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Backroad Bicycling on Cape Cod, Martha's Vineyard, and Nantucket
• Susan Milton
• Kevin Jeffrey
• Nan Jeffrey
• GUIDEBOOK
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Popular destinations for the casual cyclist, Cape Cod, Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket offer a variety of trails and roads to explore.
(USE260, $16.95)
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Catfish and Mandala, A Two-Wheeled Voyage Through the Landscape and Memory of Vietnam
• Andrew X. Pham
• BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
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Much more than a road trip, this book combines the author's family history with his many and often-gritty adventures by bicycle through foreign lands (including Mexico, Japan and, notably, Vietnam).
(VNM50, $15.00)
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Cold Beer and Crocodiles, A Bicycle Journey into Australia
• Roff Smith
• TRAVEL NARRATIVE
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A rousing tale of misadventures across Australia by bicycle by Time correspondent Smith; derived from his three-part National Geographic article, we follow the intrepid traveler through rainforests, deserts and highways.
(AUS106, $14.00)
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Effective Cycling
• John Forester
• REFERENCE
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A hefty, encyclopedic book on bicycling.
(BCY08, $38.00)
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The Essential Cyclist
• Arnie Baker, M.D.
• REFERENCE
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A short, no-nonsense handbook.
(BCY07, $14.95)
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The Essential Touring Cyclist, A Complete Course for the Bicycle Traveler
• Richard A. Lovett
• REFERENCE
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Everything you need to know about traveling with your bicycle.
(BCY01, $16.95)
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French Revolutions, Cycling the Tour De France
• Tim Moore
• TRAVEL NARRATIVE
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British humorist, travel writer -- and woefully inexperienced cyclist -- Moore tackles the Tour de France.
(FRN387, $14.95)
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Graham Watson: 20 Years of Cycling Photography
• Graham Watson
• HISTORY
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A collection of 250 of Watson's breathtaking, inside-the-track photographs of cycling races.
(PHT15, $29.95)
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The Handbook for Touring Bicyclists
• Frosty Wooldridge
• REFERENCE
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A practical and portable reference for traveling cyclists.
(BCY04, $12.95)
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Himalayan Passage, Seven Months in the High Country of Tibet, Nepal, China, India, & Pakistan
• Jeremy Schmidt
• TRAVEL NARRATIVE
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The story of two adventurous young couples who travel by bike, truck and foot across the Himalayas strong on the culture and people of the region. With 32 pages of color photographs.
(HML05, $18.95)
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The Impossible Country, A Journey Through the Last Days of Yugoslavia
• Brian Hall
• TRAVEL NARRATIVE
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Beautifully written, this chronicle of the people, politics and mood of the Yugoslavia as it crumbles is an engaging snapshot and elegy.
(BLK22, $23.95)
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It's Not About the Bike, My Journey Back to Life
• Sally Jenkins
• Lance Armstrong
• BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
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Not just an inspirational account of Armstrong's battle with cancer, this memoir reveals the athlete's scrappy youth, coming-of-age, marriage, fatherhood -- and a great deal about the elite world of championship cycling.
(GEN258, $15.00)
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Metal Cowboys, Tales from the Road Less Pedaled
• Joe Kurmaskie
• TRAVEL NARRATIVE
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A bicycle addict since age five divulges his backroad adventures.
(BCY05, $13.00)
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Miles from Nowhere, A Round the World Bicycle Adventure
• Barbara Savage
• TRAVEL NARRATIVE
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A beginning cyclist covers 23,000 miles and 25 countries in two years.
(BCY02, $16.95)
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North Wind in Your Spokes, A Novel of the Tour de France
• Hans Blickensdorfer
• LITERATURE
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German sportswriter Blickdorfer crafts suspense out his tale of the race, a heady mix of ambition, drugs, bad behavior and the thrill of cycling.
(FRN386, $13.00)
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The Official Tour De France Centennial 1903-2003
• Lance Armstrong
• SPORT
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A big, beautiful celebration of the world's most famous (and grueling) bicycle event.
(FRN405, $24.95)
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The Quotable Cyclist, Great Moments of Bicycling Wisdom, Inspiration and Humor
• Bill Strickland
• ANTHOLOGY
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Pearls of wisdom on the sport of cycling.
(BCY03, $13.00)
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Round Ireland in Low Gear
• Eric Newby
• TRAVEL NARRATIVE
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This time much closer to home and traveling on a bicycle, far-ranging British travel writer Newby applies his usual charm and wit to his neighbors on the Emerald Isle, with suitable commentary on ancient history, hermits, and the lack of dry accommodations.
(IRE29, $12.95)
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South from the Limpopo, Travels Through South Africa
• Dervla Murphy
• TRAVEL NARRATIVE
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The intrepid Murphy captures the excitement, contradictions and challenges of South Africa on her 6,000-mile journey during the nation's first true elections in 1994.
(SAF102, $16.95)
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Three Men in a Boat and Three Men on the Bummel
• Jerome Jerome
• Jeremy Lewis
• TRAVEL NARRATIVE
• FAVORITE
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Written in 1889, "Three Men in a Boat" (to say nothing of the dog!) is a laugh-out-loud account of a man-powered voyage along the River Thames, full of detail on life and lore. A Longitude favorite.
(GBR28, $9.95)
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Tour de France/Tour de Force, A Visual History of the World's Greatest Bicycle Race
• James Startt
• HISTORY
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This illustrated history includes hundreds of archival and modern photographs, profiles of great riders and a lively recap of memorable races and winners over the years.
(FRN385, $22.95)
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Two Wheels Around New Zealand
• Scott Bischke
• TRAVEL NARRATIVE
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An amiable account of a New Zealand bicycle journey.
(NZL18, $12.95)
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The Ukimwi Road: From Kenya to Zimbabwe
• Dervla Murphy
• TRAVEL NARRATIVE
• HARD TO FIND ELSEWHERE
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An award-winning travel writer on a 3,000-mile adventure from Kenya to Zimbabwe.
(AFR01, $22.95)
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Where the Pavement Ends; One Woman's Bicyle Trip Through Mongolia, China and Vietnam
• Erica Warmbrunn
• TRAVEL NARRATIVE
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An inspired account of two-wheeled adventures.
(MGL32, $24.95)
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