What Goes Around
A London Cycle Courier's Story
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2017
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Guardian Faber Publishing (Verlag)
978-1-78335-054-4 (ISBN)
Guardian Faber Publishing (Verlag)
978-1-78335-054-4 (ISBN)
At twenty-five, Emily Chappell took up cycle couriering while she searched for a 'real job'. As she flies through the streets of London, dancing with the traffic, Chappell records the pains and pleasures of life on wheels: the dangerous missions; the moments of fear and freedom, and ultimately the simple joy of pedalling onward.
At twenty-five, Emily Chappell took up cycle couriering while she searched for a 'real job'. Eight years on, she is still riding. As she flies through the streets of London, dancing with the traffic, Chappell records the pains and pleasures of life on wheels: the dangerous missions; the moments of fear and freedom, and ultimately the simple joy of pedalling onward.
At twenty-five, Emily Chappell took up cycle couriering while she searched for a 'real job'. Eight years on, she is still riding. As she flies through the streets of London, dancing with the traffic, Chappell records the pains and pleasures of life on wheels: the dangerous missions; the moments of fear and freedom, and ultimately the simple joy of pedalling onward.
Emily Chappell studied at Cambridge and SOAS, and since 2008 has worked as a cycle courier in London. Emily's writing has featured in the Guardian and in 2012 she won Travel Blogger of the Year at the British Travel Press Awards, and a Jupiter's Traveller Award from the Ted Simon Foundation. @emilychappell / thatemilychappell.com
Erscheinungsdatum | 04.02.2017 |
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Verlagsort | London |
Sprache | englisch |
Maße | 130 x 200 mm |
Gewicht | 255 g |
Themenwelt | Literatur ► Biografien / Erfahrungsberichte |
Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Sport ► Motor- / Rad- / Flugsport | |
Reisen ► Reiseberichte ► Europa | |
ISBN-10 | 1-78335-054-7 / 1783350547 |
ISBN-13 | 978-1-78335-054-4 / 9781783350544 |
Zustand | Neuware |
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