In the City of Bikes - The Story of the Amsterdam Cyclist

Pete Jordan, author of the wildly popular Dishwasher: One Man''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 Jordan''s In the City of Bikes: The Story of the Amsterdam Cyclist is a poignant and entertaining read.

About the author

Pete Jordan is the author of the memoir Dishwasher: One Man's Quest to Wash Dishes in All Fifty States. Pete's work has been featured on public radio's This American Life and in the New York Times. He lives in Amsterdam.

Product details

• Authors: Pete Jordan, Jordan Pete
• Publisher: Harper Perennial USA
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.04.2013
• EAN: 9780061995200
• ISBN: 978-0-06-199520-0
• No. of pages: 448
• Dimensions: 135 mm x 203 mm x 26 mm
• Subjects: Guides > Sport > Motorsport, motorcycle sport, bicycle sport, aviation sport; Travel > Travelogues, traveller's tales > Europe; Cycling: general and touring, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY: Personal Memoirs, TRANSPORTATION: Motorcycles / General, TRANSPORTATION: Motorcycles / History, TRANSPORTATION: Bicycles, TRANSPORTATION: General, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Memoirs