Cycling's Strangest TalesExtraordinary but true stories from 200 years of cycling history. Part of the bestselling Strangest series, Cyclings Strangest Tales is a quirky and fascinating collection of stories from cyclings history. Included are stories of Thomas Stevens, the doughty Englishman who circumnavigated the world on a penny farthing, the 1904 Tour de France winner who was disqualified for catching the train, the 1937 Japanese invasion of China spearheaded by 50,000

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Kyle was awarded the nation’s highest military decoration

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Of Sissman's remarkable final poems John Updike wrote

this delightful book encourages children to explore clouds for themselves

The Sign of Jonas is an extraordinary view of Merton’s life in a Trappist monastery

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she returns to the icy

charming immigration story follows a girl who moves from Karachi

From the creator of Lazy Dave comes a humorous story about a forgetful elephant who may not be as forgetful as he seems