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Old 02-05-11 | 07:24 AM
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rrg
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Originally Posted by donheff
Thanks. I just put a hold on it at the library. On the cycling topic I recommend Miles from Nowhere: A Round the World Bicycle Adventure, by Barbara Savage. Savage and her husband, both totally inexperienced riders took off around the world on a lark in the 70s. Their adventures are phantastic. Unfortunately Savage was hit by a car and killed in Santa Barbara after she got home and never saw the book she had penned published. I think I learned about it here on an earlier book thread. I also give a second to Surely You Are Joking Mr. Feynman, mentioned above.
Absolutely loved "Miles from Nowhere." Incredibly bittersweet reading this story, knowing the ultimate tragic end, but Barbara was way too good a natural writer for me to stop reading her book. Highly recommended.
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