human-Powered Circumnavigation of the Earth
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2012
“This is a delightful and funny adventure ... It is also lonely, dangerous and frightening.”—THE LONDON TIMES
He survived a terrifying crocodile attack off Australia’s Queensland coast, blood poisoning in the middle of the Pacific, malaria in Indonesia and China, and...
by Raffaele Ganzerli
Language: Italian
Release Date: January 14, 2016
Language: Italian
Release Date: January 14, 2016
Il 1 settembre del ’44 in Piazza della Signoria a Firenze sventolano nuove bandiere: c’è la Union Jack britannica, quella a stelle e strisce americana, ma anche quella dei soldati neozelandesi che fino al giorno prima hanno furiosamente combattuto sui ridossi meridionali del capoluogo toscano....