Download or read book One Brit One Bike One Big Country Or How I Got Screwed by Harley But Didn t Get a Kiss written by John McKay and published by Bronwyn Editions. This book was released on 2010 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The story of one man's trip of a lifetime: a motorcycle adventure covering 4 corners of the USA
Download or read book The Journey written by HOOPER and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2014-01-27 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The world has changed over the years. And most dont ever think about what it must have been like back in the days before cell phones and credit cards. Most can't even imagine what it was like to travel without them. That's what The Journey is all about! A motorcycle trip from Kentucky to Florida back before you had a cell phone to call for help if needed, or a pocket full of credit cards to help pay for it. A time when if it broke, you fixed it, or hoped for a not her rider to come by and help you fix it! A time when getting into a motel was almost impossible for a motorcycle rider, a time when you were not welcomed in most restaurants, and a time when police did not need a reason to stop you. The Journey is a story of a trip on a Harley Davidson motorcycle long before there were Harley shops in every town, and when even if you found one, chances of them helping you were not that good anyway. Today, Harley Davidson dealerships are a destination that every rider heads for, with their show rooms full of new Harley's and a shop with several mechanic's ready to repair any problem you might have out on the road. But back in the early 80's, it just wasn't that way. If you rode a Harley, and it broke, you fixed it yourself! The Journey is also about how we handled different situations that would happen when you were out on the road traveling. How years ago people would still help each other, and would go out of their way to give you a hand sometimes. And how meeting new friends out on the road would lead to a friendship that would l ast the rest of your life. Just like traveling today, luck plays a big part on any road trip. And the Journey is the story of a trip that luck played a big part in. Even with all the planning and going over your bike before a trip, things happen sometimes that you don't plan on. And how you handle those times, is what makes a trip an adventure. I starting writing The Journey as a way to remember how it use to be, and a way for my kids to know what their dad went thru years ago. Something to remember me by long after Im gone. I hope you enjoy reading it as much as I did writing it. I dedicate this story to the memory of all those friends who I met on the road who have passed a way over the years, and to those who are still with me. I've been n blessed all my life with more friends than I deserve. And to my wife, Sissy, who has stood by me for over 30 years. Without her, no ne of this would have been possible. Hooper
Download or read book Popular Mechanics written by and published by . This book was released on 1964-04 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Popular Mechanics inspires, instructs and influences readers to help them master the modern world. Whether it’s practical DIY home-improvement tips, gadgets and digital technology, information on the newest cars or the latest breakthroughs in science -- PM is the ultimate guide to our high-tech lifestyle.
Download or read book Ready Ryders written by R. M. Singhose and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2011-09-02 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Have you ever dreamed of rolling across the country on a Harley-Davidson motorcycle? Many people have, but how many have the guts to really do it? In Ready Ryders, six best friends set out to make a far-off dream a reality as they tour Oregon and the Midwest on the backs of rollicking hogs. However, even the best-laid plans can go wrong. In the story Bikers Take on the McKenzie, the Ready Ryder gang goes white-water rafting. But theres a tiny problem: one of them cant swim. In The Wedding, step inside a true redneck wedding on a side-splitting adventure to eastern Oregon. Its not all laughs on the highway, though; some parts of the trip are emotional, life-changing, and completely unexpected. Come along for the engine-revving ride with six friends whose lives change forever on one cross-country trip. Through the epic Sturgis, South Dakota, rally with over a million riders, to camping by a forest fire in Oregon, the camaraderie never stops. Although the character names have been changed, all the stories are true, as are the friendships developed, memories made, and Harley bikes broken in!
Download or read book Walking to Listen written by Andrew Forsthoefel and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2017-03-07 with total page 403 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A memoir of one young man’s coming of age on a journey across America--told through the stories of the people of all ages, races, and inclinations he meets along the way. Life is fast, and I’ve found it’s easy to confuse the miraculous for the mundane, so I’m slowing down, way down, in order to give my full presence to the extraordinary that infuses each moment and resides in every one of us. At 23, Andrew Forsthoefel headed out the back door of his home in Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania, with a backpack, an audio recorder, his copies of Whitman and Rilke, and a sign that read "Walking to Listen." He had just graduated from Middlebury College and was ready to begin his adult life, but he didn’t know how. So he decided to take a cross-country quest for guidance, one where everyone he met would be his guide. In the year that followed, he faced an Appalachian winter and a Mojave summer. He met beasts inside: fear, loneliness, doubt. But he also encountered incredible kindness from strangers. Thousands shared their stories with him, sometimes confiding their prejudices, too. Often he didn’t know how to respond. How to find unity in diversity? How to stay connected, even as fear works to tear us apart? He listened for answers to these questions, and to the existential questions every human must face, and began to find that the answer might be in listening itself. Ultimately, it’s the stories of others living all along the roads of America that carry this journey and sing out in a hopeful, heartfelt book about how a life is made, and how our nation defines itself on the most human level.
