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Bicycle Odyssey

Author : Carla Fountain
Publisher : Balboa Press
ISBN 13 : 1982256176
Total Pages : 228 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (822 download)

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Download or read book Bicycle Odyssey written by Carla Fountain and published by Balboa Press. This book was released on 2020-10-07 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When author Carla Fountain set off on her year-long cycling journey, she expected new discoveries about the world. But she hadn’t anticipated a shocking rediscovery of herself. Bicycle Odyssey, a travel memoir, follows Carla and her husband, Dermot, as they embark on a challenging bicycling adventure that not only tests their survival skills, but ultimately their relationship. Armed with a will to persevere, they face unexpected danger and a cultural learning curve that nearly costs one of them their lives. In a time before modern conveniences, these two travelers off the beaten path lived disconnected from all communication. No cell phones to call home. No ATM for quick cash. No internet cafes to send a message. Relying solely on themselves, and a few helpful angels along the way, they experienced the lush beauty of Uganda, the welcoming people of Vietnam, the isolated mountains and hill tribes of Thailand, the terror of traffic in India, and the magic of Bali. Their journey did not end the moment they stepped foot at home. In fact, it continued for almost three decades as the couple digested the trip and acted on the lessons they learned. By telling their story, they hope to inspire and give confidence to others in pursuing dreams. Told with vivid observation about the world and the people in it, Bicycle Odyssey shares the story of a rich and enlightening pilgrimage.

An American Cycling Odyssey, 1887

Author : Kevin J. Hayes
Publisher : U of Nebraska Press
ISBN 13 : 9780803224087
Total Pages : 224 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (24 download)

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Download or read book An American Cycling Odyssey, 1887 written by Kevin J. Hayes and published by U of Nebraska Press. This book was released on 2002-01-01 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Documents the record-setting, cross-country cycling trip by George Nellis in 1887.

Old Wheelways

Author : Robert L. McCullough
Publisher : MIT Press
ISBN 13 : 0262029464
Total Pages : 384 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (62 download)

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Download or read book Old Wheelways written by Robert L. McCullough and published by MIT Press. This book was released on 2015-10-02 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How American bicyclists shaped the landscape and left traces of their journeys for us in writing, illustrations, and photographs. In the later part of the nineteenth century, American bicyclists were explorers, cycling through both charted and uncharted territory. These wheelmen and wheelwomen became keen observers of suburban and rural landscapes, and left copious records of their journeys—in travel narratives, journalism, maps, photographs, illustrations. They were also instrumental in the construction of roads and paths (“wheelways”)—building them, funding them, and lobbying legislators for them. Their explorations shaped the landscape and the way we look at it, yet with few exceptions their writings have been largely overlooked by landscape scholars, and many of the paths cyclists cleared have disappeared. In Old Wheelways, Robert McCullough restores the pioneering cyclists of the nineteenth century to the history of American landscapes. McCullough recounts marathon cycling trips around the Northeast undertaken by hardy cyclists, who then describe their journeys in such magazines as The Wheelman Illustrated and Bicycling World; the work of illustrators (including Childe Hassam, before his fame as a painter); efforts by cyclists to build better rural roads and bicycle paths; and conflicts with park planners, including the famous Olmsted Firm, who often opposed separate paths for bicycles. Today's ubiquitous bicycle lanes owe their origins to nineteenth century versions, including New York City's “asphalt ribbons.” Long before there were “rails to trails,” there was a movement to adapt existing passageways—including aqueduct corridors, trolley rights-of-way, and canal towpaths—for bicycling. The campaigns for wheelways, McCullough points out, offer a prologue to nearly every obstacle faced by those advocating bicycle paths and lanes today. McCullough's text is enriched by more than one hundred historic images of cyclists (often attired in skirts and bonnets, suits and ties), country lanes, and city streets.

