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  • Wheel Fever

    How Wisconsin Became a Great Bicycling State

    by Jesse J. Gant, Nicholas J. Hoffman ...
    On rails-to-trails bike paths, city streets, and winding country roads, the bicycle seems ubiquitous in the Badger State. Yet there’s a complex and fascinating history behind the popularity of biking in Wisconsin—one that until now has never been told. Meticulously researched through periodicals and newspapers, Wheel Fever traces the story of Wisconsin’s first “bicycling boom,” from the velocipede ... Read more

    $12.39 USD

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  • First Overland

    London-Singapore by Land Rover

    by Tim Slessor, Sir David Attenborough ...
    Why not? No-one had ever done it: one of the longest of all overland journeys, from the English Channel to Singapore. Several expeditions had tried. Some had reached the Persian deserts; a few, the Indian plains. But none had gone further: over the jungle-clad Assamese mountains, across northern Burma, to Thailand and Malaya. It was 1955. For the final 3,000 miles, it seemed, there were 'too many ... Read more

    $14.29 USD

  • How Cycling Can Save the World

    by Peter Walker ...
    Peter Walker—reporter at the Guardian and curator of its popular bike blog—shows how the future of humanity depends on the bicycle.Car culture has ensnared much of the world—and it's no wonder. Convenience and comfort (as well as some clever lobbying) have made the car the transportation method of choice for generations. But as the world evolves, the high cost of the automobile is made clearer ... Read more

    $5.99 USD

  • The Urban Cycling Survival Guide

    Need-to-Know Skills and Strategies for Biking in the City

    by Yvonne Bambrick ...
    City cycling made simpleNorth America’s cities have long been the domain of the car, but thanks to the undeniable benefits of active transport, bicycles have an increasing presence in the urban landscape. Yet our cities weren’t designed for bicycles, making for intimidating, and sometimes dangerous, environments for cyclists.The Urban Cycling Survival Guide is an accessible, straight-forward ... Read more

    $9.89 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Last Full Measure

    The Life and Death of the First Minnesota Volunteers

    by Richard Moe ...
    Since its publication, Richard Moe's The Last Full Measure has garnered a reputation as the definitive history of the First Minnesota Regiment and one of a handful of classic regimental histories of the Civil War.The First Minnesota Volunteers, the first regiment offered to President Lincoln after the fall of Fort Sumter, served in virtually every major battle fought in the eastern theater during ... Read more

    $11.59 USD

  • The Ascent

    Sean Kelly, Stephen Roche and the Rise of Irish Cycling's Golden Generation

    by Barry Ryan ...
    Barry Ryan is European Editor at Cyclingnews. He has covered professional cycling since 2010, reporting from the Tour de France, Giro d'Italia and other events from Argentina to Japan. His writing has appeared in The Independent, Procycling and Cycling Plus. He is from Glanworth in County Cork. ... Read more

    $12.79 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Urban Bikers' Tricks & Tips

    Low-Tech & No-Tech Ways to Find, Ride, & Keep a Bicycle

    by Dave Glowacz ...
    Want to use your bike more?Urban Bikers’ Tricks & Tips will help—because its tips come from bicycle riders, both beginner and hard-core, from all over North America.Secrets you'll learn:• How to keep your helmet from messing up your hair.• How to lock to keep your bike from getting stolen—ever.• What to do about a sore butt.• How to bike faster and with more comfort—anywhere, any time.Do you want ... Read more

    $8.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The TTC Story

    The First Seventy-five Years

    by Mike Filey ...
    Looking back over the past 75 years, there is no doubt that public transportation has played a major role in the development and maturing of Toronto and its metropolitan area. Indeed , despite the fiscal challenges facing it, the TTC today remains a transit agency with an enviable reputation.The TTC Story:The First Seventy-five Years, by Mike Filey, features over one hundred magnificent black and ... Read more

    $7.19 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Cycling Bible

    The complete guide for all cyclists from novice to expert

    by Robin Barton ...
    Whether you are a novice, a mountain-bike enthusiast, a competitive cyclist or one who rides for fitness or pleasure, this book provides all you need to know to get the best out of your bike.Beginning with the anatomy of the bicycle, it explains what to look for when buying a bike so that you get the right one for you, whether it be a folding bike, tandem, electric bike, track bike or BMX.There's ... Read more

    $19.79 USD

  • Lost Airports of Chicago

    by Nicholas C. Selig ...
    To book a ride on the "World's Shortest Airline" or learn aerial stunts from the redheaded widow of Lawrence Avenue, you've got to go through the airports buried beneath the housing developments and shopping malls of Chicagoland. Many of these airports sprang up after World War I, when training killed more pilots than combat, and the aviation pioneers who developed Chicago's flying fields played a ... Read more

    $12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Steam & Cinders

    The Advent of Railroads in Wisconsin

    by Axel Lorenzsonn ...
    Based on the author’s extensive research into the early history of Wisconsin’s rails, Steam and Cinders chronicles the boom and bust of the first railroads in the state, from the charters of the 1830s to the farm mortgages of the 1850s and consolidation of the railroads on the eve of the Civil War. Featuring more than 75 period photographs, historic maps, and drawings, Steam and Cinders preserves ... Read more

    $14.39 USD

  • Ladies of the Lights

    Michigan Women in the U.S. Lighthouse Service

    by Patricia Majher ...
    "A great read about some great ladies, Pat Majher's Ladies of the Lights pays long overdue homage to an overlooked part of Great Lakes maritime history in which a select group of stalwart women beat the odds to succeed in a field historically reserved for men."---Terry Pepper, Executive Director of Great Lakes Lighthouse Keeper's AssociationMichigan once led the country in the number of ... Read more

    $16.59 USD