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Easy Cycling Around Vancouver
Greystone Books 2011; US$ 15.95Whether you bicycle for fitness, pleasure, transportation or all of the above, Easy Cycling around Vancouver features dozens of routes to discover across the Lower Mainland and northwestern Washington State. From Squamish to Bellingham, Richmond to Agassiz, Jean and Norman Cousins guide you along winding backroads and quiet country lanes, pointing... more...
Flying Scotsman
Birlinn 2011; US$ 10.98Deeply moving. His determination and single-mindedness was and still is a true inspiration to me' - Sir Chris Hoy 'This is a book that must have taken great courage to write, is a harrowing reminder of how little the public know about sportsmen, no matter how brightly the spotlight shines on them,' - The Guardian Number 10 in Cycle Sport's Best... more...
Historical Dictionary of Cycling
Scarecrow Press 2011; US$ 95.00The Historical Dictionary of Cycling takes a closer look at the sport, as well as discussing the use of bicycles as a means of fitness, touring, and commuting. This is done through a chronology, an introductory essay, appendixes, photos, a bibliography, and over 500 cross-referenced dictionary entries on cycling's two main disciplines?road and... more...
Cyclopedia
Chicago Review Press 2011; US$ 19.95The essential A-Z compendium of everything there is to know about the bicycle, this sports reference is full of amazing facts and enthralling anecdotes. A world of death-defying feats and obscure mechanical oddities, the nature of cycling is both heroic and geeky, and the perils of vicious dogs are given the same attention as the perils of drug... more...
The Tour de France Quiz Book
Andrews UK 2011; US$ 11.49Now is the time for all you cycling fans to discover whether you will be awarded a Yellow Jersey and be crowned winner of Le Tour for your efforts in facing the awesome challenge of answering the 1,250 graded questions in this quiz book, or whether you will be pedalling backwards all the way. Test your knowledge of riders, nationalities, courses, teams,... more...
Lance Armstrong
Simon Pulse 2010; Not AvailableBACK ON THE BIKE LANCE ARMSTRONG is the premier cyclist in sports history. But the road to victory has not been smooth, which makes his story all the more compelling. In 1991 he was the National Amateur Cycling Champion, and a professional career seemed guaranteed. But a grim diagnosis of cancer in 1996 threatened to cut the career -- and his life... more...
Dawdling by the Danube
Summersdale Publishers Ltd. 2008; US$ 10.99I had thought for some time that there must be something funny about Germany because, except for hard-drinking types at the Munich beer festival, I had never heard of anybody going there for a holiday. This was, in my view, the first of two advantages. There are travellers who, when abroad, are delighted to see a fellow countryman. Not I. There... more...
Downhill all the Way
Summersdale Publishers Ltd. 2007; US$ 10.99It had been so amazingly hot that I felt myself about to dissolve into a kind of crème brûlée on the road, so I bought some super-power Number 8 suncream. This had the word Bronzante on it, and must have contained some dye or other chemical because my knees stayed brown until February.Fed up with questions about what he was... more...
Greece On My Wheels
Summersdale Publishers Ltd. 2011; US$ 11.99Fired by a long enthusiasm for all things Greek, Edward Enfield mounts his trusty Raleigh to follow in the footsteps of such notable travellers to Greece as Benjamin Disraeli, Edward Lear and the Romantic poet Lord Byron.Fortified by delicious fish dinners and quantities of draught retsina, he tackles the formidable roads of the Peloponnese before... more...
Ken Doherty
John Blake 2012; US$ 17.99Ken Doherty is one of the most talented and successful snooker players ever to have picked up a cue, and the only player ever to win the Under 21, Amateur, and World Snooker Championships. In this honest and emotional autobiography, Ken tells how he went from the World Snooker final at the Crucible to qualifying tables of Prestatyn and back again,... more...









