Bicycle Diaries

A round-the-world bicycle tour with one of the most original artists of our day.Urban bicycling has become more popular than ever as recession-strapped, climate-conscious city dwellers reinvent basic transportation.

In this wide-ranging memoir, artist/musician and co-founder of Talking Heads David Byrne--who has relied on a bike to get around New York City since the early 1980s--relates his adventures as he pedals through and engages with some of the world's major cities.

From Buenos Aires to Berlin, he meets a range of people both famous and ordinary, shares his thoughts on art, fashion, music, globalization, and the ways that many places are becoming more bike-friendly.Bicycle Diariesis an adventure on two wheels conveyed with humor, curiosity, and humanity.