Peddling Bicycles to America

Author : Bruce D. Epperson
Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 : 078645623X
Total Pages : 303 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (864 download)

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Download or read book Peddling Bicycles to America written by Bruce D. Epperson and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2012-09-24 with total page 303 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This economic and technical history of the early American bicycle industry focuses on the crucial period from 1876 to the beginning of World War I. It looks particularly at the life and career of the industry’s most significant personality during this era, Albert Augustus Pope. After becoming enamored with English high-wheeled bicycles during a visit to the Philadelphia World’s Fair in 1876, Pope soon started paying Hartford, Connecticut’s Weed Sewing Machine Company to make his own brand of high-wheeler, the “Columbia,” the first to be manufactured in America in significant numbers. A decade later, Pope bought out that company, and ten years after that, Hartford’s Park River was lined with five of Pope’s factories. This book tells the story of the Pope Manufacturing Company’s meteoric rise and fall and the growth of an industry around it.

One Less Car

Author : Zack Furness
Publisher : Temple University Press
ISBN 13 : 9781592136148
Total Pages : 344 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (361 download)

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Download or read book One Less Car written by Zack Furness and published by Temple University Press. This book was released on 2010-03-12 with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The power of the bicycle to impact mobility, technology, urban space and everyday life.

Along the Way

Author : Jake Jacobson
Publisher : iUniverse
ISBN 13 : 1450252931
Total Pages : 118 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (52 download)

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Download or read book Along the Way written by Jake Jacobson and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2010-11 with total page 118 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Would you believe that a magazine article started the whole thing? After reading that article, Jake got excited and came up with his "Wild Hair". When he told his wife Kris about it, she wondered if he had lost his mind. She thought that his idea of riding their bicycles across the country was simply absurd. After all, they both had good jobs to think about, and they had a hard time just riding across town. But Kris finally changed her mind, and so began their amazing odyssey. Along the Way tells the story of their three month journey from the Pacific Ocean to the Atlantic Ocean. It also tells about their year of training and preparations, during which they discovered recumbent bicycles. You've probably seen them, those long, low, sit down bikes that caused a stir wherever Kris and Jake went. Along the Way also tells about their unusual experiences, the interesting people they met, and some amazing places they visited. Join them as they ride over the river and through the woods, over the mountains and across the plains, to see this country as few others have ever had the chance to do.

WALNECK'S CLASSIC CYCLE TRADER, MAY 1985

Author : Causey Enterprises, LLC
Publisher : Causey Enterprises, LLC
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 56 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book WALNECK'S CLASSIC CYCLE TRADER, MAY 1985 written by Causey Enterprises, LLC and published by Causey Enterprises, LLC. This book was released on with total page 56 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Tradition of the Trojan War in Homer and the Epic Cycle

Author : Jonathan S. Burgess
Publisher : JHU Press
ISBN 13 : 9780801866524
Total Pages : 332 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (665 download)

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Download or read book The Tradition of the Trojan War in Homer and the Epic Cycle written by Jonathan S. Burgess and published by JHU Press. This book was released on 2001-12-21 with total page 332 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Burgess challenges Homer's authority on the history and legends of the Trojan War, placing the Iliad and Odyssey in the larger, often overlooked context of the entire body of the Greek epic poetry of the Archaic Age.

Reno (by the) in the Lake and Other Stories

Author : Jim Hartman
Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
ISBN 13 : 1450060277
Total Pages : 164 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (5 download)

