Riding With The Rocketmen: One Man's Journey on the Shoulders of Cycling Giants
By: James Witts
4.09
Format: 288 pages, Paperback
' Humble and very funny ' - Ned Boulting ' Essential reading for any Étape rider ' - Daniel Friebe…
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1. Etape: The untold stories of the Tour de France's defining stages
By: Richard Moore
2.74
Format: None pages, Hardcover
In ETAPE, critically acclaimed author Richard Moore will take readers on a virtual Tour de France, … read more
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2. The Rider
By: Sam Garrett , Tim Krabbé
3.50
Format: 24 pages, Paperback
A literary sports classic, finally available in the U.S. Originally published in the Netherlands in… read more
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3. Ask a Pro: Everything You Should Be Scared to Know about Pro Cycling
By: Phil Gaimon
3.04
Format: 40 pages, Hardcover
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4. Long Way Round: Chasing Shadows Across the World
By: Ewan McGregor , Charley Boorman , None
3.53
Format: None pages, Hardcover
It started as a daydream. Poring over a map of the world at home one quiet Saturday afternoon, Ewan… read more
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5. 80/20 Running: Run Stronger and Race Faster by Training Slower
By: Matt Fitzgerald , Robert Johnson
3.20
Format: None pages, Paperback
TRAIN EASIER TO RUN FASTER This revolutionary training method has been embraced by elite runners--w… read more
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6. The Cyclist's Training Bible
By: Joe Friel , Tudor O. Bompa
4.27
Format: 197 pages, Paperback
The Cyclist's Training Bible is designed to help amateurs create a training plan and refine the ski… read more
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7. Politics On the Edge: A Memoir From Within
By: Rory Stewart
4.36
Format: 434 pages, Kindle Edition
A searing insider's account of ten extraordinary years in Parliament from Rory Stewart, former Cabi… read more
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"Proper searching could stop drugs being carried through the gates. In the US and Sweden, where there was proper searching, I had discovered, the drug rates were far lower. But when I shared these sug…"-Rory Stewart, Politics On the Edge: A Memoir From Within
8. Doppelganger: A Trip into the Mirror World
By: Naomi Klein
4.22
Format: 416 pages, Hardcover
What if you woke up one morning and found you’d acquired another self―a double who was almost you a… read more
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"Our role here on earth is not simply to maximize the advantage in our lives. It’s to maximize (protect, regenerate) all of life. We are here not just to make sure we as individuals survive, but to ma…"-Naomi Klein, Doppelganger: A Trip into the Mirror World
"A state of shock is what happens to us- individually or as a society- when we experience a sudden and unprecedented event for which we do not yet have adequate explanation. At its essence, a shock is…"-Naomi Klein, Doppelganger: A Trip into the Mirror World
9. And Away...
By: Bob Mortimer
4.33
Format: 323 pages, Hardcover
Bob Mortimer’s life was trundling along happily until suddenly in 2015 he was diagnosed with a hear… read more
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"Always enter your shoes before wearing them."-Bob Mortimer, And Away...
10. The Instruments of Darkness (Charlie Parker, #21)
By: John Connolly
4.44
Format: 512 pages, Hardcover
From the international and instant New York Times bestselling author John Connolly, the beloved and… read more
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"You didn’t have to look very hard to be disappointed by human beings. We were not all bad, just enough of us, although the rest had to work very hard to make up for that minority."-John Connolly, The Instruments of Darkness (Charlie Parker, #21)
11. Exercised: Why Something We Never Evolved to Do Is Healthy and Rewarding
By: Daniel E. Lieberman
4.18
Format: 464 pages, Hardcover
If exercise is healthy (so good for you!), why do many people dislike or avoid it? These engaging s… read more
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"Eating sensibly and exercising don't guarantee long life and good health; they just decrease the risk of getting sick."-Daniel E. Lieberman, Exercised: Why Something We Never Evolved to Do Is Healthy and Rewarding
"The mantra of this book is that nothing about the biology of exercise makes sense except in the light of evolution, and nothing about exercise as a behavior makes sense except in the light of anthrop…"-Daniel E. Lieberman, Exercised: Why Something We Never Evolved to Do Is Healthy and Rewarding
"We evolved to be physically active as we age, and in turn being active helps us age well. Further, the longer we stay active, the greater the benefit, and it is almost never too late to benefit from …"-Daniel E. Lieberman, Exercised: Why Something We Never Evolved to Do Is Healthy and Rewarding
"For generation after generation, our ancestors young and old woke up each morning thankful to be alive and with no choice but to spend several hous walking, digging, and doing other physical activiti…"-Daniel E. Lieberman, Exercised: Why Something We Never Evolved to Do Is Healthy and Rewarding
12. Abroad in Japan: Ten Years In The Land Of The Rising Sun
By: Chris Broad
4.18
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
When Englishman Chris Broad landed in a rural village in northern Japan he wondered if he'd made a … read more
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13. The Seventh Son
By: Sebastian Faulks
3.60
Format: 353 pages, Kindle Edition
A CHILD WILL BE BORN WHO WILL CHANGE EVERYTHING When a young woman named Talissa answers an adve… read more
