Two Wheels Good: The History and Mystery of the Bicycle

by Jody Rosen

Book Overview

A panoramic revisionist portrait of the nineteenth-century invention that is transforming the twenty-first-century world

"Excellent . . . calls to mind Bill Bryson, John McPhee, Rebecca Solnit."--The New York Times Book Review (Editors' Choice)

ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR: The New Yorker

The bicycle is a vestige of the Victorian era, seemingly at odds with our age of smartphones and ride-sharing...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0804141495
• ISBN13: 9780804141499
• Release Date: May 2022
• Publisher: Crown Publishing Group (NY)
• Length: 416 Pages
• Weight: 1.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 6.4" x 9.4"