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The Perfect Vehicle

By Pierson, Melissa Holbrook

The Perfect Vehicle Social Sciences

The Perfect Vehicle

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In a book that is "a must for anyone who has loved a motorcycle" (Oliver Sacks), Melissa Pierson captures in vivid, writerly prose the mysterious attractions of motorcycling. She sifts through myth and hyperbole: misrepresentations about danger, about the type of people who ride and why they do so. The Perfect Vehicle is not a mere recitation of facts, nor is it a polemic or apologia. Its vivid historical accounts-the beginnings of the machine, the often hidden tradition of women who ride, the tale of the defiant ones who taunt death on the racetrack-are intertwined with Pierson's own story, which, in itself, shows that although you may think you know what kind of person rides a motorcycle, you probably don't.
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Edition:
illustrated
Number of Pages:
242
Release Date:
1998-05-17
Publication Date:
1998-05-01
Publisher:
W. W. Norton & Company
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
0393318095
ISBN13:
9780393318098
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Weight:
356 g
Height:
148 cm
Width:
210 cm
Thickness:
15 cm
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