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From the publishers of Motorcycle Consumer News, Shifting Gears at 50 is a one-of-a-kind motorcycling manual for returning and late-entry riders, essentially anyone 40 years old and up who's looking to hit the road on two wheels. Author Philip Buonpastore, a motorcycle journalist and retired US Air Force photographer, helps readers gear up to get back on a motorcycle (or get on one for the first time). In Part 1, "Becoming a Motorcyclist," Buonpastore...
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24 pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm.
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"Climb aboard! Imagine cruising the countryside on a big, comfortable touring bike, rocketing down a strip on a drag bike, or gripping the ice in an extreme speedway race! If these excite you, then your are a motorcycle fan" "[summary]"--Provided by publisher.
9) Forks: a quest for culture, cuisine, and connection : three years, five continents, one motorcycle
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xv, 263 pages : illustrations, color, maps ; 25 x 28 cm
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Forks brings the world to your table: An around-the-world adventure story. A colorful photo book with more than 700 color photographs. A global cookbook with 40 signature recipes. Why would someone sell nearly everything he owns, pull roots, and travel tor three years--alone--on a motorcycle? One day Allen Karl woke up to discover that he was unemployed and his marriage had ended in divorce. Allen looked at these forks in the road of his life...
10) Ralph S. Mouse
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Ralph S. Mouse books volume 2
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When Ralph and his pesky cousins accidentally make a mess at the Mountain View Inn, Ralph decides that he'd better take his motorcycle and leave. He persuade his young pal Ryan to take him to school, where Ralph is an instant hit with Ryan's classmates. But Ralph doesn't like being told what to do. Worse than that, his precious motorcycle gets broken.
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xiv, 418 pages ; 22 cm
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Acclaimed as one of the most exciting books in the history of American letters, this modern epic became an instant bestseller upon publication in 1974, transforming a generation and continuing to inspire millions. This 25th Anniversary Edition features a new introduction by the author, in which he reveals his original intention about the book's controversial ending, as well as important typographical changes reflecting his ideas. A narration of a...
13) The highest pass
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1 videodisc (89 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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A documentary about Anand, a modern Indian yogi and guru, who asks a student to join him on a motorcycle expedition through the highest passes of the Indian Himalayas. Anand bears the burden of a Vedic prophecy that predicts he will die soon in an accident, but lives by the wisdom that 'Only the one who dies, truly lives.' A team of seven riders begin the 21-day journey of a lifetime, guided by the teachings of Anand.
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198 pages ; 23 cm
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"Late October, 1984. Prince and Bruce are dominating FM radio. Ron and Nancy are headed back to the White House. Crockett and Tubbs are leading men everywhere to embrace pastels. And Richard Cunningham? Well, Richard Cunningham is having a really bad Sunday. First, there's the meeting with his agent. A decade ago, the forty-something Cunningham was one of Hollywood's hottest screenwriters. But Tinseltown is no longer interested in his artsy, introspective...
16) Rolling Thunder
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1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 26 cm
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Told in rhyming text, a boy accompanies his grandfather on the Rolling Thunder Ride for Freedom, a demonstration in Washington, DC, on Memorial Day that pays tribute to American veterans.
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269 pages ; 24 cm
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"What happens when women in midlife step out of what's predictable? For Bernadette Murphy, learning to ride a motorcycle at forty-eight becomes the catalyst that transforms her from a settled wife and professor with three teenage children into a woman on her own. The confidence she gained from mastering a new skill and conquering her fears gave her the courage to face deeper issues in her own life and start taking risks. It is a fact that men and...
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