Life is a Road, Get on it and Ride! (Life Is a Road Series) [Paperback]

Daniel Meyer (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 11, 2004 | Series: Life Is a Road Series

"...I know the risks, and moderate them when I can, but still I press on, even into adversity. There are very few things I fear, and even this situation was not one of them.

But still...every now and then...just once and a while...

I wonder...I question...I seek to understand why...

Beaten to the edge of rationality, stunned beyond the capability of comprehension, between racking sobs and painful gasps for breath I screamed into the chaos,

'What in the bloody hell am I doing out here?'

I was not really expecting an answer..."

Through a series of adventures told with humor and passion, Life is a Road, Get on it and Ride captures the essence of the motorcycling experience and carries the reader where few have ventured before. Take a wild ride into the magical worlds along the highways of America and a passionate tour through the mysterious soul of an avid motorcycle rider. Experience what one reader calls, "A little bit of Jung, a little bit of Freud, and a little bit of rock and roll." (Doc D)

Product Details

• Paperback: 178 pages
• Publisher: iUniverse (April 11, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0595314112
• ISBN-13: 978-0595314119
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 6.5 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,372,690 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

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12 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Just a bit disappointed, November 15, 2004

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deepsouth (Lexington KY) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Life is a Road, Get on it and Ride! (Life Is a Road Series) (Paperback)

As a rider who enjoys reading about riding, I found Daniel Meyer's first book to capture something essential about the need to ride a motorcycle. Even his tales of driving from one Denny's to the next, in search of hot fudge sundaes, were humorous in a quiet, warm, and homey way, and so I eagerly picked up this second book hoping for something of the same experience. I was disappointed. While some of the stories in the first book strained credulity, they still brought a smile to my face. Too many in this collection strayed so far from the believable that they made my eyes roll instead. The author can be forgiven for his quasi-mystical take on life and riding. There is certainly a tradition for this in motorcycle books. But harder to take is Mr. Meyer's need (more in this book) to tell tall tales which unabashedly position him as couragous, heroic, and the object of feminine desire. Rather than capturing the sweetness and "magic" that is often so much a part of ordinary motorcyle riding and the people in it, these stories seem to reflect another kind of ordinariness-- the tendency of some authors to devolve into writing that is theatrical, pseudo-philosophical, and blantantly self-aggrandizing. If Mr. Meyer writes another book I will buy it,(I like motorcycle books) but I will hope for more warmth and less narcissism.

9 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Couldn't put this book down..., February 24, 2005

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Jeff Gunderman "Natureszen" (Dayton, OH) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Life is a Road, Get on it and Ride! (Life Is a Road Series) (Paperback)

More than just a book on riding. Daniel's stories reflect a way of life and living it. Personally, I think he's right on target. I can't get enough of his writing. His style borders on Indiana Jones meets ghandi, a good mix, with a flare toward the dramatic (the magic) an inspirational combination that lights a fire in his reader to follow their dreams rather than fall into complacency. For me the motorcycle has been a valuable tool to find my place in the universe, experience peace and live. This book backs up what I have always known - discover it for yourself, See you on the road...

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Just finished reading, July 26, 2005

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Michael A. Frye (Indiana) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Life is a Road, Get on it and Ride! (Life Is a Road Series) (Paperback)

Just finished reading "Life is a Road, the Soul is a Motorcycle", what a great book! Very good read with many wonderful visual images created with words. As close to actually riding as you can get from your chair. If Heinlein, Thoreau, Castaneda & Richard Bach got together to write a motorcycle book this might be it.