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Chasing the Chimney Sweep    by Selwyn Parker
Price: $4.95 USD. 76960 words. Published on July 4, 2010. .

The original Tour de France of 1903 was much tougher than today's version, with stages over 400kms long. The author of ten books of history and travel, Selwyn Parker and three others undertook to ride in the tracks of the original hard men. The narrative starts and ends in Paris as the cyclists wend their way over 2,000kms of rural and urban France in homage to the supermen of last century.
Doping with RC Cola and a Moon Pie    by D. Patrick Miller 
Price: Free! 2800 words. Published on August 5, 2010. .

The true story of how the author wandered off the track of competitive bicycling, never to return. This shocking confessional reveals the final, dirty little truth behind the Floyd Landis scandal and the rumors swirling around Lance Armstrong: the sport is just too damn hard!
Possums and Punctures (Improper Cycling In New Zealand)    by Pete Hepworth
Price: $2.99 USD. 66220 words. Published on October 15, 2010. .

What would you do if you realised that you had finally become too fat to wear your dad’s pants? Pete Hepworth got his bike out and hit the trails of New Zealand, promptly suffering the indignity of being overtaken by some Danish pensioners. Along the way he met the cast of the Lord of the Rings movie in a seedy tattoo parlour in Wellington and many small marsupials with poor road sense.
15, 000 Miles of Doubled Decked Cycling - Heart & Lung Cause    by Rejean H. C.
Price: $14.99 USD. 13380 words. Published by Coall Publishing  on December 30, 2010. .

On a journey to capture attention and raise awareness for healthy lungs, Rejean travels across mountain peeks of the west, through the central plains, and towards the eastern forests. Traveling 15,000+ miles on a unique two story bicycle, meeting communities while enjoying the beautiful scenery, this book is based on a travel journal with varies encounters & interviews of his experiences.
The Bicycle Book: Wit, Wisdom & Wanderings    by Jim Joyce
Price: $9.99 USD. 44350 words. Published by Satya House Publications  on February 27, 2011. .

The Bicycle Book: Wit, Wisdom and Wanderings is a celebration of the bicycle by people who ride...a tribute to one of the finest, most efficient, most useful machines ever invented. The 25 contributors are talented writers and cartoonists, each with a unique take on bicycling. Whether in critical observation, concern, memorial, fact, or in jest, each story and cartoon is definitely worth a look.
Why are you doing this?    by Paul van Deursen
Price: $3.99 USD. 39500 words. Published on March 24, 2011. .

This travelogue describes a cycling journey from Calgary, Alberta to Panama and back to Calgary, about 13000 kms. The trip,took 8 months and last but not least was taken by a more than middle aged man, completely unsupported and using only used equipment. Hopefully it may catapult someone to do something unorthodox,experience the odd adventure and discover how other people live.
Be Brave, Be Strong: A Journey Across the Great Divide    by Jill Homer
Price: $2.99 USD. 123090 words. Published on May 5, 2011. .

This is an inspiring and often harrowing account of Jill Homer's record-breaking, 2,740-mile mountain bike ride from Canada to Mexico along the Great Divide. The book follows the thrilling adventure, grueling physical challenges, and emotional turmoil of an ordinary person trying to do something extraordinary.
Chain Reaction: A Novel    by Ross Goldstein
Price: $9.99 USD. 112530 words. Published on May 9, 2011. .

Three years after quitting the pro circuit, former cycling star Cal Scott accepts an offer from his father: Come to Italy, bring your bike, watch a race, no strings attached. But when Cal learns that the trip coincides with a famous local race, the strings pull him back, hard, into competition--and also the past. He sets out to win the race and heal the painful memories that put his life on hold.
Watch Your Line: Techniques to Improve Road Cycling Skills (Second Edition)    by Alan Canfield
Price: $7.99 USD. 14180 words. Published on May 21, 2011. .

This book presents a systematic approach to improving road cycling skills and efficiency. The author presents the "Four-P's" for Position, Pedal, Precision, and Practice to orient, organize, reinforce, and remind the rider of the principles presented.
Ghost Trails: Journeys Through a Lifetime    by Jill Homer
Price: $2.99 USD. 78200 words. Published on May 26, 2011. .

"Ghost Trails" is the true story of an ordinary person - timid, nonathletic, raised in the suburbs of Salt Lake City - and her unlikely route to one of the most difficult bicycle races in the world, a 350-mile epic along Alaska's frozen Iditarod trail. Through her struggles and intimate confrontations with her fears and weaknesses, she discovers the surprising destination of her life's trails.