Download or read book Motorcycles Sweetgrass written by Drew Hayden Taylor and published by Vintage Canada. This book was released on 2021-06-01 with total page 361 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A story of magic, family, a mysterious stranger . . . and a band of marauding raccoons. Otter Lake is a sleepy Anishnawbe community where little happens. Until the day a handsome stranger pulls up astride a 1953 Indian Chief motorcycle – and turns Otter Lake completely upside down. Maggie, the Reserve’s chief, is swept off her feet, but Virgil, her teenage son, is less than enchanted. Suspicious of the stranger’s intentions, he teams up with his uncle Wayne – a master of aboriginal martial arts – to drive the stranger from the Reserve. And it turns out that the raccoons are willing to lend a hand.
Download or read book Detours written by Richard La Plante and published by Boom Koninklijke Uitgevers. This book was released on 2002-08-24 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A 1999 odyssey to Sturgis, South Dakota, and its famed motorcycle rally becomes a metaphor for life as the author embarks on a trip on his prized, custom-made Big Dog motorcycle.
Download or read book Black Swan Green written by David Mitchell and published by Random House. This book was released on 2006-04-11 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: By the New York Times bestselling author of The Bone Clocks and Cloud Atlas | Longlisted for the Man Booker Prize Selected by Time as One of the Ten Best Books of the Year | A New York Times Notable Book | Named One of the Best Books of the Year by The Washington Post Book World, The Christian Science Monitor, Rocky Mountain News, and Kirkus Reviews | A Los Angeles Times Book Prize Finalist | Winner of the ALA Alex Award | Finalist for the Costa Novel Award From award-winning writer David Mitchell comes a sinewy, meditative novel of boyhood on the cusp of adulthood and the old on the cusp of the new. Black Swan Green tracks a single year in what is, for thirteen-year-old Jason Taylor, the sleepiest village in muddiest Worcestershire in a dying Cold War England, 1982. But the thirteen chapters, each a short story in its own right, create an exquisitely observed world that is anything but sleepy. A world of Kissingeresque realpolitik enacted in boys’ games on a frozen lake; of “nightcreeping” through the summer backyards of strangers; of the tabloid-fueled thrills of the Falklands War and its human toll; of the cruel, luscious Dawn Madden and her power-hungry boyfriend, Ross Wilcox; of a certain Madame Eva van Outryve de Crommelynck, an elderly bohemian emigré who is both more and less than she appears; of Jason’s search to replace his dead grandfather’s irreplaceable smashed watch before the crime is discovered; of first cigarettes, first kisses, first Duran Duran LPs, and first deaths; of Margaret Thatcher’s recession; of Gypsies camping in the woods and the hysteria they inspire; and, even closer to home, of a slow-motion divorce in four seasons. Pointed, funny, profound, left-field, elegiac, and painted with the stuff of life, Black Swan Green is David Mitchell’s subtlest and most effective achievement to date. Praise for Black Swan Green “[David Mitchell has created] one of the most endearing, smart, and funny young narrators ever to rise up from the pages of a novel. . . . The always fresh and brilliant writing will carry readers back to their own childhoods. . . . This enchanting novel makes us remember exactly what it was like.”—The Boston Globe “[David Mitchell is a] prodigiously daring and imaginative young writer. . . . As in the works of Thomas Pynchon and Herman Melville, one feels the roof of the narrative lifted off and oneself in thrall.”—Time
Download or read book The Rational Optimist written by Matt Ridley and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2011-06-07 with total page 482 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For two hundred years the pessimists have dominated public discourse, insisting that things will soon be getting much worse. But in fact, life is getting better—and at an accelerating rate. Food availability, income, and life span are up; disease, child mortality, and violence are down all across the globe. Africa is following Asia out of poverty; the Internet, the mobile phone, and container shipping are enriching people's lives as never before. In his bold and bracing exploration into how human culture evolves positively through exchange and specialization, bestselling author Matt Ridley does more than describe how things are getting better. He explains why. An astute, refreshing, and revelatory work that covers the entire sweep of human history—from the Stone Age to the Internet—The Rational Optimist will change your way of thinking about the world for the better.