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Download or read book Reno (by the) in the Lake and Other Stories written by Jim Hartman and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2010-03-31 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: I guess, in truth, “Reno by the/in the Lake” is my “Autobiography Light.” The material is indeed autobiographical in that little has been gleaned from any outside source and it is definitely light both in serious content and the serious nature often portrayed by an autobiography. So read on just for fun. Reno Beach was a magical place in the 1920s, ’30s, ’40s and ’50s, a resort town that never really quite reached its prime. It had, however attained great stature in the hearts and minds of all it entertained, especially in the imagination of a young boy who could see adventure, even in the smallest buttonhole or banal blemish. In his mind a vegetable garden became a wilderness plantation. An overturned rowboat became a fortress, a pirate’s treasure cave or a magician’s maudlin mansion. A willow tree only recently uprooted by the wind and waves of an angry possessive lake trying desperately to reclaim its own; this became the perfect home for “Tarzan (Jimmie) of the Apes.” The fact that I’m even writing this book belies the fact that the place and that little boy still live, if only in my imagination. The stories you’re about to read are about that small waterfront community just east of Toledo Ohio on the western end of Lake Erie and how it’s life; death and frequent revitalizations affected the life of one small boy, namely me. The stories are absolutely true except as altered by an aging memory, wishful thinking and delusions of grandeur, not necessarily in that order, and they represent some of the very best days of my life. I’ve been told that it’s good to share your very best. I hope you enjoy reading my stories nearly as much as I enjoyed living them. The writing’s been fun too. Some names and places may have been altered to protect the innocent and/or the guilty, but not many. Some may also be changed just because I’ve forgotten or don’t really know what I’m talking about. Please forgive me. Many may recognize themselves, a friend or family member in some of these stories and each one probably deserves whatever treatment or attention they received, either good or bad. This book is intended to be a “Bathroom Book.” This is not a negative. For those unable to grasp this creative terminology I provide the following explanation in the form of a prescription: Take in small doses. Continuous exposure could be hazardous to your health and could lead to an abrasive situation requiring an immediate application of Preparation “H.” This does not imply that either you the reader or the writer is full of . . . Anything. Should you disapprove of any of the material in this book please feel free to remove the offending pages and put them to better use right there in the “Reading Room” solving the problems of the moment. I’m sure you understand. Enjoy. Life is short. Don’t waste it on seriousness.

The Rider

Author : Tim Krabbé
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN 13 : 1635574196
Total Pages : 160 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (355 download)

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Download or read book The Rider written by Tim Krabbé and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2018-08-16 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The instant cult classic about biking, road racing, and the bicyclists who love their sport. Originally published in Holland in 1978, The Rider went on to sell more than 100,000 copies. Brilliantly conceived and written at a break-neck pace, it is a loving, imaginative, and, above all, passionate tribute to the art of bicycle road racing. Tim Krabbé begins this story at the very start of the Tour de Mont Aigoual, ready to race his rivals through the mountains of Central France. Over the course of the 150 pages that follows, Krabbé takes his bike 150 kilometers, and pulls his readers into the life of the sport he loves. The Rider is beloved as a bicycle odyssey, a literary masterpiece, and the ultimate book for bike lovers as well as the arm-chair sports enthusiast.

The World's Fastest Man

Author : Michael Kranish
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1501192604
Total Pages : 384 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (11 download)

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Download or read book The World's Fastest Man written by Michael Kranish and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2021-06-29 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "In the tradition of The Boys in the Boat and Seabiscuit, a fascinating portrait of a groundbreaking but forgotten figure--the remarkable Major Taylor, the black man who broke racial barriers by becoming the world's fastest and most famous bicyclist at the height of the Jim Crow era"--

Architecture by Moonlight

Author : Paul E. Fallon
Publisher : University of Missouri Press
ISBN 13 : 0826273327
Total Pages : 224 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (262 download)

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Download or read book Architecture by Moonlight written by Paul E. Fallon and published by University of Missouri Press. This book was released on 2015-01-09 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When a natural disaster strikes, one imposing obstacle always impedes recovery: the need to rebuild. Not just homes, schools, and other buildings but also lives must be reconstructed. Yet amid the horror there is also the opportunity to build back better, to create more resilient buildings and deeper human connections. After Haiti’s 2010 earthquake, architect Paul E. Fallon wanted to help rebuild the magic island he had visited the previous summer. Over the next three years, he made seventeen trips to design and supervise construction of an orphanage and a school in Grand Goâve. In the process, he confronted the challenges of building in a country with sparse materials and with laborers predisposed toward magic over physics. Architecture by Moonlight is about much more than construction, however. Readers will also experience the many relationships Fallon developed as he balanced the contradictory demands of a boisterous American family constructing a memorial for their deceased daughter and Evangelical missionaries more interested in saving souls than filling bellies. Dieunison, a wily Haitian orphan, captured Fallon’s heart and exemplifies both Haiti’s tragedy and its indomitable spirit. Fallon’s personal experience is an eloquent tale of “an ensemble of incomplete people struggling in a land of great trial and great promise, trying to better understand their place on Earth.” He reveals how, when seemingly different people come together, we succeed by seeking our commonality. Architecture by Moonlight illustrates our strength to rise above disaster and celebrate recovery, perseverance, and humanity.

