{"product_id":"draft-animals-phil-gaimon-9780143131243","title":"Draft Animals: Living the Pro Cycling Dream (Once in a While)","description":"\u003cb\u003eFrom the author of the cult favorite \u003ci\u003ePro Cycling on $10 a Day \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eAsk a Pro\u003c\/i\u003e, the story of one man's quest to realize his childhood dream, and what happened when he actually did it.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Like countless other kids, Phil Gaimon grew up dreaming of being a professional athlete. But unlike countless other kids, he actually pulled it off. After years of amateur races, hard training, living out of a suitcase, and never taking \"no\" for an answer, he finally achieved his goal and signed a contract to race professionally on one of the best teams in the world. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Now, Gaimon pulls back the curtain on the WorldTour, cycling's highest level. He takes readers along for his seasons in Europe, covering everything from rabid, water-bottle-stealing Belgian fans, to contract renewals, to riding in poisonous smog, to making friends in a sport plagued by doping. \u003ci\u003eDraft Animals\u003c\/i\u003e reveals a story as much about bike racing as it is about the never-ending ladder of achieving goals, failure, and finding happiness if you land somewhere in-between.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Phil Gaimon\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0143131249\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780143131243\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Penguin Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/10\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 352\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.90h x 5.30w x 0.80d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/01\/2017 pg. 40","brand":"Phil Gaimon","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43993931776255,"sku":"9780143131243","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_d68daa69-1f5d-45ef-8e81-9df6d9c398df.jpg?v=1683327141","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/draft-animals-phil-gaimon-9780143131243","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}