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Just enjoyable in every way - it hits on many themes that I spend time mulling over and chatting over with friend...more...]]> 5 1 false false Thu Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Oct 11 22:08:58 -0700 2009 Sun Oct 11 22:22:57 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Mon Oct 05 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Oct 05 09:07:17 -0700 2009 Mon Oct 05 09:20:51 -0700 2009 more...]]> 1 0 false false Tue Nov 03 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Wed Oct 28 21:35:52 -0700 2009 Wed Nov 04 10:21:21 -0800 2009 more...]]> 0 0 false false Sat Sep 05 04:19:15 -0700 2009 Sat Sep 05 04:19:31 -0700 2009 The Guardian: ... a book about cycling per se, more a book in which cycling is, if you'll pardon the pun, the cog for Byrne's thoughts about architecture, music, art, travel, politics, religion, kitsch, decay and-–a recurring theme-–our "quality of life". ...Byrne's conceptual travelog...more...]]> 3 3 false false Sun Jun 14 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Jun 06 18:24:02 -0700 2009 Sun Jun 14 19:01:53 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Thu Nov 12 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Mon Nov 02 08:41:25 -0800 2009 Thu Nov 12 20:27:33 -0800 2009 more...]]> 4 1 false false Sun Nov 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Nov 23 16:41:31 -0800 2009 Mon Nov 23 17:18:05 -0800 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Mon Oct 26 09:54:26 -0700 2009 Mon Oct 26 10:06:23 -0700 2009
This is as much a book about art, music, food, philosophy, technology, and anthropology as it is bikes. It starts with his ideas about how cities are built, and how they affect the way we l...more...]]> 4 0 false false Sun Nov 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Nov 17 21:54:33 -0800 2009 Tue Nov 17 22:03:16 -0800 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Tue Oct 13 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Sep 18 05:18:26 -0700 2009 Tue Oct 13 13:03:27 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Sun Nov 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Nov 17 10:18:41 -0800 2009 Tue Nov 17 10:25:50 -0800 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Mon Nov 23 20:50:18 -0800 2009 Mon Nov 23 20:53:36 -0800 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Thu Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Oct 07 17:34:59 -0700 2009 Tue Oct 13 16:45:17 -0700 2009
It ends rather well with the one-two punch of the NYC chapter, plus random discussion on ...more...]]> 5 0 false false Sat Oct 10 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Oct 10 12:48:34 -0700 2009 Sat Oct 10 12:51:32 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Thu Nov 19 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Wed Nov 11 10:47:25 -0800 2009 Wed Nov 11 10:47:25 -0800 2009
For the most part this book has no particular focus on bicycling, despite the title. It's a (fairly understated) travel book.

I can't imagine that this book would be t...more...]]> 3 0 false false Sun Nov 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Nov 09 04:25:25 -0800 2009 Mon Nov 09 04:28:06 -0800 2009 1 more...]]> 0 0 false true Fri Oct 02 12:04:17 -0700 2009 Thu Nov 19 17:34:08 -0800 2009 more...]]> 0 0 false false Thu Nov 12 12:25:11 -0800 2009 Thu Nov 12 12:27:37 -0800 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Thu Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Oct 14 13:49:55 -0700 2009 Mon Oct 26 07:29:36 -0700 2009 more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=6477815