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14. The Trading Game: A Confession
By: Gary Stevenson
4.26
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
A vivid, blistering memoir that takes readers inside the high-stakes drama and hubris of the tradin… read more
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15. Ozark Dogs
By: Eli Cranor
3.72
Format: 312 pages, Hardcover
In this Southern thriller, two families grapple with the aftermath of a murder in their small Arkan… read more
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16. Jan Ullrich: The Best There Never Was
By: Daniel Friebe
4.31
Format: 610 pages, Kindle Edition
Jan Ullrich: The Best There Never Was is the first biography of Jan Ullrich, arguably the most natu… read more
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17. Everest, Inc.: The Renegades and Rogues Who Built an Industry at the Top of the World
By: Will Cockrell
4.00
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
Featuring original interviews with mountain guides and climbers—including Jimmy Chin and Conrad Ank… read more
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18. The Devil You Know (DS Max Craigie, #5)
By: Neil Lancaster
4.54
Format: 383 pages, Kindle Edition
A CASE GONE COLD Six years ago, Beata Dabrowski arranged to meet her lover in Glasgow and was neve… read more
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19. Orbital
By: Samantha Harvey
3.73
Format: 207 pages, Hardcover
A slender novel of epic power, Orbital deftly snapshots one day in the lives of six women and men … read more
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"Maybe we're the new dinosaurs and need to watch out."-Samantha Harvey, Orbital
"The past comes, the future, the past, the future. It's always now, it's never now."-Samantha Harvey, Orbital
"Raw space is a panther, feral and primal; they dream it stalking through their quarters."-Samantha Harvey, Orbital
"That's all this great human endeavor of space exploration really is, he thinks, an animal migration, a bid for survival. A looping song sent into the open, a territorial animal song."-Samantha Harvey, Orbital
20. World Within a Song: Music That Changed My Life and Life That Changed My Music
By: Jeff Tweedy
4.01
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
An exciting and heartening mix of memories, music, and inspiration from Wilco front man and New Yor… read more
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21. In My Time of Dying: How I Came Face to Face with the Idea of an Afterlife
By: Sebastian Junger
3.92
Format: 176 pages, Hardcover
A near-fatal health emergency leads to this powerful reflection on death—and what might follow—by t… read more
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"Everyone has a relationship with death whether they want one or not; refusing to think about death is its own kind of relationship. When we hear about another person's death, we are hearing a version…"-Sebastian Junger, In My Time of Dying: How I Came Face to Face with the Idea of an Afterlife
22. Coffee First, Then the World: One Woman's Record-Breaking Pedal Around the Planet
By: Jenny Graham
4.56
Format: 277 pages, Hardcover
16 countries, 124 days and 18,000 miles. This is the story of one woman's solo lap of the planet by… read more
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23. Bloody Minded: My Life in Cycling
By: Alex Dowsett
4.55
Format: 321 pages, Kindle Edition
SHORTLISTED FOR THE SPORTS BOOK AWARDS 2024 – CYCLING BOOK OF THE YEAR'Immensely readable and revea… read more
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24. 1923: The Mystery of Lot 212 and a Tour de France Obsession
By: Ned Boulting
4.17
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
The story of an obsession. When cycling commentator Ned Boulting bought a length of Pathé news film… read more
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25. Climbers: How the Kings of the Mountains conquered cycling
By: Peter Cossins
3.86
Format: 336 pages, Kindle Edition
When, during the Pyrenean stages of the 1998 Tour de France, a journalist asked Marco Pantani why h… read more
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26. Live to Ride: Finding Joy and Meaning on a Bicycle
By: Peter Flax
4.30
Format: 224 pages, Hardcover
A visual celebration of the beauty and lure of bicycle culture by renowned cycling journalist Peter… read more
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27. Sticky Bottle: The Cycling Year According to Carlton Kirby
By: Carlton Kirby
4.26
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
'Entertaining, quirky and an enjoyable read' – Phil Liggett MBE 'A genuine one-off with a ready wi… read more
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28. Around The World In 80 Days
By: Mark Beaumont
4.28
Format: 416 pages, Paperback
The inspiring story of one man's record-breaking cycle around the world.On Monday 18th September 20… read more
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29. Riding With The Rocketmen: One Man's Journey on the Shoulders of Cycling Giants
By: James Witts
4.09
Format: 288 pages, Paperback
' Humble and very funny ' - Ned Boulting ' Essential reading for any Étape rider ' - Daniel Friebe… read more
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30. Two Wheels Good: The History and Mystery of the Bicycle
By: Jody Rosen
3.62
Format: None pages, Kindle Edition
A panoramic revisionist portrait of the nineteenth-century invention that is transforming the twent… read more
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31. The Race of Truth: A Record-Breaking Bike Ride Across Europe
By: Leigh Timmis
4.21
Format: 370 pages, Kindle Edition
SHORTLISTED FOR THE SPORTS BOOK AWARDS 2024 - CYCLING BOOK OF THE YEARBeing the fastest cyclist in … read more
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