Riding with Rilke: Reflections on Motorcycles and Books (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780393330748)

In this "joyful book" (Booklist), archive diver and Ducati enthusiast Ted Bishop takes readers on an epic trip from Edmonton to Austin, through the classic landscapes of the American West, and to some of America's and Europe's most famous cities as he considers what it means to be a road dog and a researcher. Whether describing how he came to own a Ducati, debating the merits of D. H. Lawrence's novels, relishing the outlaw thrill of cruising small American towns on his bike, or holding Virginia Woolf's suicide note in the British Library, Bishop "easily blends his love of books and archives with his love of motorcycles and riding...an unusual combination...but one that ultimately works" (Library Journal). A Playboy Best Book of 2006.

Author: Ted Bishop
ISBN-10: 0393330745
ISBN-13: 9780393330748
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Language: English
Published: 11/17/2007
Pages: 272
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.50lbs
Size: 8.06h x 5.88w x 0.65d