Riding With Giants

Cover Type: Softcover
Book Condition: Very Good
Jacket Condition: None Issued
Publisher: Viking
Publisher Place: Australia
Publisher Year: 2020
Edition: First Edition

Description: 344 pages. Ex-Library. Book is in Very good condition throughout.

Publishers Description: International businessman Peter Holmes a Court left the executive world and found himself living deep in rural France with only his seven-year-old twin girls for company.Peter was struggling as a single father in a foreign country - unsettled by the sudden move away from a traditional job, and completely baffled by the society around him. His only to ride LEtape du Tour , the challenging amateur leg of the Tour de France . In an effort to find some new friends in the community - and a bike for the race - he discovered the regions small bicycle factory.He was soon spending his days photographing his custom bike being built, meeting the locals, and learning about the rich traditions of artisan craftsmanship. Trying to enjoy the simple things and become a better father, Peter slowed down, and started to reflect seriously on history, industry and the structure of our modern economy. He and his daughters finally began to put down roots and understand the beauty and calm of a small-scale existence and a very different approach to excellence and the well-lived life.This is one mans compelling, informative and funny story about the wisdom of children, the nature of work today, and the science of bicycles.

ISBN: 9780670077946