In the City of Bikes
The Story of the Amsterdam Cyclist
HarperCollins · Print & ebook · April 16, 2013
Pete Jordan, author of the wildly popular Dishwasher: One Man’s Quest to Wash Dishes in All Fifty States, is back with a memoir that tells the story of his love affair with Amsterdam, the city of bikes, all the while unfolding an unknown history of the city's cycling, from the craze of the 1890s, through the Nazi occupation, to the bike-centric culture adored by the world today Pete never planned to stay long in Amsterdam, just a semester.
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- Who it’s for
- A love story with Amsterdam doubles as an entertaining history of the city’s cycling culture.
- Themes
- Amsterdam cycling history, Starting life in a new country, Memoir and personal anecdotes
- Genres
- Personal Memoirs, Bicycles, Benelux History
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Pete Jordan, author of the wildly popular Dishwasher: One Man’s Quest to Wash Dishes in All Fifty States, is back with a memoir that tells the story of his love affair with Amsterdam, the city of bikes, all the while unfolding an unknown history of the city's cycling, from the craze of the 1890s, through the Nazi occupation, to the bike-centric culture adored by the world today Pete never planned to stay long in Amsterdam, just a semester.
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But he quickly falls in love with the city and soon his wife, Amy Joy, joins him. Together they explore every inch of their new home on two wheels, their rides a respite from the struggles that come with starting a new life in a new country. Weaving together personal anecdotes and details of the role that cycling has played throughout Dutch history, Pete Jordan’s In the City of Bikes: The Story of the Amsterdam Cyclist is a poignant and entertaining read.
City on Two Wheels
A love story with Amsterdam doubles as an entertaining history of the city’s cycling culture.
Come here for
- Personal tales of finding a home in Amsterdam
- Cycling history from the 1890s through the Nazi occupation
Expect
- A blend of memoir and Dutch history
- Two-wheeled explorations alongside the strains of starting over
Where it sits
| Benelux History | 45% |
|---|---|
| Personal Memoirs | 45% |
| Bicycles | 35% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Lives in History
- Sports Lives
- Personal Memoirs
- European History
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- Motorcycles
- Motorcycle History
- Motorcycle Photo Books
- Authors
- Pete Jordan
- Publisher
- HarperCollins
- Published
- April 16, 2013
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- Amsterdam cycling history · Starting life in a new country · Memoir and personal anecdotes
- Reading lane
- Lives in History