reading suggestions?

**han-grrl** · 12-02-2007, 06:59 PM

There's a book by Neal Peart called the masked rider - its about his bike trip in africa. he's a really good writer

I also liked metal cowboy (i think mentioned already)

there's also Wheel within a wheel which is a short narrative about a woman learning to ride in the 1800's (or was it early 1900's). its a great read

On the trail of marco polo by fotheringham is about the authors ride along the silk road. another great read.

one gear no breaks by Lori Ann muenzer

if you want a no bike book that's funny read Julie and Julia, its a riot!

Happy reading!

han

**snapdragen** · 12-02-2007, 07:07 PM

I'll second the suggestion for Llamas and Empanadas, I really enjoyed Eleanor's story.

**kelownagirl** · 12-02-2007, 09:12 PM

Originally Posted by Starfish

I can't recall the author, but there is a great nonfiction book called Twenty-One Days In July.

It is a very interesting and engaging book about the TdF. Well written and lots of fun...not dry, but also very informative.

John Wilcockson. I have the book. All about Lance and the tdf.

**Starfish** · 12-03-2007, 10:41 AM

Originally Posted by kelownagirl

John Wilcockson. I have the book. All about Lance and the tdf.

Funny, I don't remember it being so much about Lance. I learned so much about the TourDF itself, and the towns, etc.

**elk** · 12-26-2007, 12:50 AM

I had to put Riding with The Blue Moth down....I tried and got 2/3 of the way through...but the writing was so incredibly numb, affectless and sentimental that I couldn't finish it. His homilies and metaphors were so overwrought, they read like afterthoughts.

I was drawn to it because I loved the title..."blue moth" is a great metaphor for depression....but he doesn't go deep enough to do more than say I was depressed.

I kept waiting to share the bike and the feelings of grief... but it all stayed on the surface...Anyway...

I did start reading Dan Coyle's Lance Armstrong's War...what a thriller! And he's a good writer...

**crazycanuck** · 12-26-2007, 01:54 AM

Tim Mulliner's Long Ride For A Pie

It's the story of an expat NZlander who bikes from London to NZ..Not a bad book!

c

**elk** · 12-26-2007, 02:10 AM

what a great title!!!

**bikerchic** · 12-31-2007, 06:20 PM

Besides It's Not About the Bike which I liked a lot.

I've read Miles From Nowhere and I liked it a lot too.
Weird thing about reading that book my daughter and sil were on their honeymoon in Tahiti and Moorea just as I was finishing the book! That's where the bike journey finishes for the Savages too. When they came home and told me all about the islands I really felt I had been there too.

I have but yet to read this book; A Crossing by Brian Newhouse
A ride from the Pacific to the Atlantic. I'll keep it out and start reading it tonight. Thanks for the reminder!

And thanks for the good suggestions!

**Zen** · 12-31-2007, 09:50 PM

it's the best book I've read in a long time.
Madscot13 sent me A Walk In The Woods by one of my favorite writers,Bill Bryson.

**horsemom** · 01-01-2008, 11:09 AM

Not about biking, but worth reading for any outdoorsman---Deep Survival by Laurence Gonzales. Read about it here: http://www.deepsurvival.com/

Laura

**HoddyToddy** · 01-09-2008, 06:28 AM

I second It's Not About the Tapas. I loved it, and wanted to run away and do a solo bike trip! Hubby and son vetoed that idea!

**elk** · 01-09-2008, 11:44 AM

Finished Lance Armstrong's War which I really enjoyed...I rented the 04 TdeF so I could see some of the events he describes. Some inspired moments in that book. I think it is my fave so far.

I ordered the Krabbe book and another called , I think, The Need for a Bike....

I want to read the Llamas book...anyone want to do a trade?

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