{"product_id":"bxosbd-the-riders-motorcycle-adventurers-cruisers-outlaws-and-racers-the-world-over-9780760369753","title":"The Riders: Motorcycle Adventurers, Cruisers, Outlaws, And Racers The World Over","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Riders\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eexplores and celebrates the differences and common bonds among motorcyclists around the world via Henry von Wartenberg’s engaging and inviting documentary photography.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMotorcyclists feel \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003ea kinship with fellow riders\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e that is not easily explained but runs deeper than choices like bike brand or riding focus. You see it sometimes with a wave of the hand from one lane to the next, with an appreciative nod at a stoplight, or in a U-turn to check on a rider stranded on the roadside.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMotorcyclists make a conscious decision to ride an inherently dangerous device, a machine open to the elements and vagaries of nature. A motorcycle demands a level of attention far greater than a car and consequences for inattention are much graver. On the flip side, riding a motorcycle offers an \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eunmatched sense of freedom, adventure, and involvement\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eVon Wartenberg, a long-time rider himself, has traveled the world on a variety of assignments, some motorcycle related and others not. But wherever he was on the planet, he always found a way to connect with fellow riders and document their culture and machines. Over the course of his travels \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003ehe has photographed riders in more than 30 countries\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e including Bolivia, Austria, Canada, Chile, China, Costa Rica, France, Mongolia, Mexico, Italy, Germany, Iceland, Peru, Spain, the United States, England, and Thailand to name a few.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhat emerges on the pages of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Riders\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is the amazing breadth of the motorcycling world, from \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eoutlaw clubs\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e to \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eadventurers\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e to \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eracers\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e to \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eboulevard cruisers\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e to those for whom a motorcycle is the only form of transportation as well \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003ea means to make a living\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Riders\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is a book sure to be enjoyed by anyone who embraces the two-wheeled world.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Quarto Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43369989406926,"sku":"9780760369753","price":54.9,"currency_code":"MYR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/0883\/2974\/files\/9780760369753_a.png?v=1770370864","url":"https:\/\/www.bookxcess.com\/products\/bxosbd-the-riders-motorcycle-adventurers-cruisers-outlaws-and-racers-the-world-over-9780760369753","provider":"BookXcess","version":"1.0","type":"link"}