A Hole in the Wind

“A detail-rich chronicle of the half-dozen epic bike rides Goodrich has undertaken since 2000, including a 2011 cross-country trip. Goodrich is a good enough reporter—and a sufficiently gifted stylist—to make the miles fly by.” – Washington Post
“This cyclist’s view of how things really are effectively cuts across head-butting arguments about global warming. A compelling narrative enlivened as much by the author’s encounters on the road as by his skillful unfolding of scientific knowledge.” – Kirkus Reviews
“Goodrich peppers his narrative with historical anecdotes, environmental science asides, and lots of travel details.” – Publishers Weekly
“At the end of a high-level career in climate science, David Goodrich cycled from Delaware to Oregon looking for a “hole in the wind” — a human future in the unrelenting march of climate change. Ultimately, he sees humanity’s capacity for economic transformation and reform as up to the job.” – Nature
“The text rolls along as easily as his heavily-laden bike must have on those welcome downhill stretches. For a summer read that engages, entertains, and also educates, I can’t recommend anything better than A Hole in the Wind.” – The Daily Local
“Combining personal reflections with sobering environmental facts and figures he takes along with him, [Goodrich] exposes a pervasive streak of climate change denial in the U.S. and shares the best antidotes for politically motivated misinformation. Entertaining and instructive, Goodrich’s travelogue showcases one man’s heroic efforts to confront this century’s greatest environmental crisis.” – Booklist
“A diverting memoir for long-distance bikers and hikers.” – Library Journal

David Goodrich is the former head of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Climate Observations and Monitoring Program, and served as the Director of the UN Global Climate Observing System in Geneva, Switzerland. He is the author of A Hole in the Wind, which was a “One City, One Book” pick for San Francisco, and A Voyage Across an Ancient Ocean, also available from Pegasus Books. He lives in Rockville, Maryland.

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