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Our love of the "written word" is second only to our love of the "ridden word" -- a.k.a. bicycling. We periodically review books about cycling on Bikexchange. These reviews have also appeared in our Features section. Browse through our list of book reviews below (list begins with most recent review)...

• Endless Discovery  By Gianna Bellofatto Reid
  This book is "part philosophy, geography, anthropology and travel. It's about living a life many of us never even dare to dream." Our Life Is a Bike columnist reviews The Road That Has No End: How We Traded Our Ordinary Lives for a Global Cycling Adventure. (Win/Spr '08)
  
  

• Read 'n Ride!  By Gianna Bellofatto Reid
  If Bob Hope had ever done a 'Road' movie about bicycling, this book would have been it. Sharon and Neil Anderson are the adventurous duo who toss 21st Century amenities to tour across Canada. Our "Life Is a Bike" columnist reviews Partners In Grime: Escaping the Rat Race, Cycling Across Canada. (Winter '07)
  
  

• DVD Review: A Cycling Film for the Ages  By Jim Joyce
  The Bikexchange editor reviews acclaimed documentary, Hell on Wheels. German filmmaker Pepe Danquart has created a mystical, magical masterpiece which captures in stunning cinematography the scenic race course, the thrilling action, and the incredible humanity of the athletes and fans of the Tour de France. Follow this link to the shorter version of this review, which was posted on Amazon.com. (Fall '06)
  
  

• Looking Ahead  by Gianna Bellofatto Reid
  Molly and her grandmother would love to bike together, but Molly's having a wee bit of trouble on her first two-wheeler. Visit our 'Life Is a Bike' columnist's review of A Crash Course for Molly (book for preschool through 2nd Grade). (Summer '06)
  
  

• Royal Ride for Kids  by Gianna Bellofatto Reid
  Our 'Life Is a Bike' columnist finds that a colorful, clever new book for kids teaches a lot about bicycles, but more about life in her review of Sally Jean the Bicycle Queen (book for ages 4-8). (Spring '06)  
  
  

• Of Books, Covers, and the Judging Thereof  by Chip Haynes
  Our Florida cycling essayist can be one tough reviewer, but he finds more than one silver lining in his critique of Traffic Life: Passionate Tales and Exit Strategies, a wide ranging anthology of fiction, nonfiction, cartoons, poems, paintings and sculpture photos, all examining the effect of the automobile on the lives of pedestrians, cyclists and society (and it features a  classic story by Ray Bradbury!). (Spring '06) 
  
  

• Book Review: Riding Outside the Lines  By Gianna Bellofatto Reid
  The Metal Cowboy rides again and it's great fun, whether he's tipping a jar in Irish pub or standing awkwardly inside a nudist camp. Our 'Life Is a Bike' columnist reviews Joe Kurmaskie's sequel to his original Metal Cowboy: Tales from the Road Less Pedaled. (Spring '04)
  
  

• Book Review: Cycling  By Gianna Bellofatto Reid
  "The novel meanders like a great ride and reads like a great story," writes our "Life Is a Bike" columnist about this compelling new book by a young cyclist-author-professor from Baylor University. (Winter '04)
  
  

• Book Review: Cycling Past 50  By Rick Price
  The owner and founder of Experience Plus! tour company critiques Joe Friel's guidebook for cyclists who are seeing more gray in the hair, but still have a youthful, burning fire for cycling. (Summer '03)
  
  

• Book Review: It's Not About the Bike (My Journey Back to Life)  By Rick Price
  The owner and founder of Experience Plus! bicycling and walking tour company critiques Lance's classic autobiography, while recalling his own racing years. (Spring '03)
  
  

• Book Review: Two Great Books...Spokesongs and Metal Cowboy  By Rick Price
  It's two fine riders as two fine writers, similar in experience, yet each with his own voice. Rick Price compares, contrasts, critiques and celebrates these collections penned from the saddle-eye-view.  (Spring '03)
      

• Book Review: Advice for the Novice Touring Cyclist  By Theresa Russell 
  Cycling travel writer who frequently tours via bicycle points out the strengths and shortcomings of the new "how-to" book, Bicycle Touring Made Easy.  (Spring '02)
  
  

• Perfect R&R for Cyclists: Midwest B&Bs  By Jim Joyce
  Bikexchange editor reviews new guidebook--Bed, Breakfast & Bike Midwest. It's cycling, lodging, dining and travel writing at its very best.  (Spring '01)
  
  

• Happy Reading: A Review of the Book, Happy Endings By Theresa Russell
  Poignant, entertaining memoir of mother-daughter tour is critiqued by seasoned author/mother/cyclist/teenagers' tour operator.  (Winter '00)
  
  
• Bridges To the Heart: A Review of the Book, Cycling the Covered Bridges of Ohio  By Jim Joyce
  This gem includes 11 detailed, self-guided tours (all of which include a collection of covered bridges), plus neat history and facts on these beloved structures.  (Winter '00)
  
  

• A Guide to West Virginia Biking Guides  By Dale Porter
  Avid WV road and dirt biker picks, pans, and gives mini-reviews of 10 books. Here's the dirt...  (Summer '97)

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