Since the early 1980s, David Byrne has been riding a bicycle as his principal means of transportation in New York City. A few years later he discovered folding bikes, and starting taking them with him on music tour overseas, and experienced a sense of liberation as he pedaled around many of the world's principal cities. The point of view from his bike seat has given Byrne a panoramic window on urban life over the last thirty years as he has cycled round cities such as London, Berlin, Buenos Aires, Istanbul, Manila, New York ...
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Since the early 1980s, David Byrne has been riding a bicycle as his principal means of transportation in New York City. A few years later he discovered folding bikes, and starting taking them with him on music tour overseas, and experienced a sense of liberation as he pedaled around many of the world's principal cities. The point of view from his bike seat has given Byrne a panoramic window on urban life over the last thirty years as he has cycled round cities such as London, Berlin, Buenos Aires, Istanbul, Manila, New York, and San Francisco. From music and the visual arts, to globalisation, politics, the nature of creative work, fashion and art, this book gives the reader an incredible insight into what Byrne is seeing and thinking as he pedals around these cities. Filled with intimate photographs, incredible musical stories and a powerful ecological message, this is a enchanting celebration of bike riding - of the rewards of seeing the world at bike level.
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New in None Issued jacket. 8vo-over 7¾-9¾" tall. 1st Printing. This is a New and Unread copy of the first edition (1st printing). Bound in bright orange cloth over bards. Cover designed by David Byrne. This is the first edition (1st printing). Ilustrtated with drawings by David Byrne (co-founder of "The Talking Heads".
This is a good book about many things in life in many places in the world. Bicycling is how David gets around, but it is not discussed as much as I would have liked. I thought it would be more about how bicycling in different parts of the world, but it was just about different parts of the world. The title is misleading. It's a good book and many interesting thoughts, but I think the title is off-target. I would have called it, "worldly diaries." (Might have reached a wider audience also.)