Bicycle Diaries
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Product Description
“…an enticing e book: half diary, half manifesto.” The Guardian
A round-the-world bicycle tour with one of the authentic artists of our day.
City bicycling has develop into extra standard than ever as recession-strapped, climate-conscious metropolis dwellers reinvent primary transportation. On this wide-ranging memoir, artist/musician and co-founder of Speaking Heads David Byrne–who has relied on a motorbike to get round New York Metropolis because the early Nineteen Eighties–relates his adventures as he pedals by means of and engages with a few of the world’s main cities. From Buenos Aires to Berlin, he meets a spread of individuals each well-known and peculiar, shares his ideas on artwork, vogue, music, globalization, and the ways in which many locations have gotten extra bike-friendly. Bicycle Diaries is an journey on two wheels conveyed with humor, curiosity, and humanity.
Writer : Penguin Books (September 28, 2010)
Language : English
Paperback : 320 pages
ISBN-10 : 0143117963
ISBN-13 : 978-0143117964
Merchandise Weight : 11.2 ounces
Dimensions : 5.33 x 0.85 x 8 inches
Prospects say
Prospects discover the e book fascinating and well-written, with one mentioning it is accessible as an book with audio. They admire the insights into artwork and metropolis planning, and one buyer notes how the chapters are damaged down by metropolis. The e book receives optimistic suggestions for its bike using content material, with one assessment highlighting its focus past simply biking. Whereas some prospects benefit from the music content material, others discover it boring.
