The Man Who Would Stop at Nothing: Long-Distance Motorcyclings Endless Road. Her stately, lyrical prose, profound respect for the machinery, and sympathy for the extreme adventurers will transport even the most unlikely readers. In this candid, eloquent, sharply observed book, Melissa Holbrook Pierson. Her MA, also in English Literature, was awarded in 1984 by Columbia University. She attended Vassar College, receiving her BA in English Literature in 1980. Biography Pierson was born in Akron, Ohio. Long-distance trips are punishing ("this near to hellfire%E2%80%9D), requiring superhuman reserves of self-discipline, stamina, and sleep deprivation, and Pierson continually marvels at why people like Ryan do it. Melissa Holbrook Pierson (born December 14, 1957) 1 is a writer and essayist of non-fiction. He acted as her "portable witness,%E2%80%9D showing her the ropes, such as refueling in four-minutes tops and eating while "on the slab.%E2%80%9D Pierson infiltrates this select, loyal group of long-distance riders, like those determined numbers who join the periodic Iron Butt Rally, the 11-day, 11,000-mile trek that crisscrosses the American continent (including Alaska), and during which the riders gain bonus points the more remote their GPS tracking.
Ryan sponsored Pierson's initiation%E2%80%94 the grueling SaddleSore, a 1,000-mile journey from Erie, Pa., to Spartanburg, S.C., in under 24 hours. A divorce (from writer Luc Sante), along with persistent goading by a new acquaintance, a revered member of the elite Iron Butt Association (IBA), John Ryan, prompted this 50-something former rider to consider getting back on the bike. Pierson's (The Perfect Vehicle) marvelously engaging account of her resumption of long-distance motorcycling after years of hiatus proves pure pleasure for the aficionado.
0 kommentar(er)
