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- Publisher: Viking Books
- Number of Pages: 288
- ISBN: 0670021148
- WAPI (Tower ID): 113216393
- Release Date: September 17, 2009
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- Tower.com Sales Rank: #6169 in Books (See Top 100 Books Bestsellers)
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- #1 in Cycling - General (See Top 100 Cycling - General Bestsellers)
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Product DescriptionMore Books by David Byrne (Author)Run a Quick Search on "Bicycle Diaries" by David Byrne to Browse Related Products:Browse more products related to "Bicycle Diaries"Browse more products related to "David Byrne"Review"[D]on't let the faux-naif persona Byrne has so ably cultivated in his work fool you. The rock star who sang about burning buildings, highways and life during wartime turns out to be an acute observer of the urban condition, a veritable rolling philosopher. The evidence is in BICYCLE DIARIES...his seventh book, a breezy, loosely threaded compendium of accounts of the places he sees and the people he meets in his urban bike-wanderings." "[W]hether you're a cyclist or not, Byrne's insights...are wry, witty, and, more often than not, wise as well." "Byrne is on a mission. If cities and suburbs can be more bike-friendly, then maybe the people in them will interact on deeper levels as well." "[H]e often writes like a shell-shocked alien recently landed on Earth and suffering from a mild case of Asperger's, and I mean that as a compliment...." "Candid and self-deprecating, Byrne offers a work that is as engaging as it is cerebral and informative." Publisher's noteA musician and visual artist describes his preference for traveling by folding bicycle throughout New York City, a choice that has enabled his discovery of the mode's ensuing sense of freedom as well as his observations on the city's inner workings and rhythms. A musician and visual artist describes his preference for traveling by folding bicycle throughout New York City, a choice that has enabled his discovery of the mode's ensuing sense of freedom as well as his observations on the city's inner workings and rhythms. A renowned musician and visual artist presents an idiosyncratic behind-thehandlebars view of the worldas cities AnnotationOwning a folding bicycle as allowed former Talking Heads singer, solo musician, artist, and author David Byrne to explore many a city on two small wheels. Among others, he's scoped out Sydney, Buenos Aires, Berlin, Detroit--and of course his hometown of New York. This causal little book brings together Byrne's bicycling-inspired musings on everything from urban planning to world music. Fans of his art looking for that particular Byrnesian idiosyncratic style will not be disappointed! Full of thoughtful, honest, humorous, whimsical, and critical thoughts, BICYCLE DIARIES captures something of what it's like to wend your way through an urban environment on a self-powered machine, as you catch quick and sometimes slightly more prolonged glimpses of sights, sounds, and smells that are beautiful, stinky, funny, frustrating, and invigorating. If You Enjoy "Bicycle Diaries (Hardcover)", May We Also Recommend:
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