- Taschenbuch: 224 Seiten
- Verlag: Mariner Books; Auflage: 1st. Harvest Ed (17. Juni 1999)
- Sprache: Englisch
- ISBN-10: 0156007045
- ISBN-13: 978-0156007047
- Vom Hersteller empfohlenes Alter: 15 - 18 Jahre
- Größe und/oder Gewicht: 20,2 x 13,4 x 1,5 cm
- Durchschnittliche Kundenbewertung: 4.0 von 5 Sternen Alle Rezensionen anzeigen (5 Kundenrezensionen)
- Amazon Bestseller-Rang: Nr. 689.436 in Englische Bücher (Siehe Top 100 in Englische Bücher)
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"[Paulsen's] anecdotes, by turns lyrical, moving and hilarious, reflect a rare clarity of mind and expression and are written in a stark, driving prose style . . . always leavened by a wry, often self-deprecating humor. . . . A book oddly magical from start to finish.-The Washington Post
Kurzbeschreibung
Nearing sixty, diagnosed with heart disease and feeling his mortality, Gary Paulsen buys his first Harley-Davidson and rides from his home in New Mexico to Alaska-and from the present into his past, through the landmarks of a singular life. Paulsen's journey is peopled with familiar faces, from the tough cop who saved him from juvenile delinquency to the prostitute whose career advice stopped him from quitting the army. And the work he does while on his bike-the work of mapping his life to find meaning-is of a piece with the pure sweat and muscle of youthful days spent on farms in Minnesota, or at the bottom of septic tank pits in Colorado, or wrangling dogsleds through the Alaskan wilderness. Amid the silence and beauty of running the road on his Harley, Paulsen celebrates the comforts of hard work, the thrill of challenge met bravely, and the peculiar joys of life lived to its fullest.
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I bought the book after someone recommended it and because of the positive feedback it got here.
I just finished it and still not understand why he wrote it and what he tried to say with it. Aparently he sees himself as a tough guy who at the age of fifty something finds out that he wants to by a Harley and ride from home to Alaska on it. He does not really tell much about the trip itself but puts in some memories of his life which are neither particularily impressive nor interesting in my view, and have nothing to do with the trip.
He is a bit unlucky with the weather as it seems (lots of rain) and falls over with the bike from time to time. Well, that happens with a bike that is not really suited for that trip.
Anyway, many people have done that trip (or much more amazing ones) on bikes, even in winter, without feeling the need to write books.
The book in my view one of those which the world could nicely do without. Books play an important part in life and I hardly ever throw one away. This one I did as soon as I had finished reading.
I just finished it and still not understand why he wrote it and what he tried to say with it. Aparently he sees himself as a tough guy who at the age of fifty something finds out that he wants to by a Harley and ride from home to Alaska on it. He does not really tell much about the trip itself but puts in some memories of his life which are neither particularily impressive nor interesting in my view, and have nothing to do with the trip.
He is a bit unlucky with the weather as it seems (lots of rain) and falls over with the bike from time to time. Well, that happens with a bike that is not really suited for that trip.
Anyway, many people have done that trip (or much more amazing ones) on bikes, even in winter, without feeling the need to write books.
The book in my view one of those which the world could nicely do without. Books play an important part in life and I hardly ever throw one away. This one I did as soon as I had finished reading.
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This book is a reprint of Pilgrimage On a Steel Ride written in 1997. Do not be fooled by the new name, cover and ISBN number as I was. Don't get me wrong, I admire Mr Paulsen's work and have purchased in the past (and will continue to do so in the future) every book he has written for my public library partons. B-U-T I feel the publisher is remiss in not stating up front that this book is a renamed reprint of an earlier book. True, on the back cover near the bottom in very tiny writing you will find the information but only after you have purchased the book over the internet will you see this disclaimer. Perhaps the publisher was thinking more of traditional book store sales where you can actually see the back of the book and read a few lines, but if so they were very shortsighted.
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For anyone who loves a personal adventure store stoey this is it. Its amazing what someone can accomplish. This story of Gary Paulsens personal adventure is like no other. Its exciting, fast and full of life. This is the third book I have read by the author and eveyone has been an adventure for me.
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A great book about the motorcycle journey of a lifetime.
Zero to Sixty is a great story about a motorcycle trip around North America. It tells of the whole trip and throughout the book splits off to tell of what led up to it. Lesen Sie weiter...
Veröffentlicht am 3. November 1999 von Baruch B. Smalley (dsmalley@juno.com)
The book rocks!
Have always been a believer that there is truth on the road, and Paulsen's chrome and leather epiphany - not too late, fortunately - is better than all the other books he wrote for... Lesen Sie weiter...
Am 18. Juni 1999 veröffentlicht
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