Download or read book Hell s Angels written by Hunter S. Thompson and published by Ballantine Books. This book was released on 2012-08-01 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Gonzo journalist and literary roustabout Hunter S. Thompson flies with the angels—Hell’s Angels, that is—in this short work of nonfiction. “California, Labor Day weekend . . . early, with ocean fog still in the streets, outlaw motorcyclists wearing chains, shades and greasy Levis roll out from damp garages, all-night diners and cast-off one-night pads in Frisco, Hollywood, Berdoo and East Oakland, heading for the Monterey peninsula, north of Big Sur. . . The Menace is loose again.” Thus begins Hunter S. Thompson’s vivid account of his experiences with California’s most notorious motorcycle gang, the Hell’s Angels. In the mid-1960s, Thompson spent almost two years living with the controversial Angels, cycling up and down the coast, reveling in the anarchic spirit of their clan, and, as befits their name, raising hell. His book successfully captures a singular moment in American history, when the biker lifestyle was first defined, and when such countercultural movements were electrifying and horrifying America. Thompson, the creator of Gonzo journalism, writes with his usual bravado, energy, and brutal honesty, and with a nuanced and incisive eye; as The New Yorker pointed out, “For all its uninhibited and sardonic humor, Thompson’s book is a thoughtful piece of work.” As illuminating now as when originally published in 1967, Hell’s Angels is a gripping portrait, and the best account we have of the truth behind an American legend.
Download or read book ScootinAmerica written by Adam Sandoval and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2016-01-08 with total page 146 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Adam Sandoval and his dog, Scooter "Trash" began their odyssey in November of 2014 with only what they could carry on the back of a 1996 Harley Davidson. This epic journey will take them through all 48 lower states and to 696 Harley Davidson dealerships as they raise money for The American Legion Scholarship Fund. In November of 2015 they completed their first year while over a hundred thousand fans on social media followed along. This book is the story of that journey...along with a lot of the inside stories that he didn't share online. Inside the Helmet will give you a glimpse into Adam's head from the very beginning as he takes what so far has only been a dream and with a lot of work, shapes it into a reality. This book will give you a front row seat to the heart-wrenching emotions he goes through as he realizes his marriage is falling apart. You'll be privy to his joys and his fears, and share in both his successes and his struggles. Inside the Helmet will take you down some of the most famous highways in America as well as the beautiful back roads. You'll feel like you're right there as Adam realizes his dream of riding his bike across the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco and through the middle of a giant redwood. You'll experience the breathtaking views from the edge of the Grand Canyon and the top of a mountain in North Carolina. You'll see America like you've never seen it before and Adam will introduce you to the kind and generous people that he meets along the way. Ride along with them and share in the heartbreak of meeting a mother who has lost her child to war...and the awe and respect of being saluted by a WWII Veteran. By the end of this book you won't just be rooting for Adam and Scooter and all of the people who help them along the way, you'll be rooting for America as a whole. Adam and Scooter will take the old saying, "It's not the destination, it's the journey," to an entirely new level and you'll be glad that you came along for the ride. "If you did not serve in your military, find time to serve those who did."-Adam Sandoval
Download or read book Paramedic Heretic Immutable Laws and Ethical Illusions written by K. Patrick McDonald and published by Dog Ear Publishing. This book was released on 2014-12-08 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: At one point during our lunch the famous Sonny Bono asked, "So in other words, we've reached a point where a rescuer can't say 'screw the rules' and just do the right thing?" Not in other words, Sonny. Those are the perfect words. Immutable Law #2 Saving lives is not our priority. Following our policies is our priority. Protecting ourselves comes next. Avoiding lawsuits comes third. You come somewhere after that. * * * I was not even out of school before I witnessed my first doctor commit murder. It would not be my last - Lord, no - but I can recall that night as vividly as though it happened last week. Few medics forget their first physician homicide. * * * The ugly truth is some of the most macho medics on the planet turn into complete lollipops in the presence of an arrogant, incompetent physician. No matter how you parse it, that is professional cowardice. * * * K. Patrick McDonald is a graduate of UCSD La Jolla School of Medicine original Advanced Field Medicine program. He was appointed the first EMS Supervisor for the City of San Diego under Mayor (and then Governor) Pete Wilson's administration. He created one of the nation's first STAR (Special Trauma & Rescue) Teams and co-authored the San Diego City Disaster Preparedness Plan. He was a co-author of the National Waterpark Lifeguard Training Manual. He has acted as consultant to the U.S. Secret Service in Presidential Protection matters. He writes, "After 30 years of occasionally saving lives, I learned that by writing and speaking, I can do more good for more citizens, while tolerating far fewer medical-political snollygosters." (For more on this fascinating subject, visit www.ParamedicHeretic.com)
Download or read book Two Hogs Two Dogs and a Country to Cross written by Janet Charbonneau and published by . This book was released on 2022-09 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A random ride on the back of her brother's Harley-Davidson leads to a rum-filled evening of laughter and crazy ideas. What if we bought two motorcycles and set off across the country? Wouldn't that be fun? A great adventure! Everyone was on board, ready to leave the next day. And then they remembered two things. They didn't know how to ride motorcycles and there were two very large Golden Retrievers that do not fit on motorcycles. The author takes you on an incredible, unforgettable 218-day journey through all lower 48 states with the dogs riding in sidecars. Wearing goofy smiles, goggles, and flag bandanas, Max and Bailey win the hearts of everyone who meets them as they race across this great nation to help others simply cross the road. Follow along as these two dogs take you on a journey of a lifetime through America's back roads to visit quirky tourist attractions, iconic American landmarks, and interesting places in small town America while raising money and educating people about how Assistance Dogs profoundly impact the lives of people living with disabilities. The triumphs will have you cheering. The moments of struggle will leave you wondering why they didn't quit. However, the people they meet and the lives they changed will leave you with a renewed understanding of how powerful one crazy idea can become and will help you rediscover the heart of America.
