With this brilliant account of his journey--at once edge-of-your-seat exciting and literary--Mark Jenkins established himself as the master of adventure/travel writing. In 1989 he and six companions--two Americans and four Russians--set out on an arduous, first-ever crossing of Siberia by bike, cycling across rutted dirt roads, swamps, the Ural Mountains, and through Moscow and Leningrad. This beautifully repackaged edition of Jenkins's travel classic vividly chronicles the highlights of this amazing voyage, including a ...
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With this brilliant account of his journey--at once edge-of-your-seat exciting and literary--Mark Jenkins established himself as the master of adventure/travel writing. In 1989 he and six companions--two Americans and four Russians--set out on an arduous, first-ever crossing of Siberia by bike, cycling across rutted dirt roads, swamps, the Ural Mountains, and through Moscow and Leningrad. This beautifully repackaged edition of Jenkins's travel classic vividly chronicles the highlights of this amazing voyage, including a month spent biking through an 800-mile swamp and the team's interactions with some fascinating characters--from the widow who makes Mark sleep in her dead son's bed to the Lithuanian searching for the concentration camp where his wife spent her childhood. Combining the exhilaration of record-setting adventure with thoughtful introspection, Jenkins's words allow readers to recognize the extraordinary in the day-to-day lives of ordinary Russians. USA Today called Off the Map "a literary epic." Newsweek declared "the ornery, observant Jenkins [is] good company on every page." And Robert Pirsig, author of Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance , wrote: "Jenkins is a master of the fundamental writer's talent: an ability to see things in new ways, as no one has ever seen them before."
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Seller's Description:
The item shows wear from consistent use, but it remains in good condition and works perfectly. All pages and cover are intact (including the dust cover, if applicable). Spine may show signs of wear. Pages may include limited notes and highlighting. May NOT include discs, access code or other supplemental materials.
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Very Good. 159486764X. Signed by Jenkins on the title page. Creasing to the corners, else unmarked. In the late spring, summer, and late fall of 1989, the year the Berlin Wall fell, 7 cyclists, including Jenkins, were given the chance to ride mountain bikes across Siberia.; 248 pages; Signed by Author.
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Very good; Collectible. FIRST PRINTING. EXCELLENT COVER IS WHOLE WITH GOOD COLORS, NO SUN FADING OR STICKERS, AND MINIMAL TO TINY FLAWS. NO NAMES OR MARKS SEEN. NOT EX-LIB. SEE PHOTOS IF AVAILABLE. 8180 OB 01.
