Riding with Rilke: Reflections on Motorcycles and Books

Title: Riding with Rilke: Reflections on Motorcycles and Books
Author: Ted Bishop
Biography: 1697421
ISBN: 9780393330748
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Published: 2007
Binding: Paperback
Language: English
Edition: Reprint
Number of Pages: 272
Section: Biography & Autobiography | Memoirs
Condition Note: Moderate edge wear. Binding good. May have marking in text. We sometimes source from libraries. We ship in recyclable American-made mailers. 100% money-back guarantee on all orders.
Publisher Description: 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.