The Green Bicycle
Title | The Green Bicycle PDF eBook |
Author | Haifaa Al Mansour |
Publisher | Penguin |
Pages | 354 |
Release | 2015-09-22 |
Genre | Juvenile Fiction |
ISBN | 0698183487 |
In the vein of Year of the Dog and The Higher Power of Lucky, this Middle Eastern coming-of-age story is told with warmth, spirit, and a mischievous sense of humor Spunky eleven-year-old Wadjda lives in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia with her parents. She desperately wants a bicycle so that she can race her friend Abdullah, even though it is considered improper for girls to ride bikes. Wadjda earns money for her dream bike by selling homemade bracelets and mixtapes of banned music to her classmates. But after she's caught, she’s forced to turn over a new leaf (sort of), or risk expulsion from school. Still, Wadjda keeps scheming, and with the bicycle so closely in her sights, she will stop at nothing to get what she wants. Set against the shifting social attitudes of the Middle East, The Green Bicycle explores gender roles, conformity, and the importance of family, all with wit and irresistible heart.
Big Blue Book of Bicycle Repair
Title | Big Blue Book of Bicycle Repair PDF eBook |
Author | C. Calvin Jones |
Publisher | Park Tool |
Pages | 654 |
Release | 2019-04-24 |
Genre | Reference |
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The BBB-4 Big Blue Book of Bicycle Repair by Calvin Jones is packed with easy-to-follow, step-by-step procedures, color photos and repair tips for keeping almost any road or off-road bike running smoothly and trouble-free. Whether it's repairing a flat tire, adjusting brakes and shifting systems, truing wheels, or maintaining hub, headset and bottom bracket bearing systems, the BBB-4 has you covered. Thoroughly researched and revised, the 4th edition of the Big Blue Book contains updated photos, torque specifications and troubleshooting tables, along with new content on wheel building, electronic shifting, 12-speed and 1X drivetrains, tubeless tires, disc brakes, headset and bottom bracket standards, and more. Truly an indispensable tool and reference source for both the novice and advanced bicycle mechanic.
Japanese Steel
Title | Japanese Steel PDF eBook |
Author | William Bevington |
Publisher | Rizzoli Publications |
Pages | 242 |
Release | 2018-10-16 |
Genre | Transportation |
ISBN | 0847861708 |
The first book to chronicle the golden age of Japanese bicycle design. Japanese bicycles have long been at the forefront of both competitive and recreational cycling—from top-flight racing bicycles to collectible custom fixed-gear frames. This comprehensive and stunningly illustrated book presents a fascinating overview of the most prolific and celebrated period of Japanese bicycle design, between the 1950s and the ’80s, when uniquely talented artisanal craftsmen produced some of the most iconic bicycles of the twentieth century. From the recognizable silhouettes of major manufacturers like Fuji, Panasonic, and Bridgestone to the rarest frames from artisanal builders like 3-Rensho or Nagasawa, Japanese bicycle designers dominated the cycling world and created machines that are still revered today. Illustrated with specially commissioned photographs of fully restored bikes, and supplemented with artifacts and ephemera from technical manuals to photography of the legendary Keirin racing circuits, this book is must-have for anyone with an interest in cycling and the phenomenon of Japanese design.
The Epiplectic Bicycle
Title | The Epiplectic Bicycle PDF eBook |
Author | Edward Gorey |
Publisher | Houghton Mifflin Harcourt |
Pages | 72 |
Release | 1997 |
Genre | Art |
ISBN | 9780151003143 |
The story of an intrepid voyage of epic proportion with a hero unequaled in the annals of literature. Gorey is "a man of enormous erudition . . . an artist and writer of genius" ("The New Yorker").
Bicycle
Title | Bicycle PDF eBook |
Author | David V. Herlihy |
Publisher | Yale University Press |
Pages | 496 |
Release | 2004-01-01 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 9780300104189 |
The nineteenth century's "mechanical horse" offered an exciting new world of transportation for all and ushered in an era of changes that resonates to the present day, changes cataloged and described in a fascinating history of an engineering marvel.
The Red Bicycle
Title | The Red Bicycle PDF eBook |
Author | Jude Isabella |
Publisher | Kids Can Press Ltd |
Pages | 36 |
Release | 2015-03-01 |
Genre | Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | 1771384441 |
Leo rides his beloved red bicycle to school, soccer practice and everywhere in between. He is devastated when he outgrows Big Red. But when Leo learns of a bicycle donation program, he perks up - someone who really needs his bike can give it a new life. Little does he know that Big Red will change other people’s lives, too. Follow the bike as it travels to West Africa, where it helps people in Burkina Faso bring goods to the market, and serves as a makeshift ambulance, proving that an ordinary bicycle can be truly extraordinary.
The Magic Bicycle
Title | The Magic Bicycle PDF eBook |
Author | John Bibee |
Publisher | InterVarsity Press |
Pages | 202 |
Release | 1983-05-04 |
Genre | Juvenile Fiction |
ISBN | 9780877843481 |
The Spirit Flyer, a rusty old bicycle found in the city dump, surprises its new owner, John Kramar, when it magically lives up to its name, introducing John to an unknown world and changing his life for good.