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In the City of Bikes: The Story of the Amsterdam Cyclist Paperback – April 16, 2013

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In 2002, the newlywed American author came to Amsterdam to study urban planning for five months. He, his wife, and his son live there still, filled with the relentless optimism that laces this book. Need a work visa in a tight labor market? Just be a janitor at a garbage-processing plant. Low funds and two-room apartments? Who cares when you’re holding your pregnant wife’s hand as she bikes along beside you? That’s right. Everyone bikes in Amsterdam: the elderly, the brief-cased, the ladder-carrying, the ballroom-gowned. All without helmets. No history of bicycles is complete without a history of bike thievery, and Jordan delivers. The long section on the German occupation has isolated strong points but bogs down listing anything that relates to bikes. American cities lack the critical mass of cyclists to earn adequate bike lanes, yet too few cycle if they have to wear a helmet. So it is odd that an expatriate whose dream job is to monitor all forms of traffic doesn’t say much about this quandary or why cycling is more fun for the Dutch. --Dane Carr

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“A funny, engaging, and exhaustively researched tribute to Amsterdam’s unique biking history….Jordan is an honest, self-effacing narrator, and there’s much that’s lovably comic about his inauguration into Amsterdam cyclo-culture.” -- Los Angeles Times

“A charming and quirky book....Jordan’s portrait of bicycle culture in Amsterdam gives a fascinating account of a viable alternative to dependence on cars.” -- Christian Science Monitor

“This highly readable book illuminates the bicycle’s integral role in shaping both the psyche and the actual city of Amsterdam.” -- Houston Chronicle

“For anyone contemplating visiting or living in The Netherlands, In the City of Bikes is a must read.” -- New York Journal of Books

“Full of personal anecdote, self-deprecating humor, local lore and a history of cycling that positively bursts with enthusiasm, In the City of Bikes is both a memoir and an ode to bicycles -- Shelf Awareness

“[W]hat could have been a straightforward history [is] something more special: history that doesn’t feel like history--just an enjoyable story from start to finish….An excellent choice for bikers and those who appreciate how a city’s history can be changed by the simplest of passions.” -- Kirkus Reviews

“Jordan brings depth and color to a niche subject, delivering an engaging cultural history. By the end, readers will understand that the bike is to Amsterdam what the car is to America. Both are more than modes of transportation: they’re a substantial part of their riders’ identities.” -- Publishers Weekly
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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Harper Perennial; 0 edition (April 16, 2013)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 448 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0061995207
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0061995200
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 11.6 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.31 x 1.01 x 8 inches
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