Download or read book Marilyn Across America written by Jeff Fletcher and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2023-01-12 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One evening a motorcycle and a man are camped in Colorado. By midnight everything has changed. The History of the American West merged with travel on two wheels, all wrapped around a girl that cannot be courted but will not be forgotten. Jeff Fletcher takes us on a desolate journey along the Continental Divide where a motorcycle named Marilyn comes face to face with a tumultuous past. Native Americans, Mountain Men, the Mexican Military, Spanish explorers seeking gold and Politicians all combine to expose one mystery after the next. "Jeff Fletcher has written a lyrical tale that includes redemption, bushels of lessons and hard-won wisdom (the wisdom that the less wounded leave by the side of the road), humility, courage, love and friendship, and the joy of getting where you're headed to discover the journey must continue. I look forward to his next adventure. -Jim Pilgrim Follow along on a life-changing, fifty-five-hundred-mile ride on a motorcycle named Marilyn. "A very relaxing read. Made the mistake at first to zip through it as I have never been a book reader. Then, I slowed down and read every word. It put me at ease, as the author goes through years of preparing for this great motorcycle adventure. Superb advice for a beginner or an experienced rider who can benefit greatly from Jeff's experience. I learned a lot. Turn off the TV and enjoy this relaxing read!" -MARK SAMPSON OF BIG DOG ADVENTURES Believe it or not, there are more miles of back road dirt in this country than interstate highway miles. There are more remote places where one can get blissfully lost than there are fast food joints. Marilyn Across America will take you for a ride on some of the most remote roads in America, where pavement is limited and epic adventure lies around every bend. See what it's really like to spend a month on a motorcycle. Read about planning a route, packing, choosing a motorcycle, navigation and the hardest part of all, leaving home. "I enjoyed this book. An easy read, this book will encourage you to seek Adventure. Not the hype but a simple reminder that Adventure is just outside the door. And if you open the door you will never be the same again..." -BRUCE CASEY "If you ride or have ridden trail bikes during your lifetime and have never heard of the Trans America Trail, you need to expose yourself to the trail by reading this book. After reading Marylin Across America, I'm already debating which trail bike I would want to acquire to ride the Trail. The idea of seeing America from dirt roads and not from a super freeway, seeing it almost the way one would have seen it 100 years ago, is supremely appealing for some reason. The people that you will meet, the sights you will see, this book will both prepare you and encourage you. -A FELLOW RIDER "The storytelling compels us to continue the read, ready our bikes, and eventually, hit the road to our own adventure. Thanks for the motivation!" -WADE "THE WANDERER"
Download or read book Limits and Renewals written by Rudyard Kipling and published by House of Stratus. This book was released on 2009-01-02 with total page 287 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Limits and Renewals, Kipling's last collection of short stories, was written shortly after the death of his only son. Dark and penetrating in tone, these are brilliant portraits of a soul in torment with some welcome relief coming in the tales of 'Aunt Ellen' and 'The Miracle of Saint Jubanus'.
Download or read book The Nature Fix Why Nature Makes Us Happier Healthier and More Creative written by Florence Williams and published by W. W. Norton & Company. This book was released on 2017-02-07 with total page 206 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Highly informative and remarkably entertaining." —Elle From forest trails in Korea, to islands in Finland, to eucalyptus groves in California, Florence Williams investigates the science behind nature’s positive effects on the brain. Delving into brand-new research, she uncovers the powers of the natural world to improve health, promote reflection and innovation, and strengthen our relationships. As our modern lives shift dramatically indoors, these ideas—and the answers they yield—are more urgent than ever.
Download or read book There Back Again To See How Far It Is written by Tim Watson and published by Haynes Publishing UK. This book was released on 2011-11-01 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Vultures wheeled overhead as Tim Watson found himself running out of fuel in the desert. Indeed he had many hair-raising encounters in his 8,000-mile ride across small-town America – severe dust storms, mountain snow, an angry rattlesnake and even angrier racoon, not to mention weird folk, and the novice rider’s struggles with a huge motorcycle. His account, informative and hilarious, is a must for armchair adventurers and anyone who has ever wondered what small-town America is really like.
