Heft on Wheels: A Field Guide to Doing a 180
A Field Guide to Doing a 180
$27.55
- Paperback
252 pages
- Release Date
15 March 2011
Summary
Take one very large guy. Add booze, cigarettes, and an extreme amount of junk food. Mix in a wry, self-effacing wit. Throw in a bike. The result? Heft on Wheels, a potently funny look at turning your life around, one insanely unrealistic goal at a time. Not that long ago, Mike Magnuson was a self-described lummox with a bicycle. In the space of three months, he lost seventy-five pounds, quit smoking, stopped drinking, and morphed from the big guy at the back of the pack into a lean, mean cycl…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781400052417 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1400052416 |
| Author: | Mike Magnuson |
| Publisher: | Three Rivers Press (CA) |
| Imprint: | Fodor's Travel Publications Inc.,U.S. |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 252 |
| Edition: | 1st |
| Release Date: | 15 March 2011 |
| Weight: | 191g |
| Dimensions: | 14mm x 134mm x 205mm |
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Critics Review
“Mike’s one of the only writers in the world who makes reading about cycling so much fun you’re nearly tempted to skip your next ride and keep turning the pages.” –Bill Strickland, executive editor, Bicycling magazine “Forget Dr. Phil and the South Beach Diet. Forget Atkins and scary pills. Mike Magnuson found another, much more enjoyable way to shed pounds and get healthy: cycling.” –Chicago Sun-Times
About The Author
Mike Magnuson
Mike Magnuson teaches creative writing at Southern Illinois University in Carbondale and has written for “Esquire,” “GQ,” and “Bicycling.” He is the author of two novels and a memoir.
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