Two Wheels Good

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The History and Mystery of the Bicycle (Shortlisted for the Sunday Times Sports Book Awards 2023)

By Jody Rosen

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Two Wheels Good by Jody Rosen explores the fascinating and transformative history of the bicycle. The book delves into how this simple yet revolutionary invention has impacted societies around the world, shaping urban landscapes, influencing cultures, and driving social change. Through historical narratives and vivid storytelling, Rosen reveals the bicycle's enduring significance and its role in various cultural and political movements.
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You might enjoy this book if you're fascinated by the impact and evolution of bicycling over time. It explores the cultural, political, and social influences of cycling, offering a unique perspective on how this two-wheeled invention has shaped the world.

Two Wheels Good

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A panoramic portrait of the nineteenth-century invention that is transforming our twenty-first-century world.

SHORTLISTED FOR THE SUNDAY TIMES SPORTS BOOK AWARDS 2023

'Full of delightful anecdotes and interviews and fascinating historical tales' Mail on Sunday

A panoramic portrait of the wondrous vehicle whose passenger is also its engine.

A toy, a tool, a liberator, or complete nuisance—the bicycle has been many things to many people over the decades, yet it endures as the most popular form of transport in the world. How has such a simple machine achieved so much?

Combining history, travelogue, and memoir, Jody Rosen reshapes our understanding of this ubiquitous vehicle from its invention in 1817 to its present-day renaissance as a 'green machine'. Readers meet unforgettable characters—women's suffragists who steered bikes to the barricades in the 1890s, a Bhutanese king who races mountain bikes in the Himalayas, astronauts who ride a floating bicycle in zero gravity.

By examining the bicycle's past and peering into its future, Two Wheels Good forms a joyful ode to an engineering marvel of global importance.

'Funny, precise, surprising' — Adam Gopnik

'Love for two-wheeled transport runs through every sentence' — Economist

'Wry, rich, deeply researched' — Patrick Radden Keefe

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Jody Rosen's Two Wheels Good is lauded for its vibrant history of the bicycle, blending memoir, travelogue, and historical narrative. Critics praise Rosen's engaging and enthusiastic approach, noting the book's breadth and detailed exploration of the bicycle's global impact over time. With humour and insight, it is described as a lively and comprehensive account, filled with delightful anecdotes that capture the reader's interest in both the bicycle's history and its wider cultural significance.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780099593591

Publisher: Vintage Publishing

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 17 August 2023

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Vintage

Audience: General / adult, Professional and scholarly

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 25.0mm

Width: 129.0mm

Height: 198.0mm

Weight: 330g

Pages: 416

Collections

Biography & Memoir Cycling Education & Reference Engineering, Technology & Agriculture History & Military Jody Rosen Mindset & Self Help New Year, New You Non-Fiction Penguin Books Science & Nature Self-Help & Personal Development Sports Travel & Adventure

About the Author

Jody Rosen is a contributing writer for The New York Times Magazine. His writing on culture, politics, transportation, and music has appeared in The New Yorker, Slate, New York, the Los Angeles Times, and other publications.