{"product_id":"in-the-city-of-bikes-the-story-of-the-amsterdam-cyclist-paperback","title":"In the City of Bikes: The Story of the Amsterdam Cyclist - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePete Jordan\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePete Jordan, author of the wildly popular \u003cem\u003eDishwasher: One Man's Quest to Wash Dishes in All Fifty States\u003c\/em\u003e, is back with a memoir that tells the story of his love affair with Amsterdam, the city of bikes, all the while unfolding an unknown history of the city's cycling, from the craze of the 1890s, through the Nazi occupation, to the bike-centric culture adored by the world today\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePete never planned to stay long in Amsterdam, just a semester. But he quickly falls in love with the city and soon his wife, Amy Joy, joins him. Together they explore every inch of their new home on two wheels, their rides a respite from the struggles that come with starting a new life in a new country. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWeaving together personal anecdotes and details of the role that cycling has played throughout Dutch history, Pete Jordan's \u003cem\u003eIn the City of Bikes: The Story of the Amsterdam Cyclist\u003c\/em\u003e is a poignant and entertaining read.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen Pete Jordan arrives in Amsterdam to study how to make America's cities more bicycle-friendly, he immediately falls in love with the city that already lives life on two wheels. His new bride, Amy Joy, joins Pete, and despite their financial hardships and instability, she eventually finds her own new calling as a bicycle mechanic as Pete discovers the untold history of cycling in Amsterdam.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom its beginnings as an elitis t pastime in the 1890s to the street-consuming craze of the 1920s, from the bicycle's role in a citywide resistance to the Nazi occupation to the White Bikes of the 1960s and the bike fishermen of today, Jordan chronicles the evolution of Amsterdam's cycling.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePart personal memoir, part history of cycling, part fascinating street-level tour of Amsterdam, \u003cem\u003eIn the City of Bikes\u003c\/em\u003e is the story of a man who loves bikes--in a city that loves bikes.\u003c\/p\u003e--\u003ci\u003eNew York Journal of Books\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen Pete Jordan arrives in Amsterdam to study how to make America's cities more bicycle-friendly, he immediately falls in love with the city that already lives life on two wheels. His new bride, Amy Joy, joins Pete, and despite their financial hardships and instability, she eventually finds her own new calling as a bicycle mechanic as Pete discovers the untold history of cycling in Amsterdam.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom its beginnings as an elitis t pastime in the 1890s to the street-consuming craze of the 1920s, from the bicycle's role in a citywide resistance to the Nazi occupation to the White Bikes of the 1960s and the bike fishermen of today, Jordan chronicles the evolution of Amsterdam's cycling.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePart personal memoir, part history of cycling, part fascinating street-level tour of Amsterdam, \u003cem\u003eIn the City of Bikes\u003c\/em\u003e is the story of a man who loves bikes--in a city that loves bikes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 448\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.06 x 8.01 x 5.31 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 16, 2013\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47467970232573,"sku":"9780061995200","price":28.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/3414\/0157\/files\/UEZzOTg1RWtIdkd0cURqejR1MFF2dz09.webp?v=1777281700","url":"https:\/\/booktolia.com\/products\/in-the-city-of-bikes-the-story-of-the-amsterdam-cyclist-paperback","provider":"booktolia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}