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| Stan Purdman |
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| Jim Malusa |
If you had asked me a year ago if I knew either of these two guys, I am pretty sure I would have said, "The guy on the right works for GEICO Ins. Co.
Now I can tell you that they are both excellent writers with interests in cycling. See they are both pictured with bikes! Each has written what I consider to be excellent travelogs. However, I bet you can find a bunch of other excellent travelogs and cycling books written by others.
Please keep in mind that the context of this blog is "geared" towards talking about my personal "connections". Both Stan and Jim were introduced in a post call: Going "buy" the Book. However, the purpose of the post was to "reveal" three personal connection that were on my "Yellow Shirt" page, Wayne Ostrander, Stan Purdman, and Scott Johnson.
When I created the referenced post name, I was just being "punny" using the word "buy" when it could have been the shorter "by". To be square, I do hope you would consider the books that Stan has written. Again, I think they are good reads...and he is my friend. For the other books listed here, it is up to you.
However, I do want to point out Stan's uniqueness to those of us that live in or near North East Ohio. In particular, Stan has written two books about "cycling trips/destinations" in our back yards.
Local Bike Riding Books by Stan Purdman:
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| 20 Rides, 20 Histories, 20 Maps and you have your self a great summer biking plan! |
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| 18 Rides! This book comes of the presses Mid-May 2011 and will unlock some of Cleveland's finest City rides! |
Travellogs and "others" I have read during the snowy cold days of Winter 2010-2011:
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| A touching narrative of one man's journey who wanted to ride cross county when he turned 50 years old. Stan is a trooper! |
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| If you like biking, you probably like maps. This journal has a bunch of great history about the US Highway system... especially Route 62! |
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| Some like to climb the highest peaks in the world. This journal of seven trips to seven depressions is an awesome read! |
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| The book that helped me complete my first century in October 2010 A very practical read! (See detail review below) |
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| LBS guy Jimmer says this old classic has to be net up on my rainy day reading list! |