Adventures in Spirituality

Author : Robert P. Vande Kappelle
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1725263882
Total Pages : 236 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (252 download)

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Download or read book Adventures in Spirituality written by Robert P. Vande Kappelle and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2020-02-17 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Contrary to popular culture, the goal of life is not happiness, but meaning. Those who seek happiness by trying to avoid or finesse conflict, suffering, doubt, and change will find life increasingly superficial. Feeling good is a flawed measure of life, but living meaningfully is transformative, for then one is living a developmental rather than a regressive agenda. The ego does whatever it can to make itself comfortable, whereas spirituality is about wholeness. Adventures in Spirituality represents the culmination of Dr. Vande Kappelle’s forty-year teaching career, incorporating in one volume his views on topics as varied as theology, Christology, biblical interpretation, spirituality, ethics, world religions, religion and science, faith and reason, and church history. Reared in Costa Rica, the son of missionary parents, Dr. Vande Kappelle describes his journey from belief to faith as a transition from precritical to postcritical understanding, from evangelical Christianity to what he calls “alternative orthodoxy.” Narrating the shift from first- to second-half-of-life experience, he introduces readers to core principles that shaped his values, thinking, and way of life. Useful for individual or group study, Adventures in Spirituality encourages readers to take risks with their lives and faith, affirming that this is how one grows spiritually.

A Companion to American Art

Author : John Davis
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 1118542495
Total Pages : 680 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (185 download)

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Download or read book A Companion to American Art written by John Davis and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2015-01-30 with total page 680 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Companion to American Art presents 35newly-commissioned essays by leading scholars that explore themethodology, historiography, and current state of the field ofAmerican art history. Features contributions from a balance of established andemerging scholars, art and architectural historians, and otherspecialists Includes several paired essays to emphasize dialogue and debatebetween scholars on important contemporary issues in American arthistory Examines topics such as the methodological stakes in thewriting of American art history, changing ideas about whatconstitutes “Americanness,” and the relationship of artto public culture Offers a fascinating portrait of the evolution and currentstate of the field of American art history and suggests futuredirections of scholarship

Cross-Country Cycling

Author : Max Finley
Publisher : Self Publisher
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 99 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (224 download)

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Download or read book Cross-Country Cycling written by Max Finley and published by Self Publisher. This book was released on 2024-01-11 with total page 99 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Embarking on a journey across the vast landscapes of our world, propelled only by the rhythm of your pedals and the beating of your heart, is a transformative experience that transcends the boundaries of ordinary living. In "Cross-Country Cycling: Tips and Techniques for Beginners," we invite you to join us on this exhilarating adventure—a guide crafted for those who dare to dream, explore, and embrace the freedom that comes with two wheels and an open road. Cycling, beyond being a mode of transportation, is a profound and intimate connection with the world around us. As beginners set out on this remarkable expedition, they often encounter a myriad of challenges and wonders. This book, meticulously curated by experts and seasoned cyclists, serves as a compass, providing insights, tips, and techniques to navigate the thrilling realm of cross-country cycling. Within these pages, you'll discover more than just practical advice; you'll find inspiration to fuel your passion and courage to overcome hurdles. The authors draw from their own journeys, sharing personal anecdotes that resonate with the shared spirit of adventure and perseverance that defines cross-country cycling. From selecting the right gear to mastering the art of pacing, each chapter is a stepping stone toward empowerment and self-discovery. Whether you're planning a cross-country tour or simply exploring the possibilities of long-distance cycling, this guide is your trusted companion, offering wisdom that extends beyond the mechanics of the bicycle to the depths of the human spirit.

Bicycle Odyssey, A Pilgrimage to Discover the Real America

Author : Jim May
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781411639225
Total Pages : 141 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (392 download)

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Download or read book Bicycle Odyssey, A Pilgrimage to Discover the Real America written by Jim May and published by . This book was released on 2005-07 with total page 141 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A collection of our reflections as we bicycled 3440 miles across the United States, meeting people, sharing stories, being challenged by and reveling in the landscape and discovering the America that lives outside the media stereotype.

Cycle World Magazine

Author :
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 1776 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book Cycle World Magazine written by and published by . This book was released on 2006-01 with total page 1776 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: