David kroodsma of bicycled from california to the tip of south america to raise awareness of global warming. As kroodsma makes his way through mexico, central america, and the mountainous roads of south america, he talks to locals, from retired presidents to impoverished farmers, about the ways their landscape is changing and discusses with them the ways climate change will further alter. Like willie weirs spokesongs, david byrnes bicycle diaries is a collection of stories, thoughts and reflections from various locations around the world. Sep 20, 2009 the point of view is that of his photographs and films. Bicycle diaries by david byrne bicycle diaries are a enjoyable collection of thoughts, views, and essays formed by the talking heads founder and frontman david byrne.
A few years later he discovered folding bikes, and starting taking them with him on music tours overseas, and experienced a sense of liberation as he pedalled around many of the worlds principal cities. Bicycle diaries by david byrne goodreads share book. Sep 28, 2010 from buenos aires to berlin, he meets a range of people both famous and ordinary, shares his thoughts on art, fashion, music, globalization, and the ways that many places are becoming more bikefriendly. The following books and cycling links are some of the ones that we consulted. My 21, 000mile ride for the climate david kroodsma on. Just make sure to get off that couch and hit the road. Mar 20, 2015 david kroodsma is raising funds for the bicycle diaries. Byrne has a telephoto eye for dumb or menacing incongruities, so when he visits berlin he heads to the stasi museum, and he cant. Check out the following is a list of bicycle touring books. Oct 04, 2009 david byrnes wild wild biking life the art rocker and talking heads founder wants to take you for a ride inside his head. Jamie fuller, the diary of emily dickinson mercury house. Climate researcher david kroodsma dreamed of bicycling down his.
My 21,000mile ride for the climate 2014 chronicles avid cyclist kroodsma s epic bicycle trip from palo alto, california, to the southern tip of south america. May 18, 2012 10 great books about cycling whether you ride a bike or not, summer is the perfect time to pick up a book about cycling. From manila and sydney to berlin and san francisco, byrne played shows, met with galleries and musicians and ate and drank in fine and humble restaurants, all the while finding ways to get from a to b using his folding bicycle. Bicycle diaries is a physically beautiful book, hardcover with no dustjacket, yellow embossed letters cheerfully identify the title and author while a black silhouette of a rider draws the reader forward. Along the way, he encounters some of the spectacular landscapes on earthunique ecosystems vulnerable to the destructive forces of a changing climate. It may not tell you much about cycling, but the talking heads discursive travelogue is hugely entertaining, says sean ohagan. The bicycle diaries mostly lighthearted war stories of a noncombatant is the true story of a farm familys trials and tribulations as they strive to stay alive during ww ii. You can get more information about each of these books by clicking on the corresponding buy.
The founder of ride for climate, david kroodsma has logged more than 30,000 miles of loaded bicycle touring. An utterly unique and personal travelogue from a cult figure in contemporary music. Bicycle diaries is an adventure on two wheels conveyed with humor, curiosity, and humanity. Aug 21, 2012 the 10 best books on bicycles there is something about a bicycle that stirs the soul. In this wideranging memoir, artistmusician and cofounder of talking heads david byrnewho has relied on a bike to get around new york city since the early. Instead, byrne can tell you what road conditions are like in berlin, which american cities are navigable and how crazy youll look riding a bike in istanbul. The bicycle diaries 1st edition by kroodsma, david 2014 paperback on. Bicycle diaries is the first of his books that i have read.
Smashwords about david kroodsma, author of the bicycle. This book tells the story about my twoyear bicycle journey across north and south america to raise awareness of climate change. David kroodsma is raising funds for the bicycle diaries. The point at which i decided this was not just a good book, but a very good one, came when kroodsma passed through a town called caucasia in colombia. A bicycle is a humanpowered, pedaldriven vehicle, first developed in the 19th century and remaining a popular form of transportation and sport today.
A few years later he discovered folding bikes, and started taking them with him on music tour overseas. Looking for some motivation before taking off on your next bicycle expedition. Jun 03, 2010 bicycle diaries by david byrne bicycle diaries are a enjoyable collection of thoughts, views, and essays formed by the talking heads founder and frontman david byrne. The bicycle diaries by kroodsma, david 2014 paperback. Most read this week tagged bicycles more most read this week tagged bicycles. It takes place near bastogne, in the ardennes forest of southern belgium, where the screaming eagles of the 82nd and. He has worked as a climate journalist, as a consultant for philanthropy, and as a climate researcher. So, this is my personal list of the best bicycle touring books of all time.
Nov 04, 2009 bicycle diaries is kind of a travel book, though not in the sense of pointing out great deals or tourist mustsees. David kroodsma is a data journalist, cyclist, climate consultantresearcher, and author of the bicycle diaries. Using his fold up bicycle david takes the reader on a trek through american cities like detroit, pittsburgh, new orleans, san francisco, and new york. The book is about using a bicycle of course, but more importantly it is about how architecture, urban planning or misplanning and people make the places that we live and work in habitable, desirable, or just. But unlike weirs work, which i found to be scattered and dubiously padded, brynes puzzlepiece story makes sense in the strangest of ways. These are books that have been written by people who went on a bike tour, returned home, and then wrote a book about the adventures they had while out on the road. My 21, 000mile ride for the climate kroodsma, david on. Here he offers a compendium of brief travelogues colored by the unique perspective of an urban cyclist. From buenos aires to berlin, he meets a range of people both famous and ordinary, shares his thoughts on art, fashion, music, globalization, and the ways that many places are becoming more bikefriendly. In some souls, the act of riding also inspires the act of writing and, naturally, as one wheel follows another.
By the time he gets to mexico city, the bicycle diaries has become an engaging read. It was a brief overview of the book and i mentioned that byrne has been an avid transportation cyclist since his early days in new. Bicycle diaries chronicles david byrnes observations and insightswhat he is seeing, whom he is meeting, what he is thinking aboutas he. A bike is the worlds most used form of transportation. The slideshow will include the best pictures and videos from 30,000 miles of bicycle touring across three continents and 28 countries and it will also share the onthe. Discover delightful childrens books with prime book box, a subscription that. In last years decemberjanuary issue of adventure cyclist, i wrote a bit about david byrnes book bicycle diaries byrnes a writer and a rider. Sep 27, 2009 bicycle diaries contains accounts of his travels in distant cities like london, berlin, buenos aires and manila, as well as some closer to home new orleans, san francisco and detroit. Mar 25, 2016 the 10 best cycling books from tricyling for ladies to the dark side of the tour our top books about bikes. Jun 11, 2010 10 great books about cycling whether you ride a bike or not, the summer is the perfect time to pick up a book about cycling. The bicycle diaries by kroodsma, david 2014 paperback on. David byrnes new book bicycle diaries is a collection of roadside musings.
In 2009, he won an international competition to represent hopenhagen at the climate conference in copenhagen, denmark, and write for the huffington post. Bicycle diaries is the best kind of art, a work that brings the reader along on the artists journey. The bicycle diaries 1st edition by kroodsma, david 2014. Experience the real thing because no matter how good these books are, they can never replicate the incredible experiences you have when traveling by bicycle. Since the early 1980s, david byrne has been riding a bicycle as his principal means of transportation in new york city. David byrnes american utopia sets broadway and boston dates. Sep 23, 2009 david byrne talks about bicycle diaries and bicycles at town hall monday, 0928. The combination of a travelogue and an environmental calltoaction, american climate researcher and data journalist david kroodsma s nonfiction book the bicycle diaries.
I will be doing a short tour through cities in the northeast to share stories from this journey and also my book, the bicycle diaries, a shelf unbound notable book of 2014. I have a hunch hell be brilliant at town hall, too, because heres. Mar 01, 2014 the bicycle diaries combines travel and climatechange advocacy, both literally as a trip and throughout the book. Cycling links books, blogs and more zero to cruising. The view from his bike seat has given byrne a panoramic.
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