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Keeping Faith: A Father-Son Story About Love & the United States Marine Corp
In 1998, Frank Schaeffer
was a successful novelist living in "Volvo-driving, higher-education
worshipping" Massachusetts with two children graduated from top
universities. Then his youngest child, straight out of high school, joined
the U.S. Marine Corps. Written in alternating voices by eighteen-year-old
John and his father, Frank, Keeping Faith takes readers in riveting fashion
through a family’s experience of the U.S. Marine Corps. From being broken
down and built back up.
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Great Failures of the Extremely Successful by Steve Young
Babe Ruth struck out 1,330
times...on his way to the Hall of Fame. Oprah Winfrey was fired from her
television reporter's job and advised: "You're not fit for TV."
Author/interviewer Steve Young provides
inspirational, often humorous
and always helpful, reflections from those who refused to let defeat
stop them on their road to success and includes personal
stories by: Erin Brockovich; Jane Goodall; Johnny Unitas; Sam Donaldson;
Teddy Pendergrass; Billy Idol; Dr. Audrey Manley; and many more.
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Positively 4th Street: The Lives and Times of Joan Baez, Bob Dylan, Mimi Baez Farina, and Richard Farina
by David Hajdu is a mesmerizing account of how four young people -- Bob Dylan, Joan Baez,
Mimi Baez Fariña, and Richard Fariña -- gave rise to a modern day bohemia and created
the enduring sound and style of the 1960s. Positively 4th Street is that rare book with a
new story to tell about the 1960s: the story of how some of the greatest American popular
music arose out of the lives of four gifted and charismatic figures. New June 2001 |
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The Motorcycle Safety Foundation's Guide to Motorcycling Excellence: Skills, Knowledge, and Strategies for Riding Right, 2nd ed.
Nate Rauba editor A remarkable source of riding
wisdom, it enables brand-new riders to learn safe riding habits from the start while
veterans can perfect their performance to reduce accident risk. In a clear, engaging style
with detailed diagrams and extensive full-color photographs and illustrations, the book
covers rider attitude, proper dress, performance, maintenance and troubleshooting, as well
as basic and advanced street skills. Included are tips on traveling skillfully in a group;
identify and fix mechanical problems; and much, much more. |
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Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance : An Inquiry into Values
by Robert M. Pirsig An updated version of the
modern epic that transformed a generation and continues to inspire millions -- a
penetrating examination of how we live and how to live better. A narration of a
summer motorcycle trip undertaken by a father and his son, Zen and the Art of Motorcycle
Maintenance becomes a personal and philosophical odyssey into fundamental questions of how
to live. The narrator's relationship with his son leads to a powerful self-reckoning, the
craft of motorcycle maintenance leads to an austerely beautiful process for reconciling
science, religion, and humanism. Resonant with the confusions of existence, this classic
is a touching and transcendent book of life. |
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Ultimate Harley-Davidson
A Harley-Davidson motorcycle is no mere
means of transportation. Celebrated on screen, in song, and in story, these thundering
two-wheeled titans are national icons, regarded worldwide as
symbols of the American love of freedom and the open road. In Ultimate Harley-Davidson
Hugo Wilson profiles 50 classic models, from the E-heads of the early 1900s to the 1999
Twin Cams. The profiles include not only the company's racing, sporting, and touring
bikes, but also examples of dressed and custom Harleys and rarities like the 1965 Topper
scooter and 1969's three-wheeled Servi-Car. |
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Great American Motorcycle Tours
by Gary Mckechnie . . . You're a rider, you're an independent spirit, and you're
reluctant to follow someone else's road map. But there are millions of miles of road to
ride, and you could spend months trying to find the best ones. Let Gary be your guide.
He's spent years exploring the nation by bike, and he gives you his top 20 rides, from the
rocky New England coast to the glorious wide open West. Tips on side trips, scenic
stops, and watering holes, and much more..... |
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Motorcycle Guide to Route 66
by
Kirk Woodward. The complete resource for motorcyclists in search of America's most
famous highway . . . Route 66, The Mother Road. You'll have everything you need to make a
safe, enjoyable trip down Historic Route 66 on two wheels. Three turn-by-turn guides to
the old road. See exactly how to do it from Chicago to Los Angeles or from Los Angeles to
Chicago. A complete listing of motorcycle dealers along the Route. Laws regarding
motorcycles in each of the 8 states the Route passes through. And much, much more. |
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More Than a Motorcycle : The Leadership Journey at Harley-Davidson
by Rich Teerlink.
The story behind the story of
Harley-Davidson. This candid inside account goes behind the scenes to chronicle
Harley's difficult journey from a traditional "command-and-control" culture to
an open, participative organization in which employees no longer went along for the ride,
but took new levels of responsibility for charting their course. |
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This Old Harley : The Ultimate Tribute to the World's Greatest Motorcycle (Town Square Book)
by editor Michael Dregni captures just what it is about Harleys that make them so popular with riders
and restorers. It pays tribute not only to this legendary piece of machinery, but to the
stories, history, and lifestyle behind its rise to the world's most popular bike in the
world. Anecdotal stories from biking legends and fabulous artwork (including
historical and current photos, posters, illustrations, old postcards). |
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Motocross & Off-Road Motorcycle Performance Handbook, 2nd Edition (CyclePro)
by Eric Motocross An Amazon.com reader from Pacifica, CA says "If you're a motorcycle enthusiast and you
like to work on your own bike, this is the book to have! It tells you just about
anything you may ever have wanted to know about working on your bike and more importantly,
how to set it up properly. It goes through everything step by step, but not in a dummies
fashion. The writing is straight forward, entertaining and best of all fact filled. I
would call this the bible of dirtbikes". |
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