Great reviews, Jaycar.
As someone who prefers to read about, and talk about, motorcycles and motorcycling in the context of the world around us, rather than in the abstract, I was intrigued that all three books you reviewed fit that criterion.
I have long been an admirer of Peter Egan's work, and his columns are the primary reason I read Cycle World and Road & Track. For some time, I had been hinting to my family that Leanings would make a great gift for me, but since Christmas, my wedding aniversary and my birthday have come and gone without their getting the hint, I guess I need to break out my Visa card and pick up the phone.
I had read an article about Neil Peart and Ghostrider in one on the print magazines and had made a mental note to check it out as well. I had never paid particular attention to the music of Rush, and would not have know Neil if he sat next to me at the bar, but the story, and the exerpts from the book I saw did intrigue me.
I had seen adverts for Investment Biker but had not heard anything about it, so there was nothing to seperate it from any number of motorcycle adventure tales that have been published. In my opinion, such a story needs to be much more than a description of the challanges encountered, on-road emergenty repairs etc -- it should provide meaningful insight and perspective about the people and lands through which the adventurer has passed. Sounds like this one may do that.
Anyway, thanks. We are in a blizzard here this morning, and it will be awhile before I can count on much riding, and a couple of good books can make that wait bearable.
Bob
As someone who prefers to read about, and talk about, motorcycles and motorcycling in the context of the world around us, rather than in the abstract, I was intrigued that all three books you reviewed fit that criterion.
I have long been an admirer of Peter Egan's work, and his columns are the primary reason I read Cycle World and Road & Track. For some time, I had been hinting to my family that Leanings would make a great gift for me, but since Christmas, my wedding aniversary and my birthday have come and gone without their getting the hint, I guess I need to break out my Visa card and pick up the phone.
I had read an article about Neil Peart and Ghostrider in one on the print magazines and had made a mental note to check it out as well. I had never paid particular attention to the music of Rush, and would not have know Neil if he sat next to me at the bar, but the story, and the exerpts from the book I saw did intrigue me.
I had seen adverts for Investment Biker but had not heard anything about it, so there was nothing to seperate it from any number of motorcycle adventure tales that have been published. In my opinion, such a story needs to be much more than a description of the challanges encountered, on-road emergenty repairs etc -- it should provide meaningful insight and perspective about the people and lands through which the adventurer has passed. Sounds like this one may do that.
Anyway, thanks. We are in a blizzard here this morning, and it will be awhile before I can count on much riding, and a couple of good books can make that wait bearable.
Bob