The Masked Rider: Cycling in West Africa

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The Masked Rider: Cycling in West Africa

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Author(s):

Neil Peart

First Pub:

1996

Genre(s):

Memior; Non-Fiction

First Read:

Unknown

Times Read:

1 time

Rating:

Subject(s):

Africa, West - Description and travel
Bicycle touring - Africa, West
Peart, Neil - Journeys - Africa, West

Chapters:

See 22

Introduction

Part 1 - What Man, Where You Going?

1 - Inferno

2 - Dance Prty

3 - Hell Hole

4 - Hotel Happy

5 - The Larger Bowl

Part 2 - Epiphanies and Apostasies

6 - Epiphany at Vespers

7 - The Missionary Position

8 - Encounters

9 - The Good Heart

10 - The Paved Road

11 - People on the Bus

12 - The Beaten Track

13 - Quixote and Quasimodo

Part 3 - White Man, What You Going?

14 - Watermelon and Satellites

15 - Toll and Trouble

16 - The Lizards Are Fat at Waza

17 - African Nightmares

18 - Parisian Dreams

Internal ID:

13683

Series:

No series

Dedication:

To my mother and father who brought me up to know better...
Continuing thanks to Mark Riebling and Danny Peart for criticism and advice. And to Jackie and Selena for allowing the time.

First Sentence:

It is said that one travels to East Africa for the animals, and to West Africa for the people.

Last Sentence:

None on file

Primary Location(s):

Cameroons, West Africa

Comments:

No comments on file

Synopsis not on file
Extract not on file

Added: 16-Jun-2023

Last Updated: 23-Jan-2024

Publications

07-May-2013

Audible Studios

Audiobook

Date Issued:

Cir 07-May-2013

Format:

Audiobook

Cover Price:

$21.70

Length:

10 hrs 11 min (298 pages)

"Read":

Once

Reading(s):

1) 16 Jun 2023 - 19 Jun 2023

Cover Link(s):

amazon.com

Internal ID:

23282

Publisher:

Audible Studios

ISBN:

Unknown

Country:

United States

Language:

English

Credits:

Brian Sutherland - Narration

From audible.com:

Dysentery, drunken soldiers, and corrupt officials provide the background for Neil Peart's physical and spiritual cycling journey through West Africa.

The prolific drummer for the rock band Rush travels through African villages, both large and small, and relates his story through journal entries and tales of adventure, while simultaneously addressing issues such as differences in culture, psychology, and labels. Literary and artistic sidekicks such as Aristotle, Dante, and Van Gogh join Peart and his cycling companions, reminding the listener that this is not just another travel book - it is a story of both external and introspective discovery and adventure.

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Author(s)

Neil Peart
Birth: 12 Sep 1952 Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Death: 07 Jan 2020 Santa Monica, California, USA

Awards

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