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Summary: seeingmysoul
Review: Incidentally, I am 65 years of age and was unable to enter my review any other way . The book was delightful and was very refreshing and extremely gutsy! That trip was a brave undertaking but with a grandmother like hers - who could fail? I've purchased the book for family members as gifts and recommended it to all my friends! Am very much looking forward to her next book. I hope that is SOON!!!!
Thanks, Bev Millard
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Summary: An Inspiration
Review: Reading Cycling into Your Soul was an inspiration. It reminded me that anything is possible if you allow yourself to live life with vision and courage. Marg Archibald's book is not only an opportunity to think about other cultures but to examine the individual journey which each of us chooses to make. On a recent trip to Haida Gwaii, I met a young woman who had found Marg's cycling adventure inspiring. It appeals to young and old.Win Barham
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Summary: An Inspiration
Review: Reading Cycling into Your Soul was an inspiration. It reminded me that anything is possible if you allow yourself to live life with vision and courage. Marg Archibald's book is not only an opportunity to think about other cultures but to examine the individual journey which each of us chooses to make. On a recent trip to Haida Gwaii, I met a young woman who had found Marg's cycling adventure inspiring. It appeals to young and old. Win Barham
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Summary: Needed a good editor
Review: There are already a number of positive reviews of this book, but this is not one of them. I found this book to be sorely in need of a good editor. As it is, this book is a stream of consciousness that meanders along, dragging the reader through too many unfinished currents. It doesn't work well as travel writing because she lacks critical detail in many places. It doesn't work well as a spiritual discussion because she is too shy as a writer and maybe too didactic as a moralist. It doesn't work well as biycle literature because she doesn't talk much about bikes. This novel is arranged as a series of vignettes. What it really needed was a strong editor who could see its disparate units and force the writer to come back with a cohesive narrative. There are portions of the book that are interesting, but a reader might do well to hold back on the credit card information on this one because there are so many other excellent bicycle-travel-spiritual journey books out there.
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Summary: A Soul Revealed
Review: There are travel books that take us to various countries and places and then travel books that take us to places inside ourselves. Marg Archibald has done both. I found it extraordinary how much Marg reveals of herself in her writings - her fears, her joys, her worries, her loves, her courage. I couldn't wait to see what next adventure she would encounter and deal with. The effect on me was liberating indeed. Being the same age as Marg and as strong a rider physically I know I could enjoy similar adventures if I can give up my desire to not go solo. This I did for three days this August and credit Cycling Into Your Soul for helping me on my way. My next plan is to cycle across Cuba in 2002. Read and enjoy!
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Summary: A Soul Revealed
Review: There are travel books that take us to various countries and places and then travel books that take us to places inside ourselves. Marg Archibald has done both. I found it extraordinary how much Marg reveals of herself in her writings - her fears, her joys, her worries, her loves, her courage. I couldn't wait to see what next adventure she would encounter and deal with. The effect on me was liberating indeed. Being the same age as Marg and as strong a rider physically I know I could enjoy similar adventures if I can give up my desire to not go solo. This I did for three days this August and credit Cycling Into Your Soul for helping me on my way. My next plan is to cycle across Cuba in 2002. Read and enjoy!
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Summary: Excellent book
Review: This is one of the best books I have ever read! The copy I bought has been lent to a few other bicyclists and friends who also enjoyed it. In my case, I've biked throughout Eastern and Western Europe so Archibald's adventures travelling alone in Russia really impressed me. My father read the book before biking across Canada at age 69. It impressed him because it is not just a travel log--it is bicycle literature. Other women friends with no biking experience were enthralled to read about Archibald's spiritual journey. The book should be on every idealist's bookshelf because it is a potent reminder that all of us can live out our dreams; moreover, life doesn't end at 50, it is just beginning. Marg Archibald has the right approach and attitude. I recommend this book highly!
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Summary: A Great Travelogue
Review: Whether one enjoys this book depends on what one is looking for. I found it to be a great travelogue and a lot of fun to read, with the author detailing her journey across various regions of Europe and Asia. I've read other bicycle-touring books that seem to be focused as much on technical information and problems as the journey. If that's the type of book one likes, this isn't it. There is very little technical in the book; it focuses on the journey. There's a little 'new age' style where the author speaks with her ancestors but it really doesn't shade the book as a whole. I found it charming. The most enjoyable aspect of this book, as opposed to so many other bicycling books, is that this author obviously was no jock trying to race against time, or anything else. She was in her middle age, as I am. She certainly didn't impress me as a world athlete, just a fairly ordinary person on a fairly extra-ordinary journey! Easy, fun, and pleasant reading, recommended for all ages.
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Summary: A Great Travelogue
Review: Whether one enjoys this book depends on what one is looking for. I found it to be a great travelogue and a lot of fun to read, with the author detailing her journey across various regions of Europe and Asia. I've read other bicycle-touring books that seem to be focused as much on technical information and problems as the journey. If that's the type of book one likes, this isn't it. There is very little technical in the book; it focuses on the journey. There's a little 'new age' style where the author speaks with her ancestors but it really doesn't shade the book as a whole. I found it charming. The most enjoyable aspect of this book, as opposed to so many other bicycling books, is that this author obviously was no jock trying to race against time, or anything else. She was in her middle age, as I am. She certainly didn't impress me as a world athlete, just a fairly ordinary person on a fairly extra-ordinary journey! Easy, fun, and pleasant reading, recommended for all ages.
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