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IN THE CITY OF BIKES
By: Pete Jordan
Harper Perennial
April 2013
On Sale: April 16, 2013
448 pages
ISBN: 0061995207
EAN: 9780061995200
Kindle: B008XOA7T4
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Non-Fiction Biography
Pete Jordan, author of the wildly popular Dishwasher: One ManΓ’β¬β’s Quest to Wash Dishes in All Fifty States, is back with a memoir that tells the story of his love affair with Amsterdam, the city of bikes, all the while unfolding an unknown history of the city's cycling, from the craze of the 1890s, through the Nazi occupation, to the bike-centric culture adored by the world today Pete never planned to stay long in Amsterdam, just a semester. But he quickly falls in love with the city and soon his wife, Amy Joy, joins him. Together they explore every inch of their new home on two wheels, their rides a respite from the struggles that come with starting a new life in a new country. Weaving together personal anecdotes and details of the role that cycling has played throughout Dutch history, Pete JordanΓ’β¬β’s In the City of Bikes: The Story of the Amsterdam Cyclist is a poignant and entertaining read.
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