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9781250020963 English 1250020964 An anthology of the best motorcycle literature from top authors including Hunter S. Thompson, Thomas McGuane, Robert Pirsig, Roald Dahl, Alberto Granado, and T. E. Lawrence An anthology of the best motorcycle literature from top authors including Hunter S. Thompson, Thomas McGuane, Robert Pirsig, Roald Dahl, Alberto Granado, and T. E. Lawrence Sons of Thunder is a high-octane anthology that brings together the best in motorcycle writing. This unique collection includes seminal pieces from Hunter S. Thompson and Robert Pirsig. Melissa Holbrook Pierson and Thomas McGuane offer probing reflections on the relationship between rider and machine. Roald Dahl waxes poetic on the second-hand Ariel 500cc he bought as a sixteen-year-old. There are classic dispatches from the road including T. E. Lawrence's travels on his Brough Superior, Alberto Granado's storied rides with Che Guevara, and Theresa Wallach's overland journey with Florence Blenkiron from London to Cape Town. This anthology also offers hidden gems, such as Mike Carter's midlife meditation "Uneasy Rider" and Jim Perrin's "Travels with a Harley." Facing more than just the elements of the road, these riders simultaneously take physical and emotional journeys, surrendering to the mental release a bike brings. Danger lurks around every bend, but above all is the rider's desire for speed, the constant cravingto go faster and further than one has ever gone before. At times literary and lyrical, at others tactile and thrilling, Sons of Thunder takes to the road with an all-star roster of writers who delve into the pleasures and perils of motorcycles and celebrate the emotional bond between rider and machine., Today's most notable literati recall their experiences as riders in this inspiring collection of motorcycle writings. With an article from Hunter S. Thompson and an excerpting of Robert M. Pirsig's wildly successful Zen and the Art of Mortorcycle Maintenance , this high-octane anthology delves into the pleasures and perils of this unrivalled machine.From Dahl's secret childhood motorbike to the Melissa Holbrook Pierson's poetic musings on the biker, each motorcyclist brings a different perspective to the machine that unites them. Facing more than just the elements of the road, the riders simultaneously take physical and emotional journeys, surrendering to the mental release the bike brings. Danger lurks around every bend, but above all is the rider's desire for speed, the constant craving to go faster and further than one has ever gone before.At times literary and lyrical, at others tactile and thrilling, Sons of Thunder is a collection that will fuel avid riders and escapist readers. This celebration of one of mankind's greatest machines shows us that when the going gets tough, sometimes you just need to take a ride.
9781250020963 English 1250020964 An anthology of the best motorcycle literature from top authors including Hunter S. Thompson, Thomas McGuane, Robert Pirsig, Roald Dahl, Alberto Granado, and T. E. Lawrence An anthology of the best motorcycle literature from top authors including Hunter S. Thompson, Thomas McGuane, Robert Pirsig, Roald Dahl, Alberto Granado, and T. E. Lawrence Sons of Thunder is a high-octane anthology that brings together the best in motorcycle writing. This unique collection includes seminal pieces from Hunter S. Thompson and Robert Pirsig. Melissa Holbrook Pierson and Thomas McGuane offer probing reflections on the relationship between rider and machine. Roald Dahl waxes poetic on the second-hand Ariel 500cc he bought as a sixteen-year-old. There are classic dispatches from the road including T. E. Lawrence's travels on his Brough Superior, Alberto Granado's storied rides with Che Guevara, and Theresa Wallach's overland journey with Florence Blenkiron from London to Cape Town. This anthology also offers hidden gems, such as Mike Carter's midlife meditation "Uneasy Rider" and Jim Perrin's "Travels with a Harley." Facing more than just the elements of the road, these riders simultaneously take physical and emotional journeys, surrendering to the mental release a bike brings. Danger lurks around every bend, but above all is the rider's desire for speed, the constant cravingto go faster and further than one has ever gone before. At times literary and lyrical, at others tactile and thrilling, Sons of Thunder takes to the road with an all-star roster of writers who delve into the pleasures and perils of motorcycles and celebrate the emotional bond between rider and machine., Today's most notable literati recall their experiences as riders in this inspiring collection of motorcycle writings. With an article from Hunter S. Thompson and an excerpting of Robert M. Pirsig's wildly successful Zen and the Art of Mortorcycle Maintenance , this high-octane anthology delves into the pleasures and perils of this unrivalled machine.From Dahl's secret childhood motorbike to the Melissa Holbrook Pierson's poetic musings on the biker, each motorcyclist brings a different perspective to the machine that unites them. Facing more than just the elements of the road, the riders simultaneously take physical and emotional journeys, surrendering to the mental release the bike brings. Danger lurks around every bend, but above all is the rider's desire for speed, the constant craving to go faster and further than one has ever gone before.At times literary and lyrical, at others tactile and thrilling, Sons of Thunder is a collection that will fuel avid riders and escapist readers. This celebration of one of mankind's greatest machines shows us that when the going gets tough, sometimes you just need to take a ride.